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.

Skills you'll gain: Slack (Software), Document Management, Collaborative Software, Team Management, Project Management, Organizational Skills, Productivity Software, File Management, Business Communication, Communication
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Social Media, Content Management Systems, Scheduling, Content Creation, Global Marketing, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Marketing, Marketing Channel, Marketing Strategies, Digital Marketing, Promotional Strategies, Digital Transformation, Product Development, Consumer Behaviour, New Product Development, E-Commerce, Price Negotiation, Innovation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Storyboarding, Color Theory, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Organizational Skills, Design, Storytelling, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Cost Estimation, Project Scoping, Work Breakdown Structure, Cost Management, Project Planning, Project Schedules, Project Controls, Scope Management, Estimation, Earned Value Management, Scheduling, Project Management, Change Control, Variance Analysis, Dependency Analysis, Network Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Responsible AI, Generative AI, LLM Application, Data Ethics, AI Workflows, Business Ethics, ChatGPT, AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Case Studies, Regulatory Requirements, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning, Data Processing, Data Science
Beginner · 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
Skills you'll gain: Dayforce (HCM Software), Human Resources Software, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Human Resources, Compliance Management, Compliance Reporting, Payroll, Data Architecture, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Human Capital, Workforce Planning, Oracle Cloud Applications, Workforce Management, Benefits Administration, Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Strategy, Analytics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Cisco Learning and Certifications
Skills you'll gain: Network Performance Management, Wide Area Networks, TCP/IP, Network Routing, Network Monitoring, Network Administration, Network Infrastructure, Network Protocols, Telecommunications, Service Level, System Configuration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Unsupervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Decision Tree Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Supervised Learning, Forecasting, Machine Learning Methods, Random Forest Algorithm, Analytics, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Logistic Regression, Python Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Huddersfield
Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Leadership, Leadership and Management, Organizational Leadership, Team Leadership, Initiative and Leadership, Business Leadership, Professional Development, Influencing, Team Motivation, People Management, Personal Development, Self-Awareness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, No-Code Development, OpenAI API, Tool Calling, Generative AI Agents, Vector Databases, Application Programming Interface (API)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months