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: Earned Value Management, Capacity Planning, Change Control, Change Management, Project Controls, Project Risk Management, Scope Management, Project Performance, Project Management, Agile Methodology, Resource Management, Waterfall Methodology, Technical Communication, Business Communication, Stakeholder Communications, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Agile Product Development, User Story, Design Thinking, Agile Methodology, Agile Software Development, Product Design, Product Development, User Centered Design, User Research, Persona Development, Innovation, Product Management, Discussion Facilitation, Software Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Forecasting, Power BI, Model Evaluation, Marketing Budgets, Sales Strategy, Predictive Modeling, Forecasting, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Case Studies, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Modeling, Business Intelligence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Engineering Tools, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Business Communication, AI Enablement, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Service, Marketing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Psychology, Target Audience, Market Research, Active Listening, Surveys, Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, User Research, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Research, Market Analysis, Focus Group, Google Analytics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Presentations, Generative AI, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, Brainstorming, Productivity Software, Microsoft Office, Creative Problem-Solving, Artificial Intelligence, Writing, Microsoft 365, Business Communication, User Interface (UI), Problem Solving, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Target Audience, Target Market, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Planning, Competitive Analysis, Marketing, Competitive Intelligence, Analysis, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Customer Analysis, Market Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Market Research, Entrepreneurship, User Research, Customer Insights, New Product Development, Competitive Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Presentations, Business Modeling, Innovation, Business Development, Strategic Partnership, Professional Networking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Business Communication, Concision, Verbal Communication Skills, Annual Reports, Media Production
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Case Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Work Breakdown Structure, Timelines, Jira (Software), Project Schedules, Project Scoping, Dependency Analysis, Scheduling, Planning, Project Planning, Project Management, Project Risk Management, User Story, Capacity Planning, Agile Project Management, Resource Allocation, Capacity Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Maintenance, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Analysis, Performance Measurement, Gap Analysis, Business Planning, Variance Analysis, Business Strategy, Market Opportunities, Business Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks