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.

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office, Project Management, Technical Communication, Communication
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Skills you'll gain: Customer Service, Customer experience improvement, Customer Engagement, Customer Analysis, Customer Retention, Facebook, Customer Insights, Goal Setting, Google Sheets, Marketing, Purchasing, Communication, Business
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Risk Mitigation, Risk Management Framework, Financial Regulations, Risk Analysis, Investment Management, Banking, Financial Trading, Financial Regulation, Capital Markets, Securities (Finance), Financial Services, Bank Regulations, Securities Trading, Financial Systems, Operational Analysis, Lending and Underwriting, Market Analysis, Market Dynamics, Cash Management, Corporate Finance
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurial Finance, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Social Impact, Investments, Return On Investment, Fiscal Management, Financial Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Partnership, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Business Strategy, Investment Management, International Finance, Business Management, Market Dynamics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Construction Management, Cost Management, General Construction and Construction Labor, Facility Management, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Communication Planning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Serverless Computing, Containerization, Business Transformation, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Platforms, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud-Native Computing, Multi-Cloud, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Deployment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Market Research, Entrepreneurship, User Research, Market Analysis, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Sales Presentations, Competitive Analysis, Ideation, Design Thinking, Data-Driven Decision-Making, New Business Development, Market Opportunities, Business Research, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Oral Expression, Product Development, Entrepreneurial Finance, Presentations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Analytics, Analytical Skills, Data Ethics, Predictive Modeling, Model Evaluation, Unsupervised Learning, Natural Language Processing, Predictive Analytics, Regression Analysis, Data Mining, Data Science, Social Media, Text Mining, Anomaly Detection, Business Analytics, Decision Tree Learning, Big Data, Analytics, Supervised Learning, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Project Management Life Cycle, Backlogs, Stakeholder Communications, Timelines, Project Management, Workflow Management, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Methodology, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Project Management Software, Project Schedules, Project Planning, Scheduling, Risk Mitigation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Dependency Analysis, Decision Making, Risk Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Design Software, User Accounts, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Shipping and Receiving, Order Management, Product Automation, Reverse Logistics, Logistics Management, Retail Sales, Product Assortment, Order Fulfillment, Inventory Control, Automation, Supplier Management, Business Risk Management, Product Strategy, E-Commerce, AI Enablement, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Competitive Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Cardiology, Social Determinants Of Health, Chronic Diseases, Microbiology, Socioeconomics, Preventative Care, Health Policy, Health Education, Health Assessment, Internal Medicine, Demography, Health Promotion, Public Policies, Policy Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months