Small business courses can help you learn financial management, marketing strategies, customer service techniques, and operational efficiency. You can build skills in budgeting, social media marketing, and effective communication with clients and suppliers. Many courses introduce tools like QuickBooks for accounting, Canva for marketing materials, and CRM software for managing customer relationships, showing how these skills can streamline operations and enhance business growth.

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Trustworthiness, Conflict Management, Relationship Building, Composure, Interpersonal Communications, Emotional Intelligence, Rapport Building, Communication Strategies, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Influencing, De-escalation Techniques, Business Ethics, Stress Management, Active Listening
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Skills you'll gain: Talent Recruitment, Personal Attributes, Organizational Structure
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Meta
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Business Metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Management, Data Presentation, Data Collection, Data Governance, Bayesian Statistics, Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Performance Metric, Information Privacy, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Spreadsheet Software, Analytics, SQL, Python Programming
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Spreadsheet Software, Data Cleansing, Excel Formulas, Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence, Financial Data, Depreciation, Finance, Financial Analysis, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Customer Insights, Design Thinking, New Product Development, Journey Mapping, Customer experience improvement, Product Development, Customer Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Business Research, User Research, Customer Engagement, Market Research, Case Studies, Product Strategy, Innovation, Needs Assessment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Positivity, Habit Formation, Mental Health, Optimism, Goal Setting, Stress Management, Resilience, Self-Awareness, Behavioral Economics, Psychology, Mindfulness, Mental and Behavioral Health
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
INSEAD
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Digital Assets, Ledgers (Accounting), Peer Review, FinTech, Intellectual Property, Business Transformation, Financial Inclusion, Business Leadership, Governance, Plan Execution, Market Opportunities, Strategic Leadership, Payment Systems, Technology Strategies, Digital Transformation, Business Analysis, Business, Strategic Thinking, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Risk Appetite, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategy, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Strategic Leadership, Operational Analysis, Business Marketing, Leadership and Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Design, Software Versioning, Image Quality, Web Development Tools, Web Content, Front-End Web Development, Web Presence, Web Servers, Frontend Performance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Team Performance Management, Management Training And Development, Team Management, Team Leadership, Leadership and Management, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Development, Adaptability, People Management, Performance Management, Professional Development, Staff Management, Employee Engagement, Self-Awareness
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Salesforce Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, User Provisioning, Application Deployment, User Accounts, Data Import/Export, Customer Relationship Management, Data Validation, Business Process Automation, Data Integrity, Cloud Computing Architecture, Workflow Management, Business Reporting, Data Migration, Data Management, Object-Relational Mapping, Automation, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Identity and Access Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Analytical Skills, Complex Problem Solving, Data Synthesis, Data Literacy, Data Analysis, Constructive Feedback, Value Propositions, Data Integration, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Presentations
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months