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.

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Search Engine Optimization, Selling Techniques, Video Production, Email Automation, Google Ads, Generative AI Agents, Sales Strategy, AI Orchestration, Marketing Channel, Inside Sales, Performance marketing, Marketing, Product Promotion, Online Advertising, Marketing Strategies, AI Workflows, Content Marketing, Web Analytics, New Business Development
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Knowledge Accelerators
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering Tools, Productivity, LLM Application, Generative AI, AI Workflows, Microsoft Windows, Business Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Cambridge
Skills you'll gain: Cash Flow Forecasting, Cash Management, Financial Reporting, Cash Flows, Finance, General Finance, Financial Management, Financial Acumen, Financial Planning, Financial Statements, Management Reporting, Risk Management, Annual Reports, Return On Investment, Business Risk Management, Investment Management, Balance Sheet, Asset Management, Income Statement, Loans
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Marketing Effectiveness, Business Planning, Product Planning, Marketing, Marketing Management, Customer Retention, Branding, Communication Planning, Marketing Communications, Brand Strategy, Business Strategies, Customer Acquisition Management, Marketing Budgets, Market Analysis, Customer Analysis, Competitive Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Digital Advertising, Email Automation, Email Marketing, Data Ethics, Generative AI, Personalized Campaigns, Marketing Automation, Digital Marketing Tools, AI Personalization, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Advertising Campaigns, AI Integrations, Content Creation, Keyword Research, Content Optimization, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Copywriting, E-Commerce
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Teams, Document Management, File Management, Collaborative Software, Calendar Management, Microsoft Excel, People Management, Project Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Rochester
Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Market Dynamics, Economics, Consumer Behaviour, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Demand Planning, Resource Allocation, Market Analysis, Policy Analysis, Decision Making, Investment Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Patterns, AI powered creativity, Business Correspondence, Risking, Leadership Development, AI literacy, Writing, Business Leadership, Proposal Writing, Thought Leadership, Brainstorming, Proposal Development, Human Resource Strategy, Staff Management, AI Integrations
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Queen Mary University of London
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Communications, Time Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Management, Trustworthiness, Organizational Structure, Stakeholder Analysis, Team Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Development, Personal Integrity, Influencing
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Oral Comprehension, English Language, Language Learning, Language Competency, Grammar
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Tableau Software, Business Intelligence, Data Storytelling, Business Analytics, Data Modeling, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Dashboard Creation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, Exploratory Data Analysis, Correlation Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Tax Planning, Corporate Tax, Tax Management, Income Tax, Tax Laws, Tax, Sales Tax, Corporate Accounting, Tax Compliance, Property and Real Estate, Case Law, Consolidation
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months