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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Certified Public Accountant, Labor Law, Commercial Laws, Labor Relations, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Bankruptcies, Employee Relations, Regulatory Compliance, Labor Compliance, Public Accounting, Organizational Structure, Business, Contract Compliance, Contract Management, Accounting, Sales, Loans
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Power BI, Data Analysis, Timelines, Data Management, Data Entry, Data Presentation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Indian School of Business
Skills you'll gain: Behavioral Economics, Habit Formation, Psychology, Personal Development, Decision Making, Science and Research, Mindfulness
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Deep Teaching Solutions
Skills you'll gain: Learning Strategies, Lifelong Learning, Human Learning, Problem Solving, Mental Concentration, Learning Styles, Time Management, Cognitive flexibility, Productivity, Growth Mindedness, Planning, Self-Awareness, Professional Development, Habit Formation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: International Finance, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Transportation Operations, Financial Systems, Staff Management, People Management, Cultural Diversity, Cultural Responsiveness, Tax, Team Management, Purchasing, Cultural Sensitivity, Commercial Laws, Ethical Standards And Conduct, General Finance, Supply Chain Management, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Corporate Sustainability, Business Development
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Prompt Engineering, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon CloudWatch, Generative AI, Identity and Access Management, AWS CloudFormation, Generative Model Architectures, Amazon DynamoDB, Software Development Life Cycle, Large Language Modeling, Amazon Web Services, Professional Networking, Extract, Transform, Load, Software Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Management, Data Management, Problem Solving, Teamwork
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Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Project Controls, Team Leadership, Project Planning, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Team Building, People Development, Project Management, Management Training And Development, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Performance, Initiative and Leadership, Performance Reporting, Leadership, Management Reporting, Communication Planning, Stakeholder Management, Communication, Stakeholder Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Mathematical Modeling, Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Risk Analysis, Data Modeling, Business Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Forecasting, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Methods, Simulation and Simulation Software, Probability, Model Optimization, Logistic Regression, Probability Distribution, Vocabulary
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Microsoft Office, Data Mining
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Feature Engineering, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Image Analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, AI Personalization, Model Training, Deep Learning, Transfer Learning, Application Development, Predictive Modeling, Model Deployment, Text Mining, Python Programming, Classification Algorithms
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Stanford Online
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Mathematical Modeling, Bayesian Statistics, Behavioral Economics, Probability, Economics, Markov Model, Problem Solving, Algorithms, Correlation Analysis, Probability Distribution
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Intuit
Skills you'll gain: Bookkeeping, Ledgers (Accounting), Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Financial Statements, Accounting Records, General Accounting, General Ledger, Standard Accounting Practices, Transaction Processing, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Business Ethics, Accounting Software, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Cash Flows, Equities, Journals
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months