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: Model Evaluation, Regression Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Data Visualization, Statistical Modeling, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Data Analysis, R Programming, Predictive Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Supervised Learning, Statistical Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Manipulation, Linear Algebra, Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Content Performance Analysis, Customer Analysis, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Customer Insights, Target Audience, Marketing Strategies, Online Advertising, Digital Marketing, Business Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Scheduling, Social Media Management, Advertising Campaigns, Digital Advertising, Social Media, Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Drive Engagement, Business Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Awareness, Workplace inclusivity, Cultural Diversity, Cultural Responsiveness, Organizational Change, Behavior Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Slack (Software), Social Media Management, Dashboard, Social Media, Collaborative Software, Facebook, Cloud-Based Integration, Continuous Integration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Fraud detection, Web Services, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Service Oriented Architecture, API Testing, Verification And Validation, Process Design, API Design, Software Design, Workflow Management, System Testing, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Validation, Software Testing, Enterprise Architecture, Secure Coding, Middleware
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Integration Testing, Middleware, Data Integration, Business Process Automation, Software Installation, Property Management Systems, System Configuration, Application Development, Development Testing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization Software, R Programming, Scatter Plots, Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Science, Deep Learning, Model Evaluation, Descriptive Statistics, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Methods, Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, Performance Testing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Grant Applications, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Fundraising, Business Strategy, Financial Planning, Loans, Mergers & Acquisitions, Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animations, Instagram, Graphic Design, Social Media Campaigns, Product Promotion, Social Media Content, Social Media, Design, Content Creation, Facebook, Social Media Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Logistic Regression, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Predictive Modeling, R Programming, Feature Engineering, Statistical Modeling, Risk Modeling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Applied Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning Methods, Data Manipulation, Supervised Learning, Performance Measurement, Credit Risk, Dimensionality Reduction
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Data Warehousing, Google Cloud Platform, Data Governance, Looker (Software), Data Transformation, Data Management, Cloud Storage, Big Data, Real Time Data, Data Migration, Business Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Pipelines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months