Business foundation courses can help you learn financial accounting, marketing principles, operations management, and strategic planning. You can build skills in analyzing market trends, managing budgets, and developing effective business strategies. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial analysis, CRM software for customer management, and project management applications to streamline workflows, all of which enhance your ability to implement learned concepts in real-world situations.

Università di Napoli Federico II
Skills you'll gain: Bank Regulations, Financial Regulation, FinTech, Financial Systems, Banking, Financial Services, Financial Regulations, Financial Statement Analysis, Commercial Banking, Commercial Lending, Financial Statements, Financial Data, Balance Sheet, Financial Modeling, Financial Market, Financial Policy, Economic Development, Econometrics, Financial Analysis, International Finance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Audit Planning, Service Level Agreement, Data Governance, Systems Development Life Cycle, Data Loss Prevention, Security Testing, Network Security, Software Development Life Cycle, IT Management, Systems Development, Incident Management, IT General Controls (ITGC), Problem Management, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Cryptography, Cloud Management, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, Software Development Methodologies, Auditing, Internal Controls
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Color Matching, Color Theory, Sales, Design, Sales Strategy, Marketing Materials, Creative Design, Design Elements And Principles, Digital Design, Intellectual Property, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design Software, Digital Assets, Asset Protection, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Computational Logic, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Computer-Aided Design, Electronic Hardware, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electronic Systems, Electronics, Semiconductors, Electronic Components, Programming Principles, Engineering Design Process, Test Case, Simulation and Simulation Software
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Expense Reports, Expense Management, Accounting Software, Bookkeeping, Accounting Records, Accounting Systems, Record Keeping, Accounting, Small Business Accounting, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Transaction Processing, Financial Accounting, General Accounting, Cash Receipts, Financial Reporting, Data Entry
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Business Intelligence Software, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Sales Enablement, Anthropic Claude, Sales, Sales Development, Sales Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Inside Sales, AI Personalization, Customer Analysis, Customer Insights, Personalized Campaigns, Customer experience improvement, Customer experience strategy (CX), Market Analysis, Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Analysis, Market Trend
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Project Implementation, Earned Value Management, Project Management, Plan Execution, Project Management Software, Resource Management, Project Controls, Project Closure, Staff Management, Project Performance, Change Control, Resource Planning, Change Requests, Change Management, Performance Metric, Project Documentation, Stakeholder Management, Performance Measurement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Economics, Supply And Demand, Economic Development, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Financial Policy, Market Dynamics, Socioeconomics, Business Economics, General Finance, Business Metrics, Public Policies, Tax, Performance Metric, International Finance, Fiscal Management, Investments, Labor Relations, Financial Systems, Cost Benefit Analysis, Consumer Behaviour
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Firefly, AI powered creativity, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Diversity and Inclusion, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Communications, Content Creation, Authentications, Accountability, Asset Protection, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidades Anáhuac
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Agile Methodology, Innovation, Agile Project Management, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Business Transformation, Lean Methodologies, New Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Product Development, Resource Management, Value Propositions
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Workplace inclusivity, Team Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership Development, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Team Performance Management, Organizational Strategy, Organizational Leadership, People Development, Personal Development, Team Management, Team Building, Resilience, Planning, Strategic Thinking, Self-Awareness, Visionary, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months