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: Market Opportunities, Target Market, Business Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Marketing, Target Audience, Persona Development, Customer Analysis, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Customer Insights, Marketing Strategies, Market Research, Consumer Behaviour, Market Intelligence, Market Analysis, Market Dynamics, Marketing Design, New Business Development, Course Development, Business
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, Smart Goals, Community Health, Patient Education and Support, Health Education, Health Promotion, Preventative Care, Self-Motivation, Behavioral Health, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Habit Formation, Health Assessment, Motivational Skills, Occupational Health, Chronic Diseases, Overcoming Obstacles
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The Expert Academy
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Inside Sales, Growth Strategies, Prompt Engineering Tools, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Sales Enablement, Sales Development, Sales Strategy, Sales, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Pipelines, ChatGPT, Sales Process, Business Software, Business Technologies, Driving engagement, Closing (Sales), Technology Strategies, Virtual Networking, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Private Equity, Financial Modeling, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Risk Modeling, Investment Management, Financial Analysis, Investment Banking, Finance, Cost Estimation, Accounting, Market Data, Corporate Finance, Estimation, Analysis, Forecasting, Business, Decision Making, Banking, Environment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Business Reporting, Dashboard, Data Visualization, Dashboard Creation, Interactive Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Heat Maps, Trend Analysis, Excel Formulas, Analysis, Spreadsheet Software, Data Validation, Sales, Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Real Time Data, Microsoft Project, Business, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Prospecting and Qualification, Customer Retention, Marketing Automation, Sales Process, Lead Generation, B2B Sales, Sales Development, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Customer Acquisition Management, Driving engagement, Email Marketing, Customer Engagement, Growth Strategies, Strategic Marketing, Business Marketing, Business-To-Consumer, Customer Analysis, HubSpot CRM, E-Commerce
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Risk Modeling, Estimation, Sampling (Statistics), Risk Management, Statistical Analysis, Analysis, Decision Making, Statistical Inference, Risk Analysis, Statistics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Forecasting, Bayesian Statistics, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Metrics, Cost Estimation, Business Analysis, Problem Solving, Business Strategy
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Brand Awareness, Brand Management, Canva (Software), Brand Marketing, Brand Strategy, Social Media Analytics, Branding, Content Scheduling, Logo Design, Digital Marketing Tools, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Content, Data Visualization, Email Marketing, Digital Marketing, Generative AI, Content Creation, Marketing Analytics
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Go To Market Strategy, Campaign Planning, Value Propositions, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Planning, Product Marketing, Persona Development, Target Market, Marketing Effectiveness, Market Opportunities, Target Audience, Product Strategy, Campaign Management, Business Priorities, Market Share, Data-Driven Marketing, Market Research, Market Analysis, Microsoft Excel
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cash Management, Working Capital, Cash Flows, Payment Systems, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Cash Flow Forecasting, Payment Processing and Collection, Financial Management, Operational Efficiency, Banking Services, Finance, Financial Services, Financial Systems, Banking, Business, Business Solutions, Business Strategies, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI Workflows, Business Process Automation, ChatGPT, Product Automation, Model Context Protocol, Automation, Vector Databases, Agentic systems, Prompt Engineering, Workflow Management, Jira (Software), Social Media Campaigns, Agile Methodology, Context Management, Waterfall Methodology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Sage Publications
Skills you'll gain: Human Resources, Human Capital, Human Resources Management and Planning, HR Tech, People Analytics, Human Resource Strategy, Talent Management, Case Studies, Workforce Development, Data Ethics, Workforce Planning, Workforce Management, Human Resource Policies, Business Ethics, Talent Acquisition, Talent Recruitment, People Development, Decision Making, Business Reporting, Business Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months