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.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Tableau Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Excel Macros, Analytics, Accounting Software, Specialized Accounting, Analytical Skills, Accounting Systems, Business Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Collection, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Data Architecture
★ 4.8 (458) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Concision, Proofreading, Business Correspondence, Writing, Business Communication, Proposal Writing, Writing and Editing, Editing, Grammar, Internal Communications, Target Audience
★ 4.6 (498) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Organizational Change, Overcoming Objections, Change Management, Overcoming Obstacles, Empowerment, Behavioral Economics, Decision Making, Cost Benefit Analysis
★ 4.9 (475) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Data Strategy, AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Data Governance, Business Strategies, Corporate Strategy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Governance, Business Transformation, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Risking, Big Data, Machine Learning, Model Deployment, Innovation
★ 4.7 (465) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Test Planning, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, User Requirements Documents, Functional Specification, Functional Requirement, Systems Design, Requirements Analysis, Test Case, System Requirements, System Design and Implementation, Development Testing, System Testing, Prototyping, Program Development, Software Documentation, Hardware Architecture, Python Programming
★ 4.7 (957) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

28DIGITAL
Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, C (Programming Language), System Design and Implementation, OS Process Management, System Requirements, Computer Architecture, Performance Tuning, Verification And Validation, Algorithms
★ 4.6 (541) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Data Ethics, AI literacy, Management Consulting, Artificial Intelligence, Business Consulting, Consulting, AI Enablement, Risking, Microsoft Copilot, Quality Assurance, AI powered creativity, Market Intelligence, Market Research, Analysis, Automation, Project Scoping, Critical Thinking
★ 4.7 (457) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Communication Planning, Leadership, Leadership Development, Resilience, Stakeholder Communications, Organizational Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Contingency Planning, Business Continuity, Dealing With Ambiguity, Stakeholder Analysis, Communication Strategies, Risk Management, Adaptability, Change Management, Communication
★ 4.7 (450) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Entrepreneurship, Value Propositions, Business Modeling, Needs Assessment, Socioeconomics, Business Planning, New Business Development, Innovation
★ 4.7 (193) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Cisco Learning and Certifications
Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Event Monitoring, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Management, Cyber Operations, DevSecOps, System Monitoring, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Management, Incident Management, Threat Detection, Continuous Monitoring, Security Strategy, Cloud Deployment, Stakeholder Engagement, Network Security, Cyber Threat Hunting, Cloud-Native Computing
★ 4.8 (372) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Meta Ads Manager, Target Audience, Facebook, Campaign Planning, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, Campaign Management, Social Media, Social Media Management, Paid media, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Budgeting, Cost Management
★ 4.7 (442) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Snowflake
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, AI Orchestration, Fine-tuning, Agentic Workflows, AI Workflows, Generative Model Architectures, LLM Application, Data Engineering, Data Manipulation, Model Context Protocol, Data Store, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Application Deployment, Tool Calling, Data Warehousing, Embeddings, SQL
★ 4.7 (287) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months