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Finance 101 Courses

Finance 101 courses can help you learn budgeting, financial analysis, investment strategies, and risk management. You can build skills in interpreting financial statements, conducting market research, and evaluating investment opportunities. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling, QuickBooks for accounting, and various financial analysis software, showing how these skills are applied in real-world financial decision-making.

Popular Finance 101 Courses and Certifications


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    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    Implementando la acción climática

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Programs, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Policy, Sustainable Development, Public Administration, Governance, Economic Development, International Relations, Public Policies, Risk Management, Finance, Innovation, Stakeholder Engagement, Vulnerability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    El arte de innovar: Emprendimiento en Educación

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, User Centered Design, Education Software and Technology, Education and Training, Entrepreneurship, Emerging Technologies, Market Research, Solution Design, Innovation, Market Analysis, Entrepreneurial Finance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Intellectual Property, Business Modeling, Scalability, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Growth Strategies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IESE Business School

    Dominando el arte de escalar y convencer a los inversores

    Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Business Valuation, Sales Presentations, Entrepreneurial Finance, Fundraising, Innovation, Presentations, Financial Management, Oral Expression, Competitive Analysis, Market Opportunities, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Financial Analysis, Strategic Partnership, Investments, Market Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Vocabulary, Negotiation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Sapienza University of Rome

    Macroeconomic Financial Accounts Course 2

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Policy, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Systems, Microsoft Excel, Financial Data, Governmental Accounting, Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, International Finance, Market Data, Corporate Accounting, Economics, Accounting, Fiscal Management, Banking, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Financial Management, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Data Import/Export

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Predictive Models for Financial Risk

    Skills you'll gain: Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Decision Tree Learning, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Risk Modeling, Financial Data, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Workflow Management, Data Validation, Data Preprocessing, Data Ethics, Model Evaluation, Model Training, Business Reporting, Responsible AI, Performance Reporting, Business Ethics, Business Communication

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Оптимизация портфеля с помощью модели Марковица

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Portfolio Management, Financial Modeling, Portfolio Risk, Correlation Analysis, Investment Management, Variance Analysis, Model Optimization

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Northeastern University

    Economic Decision Making Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Loans, Cash Flows, Cash Flow Forecasting, General Lending, Cost Benefit Analysis, Financial Analysis, Risk Modeling, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Return On Investment, Financial Modeling, Decision Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Capital Budgeting, Finance, Investments, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Alfaisal University | KLD

    تقييم واستحواذ الشركات | Valuing and Acquiring a Business

    Skills you'll gain: Business Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Strategy, Market Share, Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, Consolidation, Decision Making, Competitive Analysis, Cash Flows

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Business Model & Product Pitch

    Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Growth Strategies, Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Planning, Product Planning, Cost Management, Product Development, New Product Development, Business Development, Value Propositions, Investments, Presentations, Customer Acquisition Management, Fundraising, Revenue Forecasting

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Generative AI & Governmental Financial Reporting

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Integrations, Scalability, Large Language Modeling, Governmental Accounting, Unstructured Data, LLM Application, General Accounting, Financial Data, Generative AI, Accounting, Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, Data Processing, Financial Reporting, Automation, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Reconcile Accounts & QuickBooks Integrity

    Skills you'll gain: Reconciliation, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting Records, General Ledger, Auditing, Standard Accounting Practices, Accounts Payable, Workflow Management, Accounting Software, Document Management, Data Integrity, Accounting Systems, Record Keeping, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Accounts Receivable, Transaction Processing, Billing & Invoicing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Predictive Analytics: Apply, Analyze & Interpret

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Analytics, Data Analysis Software, Predictive Analytics, Data Analysis, Minitab, Statistical Methods, Statistical Software, Statistical Modeling, Advanced Analytics, Forecasting, Business Analytics, Analysis, Quantitative Research, Statistics, Probability & Statistics

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular finance 101 courses

  • Implementando la acción climática: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
  • El arte de innovar: Emprendimiento en Educación: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Dominando el arte de escalar y convencer a los inversores: IESE Business School
  • Macroeconomic Financial Accounts Course 2: Sapienza University of Rome
  • Predictive Models for Financial Risk: Coursera
  • Оптимизация портфеля с помощью модели Марковица: Coursera
  • Economic Decision Making Part 1: Northeastern University
  • تقييم واستحواذ الشركات | Valuing and Acquiring a Business: Alfaisal University | KLD
  • Business Model & Product Pitch: University of Minnesota
  • Generative AI & Governmental Financial Reporting: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

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