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: Plotly, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Interactive Data Visualization, Jupyter, HTML and CSS, UI Components, Financial Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Real Time Data, Python Programming, Data Structures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Data Visualization, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Case Studies, Business Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Variance Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Self Service Technologies, Process Analysis, Process Improvement, Customer experience improvement, Amazon Web Services, Workflow Management, Personalized Service, Cost Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

Skills you'll gain: Market Opportunities, Business Development, Business Planning, Growth Strategies, New Business Development, Business Strategies, Entrepreneurship, Business Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Goal Setting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Self Service Technologies, Customer Service, Customer Support, Customer Communications Management, Personalized Service, Customer Engagement, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, Customer experience improvement, Customer and Client Support, Microsoft Copilot, Customer Insights, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management, Automation, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Business Process Automation, Automation, Manufacturing and Production, Manufacturing Processes, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Internet Of Things, User Interface (UI), Systems Integration, Scalability, UI Components
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Advertising Campaigns, Campaign Management, Advertising, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Digital Advertising, Lead Generation, Automation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Spark, PySpark, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Databases, NoSQL, Data Mining, Data Warehousing, Real Time Data, Cloud Computing, Data Processing, Query Languages, Distributed Computing, Applied Machine Learning, Scripting Languages
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Reporting, Correlation Analysis, Technical Communication, Probability & Statistics, Scatter Plots, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Generative AI, Statistical Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Presentations, Branding, Design Thinking, Style Guides, Marketing Strategies, Graphic and Visual Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Target Audience, Color Theory, Competitive Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Descriptive Statistics, Probability Distribution, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Visualization, Graphing, Influencing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months