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.

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Crisis Management, Employee Coaching, Strategic Leadership, Organizational Change, Leadership Studies, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Team Leadership, Leadership and Management, Change Management, Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Management Training And Development, Team Performance Management, Overcoming Objections, Visionary, Strategic Planning, Team Management, Team Building
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Solution Design, Consumer Behaviour, Sustainable Development, Enterprise Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Business, Market Dynamics, Market Opportunities, Needs Assessment, Design Thinking, Ideation, Product Development, Environmental Issue, Sustainability Reporting, Business Development, Cultural Sensitivity, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Power BI, Data Presentation, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Creative Design, Data Mapping, Data Security, Geospatial Mapping, Design Elements And Principles
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Lund University
Skills you'll gain: Legal Technology, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Legal Risk, AI literacy, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Labor Law, Intellectual Property, Governance, Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Public Administration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

SkillUp
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Social Media, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Content Scheduling, Social Media Campaigns, Content Creation, Social Media Analytics, Instagram, TikTok, Content Development and Management, Content Performance Analysis, Content Strategy, Growth Strategies, Content Optimization, Drive Engagement, Digital Marketing, Brand Awareness, Market Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Collaboration, Team Collaboration, Virtual Teams, Teamwork, Team Building, Telecommuting, Professional Development, Meeting Facilitation, People Development, Communication Strategies, Communication, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Risk Analysis, Project Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Modeling, Risk Mitigation, Business Risk Management, Risk Control, Analysis, Agile Methodology, Hazard Analysis, Project Controls, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Earned Value Management, Risk Appetite, Project Performance, Dependency Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Business Metrics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Minnesota State University, Mankato
Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, Technical Writing, Technical Documentation, Writing and Editing, Software Documentation, Proofreading, Writing, Report Writing, Usability, Target Audience, Prompt Engineering, Style Guides, Artificial Intelligence, Research, Design, User Experience, Document Management, Quality Assurance, User Research, Research Methodologies
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, No-Code Development, Generative AI, Application Deployment, LLM Application, OpenAI, AI Integrations, Project Management, Prompt Engineering
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Media Relations, Internal Communications, Crisis Management, Strategic Communication, Communication Planning, Public Relations, Media Strategy, Communication Strategies, Stakeholder Communications, AI literacy, AI Integrations, Real Time Data
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Analytics, Patient Safety, Health Informatics, Patient Flow, Patient-centered Care, Hospital Experience, Predictive Modeling, Healthcare Project Management, Clinical Leadership, Care Management, Pain Management, Nursing and Patient Care, Health Care, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Storytelling, Nursing Management, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Technology, Data Science, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Cisco Learning and Certifications
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Data Centers, vSphere Networking and Storage, Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC), Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Virtualization, VMware ESX Servers, Software-Defined Networking, Network Architecture, vCenter Server, Network Infrastructure, Network Switches, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Virtual Machines, Network Administration, Network Protocols, vSphere DRS & HA, Routing Protocols, Network Routing, Control Panels
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks