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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


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    Microsoft

    Introduction to Microsoft 365 Copilot

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Productivity Software, Workflow Management, AI Enablement, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Presentations, Generative AI, Identity and Access Management, Data Security

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    836 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Indian School of Business

    Creating a Portfolio

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Performance Analysis, Market Dynamics, Text Mining, Technical Analysis, Risk Management, Financial Regulation, Compliance Management, Benchmarking

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    322 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rice University

    Relationship Management

    Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Professional Networking, Meeting Facilitation, Relationship Management, Relationship Building, Communication, Mentorship, Active Listening, People Management, Constructive Feedback, Influencing, Coaching, Stakeholder Management, Leadership

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    421 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Commonwealth Education Trust

    Foundations of Teaching for Learning: Curriculum

    Skills you'll gain: Curriculum Development, Teaching, Education and Training, Instructional and Curriculum Design, Course Development, Instructional Strategies, Pedagogy, Student-Centred Learning, Collaboration, Learning Theory, Planning

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    523 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Corporate & Commercial Law II: Business Forms, Financing & Governmental Regulation

    Skills you'll gain: Bankruptcies, Securities (Finance), Commercial Laws, Loans, Banking, Financial Regulations, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Business, Financial Regulation, Organizational Structure, Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions

    Build toward a degree

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    392 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    Introduction to Recommender Systems: Non-Personalized and Content-Based

    Skills you'll gain: Taxonomy, AI Personalization, Spreadsheet Software, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Data Collection, Statistics, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Java

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    659 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Irvine

    Salesforce Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Data Quality, Data Modeling, Data Integration, Business Process Automation, Email Marketing, Data Security, Data Cleansing, Sales Enablement, Sales Pipelines, Data Management, Business Process, User Accounts, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Sales Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Customer Engagement, Dashboard, Automation, Cloud Computing

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    265 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Supervised Machine Learning: Classification

    Skills you'll gain: Classification Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Logistic Regression, Decision Tree Learning, Predictive Modeling, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Random Forest Algorithm, Sampling (Statistics), Performance Metric

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    456 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Removing Barriers to Change

    Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Organizational Change, Change Management, Overcoming Obstacles, Behavioral Economics, Decision Making, Consumer Behaviour, Case Studies

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    475 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IE Business School

    Gestión del canal de distribución y retailing

    Skills you'll gain: Retail Management, Marketing Channel, Merchandising, Supply Chain Planning, Retail Sales, Supply Chain, Product Assortment, Logistics Management, Business Strategy, Business Technologies, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Technology Strategies, Promotional Strategies, E-Commerce, Conflict Management, Cross-Channel Marketing, Growth Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Transformation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    444 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northwestern University

    Leadership Through Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Resource Allocation, Marketing Strategies, Customer experience strategy (CX), Data Science, Brand Management, Analytics, Marketing, Data Analysis, Digital Transformation, Brand Strategy, Customer Insights, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Leadership, Consumer Behaviour, Advertising, Organizational Change

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    470 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Social Media Advertising

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Web Analytics, Content Performance Analysis, Facebook, Paid media, Instagram, Marketing Communications, Target Audience, Driving engagement, Business Ethics, Brand Awareness

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    333 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business plan courses

  • Introduction to Microsoft 365 Copilot: Microsoft
  • Creating a Portfolio : Indian School of Business
  • Relationship Management : Rice University
  • Foundations of Teaching for Learning: Curriculum: Commonwealth Education Trust
  • Corporate & Commercial Law II: Business Forms, Financing & Governmental Regulation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Introduction to Recommender Systems: Non-Personalized and Content-Based: University of Minnesota
  • Salesforce Fundamentals: University of California, Irvine
  • Supervised Machine Learning: Classification: IBM
  • Removing Barriers to Change: University of Pennsylvania
  • Gestión del canal de distribución y retailing : IE Business School

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