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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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    ESSEC Business School

    The Fundamentals of Revenue Management: The Cornerstone of Revenue Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Revenue Management, Forecasting, Budgeting, Hospitality, Financial Forecasting, Hotel Operations, Strategic Marketing, Target Market, Market Dynamics, Consumer Behaviour, Competitive Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Building Smart Business Assistants with IBM Watson

    Skills you'll gain: IBM Cloud, Model Deployment, AI Enablement, Self Service Technologies, Application Deployment, Customer Inquiries, Customer Engagement, Cloud Computing, Customer Service, Natural Language Processing

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    469 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Fractal Analytics

    Generative AI for Business - A Leaders' Handbook

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, AI Product Strategy, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Business Leadership, Responsible AI, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Customer experience strategy (CX), Market Opportunities, Corporate Strategy, Customer Engagement, Governance, Product Development, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.3
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    35 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Accounting for Business Decision Making: Strategy Assessment and Control

    Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Performance Measurement, Organizational Strategy, Capacity Management, Cost Accounting, Financial Accounting, Budget Management, Accounting, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Financial Controls, Budgeting, Resource Allocation, Price Negotiation, Variance Analysis, Decision Making

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    117 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Whizlabs

    Information Systems Implementation and Business Resilience

    Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Planning, Database Management, Database Administration, Problem Management, Relational Databases, Incident Management, Service Management, Information Systems, Software Development Methodologies, IT Management, Asset Management, Project Design, Object Oriented Design, Agile Methodology

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Change Management, Sustainability Reporting, Financial Analysis, Systems Thinking, Proposal Development, Cost Benefit Analysis, Environmental Issue, Business, Economics, Packaging and Labeling, Product Lifecycle Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    215 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Unlock Business Insights with Microsoft Excel and Power BI

    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

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming - C++

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Algorithms, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Sales Strategies and Techniques

    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

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Fundamentals of Network Security and Cryptography

    Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Cryptography, Firewall, Cybersecurity, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Cloud Security, Public Key Infrastructure, Network Monitoring, Encryption, Network Architecture, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Human Factors (Security), Local Area Networks, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Switches, Authentications

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Supply Chain

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Data Preprocessing, Operations Research, NumPy, Data Manipulation, Supply Chain, Data Transformation, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Jupyter, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Pivot Tables And Charts, Applied Machine Learning, Plot (Graphics), Data Structures, Scripting

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    40 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Managerial Accounting: Tools for Facilitating and Guiding Business Decisions

    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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    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    642 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • The Fundamentals of Revenue Management: The Cornerstone of Revenue Strategy: ESSEC Business School
  • Building Smart Business Assistants with IBM Watson: Coursera
  • Generative AI for Business - A Leaders' Handbook: Fractal Analytics
  • Accounting for Business Decision Making: Strategy Assessment and Control: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Information Systems Implementation and Business Resilience: Whizlabs
  • First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability: University of Colorado System
  • Unlock Business Insights with Microsoft Excel and Power BI: Microsoft
  • Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming - C++: Packt
  • Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Sales Strategies and Techniques: Coursera
  • Fundamentals of Network Security and Cryptography: Packt

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