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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


  • C

    Creo Incubator

    Financial Literacy & Fundraising Readiness

    Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Acumen, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Financial Statements, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Modeling, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, General Finance, Financial Data, Return On Investment, General Accounting, Financial Forecasting, Due Diligence, Investments, Private Equity, Entrepreneurship, Fundraising, Capital Markets

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Sungkyunkwan University

    Machine Learning for Smart Beta

    Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Data Preprocessing, Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Machine Learning Methods, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Investments, Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, R Programming, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Financial Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Decision Tree Learning, Model Optimization, Asset Management, Statistical Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    IESE Business School

    Dominando el arte de escalar y convencer a los inversores

    Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Business Valuation, Entrepreneurial Finance, Fundraising, Innovation, Presentations, Financial Management, Oral Expression, Competitive Analysis, Business Strategy, Financial Analysis, Strategic Partnership, Investments, Market Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Negotiation, Business Metrics, Market Trend

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Financial Controllers: Boosting Budget Accuracy

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Data, Financial Forecasting, Management Reporting, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Budgeting, Predictive Modeling, Advanced Analytics, Forecasting, Power BI, Data Synthesis, Decision Intelligence, Generative AI, Tableau Software, Applied Machine Learning, Business Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Analysis, Automation, Data Visualization

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • L

    Lund University

    Dispelling myths about sustainable consumption

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Learning, Environmental Issue, Case Studies, Behavioral Economics, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Storytelling, Consumer Behaviour, Culture, Climate Change Mitigation, Systems Thinking, Social Justice, Policy Analysis, Business Strategy, Environmental Policy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Business Analytics with Excel: Intermediate to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Network Model, Excel Macros, Decision Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Microsoft Excel, Process Optimization, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Operational Analysis, Model Optimization, Business Modeling, Business Analytics, Portfolio Management, Linear Algebra

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • B

    Board Infinity

    Mastering Cloud FinOps

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Dashboard, Resource Utilization, Financial Management, Cost Control, Financial Data, Cost Management, Anomaly Detection, Serverless Computing, Resource Allocation, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Computing Architecture, Forecasting, Cloud-Native Computing, Management Reporting, Cost Reduction, Containerization, Plan Execution, Solution Architecture, Business Transformation

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Analyze and Interpret Data Using Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Scatter Plots, Plot (Graphics), Regression Analysis, Excel Formulas, Statistical Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Descriptive Analytics, Spreadsheet Software, Correlation Analysis, Statistics, Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Trend Analysis

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Master ASC 958: Apply & Analyze Not-for-Profit Reporting

    Skills you'll gain: Non-Profit Accounting, Fund Accounting, Financial Reporting, Expense Management, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Compliance Reporting, Standard Accounting Practices, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Balance Sheet, Asset Management, Depreciation, Cash Flows

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    13 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    ChatGPT: Build, Integrate & Deploy AI Apps

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, No-Code Development, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, OpenAI, Serverless Computing, LLM Application, Cloud Deployment, Microsoft Power Platform, AI Integrations, Microsoft Azure, Generative AI, Project Design, Large Language Modeling, Application Development, Microsoft Teams, Meal Planning And Preparation, Development Environment

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    Alfaisal University | KLD

    الدين الحكومي وعجز الموازنة

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Policy, Governmental Accounting, Public Administration, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Economic Development, Budget Management, Economics, Budgeting, Fiscal Management, Public Policies, Policy Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • T

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    핀테크 기초 및 개요

    Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Financial Services, Financial Systems, Banking, Commercial Lending, Blockchain, Business Strategies, Payment Systems, Market Opportunities, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Lending, Entrepreneurship, Investments, Big Data, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Financial Literacy & Fundraising Readiness: Creo Incubator
  • Machine Learning for Smart Beta: Sungkyunkwan University
  • Dominando el arte de escalar y convencer a los inversores: IESE Business School
  • GenAI for Financial Controllers: Boosting Budget Accuracy: Coursera
  • Dispelling myths about sustainable consumption : Lund University
  • Business Analytics with Excel: Intermediate to Advanced: Johns Hopkins University
  • Mastering Cloud FinOps: Board Infinity
  • Analyze and Interpret Data Using Excel: EDUCBA
  • Master ASC 958: Apply & Analyze Not-for-Profit Reporting: EDUCBA
  • ChatGPT: Build, Integrate & Deploy AI Apps: EDUCBA

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