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.

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Awareness, Workplace inclusivity, Cultural Diversity, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Demography, Human Resource Strategy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Seaborn, Tableau Software, Statistical Visualization, Dashboard, Matplotlib, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Heat Maps, Scatter Plots, Histogram
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Brainstorming, Information Architecture, Organizational Skills, Productivity
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Big Data, SQL, Data Analysis, Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Data Manipulation, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Data Cleansing, Data Migration, Data Visualization Software, Google Cloud Platform, Data Integrity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Presentations, Data Visualization, Content Creation, User Accounts, Business Communication
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Business Process Automation, Automation, Debugging, Test Automation, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Driving engagement, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Slack (Software), Marketing Materials, Marketing Design, Shared Media, Multimedia, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Graphic Design, Calendar Management, Content Marketing, User Accounts, Business Communication, Marketing Communications, Cloud-Based Integration, Team Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Product Promotion, Advertising, Marketing Materials, Product Knowledge, Merchandise Displays, E-Commerce, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Social Media
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Materials, Advertising Campaigns, Promotional Materials, Graphic Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Model Deployment, Model Evaluation, Predictive Analytics, Regression Analysis, Business Analytics, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning Methods, Data Mining, Feature Engineering, Statistical Analysis, Decision Tree Learning, Data Transformation, Artificial Neural Networks
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Driving engagement, Collaboration, Cooperation, Smart Goals
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks