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.

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Persona Development, Content Marketing, Personalized Campaigns, Content Creation, Marketing Operations, Marketing Analytics, Data-Driven Marketing, Marketing Design, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Planning, Marketing, Ideation, AI Personalization, Data Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Tidyverse (R Package), Rmarkdown, Predictive Modeling, Model Evaluation, File Management, R (Software), Data Governance, Responsible AI, Data Manipulation, R Programming, Research Reports, Metadata Management, Data Quality, Predictive Analytics, Data Wrangling, Data Ethics, Business Research, Statistical Reporting, Market Research, Statistical Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Canva (Software), Marketing Design, Marketing Collateral, Marketing Materials, Advertising, Branding, Marketing, Brand Awareness, Creative Design, Promotional Materials, Graphic Design, Aesthetics, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Process Improvement, Process Improvement and Optimization, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Customer Demand Planning, Logistics Management, Supplier Management, Resource Planning, Sustainable Business, Logistics, Analytics, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Scheduling, Data Analysis, Risk Management, Data Visualization, Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Marketing, Marketing Analytics, AI Personalization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Strategies, Contextual Advertising, Marketing, Personalized Campaigns, AI Enablement, Marketing Effectiveness, Responsible AI, MarTech, Data Ethics, Customer experience improvement, Journey Mapping, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Insights, Customer Engagement, Consumer Behaviour, Data Collection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Multimedia, AI powered creativity, Microsoft 365, Animations, Editing, Writing and Editing, Content Optimization, Workflow Management, Content Creation, Target Audience
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Oral Comprehension, English Language, Vocabulary, Language Learning, Grammar
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Teaching, Design, Marketing Collateral, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Business Marketing, Marketing Materials, Creative Design, Editing, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Marketing Design, User Accounts, Digital Assets, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Anomaly Detection, Digital Marketing, Data-Driven Marketing, Web Analytics, Digital Advertising, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Customer Analysis, Search Engine Marketing, Supervised Learning, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Digital Analysis, Online Advertising, Customer Retention, Digital Marketing Tools, Text Mining, Predictive Analytics, Google Analytics, Data Ethics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Teamwork, Productivity, Collaboration, Team Collaboration, Visionary, Peer Review, Recognizing Others, Team Motivation, Employee Engagement, Value Propositions, Drive Engagement, Team Leadership, Strategic Leadership, People Development, Employee Coaching, Talent Management, Coaching
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: HubSpot CRM, Team Building, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Team Management, Customer Relationship Management, Email Automation, Business Reporting, Marketing Automation, Email Marketing, Sales Development, Customer Service
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Pittsburgh
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistics, Statistical Inference, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, Markov Model, Statistical Programming, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks