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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Facebook, System Configuration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Advertising Campaigns, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Budget Management, Paid media, Social Media Campaigns, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

New York Institute of Finance
Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Supply Chain, Financial Systems, Market Trend, Market Dynamics, FinTech, Financial Services, Market Analysis, Supplier Relationship Management, Banking, Stakeholder Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Jira (Software), User Story, Agile Software Development, Agile Project Management, Sprint Planning, Agile Methodology, Backlogs, Collaborative Software, Issue Tracking, GitHub, User Accounts
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: HubSpot CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Sales Process, Sales Pipelines, Customer Relationship Management, Closing (Sales), Sales Strategy, Organizational Skills, Sales Management, Relationship Management, Statistical Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Model Deployment, Model Evaluation, Predictive Analytics, Regression Analysis, Business Analytics, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning Methods, Data Mining, Feature Engineering, Statistical Analysis, Decision Tree Learning, Data Transformation, Artificial Neural Networks
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Sales, General Sales Practices, Selling Techniques, Persuasive Communication, Oral Expression, Sales Process, Overcoming Objections, Trustworthiness, Closing (Sales), Professionalism, Non-Verbal Communication, Customer Relationship Building, Personal Development, Adaptability, Communication, Professional Development, Growth Mindedness, Personal Attributes, Rapport Building, Active Listening
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Search Engine Optimization, E-Commerce, Order Management, Product Improvement, Real Time Data, User Feedback, Payment Processing and Collection, Promotional Strategies
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Email Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Campaign Management, Social Media, Customer Insights, Professional Networking, Professional Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Business Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Organizational Strategy, AI Product Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Campaigns, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Marketing, Driving engagement, Social Media, Project Implementation, Business Process Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Enterprise Resource Planning, Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization Software, Workflow Management, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Import/Export, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, Microsoft Excel, Data Transformation, Data Security, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months