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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


  • P

    Packt

    QuickBooks - Just the Basics

    Skills you'll gain: QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Reconciliation, Financial Reporting, Bookkeeping, Inventory Management, Ledgers (Accounting), Inventory Management System, Workflow Management, Inventory Control, Accounting Software, Sales Tax, Inventory and Warehousing, Accounting Records, Small Business Accounting, Balancing (Ledger/Billing), Business Reporting, Inventory Control Systems, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Expense Management, Financial Data

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Corporate Fraud: Detect, Prevent & Implement Controls

    Skills you'll gain: Fraud detection, Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance, Financial Controls, Auditing, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Auditing, Internal Controls, Investigation, Internal Auditing, Financial Regulations, Compliance Management, Financial Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Financial Regulation, Risk Control, Business Ethics, Compliance Reporting, Case Studies, Advanced Analytics

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    15 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Y

    Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

    Value and Business Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Cash Flows, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Decision Making, Risk Analysis, Business Valuation, Risk Management Framework, Strategic Decision-Making, Cost Benefit Analysis, Social Impact, Capital Budgeting, Finance, Stakeholder Analysis, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Business Acumen

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Analyze Investment Banking & Financial Market Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Banking Services, Investments, Financial Regulations, Investment Management, Financial Sales, Financial Trading, Financial Analysis, Bank Regulations, Economic Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Behavioral Economics, Brokerage, Market Analysis, Securities Trading, Asset Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Underwriting

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    Università di Napoli Federico II

    Financial Intermediation

    Skills you'll gain: Bank Regulations, Financial Regulation, FinTech, Financial Systems, Banking, Financial Services, Financial Regulations, Financial Statement Analysis, Commercial Banking, Commercial Lending, Financial Statements, Financial Data, Balance Sheet, Financial Modeling, Financial Market, Financial Policy, Economic Development, Econometrics, Financial Analysis, International Finance

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Financial Forecasting and Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Forecasting, Model Deployment, Forecasting, Financial Data, Decision Intelligence, Responsible AI, Generative AI, AI Integrations, Financial Management, Market Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, General Finance, Financial Planning, Market Research, Artificial Intelligence, Market Analysis, Data Quality

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
    ·
    18 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Understanding Your Google Cloud Costs

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Billing, Looker (Software), Billing Systems, Expense Management, Cloud Management, Billing & Invoicing, Dashboard, Cost Management, Google Sheets, Account Management, Resource Management, Identity and Access Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    78 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    Illinois Tech

    New Tech Ventures

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Global Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, Solution Design, Innovation, Team Building, Sales Presentations, Storytelling, Open Mindset, Market Research, Team Management, Entrepreneurial Finance, New Product Development, Ideation, Business Planning, Commercialization, New Business Development, Teamwork, Team Leadership

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    Edureka

    Autonomous AI Agent Systems and Orchestration

    Skills you'll gain: LangGraph, AI Orchestration, Model Deployment, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, CrewAI, Agentic Workflows, LangChain, AI Integrations, LLM Application, Agentic systems, OpenAI, Systems Integration, Tool Calling, Google Gemini, Workflow Management, Automation, Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI

    2.9
    Rating, 2.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • F

    Fractal Analytics

    Human Decision Making and its Biases

    Skills you'll gain: Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Deductive Reasoning, Analytical Skills, Independent Thinking, Data Literacy, Decision Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Behavioral Economics, Complex Problem Solving, Data Analysis, Cooperation, Artificial Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Open Mindset, Self-Awareness, Psychology, Communication, Algorithms

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    43 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Creo Incubator

    The Entrepreneurial Toolkit

    Skills you'll gain: Go To Market Strategy, Ideation, Growth Strategies, Entrepreneurial Finance, Entrepreneurship, Branding, Market Share, Market Analysis, Brand Strategy, Marketing Strategies, Financial Forecasting, Product Marketing, Creative Problem-Solving, Business Valuation, Marketing Planning, Sales, Fundraising, Business Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • P

    Politecnico di Milano

    Data science perspectives on pandemic management

    Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Epidemiology, Crisis Management, Environmental Monitoring, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Emergency Response, Data Literacy, Spatial Data Analysis, Infection Control, Socioeconomics, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Information and Technology, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Infectious Diseases, Data Science, Financial Systems, Financial Modeling, Finance

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • QuickBooks - Just the Basics: Packt
  • Corporate Fraud: Detect, Prevent & Implement Controls: EDUCBA
  • Value and Business Decision Making: Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru
  • Analyze Investment Banking & Financial Market Systems: EDUCBA
  • Financial Intermediation : Università di Napoli Federico II
  • GenAI for Financial Forecasting and Planning: Coursera
  • Understanding Your Google Cloud Costs: Google Cloud
  • New Tech Ventures: Illinois Tech
  • Autonomous AI Agent Systems and Orchestration: Edureka
  • Human Decision Making and its Biases: Fractal Analytics

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