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Small Business Courses

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.

Popular Small Business Courses and Certifications


  • I

    IBM

    IBM Program Manager

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Program Management, Stakeholder Management, Resource Allocation, Change Control, Agile Software Development, Scrum (Software Development), Stakeholder Engagement, Agile Methodology, Kanban Principles, Project Management Life Cycle, Backlogs, Change Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Stakeholder Communications, Organizational Change, Responsible AI, Program Implementation, Project Management, Leadership

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    2.9K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • M

    Meta

    Meta Marketing Science Certification Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Meta Ads Manager, Marketing Analytics, Data-Driven Marketing, Bayesian Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Marketing Effectiveness, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Target Audience, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Planning, Statistical Inference, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Statistical Software, Sampling (Statistics), A/B Testing, Data Collection, Marketing, Analytics, Performance marketing, Web Analytics

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    3K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Analyze Markets: Growth, Trends, and Opportunity

    Skills you'll gain: Market Share, Market Opportunities, Market Analysis, Market Trend, Quantitative Research, Trend Analysis, Market Research, Data Visualization, Market Data, Data Literacy, Data Storytelling, Performance Analysis, Analytical Skills, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Development, Performance Measurement, Gap Analysis, Variance Analysis, Business Strategy, Business Planning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Introduction to Accounting and Core Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, General Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Business Reporting, Small Business Accounting, Management Accounting, Partnership Accounting, Business, Equities, Budgeting, Expense Management, Financial Management, Stakeholder Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    Universidad de Palermo

    IA Aplicada al Marketing y Growth Digital

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, E-Commerce, Digital Media Strategy, Canva (Software), Marketing Strategies, Data-Driven Marketing, Target Audience, No-Code Development, Google Gemini, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Branding, Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence, Business Modeling, Business, Innovation, Client Services, Emerging Technologies

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    450 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Analyze Forex Markets & Apply Trading Mechanisms

    Skills you'll gain: International Finance, Investment Banking, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Banking, Market Liquidity, Commercial Banking, Risk Management, Transaction Processing, Bidding, Business Risk Management, Market Dynamics, Economics, Business

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • R

    Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea

    State of the global industry (fans, revenue, technology)

    Skills you'll gain: Driving engagement, Marketing Analytics, Business Transformation, Performance Analysis, AI Personalization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Drive Engagement, Digital Transformation, Global Marketing, Market Dynamics, Artificial Intelligence, Revenue Management, Business Modeling, AI literacy, Target Audience, AI Enablement, Demography, Consumer Behaviour, Earned Media, Emerging Technologies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • J

    John Wiley & Sons

    Strategy Implementation & Leadership in the Public Sector

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Leadership, Plan Execution, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Business Planning, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Program Implementation, Stakeholder Analysis, Business Strategy, Leadership Development, Strategic Decision-Making, Project Implementation, Strategic Thinking, Public Administration, Learning Strategies, Change Management

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content

    Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Social Media Strategy, Content Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Shared Media, Social Media, Consumer Behaviour, Driving engagement, Marketing Communications, Content Creation, Influencing, Social Media Campaigns, Persuasive Communication, Advertising, Marketing, Earned Media, Marketing Psychology, Social Sciences, Brand Strategy

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    5.3K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Top AI Program
    Top AI Program
    I

    IBM

    AI Foundations for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Generative Model Architectures, IBM Cloud, AI Workflows, LLM Application, Workflow Management, AI literacy, No-Code Development, Machine Learning Software, Natural Language Processing, Business Workflow Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Self Service Technologies, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    36K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Analyze & Apply Treasury and Forex Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: International Finance, Cost Benefit Analysis, Expense Management, Financial Analysis, Variance Analysis, Financial Trading, Excel Formulas, Cost Containment, Budgeting, Microsoft Excel, Financial Market, Strategic Decision-Making, Business, Decision Making, Transaction Processing

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Strategic Management Frameworks and Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Measurement, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Planning, Performance Metric, Strategic Thinking, Market Dynamics, Plan Execution, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Market Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Organizational Effectiveness, Analysis, Organizational Structure

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • IBM Program Manager: IBM
  • Meta Marketing Science Certification Prep: Meta
  • Analyze Markets: Growth, Trends, and Opportunity: Coursera
  • Introduction to Accounting and Core Concepts: Packt
  • IA Aplicada al Marketing y Growth Digital: Universidad de Palermo
  • Analyze Forex Markets & Apply Trading Mechanisms: EDUCBA
  • State of the global industry (fans, revenue, technology): Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
  • Strategy Implementation & Leadership in the Public Sector: John Wiley & Sons
  • Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content: University of Pennsylvania
  • AI Foundations for Everyone: IBM

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