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Business Fundamentals Courses

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.


Popular Business Fundamentals Courses and Certifications


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    Novartis

    Fundamentals of Good Clinical Practice: Recruitment & Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Informed Consent, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research Ethics, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Drug Development, Record Keeping, Clinical Documentation, Regulatory Compliance, Patient Communication

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    202 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    ARM Cortex (STM32) Fundamentals: Building Embedded Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Hardware Architecture, Computer Programming, Debugging, Peripheral Devices

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    41 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Create Successful Pinterest Pins for Business in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Canva (Software), Content Creation, Social Media Content, Design Reviews, Storytelling, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Graphic Design, Driving engagement, Marketing

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    15 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Amazon Web Services

    AWS FinOps - Creating Cloud Business KPIs (Unit Economics)

    Skills you'll gain: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Measurement, Performance Metric, Business Metrics, Amazon Web Services, Return On Investment, Organizational Effectiveness, Cloud Platforms, Operating Cost

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Get Started with Facebook Messenger for a Business

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Personalized Service, Target Audience, Customer Communications Management, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Business Requirements, Drive Engagement, Customer Service, Brand Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    IBM

    AI Workflow: Business Priorities and Data Ingestion

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Data Science, Process Design, Strategic Thinking, Data Pipelines, Data Validation, Data Processing, Workflow Management, Data Quality, Business Priorities, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Machine Learning, Python Programming

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    185 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Generative AI: Impact on Business and Society

    Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Responsible AI, Business Risk Management, Business Operations, Risk Analysis, Generative AI, Social Sciences, Safety Standards, Environmental Issue, Governance, Leadership and Management

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    53 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Supply Chain

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Operations Research, NumPy, Data Manipulation, Supply Chain, Data Transformation, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Applied Machine Learning, Plot (Graphics), Computer Programming, Data Structures

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    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    38 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Introduction to vSphere and Virtualization Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Virtualization, VMware ESX Servers, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Computing, Containerization, Data Centers

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Use WordPress to Create a Blog for your Business

    Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Blogs, Content Management Systems, Web Content, Editing, Business Writing, Content Creation, User Accounts, E-Commerce, Content Management

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    1.6K reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    SkillUp

    Introduction to GenAI for Business Process Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Business Process Automation, Business Workflow Analysis, No-Code Development, Process Optimization

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Building Smart Business Assistants with IBM Watson

    Skills you'll gain: IBM Cloud, Self Service Technologies, Application Deployment, AI Personalization, Customer Inquiries, Customer Engagement, Cloud Computing, Customer Service, Natural Language Processing

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    468 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business fundamentals courses

  • Fundamentals of Good Clinical Practice: Recruitment & Trial: Novartis
  • ARM Cortex (STM32) Fundamentals: Building Embedded Systems: EDUCBA
  • Create Successful Pinterest Pins for Business in Canva: Coursera
  • AWS FinOps - Creating Cloud Business KPIs (Unit Economics): Amazon Web Services
  • Get Started with Facebook Messenger for a Business : Coursera
  • AI Workflow: Business Priorities and Data Ingestion: IBM
  • Generative AI: Impact on Business and Society: University of Michigan
  • Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Supply Chain: LearnQuest
  • Introduction to vSphere and Virtualization Fundamentals: Packt
  • Use WordPress to Create a Blog for your Business: Coursera

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