Business foundation courses can help you learn financial accounting, marketing principles, operations management, and strategic planning. You can build skills in analyzing market trends, managing budgets, and developing effective business strategies. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial analysis, CRM software for customer management, and project management applications to streamline workflows, all of which enhance your ability to implement learned concepts in real-world situations.

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Human Capital, Employee Retention, Workforce Development, Human Resource Strategy, Employee Training, Talent Management, Organizational Strategy, Employee Engagement, Human Resources Management and Planning, People Management, Compensation and Benefits, Staff Management, Compensation Strategy, Workforce Management, Compensation Analysis, Employee Performance Management, Workforce Planning, Recruitment, Recruitment Strategies, Interviewing Skills
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Transformation, Business Process, Human Centered Design, Service Design, Process Management, Business Solutions, Innovation, Creative Problem-Solving, Ideation, Creativity, Overcoming Obstacles, User Research, Organizational Change, User Feedback, Empathy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, New Product Development, Model Based Systems Engineering, Model Evaluation, Failure Analysis, Sustainable Business, Data Mining, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Delegation Skills, Strategic Decision-Making, Real-Time Operating Systems, Object Oriented Design, Project Schedules, Sampling (Statistics), Data Ethics, Sustainability Reporting, Goal Setting, Database Design, Agentic systems, Data Visualization
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Multiple educators
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Packaging and Labeling, Human Centered Design, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Business, Environmental Regulations, Sustainability Standards, Design Thinking, Strategic Leadership, Product Engineering, Product Development, Organizational Leadership, Product Design, Business Leadership, Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Development, Regulatory Compliance, Waste Minimization, Environmental Laws
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Derivatives, Financial Market, Statistical Methods, Market Data, Financial Modeling, Securities (Finance), Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Analysis, Equities, Model Optimization, Python Programming, Algorithms, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Power BI, Management Reporting, Quality Assurance, Data Quality, Performance Reporting, Problem Management, Project Controls, Process Improvement and Optimization, Stakeholder Analysis, Process Analysis, Data Validation, Issue Tracking, Quality Assurance and Control, Process Optimization, Process Improvement, Project Management, Root Cause Analysis, Data Analysis, Business Operations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Business, Investments, Portfolio Risk, Equities, Investment Management, Return On Investment, Social Impact, Portfolio Management, Sustainability Reporting, Sustainability Standards, Environmental Issue, Stakeholder Analysis, Market Trend, Risk Analysis, Performance Measurement, Climate Change Mitigation, Corporate Finance, Correlation Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Global Marketing, Corporate Sustainability, Strategic Partnership, New Business Development, Economic Development, Business Strategy, Sustainable Business, Strategic Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Strategy, Sustainable Development, Business Economics, Competitive Analysis, Thought Leadership, Growth Strategies, Economics, Natural Resource Management, Digital Transformation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Agentic Workflows, LangChain, LangGraph, LLM Application, Prompt Patterns, Tool Calling, Agentic systems, Multimodal Prompts, Model Context Protocol, Generative AI, AI Security, Generative AI Agents, Vector Databases, OpenAI API, AI Integrations, Software Development
Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Key Management, Digital Assets, Asset Protection, Supply Chain, Data Security, Supply Chain Management, FinTech, Cryptography, Security Management, Cybersecurity, Public Key Infrastructure, Accounting, Security Awareness, Payment Systems, Emerging Technologies, Ledgers (Accounting), Security Controls, Risk Management, Business
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Market Dynamics, Supply And Demand, Game Theory, Economics, Market Trend, Business Economics, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Operating Cost, Demand Planning, Business Strategy, Revenue Forecasting, Competitive Analysis, Cost Management, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Decision Making
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Product Planning, Product Roadmaps, Agile Product Development, Product Development, New Product Development, Portfolio Management, Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis, Product Requirements, Business Strategy, Demand Generation, Product Strategy, Marketing Planning, Marketing Collateral, Growth Strategies
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months