Business writing courses can help you learn effective email communication, report writing, proposal development, and crafting persuasive content. You can build skills in audience analysis, clarity in messaging, and editing for conciseness. Many courses introduce tools like Microsoft Word for formatting documents, Google Docs for collaboration, and Grammarly for grammar checks, all of which enhance your ability to produce polished and professional written materials.

Skills you'll gain: Product Knowledge, Selling Techniques, Target Audience, Customer Relationship Building, General Sales Practices, Sales Prospecting, Verbal Communication Skills, Closing (Sales), Business-To-Consumer, Sales, Communication, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Customer Analysis, Sales Strategy, Customer Engagement, Consumer Behaviour
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Cost Control, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Business Metrics, Operational Analysis, Product Management, Operational Efficiency, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Operations, Decision Making, Financial Analysis, Cost Management, Analysis, Sales
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Variance Analysis, Performance Measurement, Budgeting, Accounting, Capital Budgeting, Performance Management, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Organizational Structure, Decision Making
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Canva (Software), Content Creation, Social Media Content, Storytelling, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Graphic Design, Digital Publishing, Driving engagement, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Business Intelligence, IBM Cognos Analytics, Business Analytics, Tableau Software, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, PostgreSQL, Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard, Statistical Analysis, Data Cleansing, Regression Analysis, Presentations, Microsoft Excel, SQL, Professional Networking, Data Quality, Data Manipulation
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, SQL, Microsoft SQL Servers, Databases, Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, Report Writing, Data Access
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Data Storytelling, Microsoft Excel, Dashboard, Pivot Tables And Charts, Power BI, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Copilot, Spreadsheet Software, Data Literacy, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Generative AI, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data Processing, Data Collection, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Metrics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, User Story, Agile Software Development, Business Analysis, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Project Management, Agile Product Development, Team Building, Process Design, Scrum (Software Development), Risk Management, Business Requirements, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Business Valuation, Requirements Analysis, Project Management, Prioritization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Amazon Web Services
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
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Data Science, Process Design, Strategic Thinking, Data Pipelines, Data Validation, Data Processing, Workflow Management, Data Cleansing, Data Quality, Business Priorities, NumPy, Machine Learning, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Storytelling, Branding, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Brand Awareness, Cross-Channel Marketing, Content Creation, AI Personalization, Consumer Behaviour, Email Marketing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, International Relations, Strategic Decision-Making, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Policy Analysis, Risk Management, Market Opportunities, Cultural Responsiveness, Case Studies
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks