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.

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Performance Management, Performance Appraisal, Performance Review, Employee Performance Management, Constructive Feedback, People Management, Staff Management, Employee Engagement, Goal Setting, Culture
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Presentations, Project Design, Product Development, Business Planning, Data Visualization, Entrepreneurship, Value Propositions, Brainstorming, Business Priorities, New Business Development, Market Opportunities, Collaborative Software
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Planning, Business Planning, Organizational Strategy, Business, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Marketing, Growth Strategies, Strategic Decision-Making, New Business Development, Value Propositions, Strategic Prioritization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Multimodal Prompts, Data Presentation, Strategic Thinking, AI Enablement, Customer Insights, Large Language Modeling, Analytical Skills, Data Synthesis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Revenue Management, Hospitality Management, Competitive Analysis, Digital Marketing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Stakeholder Communications, Forecasting, Budgeting, Demand Generation, Hotel Operations, Asset Management, Hospitality, Marketing, Financial Forecasting, Strategic Marketing, Target Market, Financial Analysis, Strategic Planning, Marketing Channel, Business Modeling
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Microsoft Excel, Data Quality, Exploratory Data Analysis, Query Languages, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Pivot Tables And Charts, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Case Studies, Performance Analysis, Variance Analysis, Trend Analysis, Data Manipulation, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Budgeting, Employee Performance Management, Performance Measurement, Business Analysis, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, MySQL Workbench, SQL, Data Cleansing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, MySQL, Exploratory Data Analysis, Database Design, Data Presentation, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Relational Databases, Database Management, Business Reporting, Query Languages, Performance Reporting, GitHub, Version Control, Performance Tuning, Jupyter
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Email Automation, Business Process Automation, Automation, Transaction Processing, Web Applications, Software Architecture, Maintainability, Data Import/Export, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Project Management, Product Development, Product Strategy, Portfolio Management, Value Propositions, Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Market Research, Business Acumen
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Relational Databases, Event-Driven Programming, Database Application, .NET Framework, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Maintainability, Service Management, Application Design, Business Logic, SQL, Data Validation, Debugging, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Project, Management Reporting, Project Management Software, Timelines, Project Schedules, Microsoft 365, Project Controls, Project Implementation, Project Management, Project Coordination, Project Scoping, Project Design, Project Portfolio Management, Project Planning, Resource Allocation, Resource Management, Microsoft Office, Project Estimation, Productivity Software, User Interface (UI)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months