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: Email Marketing, Paid media, Target Audience, Data Storytelling, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Budgets, Order Fulfillment, Media Planning, Search Engine Marketing, Google Ads, Social Media Management, Customer Retention, Customer Relationship Management, E-Commerce, Performance marketing, Email Automation, Marketing
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Creo Incubator
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Value Propositions, Problem Solving, Lean Methodologies, Ideation, New Product Development, Customer Analysis, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Self-Awareness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Survey Creation, Customer Insights, Data Import/Export, Data Presentation, Market Research, Marketing Analytics, Customer Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Target Audience, Presentations, Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Storytelling, Strategic Marketing, Data Capture, Data Collection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Fraud detection, Financial Controls, Regulatory Documents, Auditing, Payment Processing and Collection, Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Internal Controls, Transaction Processing, Compliance Auditing, Verification And Validation, Document Control
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Optimization, Keyword Research, Web Analytics and SEO, Blogs, Social Media Marketing, Product Knowledge, Lead Generation, Marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Content Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Email Marketing, WordPress, Target Audience
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: AI Product Strategy, Project Management Software, Responsible AI, Project Risk Management, AI Enablement, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Risk Analysis, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Implementation, Resource Allocation, Timelines, Project Scoping, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Project Performance, Project Accounting, Predictive Modeling, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

HRCI
Skills you'll gain: Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, Full Cycle Recruitment, Job Analysis, Recruitment Strategies, Employee Onboarding, Negotiation, Employee Retention, Talent Sourcing, Workforce Planning, Human Resources, Interviewing Skills, Labor Law, Diversity and Inclusion
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Culture Transformation, Process Improvement, Quality Improvement, Systems Thinking, Analysis, Employee Engagement, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Business Analytics, Descriptive Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Statistical Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Exploratory Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Decision Making, Probability Distribution
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Project Management, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Software Development, Sprint Planning, User Story, Backlogs, Agile Product Development, Project Estimation, Project Management, Estimation, Project Planning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Supplier Management, Vendor Management, Vendor Relationship Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Compliance Management, Data Integrity, Workflow Management, Data Quality, Market Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Keyword Research, Content Strategy, Web Content, Auditing, Report Writing, Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks