Business fundamentals courses can help you learn financial analysis, marketing strategies, operations management, and organizational behavior. You can build skills in effective communication, critical thinking, and strategic planning. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for data analysis, CRM software for customer management, and project management platforms to streamline workflows, showing how these skills apply in real business environments.

Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Contingency Planning, Threat Management, Incident Management, Incident Response, Risk Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Vulnerability Assessments, Business Risk Management, Crisis Management, Business Analysis, IT Infrastructure, Test Planning, Product Testing, Operational Risk, Business Process, Performance Metric, Cloud Computing, Information Technology Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Marketing, Risk Management, Machine Learning Algorithms, Business Strategy, Revenue Recognition, Financial Auditing, Variance Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Generative AI, Financial Market, Supply And Demand, Sustainable Business
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Risk Management Framework, Multi-Factor Authentication, Information Systems Security, Cybersecurity, Identity and Access Management, Authentications, Personally Identifiable Information, Security Controls, Threat Management, Data Security, Information Privacy, Cyber Risk, Authorization (Computing)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Glasgow
Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Prompt Engineering, Data Storytelling, Performance Measurement, Regression Analysis, Business Metrics, Continuous Improvement Process, Performance Analysis, Business Process Improvement, Performance Improvement, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Responsible AI, ChatGPT, Microsoft Excel, Generative AI, Data Visualization, Business Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Business Intelligence
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Lakes, Analytics, Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Data Management, Data Analysis, Big Data, Business Analytics, Data Storage, Amazon Web Services, Machine Learning, Data Strategy
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Data Modeling, Data Mart, Data Architecture, Unsupervised Learning, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Machine Learning Methods, Databases, Statistical Methods, Data Science, Predictive Modeling, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Market Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Management Training And Development, Employee Engagement, Workforce Management, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Organizational Effectiveness, Workplace inclusivity, Employee Training, Business Research, Research Methodologies, Case Studies, Program Evaluation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Accountability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Corporate Sustainability, Overcoming Objections, Culture Transformation, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Engagement, Advocacy, Corporate Strategy, Change Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Google Workspace, Google Cloud Platform, Collaborative Software, Cloud Applications, Leadership, Cloud Infrastructure, Technology Strategies, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Cost Management, Application Development, Machine Learning, Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security, Data Storage
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, Information Technology, Computational Thinking, Computer Networking, Computer Literacy, Geographic Information Systems, Media and Communications, Digital Communications, Mobile Development, Culture, Algorithms, Global Positioning Systems, Data Analysis Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: File Management, Control Panels, Productivity Software, Software Installation, Microsoft Windows, Organizational Skills, Office Procedures, Microsoft Office, Computer Literacy, Operational Efficiency
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks