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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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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Surviving Disruptive Technologies (On Demand)

    Skills you'll gain: Emerging Technologies, Technology Strategies, Media and Communications, Electronic Media, Business Technologies, Digital Transformation, Business Transformation, Social Media, Innovation, Organizational Change, Competitive Analysis, Case Studies, E-Commerce, Business Strategy

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Strategic Planning for Social Media

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Strategy, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Communication, Paid media, Content Strategy, Digital Media Strategy, Earned Media, Owned Media, Brand Strategy, Content Performance Analysis, Content Creation, Shared Media, Customer Relationship Building, Customer Engagement, Target Audience, Brand Management, Aesthetics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Introducción a la ciencia de datos aplicada

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Data Science, Jupyter, Data Analysis, Business Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Python Programming, Descriptive Statistics, Data Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Design Thinking

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    443 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    National Taiwan University

    用 Python 做商管程式設計(二)(Programming for Business Computing in Python (2))

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Data Structures, Financial Data, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, Debugging, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Maintainability, Data Validation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    261 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Introdução aos Negócios

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, Innovation, Business Strategy, Stakeholder Analysis, Business Management, Business Ethics, Design Thinking, People Management, Business Modeling, Corporate Finance, Social Impact, Organizational Structure, Entrepreneurship, Fundraising, Diversity and Inclusion, Sustainable Business, Internet Of Things, Emerging Technologies

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    68 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Fractal Analytics

    Python for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Matplotlib, Statistical Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Seaborn, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Statistics, Business Analytics, Jupyter, Data Transformation, Descriptive Statistics, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing

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    98 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    Optimization for Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Mathematical Modeling, Business Modeling, Business Analytics, Analytics, Data Modeling, Business Mathematics, Process Optimization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Excel, Decision Making, Linear Algebra, Spreadsheet Software, Graphing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    89 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    CVS Health

    Call Center Customer Service

    Skills you'll gain: Call Center Experience, Growth Mindedness, De-escalation Techniques, Data Entry, Greeting Customers, Teamwork, Inbound Calls, Customer Inquiries, Time Management, Customer Complaint Resolution, Customer Service, Customer Data Management, Personal Development, Performance Metric, Verbal Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Problem Solving, Communication

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    92 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Introducción a la Contabilidad Financiera

    Skills you'll gain: Balance Sheet, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Accounting, Cash Flows, Financial Reporting, Ledgers (Accounting), General Accounting, Financial Analysis, Income Statement, Bookkeeping, Revenue Recognition, Equities

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    86 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Vanderbilt University

    ChatGPT & Zapier: Agentic AI for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI, Email Automation, Prompt Engineering, Make.com, AI Workflows, ChatGPT, Expense Management, Expense Reports, Workflow Management, Artificial Intelligence, Google Sheets, Travel Arrangements, Natural Language Processing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    125 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Keller Williams

    Sales Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Lead Generation, Value Propositions, Sales Process, Sales Management, Branding, Social Media Content, Property Management, Customer Relationship Management, Communication, Real Estate, Customer experience strategy (CX), Relationship Building, Professional Networking

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    28 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Simplilearn

    Lean Management Course

    Skills you'll gain: Lean Manufacturing, Lean Methodologies, Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen Methodology, Operational Efficiency, Performance Measurement, Manufacturing Operations, Quality Improvement, Operational Excellence, Business Process, Quality Management, Process Improvement, Performance Metric, Waste Minimization, Kanban Principles, Quality Control, Six Sigma Methodology, Continuous Improvement Process, Quality Assurance and Control, Business Metrics

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Surviving Disruptive Technologies (On Demand): University of Maryland, College Park
  • Strategic Planning for Social Media: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Introducción a la ciencia de datos aplicada: Universidad de los Andes
  • 用 Python 做商管程式設計(二)(Programming for Business Computing in Python (2)): National Taiwan University
  • Introdução aos Negócios: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • Python for Data Science: Fractal Analytics
  • Optimization for Decision Making: University of Minnesota
  • Call Center Customer Service: CVS Health
  • Introducción a la Contabilidad Financiera: University of Pennsylvania
  • ChatGPT & Zapier: Agentic AI for Everyone: Vanderbilt University

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