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.

HubSpot Academy
Skills you'll gain: Closing (Sales), Booking (Sales), Overcoming Objections, Sales Management, Prospecting and Qualification, Inside Sales, Sales Enablement, Sales Process, Sales Training, Selling Techniques, Sales Prospecting, HubSpot CRM, Lead Generation, Sales, Consultative Approaches, General Sales Practices, Sales Strategy, Consultative Selling, Consumer Behaviour, Management Training And Development
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Sage Publications
Skills you'll gain: Performance Appraisal, Performance Management, Leadership Studies, Diversity and Inclusion, Staff Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Resource Allocation, Business Ethics, Resource Management, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership and Management, Culture, Social Justice, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Professional Development, Educational Materials, Instructional Strategies
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Sage Publications
Skills you'll gain: Performance Appraisal, Performance Management, Diversity and Inclusion, Staff Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Resource Allocation, Leadership Studies, Leadership Development, Resource Management, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Management Training And Development, Leadership and Management, Employee Performance Management, Workplace inclusivity, Professional Development, Educational Materials, Instructional Strategies, Business Ethics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Plant Operations and Management, Energy and Utilities, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Power, Thermal Management, Engineering, Electric Power Systems, Process Engineering, Engineering Plans And Specifications, Environmental Engineering, Process Analysis, Systems Analysis, Civil Engineering, Engineering Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Cloud Deployment, Virtual Machines, Cloud Hosting, Application Deployment, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Data Storage, Containerization, Cloud Storage, Azure Active Directory, Scalability, Data Management, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Identity and Access Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Probability, Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Diagnostic Tests, Bayesian Statistics, Combinatorics, Statistical Methods, Applied Mathematics, Data Literacy, Statistical Inference, Business Mathematics, Logical Reasoning, Correlation Analysis, Fraud detection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Madecraft
Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Data Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Technical Communication, Data Storytelling, Data Ethics, Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Analysis, Productivity, Data Presentation, Analytical Skills, Code Review, Process Design, Time Management, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Project Management, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Product Marketing, Market Research, Competitive Intelligence, Market Intelligence, Customer Insights, Go To Market Strategy, Customer Analysis, Strategic Marketing, Market Analysis, Market Dynamics, Pivot Tables And Charts, Internal Communications, Target Market, Competitive Analysis, Market Opportunities, Customer Retention, Demand Planning, Report Writing, Microsoft Excel, Target Audience
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Inventory Accounting, Financial Analysis, Depreciation, Corporate Accounting, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, International Finance, Fixed Asset, Compensation Analysis, Capital Expenditure, Corporate Finance, Finance, Compensation and Benefits, Project Finance, Data Analysis, Entrepreneurial Finance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Azure DevOps, Solution Delivery, Project Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Project Management Life Cycle, Agile Project Management, AI Workflows, Responsible AI, Project Risk Management, Project Controls, AI literacy, Agile Methodology, Coordinating, Project Estimation, Sprint Planning, Issue Tracking, Cost Estimation, Risk Management, Backlogs, Risk Mitigation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Continuous Delivery, Azure DevOps Pipelines, DevOps, Grafana, Application Performance Management, CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, Performance Testing, DevSecOps, Event Monitoring, Test Tools, Solution Architecture, Operational Excellence, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Test Case, Performance Metric, Root Cause Analysis, Problem Management
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: GitHub Copilot, AI Security, Prompt Engineering, Model Context Protocol, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Patterns, AI Orchestration, AI Integrations, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, GitHub, Secure Coding, Prompt Engineering Tools, Agentic systems, Context Engineering, Git (Version Control System), Context Management, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months