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: Communication Planning, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Performance Metric, Project Management Life Cycle, Process Improvement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Scheduling, Stakeholder Communications, Timelines, Dependency Analysis, Milestones (Project Management), Stakeholder Management, Project Management Software, Project Management, Project Planning, Project Coordination, Conflict Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Target Audience, Target Market, Social Media Management, Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Instagram, Marketing Channel, Digital Media Strategy, Marketing Strategies, Facebook, Digital Marketing, Smart Goals, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Indian School of Business
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Portfolio Management, Financial Statements, Portfolio Risk, Financial Analysis, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Investments, Financial Market, Financial Trading, Equities, Investment Management, Business Valuation, Return On Investment, Performance Analysis, Financial Modeling, Finance, Cash Flows, Market Dynamics, Strategic Thinking
University Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Dashboard, Analytics, Data Visualization Software, Data Storytelling, Big Data, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Google Cloud Platform, SQL, Business Analytics, Cloud Storage, Data Warehousing, Data Storage Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Workflow Management, Kanban Principles, Process Management, Process Flow Diagrams, Team Performance Management, Lean Methodologies, Process Improvement, Agile Project Management, Process Improvement and Optimization, Forecasting, Stakeholder Communications, Performance Measurement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Business Reporting, Dashboard, Stakeholder Communications, AI Enablement, Strategic Decision-Making, Project Coordination, Project Management, Risk Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Google Gemini, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Google Cloud Platform, Artificial Intelligence, Business Transformation, Organizational Strategy, Innovation, Large Language Modeling, Customer Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Gemini, Software Development Life Cycle, Google Cloud Platform, Test Script Development, Development Testing, Web Applications, Application Development, Test Case, Query Languages, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Advanced · Course

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Analytics, Big Data, Predictive Modeling, Advanced Analytics, Google Cloud Platform, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Analysis, Machine Learning Methods, Data Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Looker (Software), Data Transformation, Data Pipelines, SQL, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Analysis, Data Warehousing, Data Integrity, Google Sheets
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months