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Small Business Courses

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.

Popular Small Business Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Strategic Product Development

    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

    Build toward a degree

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Automating Sales Tasks with Zapier

    Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Google Sheets, Automation, Business Process Automation, Google Workspace, Gmail, Workflow Management, Greeting Customers, Operations Management, Order Fulfillment

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    25 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of Leeds

    Foundations of Software Testing and Validation

    Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Software Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, Verification And Validation, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    445 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U
    S

    Multiple educators

    Transformative Leadership in the Circular Economy

    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

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    20 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • M

    Macquarie University

    Навыки Excel для бизнеса: Основы

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Excel Formulas, Data Management, Computer Literacy, Productivity Software, Writing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    25 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Microsoft Excel Avanzado para destacar en tu trabajo

    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

  • M

    Minnesota State University, Mankato

    Human Factors and Incident Response in Cybersecurity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Strategies for Effective Engagement

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Analysis, Relationship Building, Systems Thinking, Communication Strategies, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Survey Creation

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    57 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    Universidades Anáhuac

    Marketing Digital: Desde SEO hasta Analítica de Datos

    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

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    27 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Virginia

    Les bases de la stratégie d’entreprise

    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

  • I

    IBM

    Supervised Machine Learning: Classification

    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)

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    462 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    The Unix Workbench

    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

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    1.4K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular small business courses

  • Strategic Product Development: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Automating Sales Tasks with Zapier: Coursera
  • Foundations of Software Testing and Validation: University of Leeds
  • Transformative Leadership in the Circular Economy: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Навыки Excel для бизнеса: Основы: Macquarie University
  • Microsoft Excel Avanzado para destacar en tu trabajo: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Human Factors and Incident Response in Cybersecurity: Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • Strategies for Effective Engagement : University of Colorado Boulder
  • Marketing Digital: Desde SEO hasta Analítica de Datos: Universidades Anáhuac
  • Les bases de la stratégie d’entreprise: University of Virginia

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