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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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    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Leadership in the Family Business

    Skills you'll gain: Succession Planning, Governance, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Business Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Leadership Development, Talent Management, Organizational Structure, Business Continuity, Entrepreneurship, Conflict Management, Business Economics, Decision Making

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    9 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Starweaver

    Fundamentals of Effective Team Management

    Skills you'll gain: Team Management, Team Leadership, Team Building, Teamwork, Team Motivation, People Management, Leadership and Management, Conflict Management, Leadership, Collaboration, Trustworthiness, Diversity and Inclusion, Talent Recruitment, Employee Engagement, Performance Appraisal, Constructive Feedback, Communication Strategies, Communication

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    65 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    CBAP Certification Business Analysis Training

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Management, Solution Design, Business Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Stakeholder Management, Business Requirements, Solution Architecture, Stakeholder Analysis, Strategic Planning, Business Strategies, Systems Analysis, Business Process, Competitive Analysis, Business Process Management, Business Intelligence, Risk Analysis, Agile Methodology, Performance Measurement

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Corporate Finance Institute

    Data Science & Machine Learning Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Science, Data Analysis, Business Analytics, Data Literacy, Predictive Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Regression Analysis, Data Modeling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data Storytelling, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Data Cleansing, Exploratory Data Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Illinois Tech

    Fundamentals of Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript and jQuery, Responsive Web Design, Web Development, Version Control, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, GitHub, Web Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Infrastructure Architecture, Browser Compatibility, Application Programming Interface (API), Animations

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Macquarie University

    Judgmental Business Forecasting in Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Forecasting, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Case Studies, Business Metrics, Business Economics, Microsoft Excel, Decision Making, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Probability & Statistics

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    62 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Duke University

    ESG Mindsets for Business Transformation

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Adaptability, Open Mindset, Sustainable Business, Strategic Thinking, Business Solutions, Business Transformation, Strategic Leadership, Corporate Sustainability, Professional Networking

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Starweaver

    Business Writing & Technical Writing Immersion

    Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Concision, Writing, Persuasive Communication, Technical Writing, Business Communication, Grammar, Target Audience, Writing and Editing, Report Writing, Editing, Technical Communication, Proofreading, Communication, Prompt Engineering, Productivity

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Networking Fundamentals and Protocols

    Skills you'll gain: Networking Hardware, OSI Models, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, Network Security, TCP/IP, Computer Networking, Local Area Networks, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Wireless Networks, Network Routing, Wide Area Networks, Network Switches, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Firewall

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Fundamentals of Database Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Information Systems, Database Software, Database Systems, Database Design, Information Management, Data Modeling, Databases, Relational Databases, Database Management, Data Management

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    32 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Advanced Strategies for Sustainable Business

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainability Reporting, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Performance Measurement, Strategic Partnership, Sustainability Standards, Business Strategies, Business Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Business Ethics, Goal Setting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Human Capital, Stakeholder Engagement, Brand Management, Employee Engagement, Systems Thinking, Supply Chain Management, Communication Strategies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Pentesting Fundamentals for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Scanning, Penetration Testing, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Metasploit, Vulnerability Assessments, Security Testing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Virtual Machines, Technical Documentation, Microsoft Windows, Windows PowerShell, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Software Installation

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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Leadership in the Family Business: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Fundamentals of Effective Team Management: Starweaver
  • CBAP Certification Business Analysis Training: Simplilearn
  • Data Science & Machine Learning Fundamentals: Corporate Finance Institute
  • Fundamentals of Web Development: Illinois Tech
  • Judgmental Business Forecasting in Excel: Macquarie University
  • ESG Mindsets for Business Transformation: Duke University
  • Business Writing & Technical Writing Immersion: Starweaver
  • Networking Fundamentals and Protocols: Packt
  • Fundamentals of Database Systems: Coursera

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