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: Communication Planning, Strategic Communication, Internal Communications, Communication Strategies, Stakeholder Communications, Communication, Business Communication, Digital Communications, Collaboration, Expectation Management, Business Reporting, Spreadsheet Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Delegation Skills, Resilience, Dealing With Ambiguity, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Team Leadership, Empathy, Decision Making, Emotional Intelligence, Adaptability, Business Communication, Prioritization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Team Performance Management, Agile Project Management, Sprint Planning, Agile Software Development, Agile Product Development, Scaled Agile Framework, Agile Methodology, Sprint Retrospectives, Team Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Team Building, Scalability, Conflict Management, Team Leadership, Initiative and Leadership, Team Oriented, Project Management Life Cycle, Prioritization, Kanban Principles, Discussion Facilitation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning Algorithms, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Statistical Methods, Statistical Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning Software, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, Classification Algorithms, Logistic Regression, Unstructured Data, Model Evaluation, Dimensionality Reduction
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Scheduling, Stakeholder Communications, Timelines, Dependency Analysis, Milestones (Project Management), Stakeholder Management, Project Management Software, Project Management, Project Planning, Project Coordination, Conflict Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Sales Pipelines, Sales Process, Sales Management, Regional Sales, Sales Territory Management, Sales Strategy, Sales Training, Talent Management, Revenue Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Employee Coaching, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Target Market, Market Opportunities, Marketing Analytics, Recruitment, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Scrum (Software Development), Agile Project Management, Sprint Planning, Agile Methodology, Backlogs, Jira (Software), User Story, Sprint Retrospectives, Project Risk Management, Case Studies, Microsoft Teams, ChatGPT, Continuous Improvement Process
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Software As A Service, Distributed Computing, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Development
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Business Continuity, Business Continuity Planning, Risk Analysis, Operational Risk, Business Process, Risk Management, Business Priorities, Process Analysis, Prioritization, Project Documentation, Stakeholder Engagement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
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: Cash Flows, Balance Sheet, Business Valuation, Working Capital, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Operational Performance Management, Equities, Financial Modeling, Financial Accounting, Performance Analysis, Benchmarking, Financial Data, Enterprise Modeling
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Security, LLM Application, Cyber Security Assessment, Large Language Modeling, Continuous Monitoring, Security Testing, Responsible AI, Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Assessments, Prompt Engineering, Security Controls, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Security Strategy, AI Personalization, Scenario Testing, System Implementation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks