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.

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Retail Management, Marketing Channel, Merchandising, Supply Chain Planning, Retail Sales, Supply Chain, Product Assortment, Logistics Management, Business Strategy, Business Technologies, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Technology Strategies, Promotional Strategies, E-Commerce, Conflict Management, Cross-Channel Marketing, Growth Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Transformation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Inventory Control, Inventory Management, Inventory Management System, Customer Demand Planning, Demand Planning, Materials Management, Warehousing, Order Fulfillment, Forecasting, Cost Control, Operational Efficiency, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Supplier Management, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Performance Management, Vendor Management, Case Studies, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Risk Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Ethics, Performance Analysis, Operational Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

EDHEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Portfolio Risk, Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Market, Financial Modeling, Supervised Learning, Predictive Analytics, Unsupervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Jupyter, Computer Science, Dimensionality Reduction
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Data Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Channel, Strategic Marketing, Business Marketing, Direct Selling, Customer experience strategy (CX), Go To Market Strategy, Target Market, Customer Analysis, Market Research, Marketing Strategies, Value Propositions, Market Opportunities, Case Studies, Customer Demand Planning, E-Commerce, Compensation Management, Strategic Partnership, Consumer Behaviour, B2B Sales, Business Relationship Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Containerization, Data Pipelines, CI/CD, Docker (Software), Jenkins, Application Deployment, DevOps, LLM Application, Hugging Face, Large Language Modeling, Test Case, Restful API, Serverless Computing, Generative AI, Amazon Web Services, Command-Line Interface, Natural Language Processing, Computer Programming, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Project Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Agile Project Management, Milestones (Project Management), Project Schedules, Stakeholder Management, Project Documentation, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Communications, Engineering Documentation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Service Level Agreement, Cloud Deployment, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Software As A Service, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Platforms, Public Cloud, Application Development, Application Deployment, Cloud Applications, Cloud Solutions, Private Cloud, Business Software, DevOps, Collaborative Software, Agile Methodology
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cold Calling, Selling Techniques, Closing (Sales), Overcoming Objections, Sales Presentation, Sales, Sales Process, Sales Prospecting, Lead Generation, Telephone Skills, Customer Relationship Building, Active Listening, Communication Strategies, Customer Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Copenhagen Business School
Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Governance, Business Ethics, Corporate Strategy, Leadership Studies, Strategic Partnership, Leadership and Management, Case Studies, Stakeholder Management, Cultural Diversity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Stakeholder Analysis, Human Centered Design, User Experience, Persona Development, Process Mapping, Value Engineering, User Research, Customer experience improvement, Qualitative Research, Customer Insights, Strategic Thinking, Innovation, Interviewing Skills
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months