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Business Plan Courses

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.

Popular Business Plan Courses and Certifications


  • M

    Microsoft

    Stakeholder Relations and Reporting

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Communication Planning, Stakeholder Engagement, Public Relations, Marketing and Public Relations, Public Affairs, Performance Reporting, Report Writing, Strategic Communication, Business Reporting, Marketing Effectiveness, Promotions and Campaigns, Community Outreach, Performance Metric, Data Storytelling, Relationship Building, Data Visualization

    4.8 stars, 44 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.8 (44) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    Universidad de Palermo

    Management de Eventos

    Skills you'll gain: Event Management, Events and Conferences, Event Planning, Advertising, Hospitality, Resource Allocation, Communication Planning, Stakeholder Management, Dashboard, Stakeholder Engagement, Communication Strategies, Organizational Skills, Coordinating, Stakeholder Communications, Target Audience, Program Evaluation, Plan Execution, Budgeting

    4.1 stars, 47 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.1 (47) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • C

    CVS Health

    Retail Customer Service

    Skills you'll gain: Cashiering, Transaction Processing, Retail Sales, Retail Store Operations, Team Oriented, Customer Inquiries, Customer Service, Data Entry, Cash Handling, Customer Relationship Building, Point of Sale, E-Commerce, Customer Data Management, Accident Reporting, Payment Systems, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Payment Processing and Collection, Record Keeping, Time Management, Social Media

    4.8 stars, 38 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.8 (38) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • S

    Sciences Po

    Be entrepreneurial in Cultural Industries in the digital age

    Skills you'll gain: Promotional Strategies, Entrepreneurship, Product Promotion, Organizational Structure, Business Leadership, Content Creation, Entrepreneurial Finance, Target Audience, Digital Content, Digital Transformation, New Business Development, Business Modeling, Strategic Partnership, Innovation, Consumer Behaviour, Fiscal Management, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Digital Media Strategy, Intellectual Property

    4.1 stars, 33 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.1 (33) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Public Goods, Common Resources, and Externalities

    Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Market Analysis, Economics, Socioeconomics, Social Sciences, Resource Allocation, Environmental Issue, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Tax, Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management

    4.9 stars, 47 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.9 (47) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Foundations of Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Data Preprocessing, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Applied Machine Learning, Model Training, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning Software, Dimensionality Reduction, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Data Wrangling, Predictive Analytics, Forecasting, Data Processing, Anomaly Detection

    4.2 stars, 19 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.2 (19) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Get Started with Airtable

    Skills you'll gain: Project Management Software, Workflow Management, Real Time Data, Timelines, Kanban Principles, Database Software, Data Integration, Project Management, Database Design, Scheduling, Data Sharing, Leadership, Problem Solving

    3.9 stars, 34 reviews, Beginner, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 3.9 (34) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • A

    Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    Becoming a Strengths Based Leader: Leading Standout® Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Recognizing Others, Team Building, Trustworthiness, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Teamwork, Collaboration, Team Collaboration, Team Leadership, Visionary, People Development, Leadership Development, Peer Review, Team Motivation, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Performance Management, Communication, Productivity

    4.6 stars, 36 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.6 (36) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • D

    DeepLearning.AI

    Data Storytelling

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Tableau Software, Dashboard, LinkedIn, Storytelling, Dashboard Creation, Interactive Data Visualization, Professional Networking, Data Visualization Software, Report Writing, Technical Communication, Power BI, Relationship Building, Stakeholder Engagement, Interviewing Skills, Job Analysis

    4.8 stars, 33 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.8 (33) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Create a Customer Satisfaction Survey with Typeform

    Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, User Feedback, Customer Insights, User Accounts, Marketing, Business

    4.8 stars, 43 reviews, Beginner, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.8 (43) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • 2

    28DIGITAL

    Standardisation & Technology

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Standard, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data Ethics, Interoperability, Emerging Technologies, Common Core Standards, Information Privacy, Governance, Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence

    4.5 stars, 55 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.5 (55) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    Universidad de los Andes

    Recuperación de proyectos en crisis

    Skills you'll gain: Project Risk Management, Crisis Management, Earned Value Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Project Controls, Project Documentation, Project Management, Project Performance, Project Planning, Case Studies, Performance Metric, Knowledge Transfer, Root Cause Analysis, Decision Making

    4.9 stars, 73 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.9 (73) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business plan courses

  • Stakeholder Relations and Reporting: Microsoft
  • Management de Eventos: Universidad de Palermo
  • Retail Customer Service: CVS Health
  • Be entrepreneurial in Cultural Industries in the digital age: Sciences Po
  • Public Goods, Common Resources, and Externalities: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Foundations of Machine Learning: Coursera
  • Get Started with Airtable: Coursera
  • Becoming a Strengths Based Leader: Leading Standout® Teams: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
  • Data Storytelling: DeepLearning.AI
  • Create a Customer Satisfaction Survey with Typeform: Coursera

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