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.

American Council on Exercise
Skills you'll gain: Health And Wellness Coaching, Social Determinants Of Health, Medical Privacy, Workplace inclusivity, Legal Risk, Record Keeping, Health Information Management, Crisis Management, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Insurance, Emergency Response, Professionalism, Marketing, Practice Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Marketing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University at Buffalo
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Governance, Consulting, Performance Measurement, Meeting Facilitation, Leadership and Management, Organizational Strategy, Report Writing, Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Management Consulting, Discussion Facilitation, Organizational Change, Philanthropy, Case Studies, Change Management, Strategic Leadership, Leadership Development
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Auditing, Internal Controls, Financial Auditing, External Auditing, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, Fraud detection, Internal Auditing, Audit Planning, Audit Working Papers, Financial Controls, Compliance Auditing, Auditors Report, Verification And Validation, Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Risk Management, Probability & Statistics, Financial Reporting, Business Process
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Workflow Management, Business Process Modeling, Process Mapping, Business Process, Data Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, AI Workflows, AI Enablement, Generative AI Agents, Model Deployment, No-Code Development, Performance Tuning, Business Logic, Application Deployment, Scalability, Data Integration, User Feedback
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Grant Writing, Prospecting and Qualification, Philanthropy, Proposal Writing, Campaign Management, Business Writing, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Relationship Management, Communication Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Technical Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Public Speaking, Scientific Visualization, Persuasive Communication, Communication Strategies, Communication, Visualization (Computer Graphics)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Market Research, Presentations, Business Correspondence, Risk Analysis, Business Writing, Productivity, Prioritization, Taking Meeting Minutes, Technical Writing, Content Creation, Administrative Support, Time Management, Organizational Skills, Technical Documentation, Excel Formulas
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Business Modeling, Design Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Entrepreneurship, Ideation, Corporate Strategy, Creative Thinking, Business Strategy, Business Process, Storytelling, Business Strategies, New Business Development, Strategic Planning, Team Management, Open Mindset, Value Propositions, Lean Methodologies, Organizational Development, Organizational Strategy
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Business Transformation, Business Modeling, Social Impact, Strategic Partnership, Organizational Change, Resource Management, Sustainable Business, Innovation, Economics, Public Policies, Human Resources
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Inventory Control, Inventory Management, Inventory Accounting, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Microsoft Excel, Supply Chain Planning, Order Management, Warehouse Management, Demand Planning, Logistics Management, Excel Formulas, Service Level, Operations, Data Management, Customer Data Management, Forecasting, Data Collection, Stakeholder Engagement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Knowledge Accelerators
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Presentation, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Import/Export, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Data Storytelling, Analytics, Trend Analysis, Data Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months