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 Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategies, Stakeholder Analysis, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Stakeholder Management, Organizational Strategy, Market Analysis, Case Studies, Growth Strategies, Risk Analysis, Innovation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Keyword Research, Advertising Campaigns, Online Advertising, Campaign Management, Digital Advertising, Search Engine Marketing, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, Data Integration, Data Processing, Data Quality
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Health Promotion, Microbiology, Health Assessment, Health Education, Sanitation, Infection Control, Program Evaluation, Healthcare Ethics, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Health Policy, Preventative Care, Environment Health And Safety, Behavioral Economics, Social Determinants Of Health, Behavioral Health
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Agile Product Development, User Story, Agile Project Management, Agile Methodology, Product Roadmaps, Project Management Software, Project Management, Product Development, Value Propositions, Product Design, Customer experience improvement, Stakeholder Communications
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Decision-Making, Dealing With Ambiguity, Performance Metric, Decisiveness, Performance Analysis, Performance Measurement, Adaptability, Customer Demand Planning, Decision Making, Dashboard, Strategic Thinking, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Market Opportunities, Data Strategy, Business Analytics, Data Science, Data Analysis, Operational Efficiency, Risk Management, Change Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Recruitment Strategies, Talent Recruitment, Leadership Development, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, HR Tech, Human Resources Management and Planning, Human Resource Strategy, Leadership, Workplace inclusivity, Recruitment, Strategic Leadership, Intercultural Competence, Diversity and Inclusion, Organizational Structure, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Human Resources Software, Cultural Diversity, Organizational Effectiveness
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Development, Databases, Debugging, Maintainability, Procedure Development
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Strategic Communication, Communication Planning, Corporate Communications, Communication Strategies, Case Studies, Stakeholder Communications, Internal Communications, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Communication Planning, Stakeholder Engagement, Requirements Analysis, Project Coordination, Stakeholder Communications, Product Requirements, Milestones (Project Management), Strategic Communication, AI Enablement, Waterfall Methodology, Kanban Principles, Business Analysis, Risk Management, Communication, Product Lifecycle Management, Prioritization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Business Risk Management, Credit Risk, Risk Mitigation, Stakeholder Communications, Operational Risk, Proposal Development, Risk Analysis, Finance, Business Planning, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Strategies, Financial Analysis, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Decision-Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Skills you'll gain: Language Competency, Language Learning, Vocabulary, Oral Comprehension, Culture, Grammar, Business
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months