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.

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Scope Management, Requirements Management, Project Scoping, Project Documentation, Change Control, Project Planning, Agile Methodology, Strategic Planning, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Business Planning, Systems Thinking, Risk Management, Stakeholder Communications
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Integration, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Storage, Disaster Recovery, Data Architecture, Database Design, Data Infrastructure, Data Storage, Cloud Security, NoSQL, Encryption, Relational Databases, Scalability, Performance Tuning, Database Management, Identity and Access Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Planning, Brand Management, Campaign Management, Market Analysis, Brand Awareness, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Marketing Analytics, Brand Loyalty, Customer experience strategy (CX), Budget Management, Performance Measurement, Digital Marketing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Agile Project Management, Sprint Planning, Agile Product Development, Agile Methodology, Sprint Retrospectives, Team Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Team Building, Scalability, Conflict Management, Team Leadership, Backlogs, Prioritization, Kanban Principles, Continuous Improvement Process, Risk Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Event Monitoring, Incident Response, Security Management, Cyber Security Policies, Command-Line Interface, System Monitoring, Configuration Management, Object Oriented Design, User Interface (UI), Computer Displays, Simulations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, AI Product Strategy, Business Ethics, Accountability, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Market Share, Financial Statement Analysis, Case Studies, Estimation, Business Valuation, Financial Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Financial Modeling, Market Analysis, Growth Strategies, International Finance, Financial Forecasting, Benchmarking, Spreadsheet Software
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Content Performance Analysis, Advertising Campaigns, Advertising, Paid media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Web Analytics
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI Security, Regulatory Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics, Risk Analysis, SAS (Software), Compliance Training, Data Integrity, Human Centered Design, Accountability, Analytics, Diversity and Inclusion, Information Privacy, Data Governance, Data Analysis, Data Management, Model Deployment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Facebook, System Configuration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, OpenAI API, Large Language Modeling, Embeddings, Responsible AI, AI Personalization, Cost Management, Artificial Intelligence, AI Enablement, Model Evaluation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks