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: Kaizen Methodology, Process Improvement, Software Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, Change Management, Organizational Change, Continuous Improvement Process, Lean Methodologies, Quality Assurance, Waste Minimization, Test Tools, Issue Tracking, Application Lifecycle Management, Process Mapping
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media, Collaborative Software, Social Media Marketing, Video Editing, Instagram, Graphic Design, Advertising Campaigns, Animations, Design, Brand Awareness
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Empathy, Compassion, Diversity and Inclusion, Team Building, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Self-Awareness, Collaboration, Employee Engagement, Adaptability, Workforce Management
Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Instagram, Video Editing, Professional Development, Customer Engagement, Branding, Marketing Collateral, Portfolio Management, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Advertising Campaigns, Target Audience, Advertising, Scheduling, Online Advertising, Budgeting, Paid media, Campaign Management, Marketing, Social Media, Goal Setting
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Skills you'll gain: Compliance Reporting, Prompt Engineering, Google Gemini, AI Workflows, Compliance Management, Microsoft Copilot, Generative AI, Business Process Automation, Regulatory Requirements, Data Validation, Business Workflow Analysis, Process Design, Verification And Validation, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Storytelling, Financial Data, Data Visualization Software, Financial Acumen, Finance, Verbal Communication Skills, Presentations, Communication, Plotly, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Matplotlib, Analysis, Seaborn, Customer Engagement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Model Evaluation, Regression Analysis, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Probability Distribution, Estimation, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Payment Processing, Order Fulfillment, Order Processing, Product Knowledge, E-Commerce, Selling Techniques, Social Media, Marketing, Shipping and Receiving, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Advertising
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: User Research, Usability Testing, Stakeholder Engagement, User Experience Design, User Experience, Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), Workflow Management, Human Centered Design, User Centered Design, UI/UX Strategy, Wireframing, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Information Architecture, Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Agile Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Team Motivation, Team Leadership, Agile Methodology, Risk Analysis, Earned Value Management, Sprint Planning, Continuous Improvement Process, Project Management, Sprint Retrospectives, Communication Strategies, Project Risk Management, Estimation, Prioritization, User Story
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Digital Advertising, Target Audience, Web Analytics, Test Tools
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours