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Business Foundation Courses

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.

Popular Business Foundation Courses and Certifications


  • P

    Packt

    Introduction to PMP and Agile Methodologies

    Skills you'll gain: Project Documentation, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Project Management, Agile Software Development, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Planning, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Sprint Planning, Backlogs, Stakeholder Management, Team Management

    ★ 5 (6) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Data Modeling with Power BI: Advanced DAX Calculations

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Business Requirements, Financial Data, Data Modeling, Financial Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export

    ★ 4.5 (17) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Discover types of Facebook Ads and the best for you

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Online Advertising, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Meta Ads Manager, Social Media, Social Media Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • K

    Kennesaw State University

    What Are the 4 A’s of Marketing - Jagdish Sheth

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Planning, Product Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Value Propositions, Marketing, Brand Awareness, Marketing Management, Marketing Psychology, Product Planning, Marketing Strategies, Product Knowledge, Market Dynamics, Consumer Behaviour, Promotional Strategies

    ★ 4.6 (8) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • O

    O.P. Jindal Global University

    Unsupervised Learning and Its Applications in Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Anomaly Detection, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Customer Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Data Mining, Customer Insights, Autoencoders, Data-Driven Marketing, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Marketing, Statistical Machine Learning, Target Audience, Supervised Learning, Python Programming, Algorithms

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    The Theory of the Firm

    Skills you'll gain: Market Dynamics, Business Economics, Business, Economics, Business Operations, Supply And Demand, Operations, Business Strategy, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Revenue Management, Entrepreneurship, Decision Making

    ★ 4.8 (30) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Working with Subqueries in SQL

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, PostgreSQL

    ★ 4.3 (66) · Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • N

    National Taiwan University

    初級會計學三:股東權益與現金流量 (Financial Accounting 103)

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Cash Flows, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Reporting, Equities, Balance Sheet, Technical Accounting, Investments, Trend Analysis, Consolidation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Codio

    C++ Basic Structures: Vectors, Pointers, Strings, and Files

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Data Import/Export, C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Programming Principles, Data Structures, File Management, Computer Programming, Data Store, Memory Management, Computer Science, Development Environment

    ★ 4.7 (242) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Create Immediate Digital Employee Feedback with SnapEval

    Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, User Feedback, Constructive Feedback, Employee Performance Management, Performance Appraisal, Registration, Email Automation, Internal Communications, Digital Communications, Critical Thinking

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    PyTorch Ultimate 2024 - From Basics to Cutting-Edge

    Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Model Evaluation, Convolutional Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Classification Algorithms, Transfer Learning, Model Training, Vision Transformer (ViT), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Image Analysis, Fine-tuning, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Generative Model Architectures, Graph Theory, Machine Learning Algorithms

    ★ 4.5 (90) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Copilot in Microsoft 365 for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, Presentations, Microsoft Outlook, Email Automation, AI powered creativity, Collaborative Software, Productivity Software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Workflow Management, Editing, AI Integrations, Business Communication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Introduction to PMP and Agile Methodologies: Packt
  • Data Modeling with Power BI: Advanced DAX Calculations : Coursera
  • Discover types of Facebook Ads and the best for you: Coursera
  • What Are the 4 A’s of Marketing - Jagdish Sheth: Kennesaw State University
  • Unsupervised Learning and Its Applications in Marketing: O.P. Jindal Global University
  • The Theory of the Firm: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Working with Subqueries in SQL: Coursera
  • 初級會計學三:股東權益與現金流量 (Financial Accounting 103): National Taiwan University
  • C++ Basic Structures: Vectors, Pointers, Strings, and Files: Codio
  • Create Immediate Digital Employee Feedback with SnapEval: Coursera

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