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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


  • E

    EDUCBA

    Social Network Marketing Strategies for Business

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Analytics, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, LinkedIn, Digital Marketing, Facebook, Customer Engagement, Customer Analysis, Marketing Communications, Consumer Behaviour, Global Marketing, Brand Awareness

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • M

    Madecraft

    Generative AI for Innovative Business Branding

    Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Prompt Engineering, Branding, Brand Marketing, Brand Management, AI Personalization, Digital Brand Strategy, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Prompt Engineering Tools, Customer experience improvement, Content Marketing, Customer Engagement, Responsible AI, Content Creation, Business Ethics, Customer Service, Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    DeepSeek AI for Business Strategy and Decision-Making

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, AI Enablement, Strategic Thinking, Prompt Patterns, Deepseek, Prompt Engineering Tools, Business Transformation, Digital Transformation, Business Strategy, Decision Intelligence, Strategic Marketing, Performance Measurement, Strategic Planning, Risking, Artificial Intelligence, Marketing, Web Analytics and SEO, Market Trend, Financial Modeling

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
  • U

    University of Michigan

    Generative AI: Impact on Business and Society

    Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Responsible AI, Social Impact, Business Risk Management, Decision Intelligence, Business Operations, Risk Analysis, AI literacy, Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Socioeconomics, Environment Health And Safety, Safety Assurance, Social Sciences, Environmental Issue, Governance, Accountability, Leadership and Management

    4.8 stars, 66 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Global Strategy II: Doing Business in The Global Economy

    Skills you'll gain: Business Strategies, Business Strategy, Growth Strategies, New Business Development, Business Development, Corporate Strategy, Political Sciences, International Relations, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Planning, Go To Market Strategy, Strategic Partnership, Strategic Decision-Making, Competitive Analysis, Market Opportunities, Cost Reduction, Decision Making, Risk Management, Policy Analysis

    4.8 stars, 159 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • P

    Packt

    Ethical Considerations in Business AI Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Responsible AI, AI Security, Data Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Intellectual Property, Personally Identifiable Information, Stakeholder Engagement, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Information Privacy

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Capitals Coalition

    Valuing nature and people to inform business decision-making

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Sustainable Development, Natural Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Sustainability Standards, Risk Analysis, Environmental Resource Management, Human Capital, Risk Management, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Business Communication, Project Scoping

    4.7 stars, 53 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • E

    Edureka

    Database Design and Operational Business Intelligence

    Skills you'll gain: Database Management, Data Presentation, Dashboard Creation, Data Management, Data Transformation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • S

    SkillUp

    Introduction to GenAI for Business Process Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Business Workflow Analysis, Prompt Engineering Tools, Generative AI Agents, AI Workflows, Business Process Automation, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Process Optimization, No-Code Development, AI Integrations

    4.4 stars, 19 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.4 (19) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    The Power of the Agile Business Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, User Story, Agile Software Development, Business Analysis, Agile Project Management, Project Risk Management, Agile Product Development, Team Building, Feasibility Studies, Risk Management, Business Requirements, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Verification And Validation, Business Valuation, Requirements Analysis, Project Management, Case Studies, Acceptance Testing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • W

    Whizlabs

    Information Systems Implementation and Business Resilience

    Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Planning, Business Continuity, Database Management, Database Administration, Database Management Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Problem Management, Database Theory, Contingency Planning, Relational Databases, Incident Management, IT Infrastructure, IT Service Management, Service Management, Information Systems, System Implementation, Service Level, Program Evaluation, Software Development Methodologies

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Maryland, College Park

    Lean Enterprise Framework: Transform the Business Model

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, New Product Development, Design Thinking, Agile Product Development, Product Development, Product Improvement, Product Management, Product Lining, Business Modeling, Product Strategy, Performance Metric, Customer experience strategy (CX), Product Marketing, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Product Planning, Value Propositions, Performance Measurement, Portfolio Management, Customer Insights, Customer experience improvement

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular small business courses

  • Social Network Marketing Strategies for Business: EDUCBA
  • Generative AI for Innovative Business Branding: Madecraft
  • DeepSeek AI for Business Strategy and Decision-Making: Packt
  • Generative AI: Impact on Business and Society: University of Michigan
  • Global Strategy II: Doing Business in The Global Economy: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Ethical Considerations in Business AI Applications: Packt
  • Valuing nature and people to inform business decision-making: Capitals Coalition
  • Database Design and Operational Business Intelligence: Edureka
  • Introduction to GenAI for Business Process Automation: SkillUp
  • The Power of the Agile Business Analyst: Packt

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