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.
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Social Network Analysis, Graph Theory, Data Analysis, Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Predictive Analytics, Unsupervised Learning, Matplotlib, Python Programming, Data Import/Export, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Sales Enablement, Sales Pipelines, Data Management, Sales Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Marketing Automation, Customer Relationship Management, Data Security, Security Management, Customer Engagement, User Accounts, Customer Success Management, Marketing Management, Cloud-Based Integration, Customer Communications Management, Account Management, Automation, Business Reporting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Story, Business Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Business Analysis, User Requirements Documents, Gap Analysis, Project Documentation, Functional Specification, Diagram Design, Process Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Needs Assessment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Indian School of Business
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Trading, Balance Sheet, Securities Trading, Income Statement, Financial Analysis, Market Liquidity, Financial Market, Market Dynamics, Market Analysis, Order Management, Risk Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Selling Techniques, Upselling, Technical Sales, Sales, Cross Selling, LinkedIn, Business Ethics, Sales Strategy, digital literacy, Professional Networking, Automation, Goal Setting, Compliance Management, Customer Retention
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Advancing Women in Tech
Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Business Process Automation, Multimodal Prompts, Image Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: B2B Sales, Consultative Selling, Stakeholder Engagement, Enterprise Sales, Performance Metric, Sales Presentations, Verbal Communication Skills, Oral Expression, Sales, Specialized Sales, Executive Presence, Sales Process, Sales Pipelines, Solution Sales Engineering, Sales Strategy, Technical Sales, Performance Analysis, Proposal Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Active Listening
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Closing (Sales), Sales Prospecting, Sales Presentations, Overcoming Objections, Sales, Sales Process, Sales Strategy, Sales Enablement, Sales Management, Sales Pipelines, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Lead Generation, Negotiation, Business Ethics, Global Marketing, Customer Engagement, Business Process Automation, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Cultural Diversity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Overcoming Objections, Closing (Sales), Rapport Building, B2B Sales, Price Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Negotiation, Sales, ChatGPT, Collaboration, Conflict Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Niel Asher Education
Skills you'll gain: Lifting Ability, Injury Prevention, Mobility Assistance, Exercise Science, Train The Trainer, Physical Stamina, Safety Standards, Neurology, Mechanics, Planning
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Advancing Women in Tech
Skills you'll gain: Product Roadmaps, Product Management, Customer Retention, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Technical Product Management, Professional Networking, Financial Analysis, Product Strategy, Product Requirements, Engineering Management, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, New Product Development, Innovation, Team Leadership, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), User Experience Design, Design, Performance Management, Interviewing Skills
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Salesforce
Skills you'll gain: Sales Pipelines, Sales Process, Sales Operations, Customer Success Management, Order Management, Sales Management, Salesforce, Dashboard, Sales, Sales Development, Closing (Sales), Lead Generation, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Sales Support, Customer Relationship Management, Product Knowledge, B2B Sales, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Campaign Management, Data Visualization
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months