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.

Arizona State University
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Blogs, Content Creation, Web Analytics and SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Web Content, Campaign Management, Video Production, Digital Content, Content Management Systems, Keyword Research, Digital Publishing, Digital Marketing, Social Media Content, Copywriting, Performance Analysis, Web Analytics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Improvement, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Compliance Auditing, Compliance Management, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Compliance Training, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Legal Risk, Regulatory Requirements, Marketing Effectiveness, Customer Relationship Building
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Barbara
Skills you'll gain: Financial Reporting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Statement Analysis, Balance Sheet, Depreciation, Financial Statements, Revenue Recognition, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Accrual Accounting, Bookkeeping, Technical Accounting, Accounting, Income Statement, General Ledger, Capital Expenditure, Equities, Fixed Asset, Standard Accounting Practices, Expense Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Google Analytics, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Looker (Software), Marketing Analytics, Marketing Budgets, Web Analytics, Data Validation, Stakeholder Engagement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Dashboard, Google Ads, Revenue Forecasting, Marketing Effectiveness, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, Data Governance, Customer Insights, Predictive Modeling, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Development, Kotlin, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI) Design, Mobile Development, Relational Databases, Java Programming, PostgreSQL, Debugging, Database Design, Databases, Application Development, Application Design, User Interface (UI), Development Environment, Event-Driven Programming, Frontend Performance, System Design and Implementation, Software Installation
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Team Leadership, Team Building, Leadership, Management Training And Development, Collaboration, Conflict Management, Interpersonal Communications, Emotional Intelligence, Self-Awareness, Communication, Empathy, Change Management, Innovation, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: API Design, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Restful API, OAuth, Model Deployment, Model Evaluation, Transfer Learning, Vision Transformer (ViT), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Tensorflow, Stakeholder Communications, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning Software, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning, Data Architecture, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Science
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, A/B Testing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Dashboard, Model Evaluation, Model Deployment, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Risk Analysis, Histogram, Statistical Inference, Strategic Decision-Making, Data Presentation, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Risk Mitigation, Regression Analysis, Data Visualization, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Decision Tree Learning, Keras (Neural Network Library)
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Loss Prevention, AI Security, Quality Assurance, Hardening, Compliance Reporting, Incident Response, Responsible AI, Threat Management, Information Privacy, Team Performance Management, Stakeholder Communications, Data Quality, Data Mapping, Jira (Software), Project Management Software, Enterprise Security, Automation, Compliance Management, Single Sign-On (SSO), Process Engineering
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

The Expert Academy
Skills you'll gain: Service Recovery, B2B Sales, Account Management, Account Strategy, Negotiation, Customer experience strategy (CX), Loyalty Programs, Customer Insights, Sales, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Retention, Emotional Intelligence, Sales Strategy, Customer experience improvement, Relationship Management, Customer Service, Customer Success Management, Selling Techniques, Value Propositions, Stakeholder Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Marketing Materials, Advertising, Brand Strategy, Project Management, Marketing Effectiveness, Strategic Communication, Brand Management, Creative Design, Creative Thinking, Strategic Partnership, Agentic systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks