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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Word, Computer Literacy, Microsoft 365, Productivity Software, Writing, Business Writing, Document Management, Editing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Universidad de Palermo
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Team Leadership, ChatGPT, Workforce Development, Responsible AI, Business Strategy, Data Ethics, Predictive Modeling, Social Skills, Technology Strategies, Professional Development, Organizational Leadership, Digital Transformation, Innovation, Leadership, Business Technologies, Business, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Paid media, Target Audience, Data Storytelling, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Budgets, Order Fulfillment, Media Planning, Search Engine Marketing, Google Ads, Social Media Management, Customer Retention, Customer Relationship Management, E-Commerce, Customer Engagement, Marketing, Campaign Management
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Paid media, Digital Marketing, Web Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Earned Media, Digital Advertising, Social Media, Google Analytics, Analytics, Instagram, Email Marketing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Customer Data Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad de Palermo
Skills you'll gain: Human Capital, Management Accounting, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources Management and Planning, Branding, Cost Management, Cost Accounting, Marketing, Talent Management, Brand Management, Business Economics, Accounting, Strategic Marketing, Budgeting, Cash Flows, Business Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Market Dynamics, Decision Making, Economics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Interpersonal Communications, Social Skills, Assertiveness, Self-Awareness
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Price Negotiation, Market Dynamics, Product Lifecycle Management, Competitive Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Target Market, Market Share, Revenue Management, Global Marketing, Marketing Psychology, Business Strategy, Product Strategy, Marketing, Cost Accounting, Value Propositions, Strategic Marketing, Economics, Demand Planning, Game Theory, Presentations
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Blogs, Integrated Marketing Communications, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Peer Review, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Management, Real Time Data, Content Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Content, Marketing Effectiveness, Target Audience, Digital Transformation, Analytics, Digital Marketing, ChatGPT
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Customer Relationship Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Success Management, Customer Acquisition Management, Customer Analysis, Customer Data Management, Customer Retention, Customer Relationship Building, Marketing Automation, Value Propositions, Portfolio Management, Automation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Financial Market, Investments, Securities (Finance), Financial Systems, Securities Trading, Asset Management, Behavioral Economics, Capital Markets, Investment Management, Equities, Performance Measurement, Wealth Management, Finance, Financial Services, Performance Analysis, Return On Investment, Risk Management, Market Liquidity, Derivatives
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Organizational Skills, Leadership and Management, Initiative and Leadership, Lifelong Learning, Leadership, Growth Mindedness, Relationship Building, Technology Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Geneva
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Wealth Management, Risk Management, Investment Management, Financial Market, Capital Markets, Risk Analysis, Asset Management, Performance Measurement, Investments, Market Dynamics, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Financial Planning, Finance, Equities, Performance Analysis, Derivatives, FinTech, Financial Forecasting, Economics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months