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.
Knowledge Accelerators
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Business Intelligence, Data Modeling, Data Import/Export, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Transformation, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Storytelling, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Cleansing, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

AI Business School
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Project Design, Training Programs, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, Brainstorming, Marketing Analytics, Personalized Service, Content Creation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Invoicing, Billing & Invoicing, Accounting Records, Billing, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Tax Compliance, Payment Processing and Collection, Microsoft Excel, Sales Tax, Regulatory Requirements, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Presentations, Animations, LinkedIn, Marketing Design, Social Media, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Facebook, Marketing Materials, Marketing Budgets, Graphic Design, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Campaigns, Email Marketing, Online Advertising, Content Creation, Marketing Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Product Promotion, Advertising, Marketing Materials, Promotional Materials, Marketing Communications, Sales Development, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Frameworks, Full-Stack Web Development, Software Configuration Management, Application Design, Development Environment, Microsoft Visual Studio, User Interface (UI), Microsoft Development Tools, Application Development, Authorization (Computing), HTML and CSS, Maintainability, Data Modeling, Data Migration, Data Mapping, Business Logic, Web Servers, Debugging
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Scope Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Earned Value Management, Timelines, Procurement, Cost Management, Project Risk Management, Project Performance, Project Management, Risk Management, Economic Development, Project Planning, Communication Strategies, Scheduling, Human Resource Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Change Management, Business Continuity, Organizational Change, Engineering Management, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Organizational Leadership, Risk Management, Leadership, Innovation, Cross-Functional Collaboration
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Communications
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Tableau Software, Presentations, Interactive Data Visualization, Verbal Communication Skills, Data Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Scatter Plots, Stakeholder Communications, Spatial Analysis, Trend Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Cognitive flexibility, Diversity Awareness, Diversity and Inclusion, Cultural Diversity, Innovation, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Change, Organizational Strategy, Systems Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Leadership
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Open University
Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Cognitive flexibility, Innovation, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Sustainable Business, Decision Making, Business Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks