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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Digital Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Social Media, Marketing Communications, Digital Advertising, Marketing Channel, Customer Engagement, Media Strategy, Marketing, Advertising, User Feedback, Marketing Strategies, Target Audience, Consumer Behaviour, Communication, Mobile Banking
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Order Management, Order Fulfillment, Marketing, Product Marketing, Sales, Payment Systems, Shipping and Receiving, E-Commerce, Social Media Marketing, Social Media
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Target Audience, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Customer Insights, Online Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Business Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Process Optimization, Process Improvement, Innovation, Workforce Development, Digital Transformation, Technology Strategies, Manufacturing Operations, Workforce Management, Budget Management, Emerging Technologies, Organizational Change, Regulatory Requirements, Supply Chain Management, Change Management, Compliance Management, Infrastructure Architecture, Data Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Employee Retention, Team Motivation, Talent Management, Drive Engagement, Team Building, People Development, Teamwork, Employee Engagement, Strategic Leadership, Constructive Feedback, Leadership Development, Performance Management, Workplace inclusivity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurial Finance, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Capital Markets, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Social Impact, Investments, Return On Investment, Fiscal Management, Financial Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Partnership, Decision Making, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Business Strategy, Investment Management, International Finance, Business Management, Market Dynamics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Interactive Brokers
Skills you'll gain: Real Estate, Risk Management, Property and Real Estate, Financial Analysis, Financial Acumen, Return On Investment, Economics, Construction Accounting, Market Dynamics, Investment Management, Market Data, Mortgage Loans, Investments, Market Trend, Market Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Music Performance, Performing Arts, Entrepreneurship, Oral Expression, Event Management, Leadership, Booking (Sales), Professional Networking, Professional Development, Contract Negotiation, Scheduling, Goal Setting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Responsible AI, Graph Theory, Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Research, Model Evaluation, Social Sciences, Statistical Analysis, Amazon Web Services, R Programming, Tensorflow, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Research Design, Sociology, Driving engagement, Machine Learning Methods, Behavioral Economics
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Supervised Learning, Customer Analysis, Customer Retention, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Marketing, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Marketing Strategies, Machine Learning, Model Deployment, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming, Personalized Service, Data Preprocessing, Model Evaluation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Application Development, API Testing, Application Frameworks, Software Testing, Test Case, Development Environment, Model View Controller, Software Development Tools, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Authentications, Software Design Patterns, SQL, Data Persistence, Mockups, JSON, User Interface (UI), Functional Design, Databases, Dependency Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Product Roadmaps, Agile Methodology, Product Management, Wireframing, A/B Testing, Microsoft Teams, Sprint Planning, Project Management, ChatGPT, Kanban Principles
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months