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.

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Project Controls, Team Leadership, Project Planning, Team Management, Team Building, Leadership and Management, Project Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Performance Reporting, Scope Management, Leadership, Scheduling, Communication Planning, Stakeholder Management, Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Gap Analysis, Change Management, Organizational Change, Project Coordination, Project Management, Personal Development, Process Analysis, Business Process, Organizational Strategy, Business Transformation, Business Analysis, Business Strategies, Business Strategy
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Value Propositions, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Business Development, Business Modeling, Market Opportunities, Team Building, Market Analysis, Strategic Planning, Resource Management, Customer Analysis, Leadership
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Search Engine Optimization, Data Ethics, Performance Measurement, Web Analytics and SEO, Content Creation, AI Personalization, Lead Generation, Metadata Management, Content Strategy, Information Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad de Palermo
Skills you'll gain: Human Capital, Management Accounting, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources Management and Planning, Branding, Cost Management, Cost Accounting, Marketing, Talent Management, Brand Management, Business Economics, Accounting, Strategic Marketing, Budgeting, Cash Flows, Business Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Market Dynamics, Decision Making, Economics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Copenhagen Business School
Skills you'll gain: Case Studies, Plan Execution, Peer Review, Innovation, Organizational Strategy, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Business Management, Business Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Decision-Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Digital Advertising, Online Advertising, Advertising, Contextual Advertising, Pay Per Click Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Paid media, Social Media, Search Engine Marketing, Marketing, Keyword Research, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Data Ethics, Web Analytics and SEO, Media Planning, Web Analytics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Project Implementation, Team Building, Milestones (Project Management), Project Closure
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, A/B Testing, Campaign Management, Marketing Strategies, Performance Analysis, Content Creation, Customer Engagement, Driving engagement, Target Audience, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, AI Personalization, Marketing Automation, Marketing Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Marketing, Blogs, Content Creation, Web Analytics and SEO, Customer experience improvement, Web Content, Social Media, Customer Engagement, Generative AI, Automation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Organizational Strategy, Manufacturing Operations, Operational Analysis, Business Operations, Supply Chain, Inventory Management System, Process Analysis, Decision Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Strategies, Cost Benefit Analysis, Demand Planning, Capacity Management, Service Level
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Demand Planning, Forecasting, Supply Chain Planning, Sales Management, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Supply Chain Management, Planning, Estimation, Trend Analysis, Decision Making, Performance Measurement, Microsoft Excel
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks