Small business courses can help you learn financial management, marketing strategies, customer service techniques, and operational efficiency. You can build skills in budgeting, social media marketing, and effective communication with clients and suppliers. Many courses introduce tools like QuickBooks for accounting, Canva for marketing materials, and CRM software for managing customer relationships, showing how these skills can streamline operations and enhance business growth.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Campaigns, Content Creation, Visual Design, Social Media Marketing, Generative AI, Video Production, Content Marketing, Graphic Design, Video Editing, ChatGPT, Marketing Design, AI Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Content Strategy, Animations, Storytelling, Branding, Responsible AI
★ 4.4 (414) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Brand Management, Campaign Management, Target Audience, Marketing Operations
★ 4.7 (285) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Governance, Management Accounting, Budgeting, Financial Modeling, Financial Data, Financial Forecasting, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Financial Management, Financial Acumen, General Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Business Acumen, Business Modeling, Business Metrics, Corporate Strategy, Standard Accounting Practices
★ 4.7 (322) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Asset Management, Budgeting, Operating Budget, Fixed Asset, Small Business Accounting, Expense Management, Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, General Accounting, Cost Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Operating Expense, Financial Reporting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Income Statement, Business Operations, Communication Strategies
★ 4.6 (126) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Business, Commercial Laws, Business Planning
★ 4.8 (86) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Property Management Systems, Property Management, Property and Real Estate, Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Operational Performance Management, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Operational Efficiency, Innovation, Technology Solutions, Technology Strategies
★ 4.6 (166) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Digital Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Digital Analysis, Content Performance Analysis, Content Development and Management, Digital Advertising, Digital Marketing Tools, Data-Driven Marketing, Digital Content, Social Media Analytics, Growth Strategies, Social Media, Pay Per Click Advertising
★ 4.7 (89) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Knowledge Accelerators
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Dashboard Creation, Business Intelligence, Business Intelligence Software, Data Visualization, Business Reporting, Data Presentation, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Synthesis, Excel Formulas, Data Manipulation, Collaborative Software, Trend Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Management, Data Quality
★ 4.5 (1.7K) · Beginner · Course · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Collaborative Software, Productivity Software, Organizational Skills, Spreadsheet Software, Project Management Software, Data Management, Project Management, Data Visualization, Presentations, Business
★ 4.6 (296) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Month End Closing, Balancing (Ledger/Billing), Variance Analysis, Fraud detection, Expense Management, Bookkeeping, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Record Keeping, Reconciliation, Income Statement, Data Validation, Payroll Systems, Expense Reports, Financial Statements, Payroll Processing, Business Metrics, Financial Analysis, General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable
★ 3.6 (17) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Color Theory, Version Control, Typography, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Color Matching, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Software Versioning, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, AI Integrations, Application Deployment, Image Quality, User Interface (UI) Design
★ 4.7 (3.7K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Content Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Content Development and Management, Writing and Editing, Maintainability, Information Architecture, Driving engagement, Social Media Marketing, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Frontend Performance, Digital Marketing Tools, Analysis, Prioritization, Performance Metric
★ 4.6 (16) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months