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.

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Network Model, Excel Macros, Decision Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Microsoft Excel, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Transportation Operations, Excel Formulas, Model Optimization, Business Modeling, Business Analytics, Financial Modeling, Portfolio Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Excel Macros, Performance Analysis, Excel Formulas, People Analytics, Compensation Analysis, Payroll, Trend Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Metrics, Performance Measurement, Data Visualization, Data Integration, Database Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Content Development and Management, Content Scheduling, Social Media Content, Content Strategy, Social Media, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Facebook, Social Media Strategy, Advertising
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Tax Compliance, Partnership Accounting, Income Tax, Corporate Tax, Tax Returns, Tax Laws, Tax, Tax Planning, Liquidation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Organizational Strategy, Property Accounting, Organizational Structure, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Analysis, Analysis
★ 4.8 (92) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Quality Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Scrum (Software Development), Business Analysis, Risk Management Framework, Business Process, Risk Analysis, Requirements Management, Risk Management, Solution Delivery, Project Management, Project Risk Management, Business Process Improvement, Project Planning, Business Planning, Quality Control, Quality Monitoring, Agile Methodology, Agile Software Development
★ 4.8 (104) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Business Strategies, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Contingency Planning, Business Planning, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Competitive Analysis, Business Analysis, Portfolio Management, Analysis, Corporate Strategy, Market Analysis, Risk Analysis, Strategic Prioritization, Resource Allocation, Growth Strategies, Decision Making, Market Dynamics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Branding, Strategic Marketing, Brand Marketing, Marketing Psychology, Brand Awareness, Brand Management, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Planning, Legal Strategy, Go To Market Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Business, Market Analysis, Creativity, Planning, Business Analysis, Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Product Roadmaps, Backlogs, Stakeholder Communications, Business Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Business Analysis Tools, Stakeholder Management, Business Requirements, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Verification And Validation, Requirements Analysis, Product Management, Requirements Management, Release Management, Milestones (Project Management), Project Management, Communication Planning, Project Planning, Agile Methodology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Microsoft PowerPoint, Data Storytelling, Diagram Design, Trend Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Capitals Coalition
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Analysis, Human Capital, Stakeholder Management, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Business, Social Impact, Sustainable Development, Stakeholder Communications, Sustainability Reporting, Human Resource Strategy, Business Ethics, Business Transformation, Diversity and Inclusion, Risk Management, Data Collection
★ 4.9 (9) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Blogs, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Acumen, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Financial Analysis, Content Marketing, Balance Sheet, Financial Data, Analysis, Web Presence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Metrics, Accountability, Goal Setting, Management Reporting, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks