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Business Fundamentals Courses

Business fundamentals courses can help you learn financial analysis, marketing strategies, operations management, and organizational behavior. You can build skills in effective communication, critical thinking, and strategic planning. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for data analysis, CRM software for customer management, and project management platforms to streamline workflows, showing how these skills apply in real business environments.


Popular Business Fundamentals Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of North Texas

    Bachelor of Science in General Business

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Mediation, Compensation and Benefits, Organizational Change, Event Management, Grammar, Selling Techniques, Integrated Marketing Communications, Data Mining, Data Visualization, Design Thinking, Global Marketing, Probability & Statistics, Social Studies, Cultural Diversity, Digital Media Strategy, Organizational Leadership, Political Sciences, Music History, Sociology

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • Status: Free Trial
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    P

    Palo Alto Networks

    Palo Alto Networks Security Operations Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: DevSecOps, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Endpoint Detection and Response, Cyber Operations, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Endpoint Security, Threat Detection, Threat Management, Continuous Monitoring, Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Malware Protection, Automation, Artificial Intelligence

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    223 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    U

    University of Leeds

    Sustainability in Business: Building a Greener Future

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Transformation, Sustainability Reporting, Business Modeling, Business Leadership, Climate Change Mitigation, Stakeholder Engagement, Case Studies

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Python for Finance: Investment Fundamentals & Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Risk Analysis, Investment Management, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Simulations, Regression Analysis, Jupyter, Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Matplotlib, Data Manipulation

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    How to Create an Instagram Business Account

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Facebook, Social Media Management, Social Media, Account Management, Social Media Marketing

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    39 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Managerial Economics & Business Analysis Graduate Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Marketing, Risk Management, Machine Learning Algorithms, Business Strategy, Revenue Recognition, Financial Auditing, Variance Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Generative AI, Financial Market, Supply And Demand, Statistical Inference

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

  • U

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Global Challenges in Business Graduate Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Marketing, Risk Management, Machine Learning Algorithms, Business Strategy, Revenue Recognition, Financial Auditing, Variance Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Generative AI, Financial Market, Supply And Demand, Statistical Inference

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Interactive Brokers

    Business and Consumer Activity and Confidence (US)

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Trading, Market Dynamics, Business Economics, Market Trend, Market Intelligence, Consumer Behaviour, Economics, Financial Market, Supply And Demand, Investments, Financial Data, Forecasting

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillsBooster Academy

    AI Agents 101: Tools for Marketing & Business

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Marketing Strategies, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Strategic Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Agentic systems, Content Development and Management, Digital Marketing, Content Creation, Automation, Business Ethics, Customer experience improvement, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Content Management, Creativity, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Interactive Data Visualization

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Fundamentals of Scientific Research Under Uncertainty

    Skills you'll gain: Scientific Methods, Research, General Science and Research, Critical Thinking, Probability, Research Design, Bayesian Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Experimentation, Investigation, Decision Making

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    40 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Create a Small Business Website with Weebly

    Skills you'll gain: Web Content, Content Management, No-Code Development, Web Design and Development, Content Creation

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    60 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
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    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Coursera

    AI-Augmented Decision-Making for Business Leaders

    Skills you'll gain: Business Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Data Ethics, Strategic Decision-Making, Responsible AI, Business Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence, Business Risk Management, Business Ethics, Organizational Leadership, Technology Strategies, Culture Transformation, Risk Management, Communication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Bachelor of Science in General Business: University of North Texas
  • Palo Alto Networks Security Operations Fundamentals: Palo Alto Networks
  • Sustainability in Business: Building a Greener Future: University of Leeds
  • Python for Finance: Investment Fundamentals & Data Analytics: Packt
  • How to Create an Instagram Business Account: Coursera
  • Managerial Economics & Business Analysis Graduate Certificate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Global Challenges in Business Graduate Certificate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Business and Consumer Activity and Confidence (US): Interactive Brokers
  • AI Agents 101: Tools for Marketing & Business: SkillsBooster Academy
  • Fundamentals of Scientific Research Under Uncertainty: Johns Hopkins University

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