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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Labor Relations, Labor Law, World History, Economic Development, Socioeconomics, Economics, Global Marketing, International Relations, Business Economics, Demography, Market Opportunities, Cultural Diversity, Culture, Governance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Risk Management Framework, Cyber Risk, Risk Management, Security Management, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Business Risk Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Continuous Monitoring, Cyber Security Strategy, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Threat Detection, ISO/IEC 27001, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Project Management Office (PMO), Benefits Administration, Cost Benefit Analysis, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Resource Management, Scheduling, Change Management, Procurement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Risk Management Framework, Risk Management, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Data Ethics, Business Risk Management, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Compliance Management, Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Regulatory Compliance, Governance, Mitigation, Artificial Intelligence, Continuous Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Artificial Neural Networks, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Applied Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Predictive Modeling, Deep Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Python Programming
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Governance, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Enterprise Security, Compliance Management, Regulatory Requirements, Business Metrics, Performance Metric, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Video Editing, Social Media Content, Social Media, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Facebook, Content Creation, Advertising, Animations, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Project Implementation, Earned Value Management, Project Management, Resource Management, Project Controls, Project Closure, Staff Management, Change Control, Change Requests, Workflow Management, Change Management, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Performance Measurement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

American Council on Exercise
Skills you'll gain: Health And Wellness Coaching, Mindfulness, Chronic Diseases, Stress Management, Nutrition Education, Social Determinants Of Health, Patient-centered Care, Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Blood Pressure, Mental and Behavioral Health, Nutrition and Diet, Exercise Science, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Behavior-Driven Development, Client Support, Goal Setting, Smart Goals, Diversity and Inclusion
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, Organizational Skills, Project Management Software, Delegation Skills, Collaborative Software, Project Coordination, Project Management, User Accounts, Internal Communications, Communication
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

UiPath
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Agentic systems, Business Process Automation, Prompt Engineering Tools, Automation, Multimodal Prompts, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, Responsible AI, AI Workflows, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, AI Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Project Schedules, Diagram Design, Data Visualization, Project Management, Communication
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours