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.

Sage Publications
Skills you'll gain: Consulting, Management Consulting, Business Consulting, Consultative Approaches, Business Solutions, Solution Delivery, Consultative Selling, Business Planning, Business Transformation, Stakeholder Analysis, Business Analysis, Program Implementation, Problem Solving, Project Implementation, Presentations, Analysis, Business Analytics, Sales Presentation, Client Services, Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Sales Presentations, Project Design, Business Planning, Proposal Development, Fundraising, Financial Acumen, Business Communication, Goal Setting, Entrepreneurship
★ 4.6 (36) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Relationship Building, Growth Mindedness, Action Oriented, Goal-Oriented, Personal Development, Self-Motivation, Positivity, Goal Setting, Conscientiousness, Resilience, Persistence, Overcoming Obstacles, Planning, Learning Strategies, Social Network Analysis
★ 4.8 (2.9K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Cost Control, Financial Data, Variance Analysis, Cost Estimation, Cost Management, Management Accounting, Cost Benefit Analysis, Project Accounting, Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, General Accounting, Accounting, Project Estimation, Estimation, Job Analysis, Resource Allocation, Business
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Supply Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Performance Management, Negotiation, Supplier Quality Management, Vendor Management, Contract Negotiation, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Vendor Relationship Management, Price Negotiation, Procurement, Case Studies, Stakeholder Management, Contract Management, Market Analysis, Supplier Risk Management, Purchasing, Request for Proposal
★ 4.7 (2.7K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Project Implementation, Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Analysis, Business Requirements, Enterprise Resource Planning, System Implementation, Functional Requirement, Business Analysis, Ledgers (Accounting), Software Development Methodologies, Middleware, Data Migration, Solution Delivery, Program Implementation, Transaction Processing, Project Planning, Business Workflow Analysis, Financial Reporting, Dashboard, Financial Management
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Management, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Channel, Cross-Channel Marketing, Global Marketing, Digital Transformation, Case Studies, digital literacy, Digital Marketing, Business Strategy, Innovation
★ 4.7 (1.8K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Atlassian
Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Version Control, GitHub, Bitbucket, Software Versioning, Software Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Command-Line Interface, Collaborative Software
★ 4.7 (3K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

EDHEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Risk, Investments, Return On Investment, Asset Management, Financial Management, Risk Modeling, Risk Analysis, Financial Modeling, Process Optimization, Risk Management, Financial Analysis, Python Programming, Simulations, Correlation Analysis
★ 4.8 (1.5K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Business Intelligence, Business Intelligence Software, System Implementation, Operating System Administration, Oracle Cloud, Software Installation, Enterprise Application Management, Database Administration, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Infrastructure Architecture, Application Lifecycle Management, System Configuration, Management Reporting, Server Administration, User Provisioning, Business Reporting, Middleware, Data Management, Business
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Hardware Troubleshooting, Microsoft Azure, Generative AI, Operating Systems, Authorization (Computing), Load Balancing, Collaborative Software, Hardware Architecture, Cloud Services, Cloud Solutions, Computer Networking, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, General Networking, Microsoft Teams, Authentications, Dashboard Creation, Cloud Computing, IT Automation, Security Controls, Network Protocols
★ 4.7 (1.7K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Econometrics, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Regression Analysis, Logistic Regression, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, Economics, Trend Analysis, Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistics, Case Studies, Forecasting, Probability & Statistics, Estimation, Model Evaluation, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability, Linear Algebra
★ 4.6 (1.2K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months