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Business Plan Courses

Business plan courses can help you learn market analysis, financial forecasting, operational planning, and effective pitching techniques. You can build skills in identifying target audiences, crafting value propositions, and developing marketing strategies. Many courses introduce tools like SWOT analysis, business model canvases, and financial modeling software, which can enhance your ability to create comprehensive and persuasive business plans.


Popular Business Plan Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    Cold Calling & Prospecting

    Skills you'll gain: Cold Calling, Sales Prospecting, Overcoming Objections, Selling Techniques, Sales, Telephone Skills, Sales Strategy, Sales Presentations, Setting Appointments, Sales Pipelines, Rapport Building, Communication, Relationship Building

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Leading Transformation

    Skills you'll gain: Culture Transformation, Business Transformation, Process Management, Leadership, Organizational Change, Drive Engagement, Business Communication, Change Management, Strategic Leadership, Storytelling, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Development

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    How to find audience interests with Meta Business Suite

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Target Audience, Customer Insights, Online Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Digital Advertising, Customer Analysis, Advertising, Market Opportunities, Business Metrics, Content Performance Analysis, Data Import/Export

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    G

    Google Cloud

    Creating a Looker Modeled Query and Working with Quick Start

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Pivot Tables And Charts, Dashboard, Data Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Query Languages

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Organize an event with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Event Planning, Canva (Software), Event Management, Digital Content, Event Marketing, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media, Product Design, Digital Marketing, Marketing Communications

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Minnesota

    Market Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Acquisition Management, Target Market, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Go To Market Strategy, Persona Development, Value Propositions, Strategic Partnership, New Business Development, Product Management, Business Strategy, Business Modeling, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Requirements

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Develop a UX Customer Problem Statement in Miro

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Design Thinking, User Experience, Customer experience strategy (CX), Solution Design, Business Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, User Story, Customer Analysis, Collaborative Software

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Product Management Cert: Agile, Scrum & Product Owner

    Skills you'll gain: Backlogs, Product Roadmaps, Sprint Planning, Agile Product Development, Product Management, Product Strategy, Product Planning, Product Requirements, User Story, Prioritization, Stakeholder Communications

    3.8
    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Power BI Essentials and Advanced Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Modeling, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Big Data, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization Software, Data Integration, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Minnesota

    Getting Started with IT-based Entrepreneurship

    Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Emerging Technologies, Technology Strategies, Business Strategies, Information Technology, Legal Risk, Scalability, Innovation, Team Building

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    How to Setup Facebook Messenger for a Business

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Customer Communications Management, Business Correspondence, Drive Engagement, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Google

    Listening and Engagement on Social Media

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, User Feedback

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business plan courses

  • Cold Calling & Prospecting: Packt
  • Leading Transformation: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • How to find audience interests with Meta Business Suite: Coursera
  • Creating a Looker Modeled Query and Working with Quick Start: Google Cloud
  • Organize an event with Canva: Coursera
  • Market Analysis: University of Minnesota
  • Develop a UX Customer Problem Statement in Miro: Coursera
  • Product Management Cert: Agile, Scrum & Product Owner: Packt
  • Power BI Essentials and Advanced Techniques: Packt
  • Getting Started with IT-based Entrepreneurship: University of Minnesota

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