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 Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Strategy, Product Development, Innovation, Product Management, Team Management, Product Planning, Team Performance Management, Project Portfolio Management, Agile Product Development, Product Roadmaps, Team Building, Corporate Strategy, Market Opportunities, Technology Roadmaps, Business Strategy, Portfolio Management, Business Modeling, Agile Methodology
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Google Sheets, Automation, Business Process Automation, Google Workspace, Gmail, Workflow Management, Greeting Customers, Operations Management, Order Fulfillment
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Software Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, Verification And Validation, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Multiple educators
Skills you'll gain: Leadership Studies, Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Systems Thinking, Brand Marketing, Change Management, Strategic Leadership, Professional Development, Waste Minimization, Packaging and Labeling, Environment and Resource Management, Business Leadership, Regulatory Compliance, Engineering Management, Market Opportunities, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Emerging Technologies, Digital Marketing
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Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Excel Formulas, Data Management, Computer Literacy, Productivity Software, Writing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Spreadsheet Software, Excel Formulas, Excel Macros, Productivity Software, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Reporting, Collaborative Software, Data Sharing, Data Import/Export, Data Cleansing, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Minnesota State University, Mankato
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Analysis, Relationship Building, Systems Thinking, Communication Strategies, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Survey Creation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidades Anáhuac
Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Marketing Strategies, Email Marketing, Web Analytics and SEO, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Digital Brand Strategy, Digital Analysis, Digital Media Strategy, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Keyword Research, Customer experience strategy (CX), Data-Driven Marketing, Digital Transformation, Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Strategy, Strategic Marketing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Business Strategies, Strategic Thinking, Competitive Analysis, Business Planning, Corporate Strategy, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Competitive Intelligence, Business Analysis, Market Analysis, Market Dynamics, Market Opportunities
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Classification Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Logistic Regression, Machine Learning Algorithms, Decision Tree Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Model Training, Statistical Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Business Logic, Machine Learning Methods, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Random Forest Algorithm, Model Optimization, Sampling (Statistics)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: GitHub, Unix Shell, Unix, Git (Version Control System), Unix Commands, Version Control, Bash (Scripting Language), grep, Cloud Hosting, Ubuntu, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing, Shell Script, Linux, Mac OS, Scripting, Scripting Languages, File Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months