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: Promotional Materials, Marketing Materials, Design Software, Presentations, Advertising, Design, Graphic Design, Marketing, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Test Case, Test Script Development, Scenario Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Test Automation, Restful API
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Social Media, Scheduling, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Competitive Analysis, Business Planning, Organizational Strategy, Business Analysis, Market Analysis, Business Acumen, Market Dynamics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Anomaly Detection, Feature Engineering, Data Ethics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Decision Tree Learning, Data Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Expense Management, Microsoft Power Platform, No-Code Development, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, UI/UX Strategy, Application Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Backlogs, Stakeholder Communications, Virtual Teams, Stakeholder Management, Agile Product Development, Agile Methodology, Communication, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Negotiation, Conflict Management, Product Management, Product Requirements, User Story, Team Building, Prioritization, Customer experience strategy (CX)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Non-Profit Accounting, Philanthropy, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Governance, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Lobbying, Labor Law, Tax Compliance, Accountability, Tax Laws, Advocacy, Organizational Structure, Social Impact
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Group Policy, Azure Active Directory, Active Directory, Microsoft Azure, Windows Servers, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Authentications, Identity and Access Management, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud-Based Integration, User Accounts, Multi-Factor Authentication, System Configuration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Services, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Teams, Collaborative Software, Security Controls, Endpoint Security, Cloud Solutions, Zero Trust Network Access, Microsoft Office, Cloud Computing, Threat Management, Information Privacy
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic Design, Design, Marketing Design, Creative Design, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Marketing Materials
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Data Collection, Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Care, Data Integration, Chronic Diseases
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks