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.

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Training and Development, Lifelong Learning, Strategic Decision-Making, Professional Development, Personal Development, Performance Measurement, Self-Awareness, Benchmarking, Organizational Skills, Portfolio Management, Gap Analysis, Goal Setting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
INSEAD
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Digital Assets, FinTech, Financial Systems, Emerging Technologies, Transaction Processing, Empowerment, Financial Services, Cryptography, Distributed Computing, Identity and Access Management, Contract Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Workplace Bullying Intervention, Rapport Building, Conflict Management, Relationship Building, Safety Culture, Tactfulness, Social Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Recognizing Others, Employee Engagement, Professionalism, Empathy, Communication, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Advocacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Accountability, Cultural Sensitivity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Planning, Product Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Value Propositions, Marketing, Brand Awareness, Marketing Psychology, Product Planning, Marketing Strategies, Product Knowledge, Market Dynamics, Consumer Behaviour, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Customer experience strategy (CX)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Salesforce
Skills you'll gain: Sales Pipelines, Sales Process, Customer Relationship Management, Salesforce, Customer Success Management, Sales Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Sales Support, Sales Operations, Sales Management, Campaign Management, Lead Generation, Data Visualization, Closing (Sales), Order Management, Product Knowledge, B2B Sales, Customer Support, Sales, Dashboard
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Model Evaluation, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Wrangling, Statistical Modeling, Statistics, Data Science, Data Preprocessing, Predictive Analytics, Data Integration, Data Collection, Applied Machine Learning, R Programming, Research, Data Validation, Python Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Business Workflow Analysis, Generative AI Agents, AI Workflows, Business Process Automation, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Tool Calling, Process Optimization, No-Code Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Traffic Flow Optimization, Construction Inspection, Building Codes, Construction Engineering, Construction, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Stormwater Management, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Hydrology, Engineering Practices, Hydraulics, Structural Analysis, Materials science, Engineering Plans And Specifications, Laboratory Testing, Engineering Software, Engineering Design Process, Plant Operations and Management, Safety Standards
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

SkillsBooster Academy
Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Email Automation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Performance Metric, Sales Pipelines, Digital Marketing, Copywriting, Customer Support, Customer Engagement, Data Pipelines, Compliance Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Generative AI, Design and Product, Product Design, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Design Elements And Principles, Statistics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Writing, Proofreading, Editing, Business Writing, Microsoft Word, Content Creation, Productivity Software, Organizational Skills, Constructive Feedback, Keyword Research, Detail Oriented
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Design, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Developing Training Materials, Color Theory, Journals, Digital Publishing, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Data Migration, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, Data Management, Data Processing, Data Storage, DevOps, Data Governance, Data Integration, Application Frameworks, Data Transformation, Emerging Technologies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks