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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


  • F

    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Operations Management

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Process Improvement, Operations, Revenue Management, Quality Improvement, Process Improvement and Optimization, Process Analysis, Business Operations, Lean Six Sigma, Lean Methodologies, Operational Efficiency, Performance Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement Process, Operational Excellence, Process Optimization, Organizational Strategy, Service Management, Service Level, Quality Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    41 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • A

    AI CERTs

    AI in Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Fraud detection, Financial Data, Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Risk Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Market Trend, FinTech, Financial Analysis, Predictive Analytics, AI Enablement, Generative AI, Decision Making, Applied Machine Learning, Risk Management, AI Workflows, Automation, Business Process Automation, Data Analysis, Financial Reporting

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    التسويق للشركات والمشاريع الصغيرة عبر موقع يوتيوب

    Skills you'll gain: Driving engagement, Video Production, Content Performance Analysis, Customer Engagement, Content Creation, Drive Engagement, Marketing Analytics, Digital Publishing, Social Media Analytics, Content Marketing, Marketing Channel, Target Audience, Content Strategy, Cross-Channel Marketing, Promotional Strategies, Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Business Marketing, Performance Analysis, Social Media Marketing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    17 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Pragmatic AI Labs

    Agentic AI: Actor Models and Subagent Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, AI Orchestration, Claude Code, Generative AI Agents, Rust (Programming Language), Distributed Computing, Anthropic Claude, Go (Programming Language), LLM Application, Software Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Software Design Patterns, Large Language Modeling, Scalability, TypeScript, Supervised Learning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Estructura de capital

    Skills you'll gain: Capital Markets, Finance, Equities, Bankruptcies, Corporate Finance, Corporate Tax, Tax, Financial Policy, Financial Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis, Business Valuation, Risk Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    15 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Michigan

    Human Capital: Foundations and Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Human Capital, Human Resources, Human Resources Management and Planning, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resource Management, HR Tech, People Analytics, Employee Engagement, Workforce Development, Compensation Management, Compensation and Benefits, Occupational Safety And Health, Legal Risk, Labor Law, Organizational Leadership, Health And Safety Standards, Communication Strategies

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    18 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Salesforce

    Operaciones de ventas de Salesforce

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Pipelines, Sales Process, Customer Relationship Management, Salesforce, Customer Success Management, Sales Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Sales Support, Sales Operations, Sales Management, Campaign Management, Lead Generation, Data Visualization, Closing (Sales), Sales Enablement, Inside Sales, Service Management, Order Management, Prospecting and Qualification, Sales

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • A

    Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute

    Machine Learning Algorithms: Supervised Learning Tip to Tail

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Model Optimization, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Applied Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Jupyter, Statistical Machine Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Model Training, Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Business Solutions, Python Programming, Regression Analysis, Performance Analysis, Data Processing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    417 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Exploring Renewable Energy Schemes

    Skills you'll gain: Electric Power Systems, Electrical Power, Electrical Systems, Safety Standards, Energy and Utilities, Safety Assurance, Electrical Safety, Environmental Regulations, Power Electronics, Electrical Equipment, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Design, Low Voltage, Hydraulics, Basic Electrical Systems, Thermal Management, Semiconductors, Electronic Components, Physics, Applied Mathematics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    660 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Bing Copilot for Beginners: Enhancing Productivity with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Prompt Engineering Tools, AI powered creativity, Business Research, Copywriting, AI Product Strategy, Ideation, Marketing Materials, Writing and Editing, Generative AI, Market Research, Marketing, Product Marketing, Predictive Modeling, Financial Data, Packaging and Labeling, Financial Analysis

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Quantitative Finance & Risk Modeling

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy, Financial Forecasting, Reconciliation, Financial Analysis, A/B Testing, Portfolio Risk, Model Evaluation, Data Cleansing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Regression Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Analysis, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • I

    Imperial College London

    Logistic Regression in R for Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Logistic Regression, Descriptive Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Model Evaluation, Statistical Methods, R Programming, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Biostatistics, Statistical Software, Predictive Analytics, Probability & Statistics, R (Software), Public Health, Data Preprocessing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    368 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Operations Management: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • AI in Finance: AI CERTs
  • التسويق للشركات والمشاريع الصغيرة عبر موقع يوتيوب: Coursera
  • Agentic AI: Actor Models and Subagent Architecture: Pragmatic AI Labs
  • Estructura de capital: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Human Capital: Foundations and Essentials: University of Michigan
  • Operaciones de ventas de Salesforce: Salesforce
  • Machine Learning Algorithms: Supervised Learning Tip to Tail: Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
  • Exploring Renewable Energy Schemes: University of Pennsylvania
  • Bing Copilot for Beginners: Enhancing Productivity with AI: Coursera

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