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.

Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Grant Writing, Resource Allocation, Strategic Decision-Making, Grant Applications, Proposal Development, Strategic Thinking, Resource Management, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Business Strategies, Fundraising, Business Modeling, Value Propositions, Action Oriented, Design Thinking, Innovation, Leadership
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Network Monitoring, Network Troubleshooting, Google Cloud Platform, General Networking, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Architecture, Network Performance Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Virtual Machines, Service Level
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Bankruptcies, Securities (Finance), Commercial Laws, Loans, Banking, Financial Regulations, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Business, Financial Regulation, Organizational Structure, Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Prompt Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Development, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Applications, Identity and Access Management, Generative AI, Cloud Services, Kubernetes, Cloud Computing, Public Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Storage, Application Deployment, Virtual Machines, Network Infrastructure, Containerization, Data Storage Technologies, Serverless Computing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Service Level, Technical Support and Services, Technical Support, Cloud Services, Identity and Access Management, Issue Tracking, File Management, Technical Communication, Personally Identifiable Information
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Customer Communications Management, Business Correspondence, Drive Engagement, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Data Science, Process Design, Strategic Thinking, Data Pipelines, Data Validation, Data Processing, Workflow Management, Data Quality, Business Priorities, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Machine Learning, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Process Mapping, Business Process, Workflow Management, Business Transformation, Business Analysis, Business Process Management, Business Process Improvement, Stakeholder Analysis, Gap Analysis, Digital Transformation, Requirements Analysis, Technology Strategies, Continuous Improvement Process, Innovation, Agile Methodology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Operations Research, NumPy, Data Manipulation, Supply Chain, Data Transformation, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Applied Machine Learning, Plot (Graphics), Computer Programming, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Power BI, Dashboard, No-Code Development, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Business Process Automation, Application Development, Data Integration, Performance Analysis, Application Design, Data Security, Generative AI Agents, Business Process, Microsoft Teams, Data Analysis Software, Database Management Systems, Data Modeling, Systems Integration
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Business Intelligence, Dashboard, Tableau Software, IBM Cognos Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Looker (Software), Regression Analysis, Data Visualization, PostgreSQL, Microsoft PowerPoint, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Microsoft Excel, SQL, Data Manipulation, LinkedIn, Data Quality
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Canva (Software), Content Creation, Social Media Content, Design Reviews, Storytelling, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Graphic Design, Driving engagement, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours