Business development courses can help you learn negotiation strategies, market analysis techniques, customer relationship management, and sales funnel optimization. You can build skills in networking, strategic planning, and identifying growth opportunities. Many courses introduce tools like CRM software, data analytics platforms, and project management applications, showing how these skills are applied to drive business success and enhance client engagement.

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Building, Conflict Management, Empowerment, Influencing, General Sales Practices, Planning, Adaptability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Engineering Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Project Scoping, Team Leadership, Team Management, Scope Management, Team Performance Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Team Building, Communication Strategies, Resource Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Communications, Risk Management, Resource Utilization, Agile Project Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Agile Methodology, Business Communication
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Work Breakdown Structure, Earned Value Management, Project Implementation, Resource Allocation, Contract Management, Project Controls, Construction Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Workflow Management, Project Schedules, Operations Management, Capacity Planning, Project Planning, Planning, Scheduling, Project Performance, Resource Management, Productivity, Performance Measurement, Governance
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Outbound Calls, Telemarketing, Customer Communications Management, Inbound Calls, Lead Generation, Direct Marketing, Call Center Experience, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Training, Telecommunications, Compliance Management, Legal Risk, General Sales Practices, Informed Consent, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Compliance Reporting, Regulatory Requirements, Record Keeping, Risk Analysis, Records Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Professionalism, Team Performance Management, Constructive Feedback, Conflict Management, Drive Engagement, Recognizing Others, De-escalation Techniques, Performance Review, Change Management, Employee Coaching, Employee Performance Management, Supervision, Organizational Change, Team Leadership, Performance Appraisal, Leadership and Management, Emotional Intelligence, Delegation Skills, Leadership, Team Building
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Generative AI Agents, Model Deployment, Restful API, Software Design Documents, Software Design, AI Integrations, Application Deployment, AI literacy, Software Architecture, Agentic Workflows, Continuous Integration, Software Development, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Java Programming
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Process Controls, Lean Six Sigma, Lean Methodologies, Six Sigma Methodology, Process Improvement, Team Management, Process Capability, Team Performance Management, Lean Manufacturing, Data Collection, Quality Improvement, Knowledge Transfer, Management Training And Development, Team Building, Process Improvement and Optimization, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Meeting Facilitation, Continuous Improvement Process, Performance Measurement, Statistics
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Chris Croft Training
Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Price Negotiation, Closing (Sales), Consultative Selling, Selling Techniques, Direct Selling, Sales, AI Product Strategy, AI Enablement, AI Integrations, Rapport Building, AI literacy, Artificial Intelligence, AI powered creativity, AI Personalization, Competitive Intelligence, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Workflows, Generative AI
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
McMaster University
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Finance, Financial Market, Financial Analysis, Financial Systems, Securities (Finance), Project Finance, Cash Flows, Financial Modeling, Capital Markets, General Finance, Financial Trading, Investments, Derivatives, Investment Management, Business Valuation, Financial Policy, Loans, User Feedback, Project Documentation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Life Cycle, Operational Excellence, Resource Allocation, Workflow Management, Project Portfolio Management, Operational Efficiency, Project Management, Planning, Capacity Management, Organizational Strategy, Portfolio Management, Operations, Governance, Scheduling, Event Monitoring, Reliability, Coordination, Accountability, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Investment Banking, Benchmarking, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Financial Statements, Data Integration, Financial Acumen, Performance Analysis, Financial Data, Data Synthesis, Presentations, Data Presentation, Investments, Business Metrics, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Competitive Analysis, Analysis, Organizational Structure, Consulting, Corporate Finance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks