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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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    University of California, Irvine

    Career Success

    Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Goal Setting, Negotiation, Time Management, Business Planning, Project Controls, Feasibility Studies, Entrepreneurship, Team Leadership, Business Correspondence, Financial Statement Analysis, Project Planning, Team Performance Management, Concision, Smart Goals, Team Management, Peer Review, Project Management, Communication, Performance Metric

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google

    Accelerate Your Job Search with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems, AI Enablement, Professional Development, Google Gemini, Generative AI, Personal Attributes, Problem Solving, Communication

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Customer Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Descriptive Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Customer Insights, Business Analytics, Analytics, Consumer Behaviour, Process Optimization, Data Collection, Regression Analysis, Market Research

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    What’s Your Big Idea?

    Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Innovation, User Feedback, Business Strategy, Creative Thinking, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Competitive Analysis, Resource Management, Presentations, Customer Insights

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    168 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    28DIGITAL

    Marketing Strategy for Entrepreneurs

    Skills you'll gain: Closing (Sales), Cold Calling, Customer Analysis, Sales Process, Target Market, Market Analysis, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Marketing Planning, Business Marketing, Sales, Growth Strategies, Market Research, Sales Prospecting, Business Development, New Business Development, A/B Testing, Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Introduction to Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Branding, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Go To Market Strategy, Brand Strategy, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Customer Insights, Target Market, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Communications, Marketing Analytics, Consumer Behaviour

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    13K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Capstone: Applying Project Management in the Real World

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, Milestones (Project Management), Stakeholder Management, Performance Reporting, Project Management, Negotiation, Quality Management, Project Scoping, Stakeholder Analysis, Project Documentation, Project Planning, Interviewing Skills, Communication, Problem Solving

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Crafting Strategies for Innovation Initiatives for Corporate Entrepreneurs

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Internal Auditing, Corporate Strategy, Overcoming Objections, Organizational Structure, Organizational Change, Entrepreneurship, Culture Transformation, New Business Development, Business Strategy

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    29 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Mastering Data Analysis in Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Classification Algorithms, Business Analytics, Logistic Regression, Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Business Risk Management

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Introduction to Finance: The Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Financial Acumen, Finance, Cash Flows, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Investment Management, Return On Investment, Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Organizational Structure, Business, Business Management, Leadership and Management

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    534 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Generative AI for Sales Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Sales Strategy, Sales Presentation, Sales Enablement, Sales Training, Sales Pipelines, Sales Management, Lead Generation, Sales Prospecting, LinkedIn, B2B Sales, Prospecting and Qualification, Responsible AI, Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Personalization, Marketing Collateral

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Big Data

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Model Evaluation, Apache Hadoop, Data Integration, Exploratory Data Analysis, Big Data, Classification Algorithms, Graph Theory, Data Pipelines, Database Design, Data Modeling, Regression Analysis, Data Mining, Data Management, Applied Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Data Presentation, Scalability, Data Processing, MongoDB

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Career Success: University of California, Irvine
  • Accelerate Your Job Search with AI: Google
  • Customer Analytics: University of Pennsylvania
  • What’s Your Big Idea?: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Marketing Strategy for Entrepreneurs: 28DIGITAL
  • Introduction to Marketing: University of Pennsylvania
  • Capstone: Applying Project Management in the Real World: Google
  • Crafting Strategies for Innovation Initiatives for Corporate Entrepreneurs: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Mastering Data Analysis in Excel: Duke University
  • Introduction to Finance: The Basics: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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