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 Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Business Transformation, Leadership, Organizational Change, Innovation, Adaptability, Organizational Structure, Business Technologies, Digital Transformation, Organizational Strategy, AI Enablement, Operational Efficiency, Business Economics, Change Management, Communication Strategies, Agile Methodology, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Investments, Risk Modeling, Asset Management, Finance, Commercial Real Estate, Risk Management, Market Liquidity, Financial Modeling, Regulatory Requirements, Blockchain, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Compliance Management, Microsoft Copilot, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Compliance Reporting, Legal Technology, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Microsoft 365, Audit Planning, AI Enablement, Process Design, Workflow Management, Risk Analysis, Prompt Engineering
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Emerging Technologies, FinTech, Digital Transformation, Sustainable Development, Business Technologies, Strategic Partnership, Corporate Strategy, Technology Strategies, Stakeholder Analysis, Innovation, Market Opportunities, Economic Development, Market Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Project Controls, Project Scoping, Agile Project Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Sprint Planning, Team Leadership, Project Implementation, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Lean Methodologies, Design Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Communications, Customer Insights, Product Management, Product Improvement, New Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Roadmaps, Innovation, Agile Methodology, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Product Testing, Lean Methodologies, Continuous Improvement Process
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Inclusion, Mobile Banking, Financial Regulation, Social Sciences, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Content Strategy, Content Development and Management, Web Content, No-Code Development, Marketing Collateral, Web Design, Driving engagement, Web Development, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Human Resources Management and Planning, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Talent Management, Workforce Planning, Talent Acquisition, Case Studies, Organizational Strategy, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Competitive Analysis, Analysis, Risk Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Keyword Research, Content Creation, Scheduling, Target Market, Driving engagement, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Water Resource Management, Land Management, Natural Resource Management, Hydrology, Environment and Resource Management, Water Quality, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Science, Biology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Generative Model Architectures, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Autoencoders, Model Evaluation, Large Language Modeling, Real Time Data, Scalability, Responsible AI, Transfer Learning, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks