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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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    Kennesaw State University

    Business Model Canvas: A Tool for Entrepreneurs and Innovators (Project-Centered Course)

    Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Business Modeling, Presentations, Customer Analysis, Innovation, Customer Relationship Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Channel, Business Strategy, Strategic Partnership, Cost Management, Revenue Management, Resource Management

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    695 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The State University of New York

    Launch Your Online Business

    Skills you'll gain: Branding, Marketing and Public Relations, Entrepreneurship, Content Creation, Video Production, Marketing, Copywriting, Business Modeling, Presentations, Customer Engagement, Value Propositions, E-Commerce, Web Design and Development, Photography, Persona Development, Competitive Analysis

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    879 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    ESSEC Business School

    L'entrepreneuriat social: faire son business plan

    Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Business Modeling, Market Research, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Business, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Marketing, Customer Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis, Business Development, Needs Assessment, Target Audience, Entrepreneurial Finance, Governance, Financial Forecasting

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    122 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat de Barcelona

    The entrepreneur's guide for beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Market Opportunities, Business Planning, Lean Methodologies, Business Modeling, New Business Development, Business Development, Fundraising, Value Propositions, Target Audience

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    555 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Alex Genadinik

    Business Development To Grow Through Strategic Relationships

    Skills you'll gain: Business Development, Strategic Partnership, Negotiation, New Business Development, Sales Development, Relationship Building, Business Relationship Management, Professional Networking, Business Strategies, Business Communication

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Business Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Mitigation, Business Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Data Storytelling, Risk Analysis, Project Scoping, Process Flow Diagrams, Stakeholder Analysis, Process Optimization, Requirements Management, Prompt Engineering, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Digital Transformation, Interactive Data Visualization, Responsible AI, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Business Analytics, Process Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    14K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Business Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Excel Formulas, Process Flow Diagrams, Business Process Modeling, User Story, Business Requirements, Stakeholder Management, Data Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Requirements Analysis, Software Development Life Cycle, Requirements Elicitation, Quality Management, Diagram Design, Pivot Tables And Charts, Microsoft Visio, Power BI, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Business Analysis, Data Analysis

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Business Strategy Analysis, Execution & Evaluation

    Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Process Optimization, Operational Analysis, Contingency Planning, Business Process Reengineering, Business Planning, Process Improvement, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Leadership, Business Analysis, Organizational Effectiveness, Operational Efficiency, Program Evaluation, Performance Measurement, Business Operations, Portfolio Management, Operations Management, Business

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    Your Solopreneur Strategy: Grow Your Business with Clarity

    Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Prioritization, Goal Setting, Business Planning, Smart Goals, Business Priorities, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategies, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Channel, Revenue Management, Decision Making

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Google Business Intelligence

    Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Database Design, Stakeholder Engagement, Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Extract, Transform, Load, Tableau Software, Data Warehousing, Stakeholder Communications, Data Pipelines, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Reporting, Data Visualization, Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems, Business Process, AI Enablement, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, SQL

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Microsoft

    Business Analysis Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Business Analysis, Project Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Risk Management, Microsoft Power Platform, Business Process Improvement, Problem Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    1.1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Business Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Governance, Marketing Analytics, Data Visualization, Business Analytics, Data Literacy, Accounting, Infographics, Data Management, Data Collection, Data Quality, Data Visualization Software, Internal Controls, Classification Algorithms, Business Analysis, AI Personalization, Analytics, Data Analysis, Power BI, Machine Learning

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Business Model Canvas: A Tool for Entrepreneurs and Innovators (Project-Centered Course): Kennesaw State University
  • Launch Your Online Business: The State University of New York
  • L'entrepreneuriat social: faire son business plan: ESSEC Business School
  • The entrepreneur's guide for beginners: Universitat de Barcelona
  • Business Development To Grow Through Strategic Relationships: Alex Genadinik
  • IBM Business Analyst: IBM
  • Microsoft Business Analyst: Microsoft
  • Business Strategy Analysis, Execution & Evaluation: EDUCBA
  • Your Solopreneur Strategy: Grow Your Business with Clarity: Skillshare
  • Google Business Intelligence: Google

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