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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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    CertNexus

    DEBIZ (Exam DEB-110): Data Ethics for Business Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Business Ethics, Responsible AI, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Sustainable Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data Security, Medical Privacy, Information Privacy, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Decision Making, Business Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Accountability, Business Strategy, Safety and Security, Emerging Technologies, Human Centered Design

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Présentez votre Business avec Visme

    Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Business Writing, Sales Presentation, Marketing Materials, Business Planning, Product Demonstration, Price Negotiation, Marketing Design, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Rice University

    Fundamentals of Immunology: Inflammation, Tolerance, Autoimmunity

    Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, Physiology, Hematology, Pathology, Molecular Biology, Diagnostic Tests, Cell Biology, Biochemistry

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Open University

    Critical thinking for sustainable business solutions

    Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Cognitive flexibility, Innovation, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Sustainable Business, Decision Making, Business Architecture

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, TCP/IP, Cyber Attacks, Endpoint Security, Network Routing, Threat Detection, Firewall, Computer Networking, Wireless Networks, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Vulnerability Assessments

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Fundamentals of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity and Inclusion, Workplace inclusivity, Diversity Awareness, Cultural Diversity, Employee Engagement, Communication Strategies, Advocacy, Empowerment

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Fundamentals of Big Data with Microsoft Azure

    Skills you'll gain: Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Big Data, Distributed Computing, Public Cloud, Cloud Computing, Data Lakes, Cloud Platforms, Data Processing, Scalability, Analytics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Data Science Fundamentals, Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Validation, Data Transformation, Applied Machine Learning, Object-Relational Mapping, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Web Scraping, Data Quality, Data Pipelines, Pandas (Python Package), Descriptive Statistics, Data Modeling, Data Science, Python Programming, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Analysis

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Introduction to Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Branding, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Go To Market Strategy, Brand Strategy, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Customer Insights, Target Market, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Communications, Marketing Analytics, Consumer Behaviour

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    BigQuery Fundamentals for Oracle Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Data Integration, Identity and Access Management, Google Cloud Platform, Extract, Transform, Load, Query Languages, SQL, Data Migration, Database Management, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Modeling, Data Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    GetVirtual: How to Launch Your Online Business

    Skills you'll gain: Business Communication, Entrepreneurship, Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web Design and Development, Marketing, Workflow Management, Business Planning, E-Commerce, Project Management, Business Strategy, Business Process, Branding, Invoicing, Customer Relationship Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Red Hat

    Fundamentals of Containers, Kubernetes and OpenShift

    Skills you'll gain: OpenShift, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Containerization, Cloud-Native Computing, Data Persistence, CI/CD, YAML, Configuration Management, Application Lifecycle Management, Package and Software Management, Command-Line Interface, Network Routing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • DEBIZ (Exam DEB-110): Data Ethics for Business Professionals: CertNexus
  • Présentez votre Business avec Visme: Coursera
  • Fundamentals of Immunology: Inflammation, Tolerance, Autoimmunity: Rice University
  • Critical thinking for sustainable business solutions: The Open University
  • Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Packt
  • Fundamentals of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Coursera
  • Fundamentals of Big Data with Microsoft Azure: Microsoft
  • Data Science Fundamentals, Part 1: Pearson
  • Introduction to Marketing: University of Pennsylvania
  • BigQuery Fundamentals for Oracle Professionals: Google Cloud

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