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Finance 101 Courses

Finance 101 courses can help you learn budgeting, financial analysis, investment strategies, and risk management. You can build skills in interpreting financial statements, conducting market research, and evaluating investment opportunities. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling, QuickBooks for accounting, and various financial analysis software, showing how these skills are applied in real-world financial decision-making.

Popular Finance 101 Courses and Certifications


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    Imperial College London

    Foundations of Public Health Practice: Behaviour & Behaviour Change

    Skills you'll gain: Health Promotion, Health Education, Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Health, Public Health, Applied Behavior Analysis, Social Determinants Of Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Policy, Public Policies, Cultural Diversity, Psychology, Risk Analysis

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    LearnKartS

    Salesforce Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, User Provisioning, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Cloud Applications, Email Automation, Account Management, Identity and Access Management, Data Management

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    Starweaver

    Fundamentals of Credit Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Credit Risk, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Lending and Underwriting, Commercial Lending, Risk Analysis, Analysis, Balance Sheet, Business Metrics, Securities (Finance), Corporate Finance, Risk Management

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    Starweaver

    Credit Analyst Academy

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Commercial Lending, Lending and Underwriting, Financial Statements, Bank Regulations, Loans, Portfolio Risk, Risk Modeling, Market Data, Risk Mitigation, Financial Analysis, Derivatives, Loan Documentation, General Lending, Financial Data, Financial Services, Portfolio Management, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Project Portfolio Management

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    University of California, Irvine

    Career Success Project

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Professional Development, Business Solutions, Project Management, Solution Delivery, Business Communication, Problem Solving, Oral Expression, Business Analysis, Verbal Communication Skills, Stakeholder Analysis, Creative Problem-Solving, Presentations, Strategic Planning, Analysis, Constructive Feedback, Report Writing, Business Research, Critical Thinking

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Financial Data Analysis with Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Dashboard, Variance Analysis, Resource Utilization, Financial Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Excel Formulas, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Performance Reporting, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Reporting, Auditing, Cost Management, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Business Intelligence, Performance Analysis

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Master Class for Corporate Entrepreneurs

    Skills you'll gain: Proposal Development, Innovation, Proposal Writing, Market Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, New Business Development, Entrepreneurial Finance, Corporate Finance, Overcoming Objections, New Product Development, Business Strategy, Commercialization, Value Propositions

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Toma de decisiones financieras

    Skills you'll gain: Fixed Asset, Business Valuation, Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, Capital Budgeting, Financial Statement Analysis, Business Mathematics, Financial Analysis, Capital Expenditure, Portfolio Management, Financial Statements, Investment Management, Return On Investment, Cash Flows, Decision Making

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Novartis

    Introduction to Drug Hunting

    Skills you'll gain: Pre-Clinical Development, Clinical Trials, Pharmacology, Drug Development, Clinical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Competitive Intelligence, Medical Science and Research, Pharmaceutical Terminology, Safety Assurance, Biotechnology, Biochemistry

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    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Commodity and Currency Hedging

    Skills you'll gain: Hedge Accounting, Risk Management, Derivatives, Risk Mitigation, Futures Exchange, Business Risk Management, Financial Trading, International Finance, Contract Management, Finance

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    Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

    The Business Case for ESG

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainability Reporting, Business Reporting, Financial Reporting, Performance Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Business, Risk Management, Business Risk Management, Corporate Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability Standards, Data Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Financial Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Performance Analysis, Value Propositions, Innovation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDHEC Business School

    Climate Aware Investing

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Portfolio Risk, Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Climate Change Mitigation, Finance, General Finance, Asset Management, Risk Modeling, Financial Market, Performance Measurement, Climate Change Adaptation, Investments, Risk Management, Performance Analysis, Corporate Sustainability, Business Risk Management, Sustainable Business, Equities, Risk Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular finance 101 courses

  • Foundations of Public Health Practice: Behaviour & Behaviour Change: Imperial College London
  • Salesforce Introduction: LearnKartS
  • Fundamentals of Credit Analysis : Starweaver
  • Credit Analyst Academy: Starweaver
  • Career Success Project: University of California, Irvine
  • Financial Data Analysis with Excel: Coursera
  • Master Class for Corporate Entrepreneurs: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Toma de decisiones financieras: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Introduction to Drug Hunting: Novartis
  • Commodity and Currency Hedging: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

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