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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 Maryland, College Park

    Lean Product Portfolio Management

    Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Architecture, AI Product Strategy, Product Management, Product Planning, Responsible AI, Innovation, New Product Development, Product Strategy, User Research, Scalability, Design Thinking, Lean Methodologies, Project Portfolio Management, Product Lining, Agile Product Development, Governance, Product Development, Resource Management, Brand Management

    3
    Rating, 3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • S

    Starweaver

    Foundations of Credit Analysis and Fixed Income Securities

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Credit Risk, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Market Data, Risk Analysis, Bank Regulations, Securities (Finance), Financial Data, Portfolio Management, Lending and Underwriting, Risk Management, Derivatives, Business Valuation, Financial Market, Investment Management, Financial Regulation, Analytics, Decision Making

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Product Innovation Management

    Skills you'll gain: Product Development, Product Strategy, Sustainable Business, Product Management, Marketing, Product Marketing, New Product Development, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Product Lifecycle Management, Commercialization, Strategic Marketing, Sales Presentations, Marketing Strategies, Business Marketing, Presentations, Promotional Strategies, Sustainable Development, Oral Expression, Proposal Development, Corporate Sustainability

    Build toward a degree

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • B

    Board Infinity

    Master Financial Analysis: AI-Driven Modeling & Forecasting

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Working Capital, Business Valuation, Financial Forecasting, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Financial Data, Feature Engineering, Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Forecasting, Real Time Data, Power BI, Extract, Transform, Load, Tableau Software, Finance

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Construya estrategicamente su red en LinkedIn

    Skills you'll gain: Professional Networking, LinkedIn, Content Creation, Professional Development, Relationship Management, Social Media Content, Relationship Building, Social Media, Web Presence, Branding, Social Media Strategy

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    24 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Create a Digital Mood Board with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Visual Storytelling, Storytelling, Color Theory, Color Matching, Graphical Tools, Document Management, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Design, Creative Design, Content Creation, Digital Design, User Accounts, Marketing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    34 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • L

    Logical Operations

    Customer Service

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Service, Customer Relationship Building, Customer Support, Customer experience improvement, Customer and Client Support, Customer Complaint Resolution, Customer Retention, Customer Engagement, Greeting Customers, Service Recovery, Personalized Service, Brand Loyalty, Communication, Friendliness, Customer Analysis, Communication Strategies, Active Listening, Conflict Management, Crisis Management, Crisis Intervention

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Entrepreneurial Competencies for Landscape Restoration

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business, Human Centered Design, Land Management, Entrepreneurship, Product Development, Business Modeling, Innovation, Stakeholder Engagement, Return On Investment, Stakeholder Management, Investments, Customer Insights, Experimentation, Customer Analysis, Process Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • M

    Microsoft

    Generative AI for Software Developers

    Skills you'll gain: GitHub Copilot, Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Test Case, Responsible AI, Microsoft Visual Studio, Version Control, Code Review, Data Ethics, GitHub, Prompt Patterns, Microsoft Development Tools, Integrated Development Environments, AI literacy, Software Versioning, AI Integrations, Risking, Software Development Tools, Project Management

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    200 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • L

    LearnQuest

    Mastering Sales Negotiations and Closure

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentation, Regional Sales, Selling Techniques, Presentations, Sales Process, Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Intercultural Competence, Storytelling, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Behavioral Economics, Sales Pipelines, Collaborative Software, Collaboration, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Communication, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Engagement, AI literacy

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of California, Irvine

    Overcoming Bias

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Diversity Training, Workplace inclusivity, Self-Awareness, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity and Inclusion, Personal Development, Empathy, Decision Making, Communication Strategies, Data Collection, Psychology, Communication

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    CRM: Analyze, Apply & Optimize Customer Success

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Relationship Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Success Management, Customer Acquisition Management, Customer Analysis, Customer Data Management, Customer Retention, Customer Relationship Building, Brand Loyalty, Loyalty Programs, Marketing Operations, Customer experience improvement, Marketing Automation, Customer Insights, Value Propositions, Portfolio Management, Data-Driven Marketing, Automation

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    19 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Lean Product Portfolio Management: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Foundations of Credit Analysis and Fixed Income Securities: Starweaver
  • Product Innovation Management: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Master Financial Analysis: AI-Driven Modeling & Forecasting: Board Infinity
  • Construya estrategicamente su red en LinkedIn: Coursera
  • Create a Digital Mood Board with Canva: Coursera
  • Customer Service: Logical Operations
  • Entrepreneurial Competencies for Landscape Restoration: Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Generative AI for Software Developers: Microsoft
  • Mastering Sales Negotiations and Closure: LearnQuest

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