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.

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Sales Management, Team Leadership, Sales Training, Virtual Teams, Team Management, Sales Enablement, Team Motivation, Sales, Team Performance Management, Sales Pipelines, Sales Process, Innovation, Overcoming Objections, Conflict Management, Performance Analysis, Employee Onboarding, Drive Engagement, Employee Retention, Customer Engagement, Recognizing Others
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Creo Incubator
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Relationship Building, Influencing, Business Relationship Management, Professional Networking, Conflict Management, Strategic Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Risk Analysis, Leadership and Management, Leadership Studies, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Self-Awareness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Follow Through, Culture Transformation, Customer experience improvement, Communication, Video Production
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Debugging, Claude Code, Responsible AI, Verification And Validation, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Software Testing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Resource Allocation, Scheduling, Timelines, Project Estimation, Resource Planning, Project Planning, Capacity Planning, Project Management, Resource Management, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Change Management, Sustainability Reporting, Financial Analysis, Systems Thinking, Proposal Development, Cost Benefit Analysis, Environmental Issue, Business, Economics, Packaging and Labeling, Product Lifecycle Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Securities (Finance), Legal Risk, Risk Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Technical Accounting, Investment Management, Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Income Statement, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Balance Sheet
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Leadership and Management, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Decision Making, Emotional Intelligence, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Ethics, Team Leadership, Leadership, Trustworthiness, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Waterfall Methodology, Project Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Self-Awareness, Business Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Salesforce
Skills you'll gain: Overcoming Objections, Prospecting and Qualification, Customer Relationship Management, Lead Generation, Sales Development, Time Management, Business Writing, Salesforce, Writing, Productivity, Cold Calling, Sales Prospecting, Growth Mindedness, Verbal Communication Skills, Cultural Diversity, Sales Enablement, Empathy, Interviewing Skills, Professional Development, Sales
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Investments, Securities (Finance), Financial Systems, Investment Management, Securities Trading, Capital Markets, Equities, Finance, Financial Services, Market Liquidity, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Derivatives, Fixed Asset, Cash Flows
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: People Management, Employee Performance Management, Leadership and Management, Decision Making, Organizational Change, Organizational Structure, Performance Appraisal, Team Motivation, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Compensation Management, Job Analysis, Recruitment, Leadership, Change Management, Constructive Feedback
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance, Specialized Accounting, Regulatory Requirements, Financial Regulations, Technical Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Auditing, Securities (Finance), Investment Management, Financial Analysis, Business Risk Management, Asset Management, Organizational Structure, Consolidation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks