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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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    Illinois Tech

    Business Management Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Process Improvement, Process Management, Global Marketing, Business Process, Business Process Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Brand Management, Leadership and Management, Financial Analysis, Marketing, People Management, Team Leadership, Strategic Marketing, Organizational Change, Leadership, Inventory Accounting, Business Strategy, Financial Management, Data Analysis

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Business Intelligence (BI) Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Business Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Mining, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Data Management, Data Collection, Data Visualization, Data Warehousing, Data Wrangling, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Visualization Software, Data Transformation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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    402 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Small Business Marketing Using YouTube

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Video Production, Social Media Marketing, Business Marketing, Marketing Channel, Customer Engagement, Gmail, Target Audience, Content Creation

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Washington

    Business English: Meetings

    Skills you'll gain: Proposal Writing, Business Writing, Taking Meeting Minutes, Business Correspondence, Meeting Facilitation, Setting Appointments, Management Reporting, Business Reporting, Writing, Oral Expression, Business Communication, English Language, Office Procedures, Verbal Communication Skills, Oral Comprehension, Telephone Skills, Vocabulary, Scheduling

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Foundations of Business Intelligence

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Business Intelligence, Stakeholder Communications, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Dashboard, Business Analytics, Real Time Data, Data Integration, Data Modeling, Data Storytelling, Project Design, Data Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Process Improvement, Business Process, Project Implementation, Data Pipelines

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Generative AI in Business

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, AI Enablement, Generative AI Agents, Data Integration, Business Solutions, Customer experience strategy (CX), Strategic Thinking, Data Strategy, Innovation, Performance Analysis, Performance Measurement, Business Analysis, Project Risk Management, Solution Design, Business Strategies, Business Transformation, Prompt Engineering, Business Process Management, Decision Making

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    109 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Arizona State University

    Business English

    Skills you'll gain: Meeting Facilitation, Sales Presentations, Brainstorming, Purchasing, English Language, Business Communication, Marketing Materials, Ideation, Business Planning, Negotiation, Selling Techniques, Management Reporting, Business Writing, Marketing Communications, Marketing Planning, Business Correspondence, Advertising, Business Marketing, Telephone Skills, Marketing

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Starweaver

    Fundamentals of Business Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Business Analysis, Business Systems Analysis, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Communications, Requirements Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis, Requirements Management, Change Management, Performance Analysis, Project Performance, Business Development, Quality Management

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    90 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    London Business School

    Future Ready Company

    Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Digital Transformation, Resilience, Sustainable Development, Operational Risk, Leadership Development, Business Transformation, Business Continuity, Team Motivation, Corporate Strategy, AI Enablement, Business Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Organizational Change, Technology Strategies, Leadership Studies, Organizational Leadership, Machine Learning

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    206 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Business Strategy: Business Model Canvas Analysis with Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Miro AI, Value Propositions, Business Modeling, Product Development, Business Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Stakeholder Communications, Business Solutions, Presentations, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Innovation, Entrepreneurship

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    145 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Berklee

    Music Business Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Music History, Intellectual Property, Contract Negotiation, Music, Negotiation, Entrepreneurship, Business, Innovation, Team Management, Revenue Management, Digital Content, Law, Regulation, and Compliance

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rice University

    Business Statistics and Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Methods, Pivot Tables And Charts, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Graphing, Spreadsheet Software, Probability Distribution, Business Analytics, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Model Evaluation, Sample Size Determination

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    13K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Business Management Essentials: Illinois Tech
  • Business Intelligence (BI) Essentials: IBM
  • Small Business Marketing Using YouTube: Coursera
  • Business English: Meetings: University of Washington
  • Foundations of Business Intelligence: Google
  • Generative AI in Business: University of Michigan
  • Business English: Arizona State University
  • Fundamentals of Business Analysis : Starweaver
  • Future Ready Company: London Business School
  • Business Strategy: Business Model Canvas Analysis with Miro: Coursera

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