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.

Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Exploratory Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Cloud Deployment, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Application Deployment, Predictive Modeling, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, Data Processing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Agentic systems, Business Process Automation, Automation, Robotic Process Automation, AI Enablement, Responsible AI, AI Security, Decision Making, Accountability, Data Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Management, Instagram, Social Media, Account Management, Social Media Marketing, User Accounts, Security Controls, Marketing Analytics, Online Advertising, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Storyboarding, Storytelling, Collaborative Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Team Oriented, Content Creation, Organizational Skills, Presentations
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Software Visualization, Object Oriented Design, Case Studies, Data Modeling, Software Engineering, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Engineering Software, Software Design, Program Development, Systems Design, Business Modeling, System Design and Implementation, Complex Problem Solving
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Growth Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Marketing, Value Propositions, Organizational Strategy, Customer Analysis, Business Planning, Market Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Market Opportunities, Innovation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Customer Analysis, Customer Retention, Predictive Analytics, Customer Insights, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Personalized Service, Marketing Strategies, Business Analytics, Customer Acquisition Management, Customer experience improvement, Loyalty Programs, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Water Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development, Policy Development, Cultural Responsiveness, Community Development, Governance, Service Management, Solution Design, Innovation, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Google Gemini, Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Google Cloud Platform, AI Enablement, AI Orchestration, Google Workspace, Agentic systems, Customer experience improvement, AI Workflows, AI Product Strategy, LLM Application, Tool Calling, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Business Solutions, Collaboration
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Service Improvement, Innovation, Continuous Improvement Process, Change Management, Organizational Change, Service Design, Public Administration, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Case Studies, Business Strategies, Strategic Thinking, Technology Strategies, Leadership, Complex Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Marketing Materials, Promotional Materials, Graphic Design, Advertising, Organizational Skills, Design, Marketing Design, Target Audience, Design Elements And Principles, Marketing, Social Media Content, Business
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Management, Unsupervised Learning, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Nutritional Assessment, Internet Of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Nutrition and Diet, Emerging Technologies, Health Assessment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks