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.

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Revenue Management, Service Design, Customer experience improvement, Financial Services, Innovation, Economics, Product Design, Case Studies, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Consumer Behaviour
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Yonsei University
Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Growth Strategies, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Content Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Brand Marketing, Innovation, Business Strategies, Influencing, Storytelling
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Media Relations, Public Relations, Target Audience, Communication Planning, Marketing and Public Relations, Strategic Communication, Generative AI Agents, Corporate Communications, Performance Metric, Generative AI, Content Creation, Goal Setting, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Drive Engagement, Content Creation, Professional Networking, Digital Publishing, Social Media, Relationship Building, Branding, Professional Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Financial Market, Risk Management, Investments, Financial Modeling, Market Data, Mathematical Modeling, Finance, Probability, Statistical Modeling, Estimation, Applied Mathematics
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Revenue Management, Capital Expenditure, Financial Statement Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Hospitality Management, Cost Control, Hospitality, Financial Statements, Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Performance Measurement, Variance Analysis, Business Metrics, Operating Budget, Financial Management, Innovation, Hotels and Accommodations, Service Management, Financial Planning
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cost Management, Product Roadmaps, Agile Project Management, Business Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Cost Estimation, Project Management, Scope Management, Requirements Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Project Controls, Business Leadership, Project Planning, Quality Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management Framework, Problem Solving, Communication, Critical Thinking
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Employee Coaching, Coaching, Management Training And Development, Accountability, Performance Management, Professional Development, People Development, Employee Performance Management, Performance Improvement, Constructive Feedback, Gap Analysis, Communication Strategies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Project Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Risk Management, Financial Analysis, Project Finance, Business Valuation, Depreciation, Cash Flows, Financial Modeling, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Corporate Tax
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Story, Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Management, Business Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Verification And Validation, Project Documentation, Functional Specification, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Process Mapping, Interviewing Skills
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Spreadsheet Software, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis Software, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Business Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Big Interview
Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems, Professional Networking, Professional Development, Verbal Communication Skills, Test Tools, Storytelling, Non-Verbal Communication, Business Writing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months