Business development courses can help you learn negotiation strategies, market analysis techniques, customer relationship management, and sales funnel optimization. You can build skills in networking, strategic planning, and identifying growth opportunities. Many courses introduce tools like CRM software, data analytics platforms, and project management applications, showing how these skills are applied to drive business success and enhance client engagement.

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, AI literacy, Responsible AI, Business Strategy, Applied Machine Learning, Team Building, Data Ethics, Data Science, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Social Impact, Sales, Writing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Document Management, Productivity Software, Office Administration, Editing, Writing and Editing, Writing, Cloud Applications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Project Closure, Scope Management, Quality Management, Project Scoping, Milestones (Project Management), Cost Management, Backlogs, Agile Project Management, Project Planning, Team Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Quality Management Systems, Agile Software Development, Sprint Retrospectives, Project Management Life Cycle, Requirements Analysis, Report Writing, Change Management, Organizational Change
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Multiple educators
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Storytelling, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Design Thinking, Solution Design, Business Strategies, Business Strategy, Business Modeling, Visual Storytelling, Marketing Communications, Data Visualization, Brand Strategy, Digital Analysis, Advertising, Business Planning, Growth Strategies, Technology Strategies, Risk Management, Portfolio Risk, Process Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Return On Investment, Financial Planning, Corporate Finance, Financial Forecasting, Cash Flows, Cash Flow Forecasting, Business Valuation, Decision Making, Loans, Timelines
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Mortgage Loans, Securities (Finance), Credit Risk, Futures Exchange, Financial Modeling, Risk Modeling, Financial Market, Mathematical Modeling, Loans, Applied Mathematics, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Model Evaluation, Cash Flows
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Advancing Women in Tech
Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Business Process Automation, Multimodal Prompts, Prompt Patterns, AI literacy, Generative AI Agents, Productivity, Context Engineering, Document Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Registration, Product Management, Product Planning, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Development
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Accounts Payable and Receivable, Accounts Payable, Bookkeeping, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Cash Flow Forecasting, Month End Closing, Balancing (Ledger/Billing), Payroll Tax, Financial Statements, Process Analysis, Audit Working Papers, Accounting, Accounting Software, Reconciliation, Invoicing, General Ledger, Microsoft Excel, Payroll Processing, Internal Auditing, Variance Analysis
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Branding, Brand Marketing, Marketing Planning, Strategic Marketing, Brand Strategy, Brand Awareness, Brand Management, Social Media, Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Persona Development, Marketing Design, Professional Development, Goal Setting, Content Creation, Market Opportunities, Value Propositions, Entrepreneurship, Competitive Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Economics, Market Dynamics, Behavioral Economics, Social Sciences, Resource Allocation, Market Analysis, Socioeconomics, Consumer Behaviour, Decision Making, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Ideation, Human Centered Design, Design Strategies, Organizational Leadership, Brainstorming, Leadership, Storyboarding, User Feedback, Customer Engagement, Creative Thinking, Design Research, Collaboration
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks