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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Billing, Billing & Invoicing, Advertising Campaigns, Advertising, Payment Processing, Paid media, Payment Processing and Collection, Payment Systems, Financial Planning, Social Media Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Accountability, Accountability Frameworks, Teamwork, Project Planning, Stakeholder Communications, Workflow Management, Internal Communications, Team Management, Communication Strategies, Communication Systems
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
Skills you'll gain: Media and Communications, Digital Transformation, Journalism, Media Strategy, Media Relations, Digital Media Strategy, Revenue Management, Content Creation, Storytelling, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Advertising, Brand Management, Social Media, Digital Marketing, Public Relations, Intellectual Property, Video Production, Crisis Management, Communication Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Issue Tracking, Dashboard Creation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Overcoming Objections, Phone Sales, Telephone Skills, Closing (Sales), Return On Investment, B2B Sales, Price Negotiation, Prompt Engineering, Customer Service, Data Storytelling, Real Time Data, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Persona (User Experience), Analysis, Data Visualization, Storytelling, Performance Metric, Business Metrics, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Marketing Effectiveness, Brand Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Design, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Planning, Brand Management, Campaign Management, Branding, Marketing Management, Campaign Planning, Brand Strategy, Market Analysis, Marketing, Brand Awareness, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Advertising Campaigns, Marketing Analytics, Customer experience improvement
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Outbound Calls, Telemarketing, Customer Communications Management, Inbound Calls, Lead Generation, Direct Marketing, Call Center Experience, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Training, Telecommunications, Compliance Management, Legal Risk, General Sales Practices, Informed Consent, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Compliance Reporting, Regulatory Requirements, Record Keeping, Risk Analysis, Records Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Capitals Coalition
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Corporate Sustainability, Business Risk Management, Sustainable Business, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Sustainable Development, Environment and Resource Management, Cost Benefit Analysis, Environmental Resource Management, Risk Analysis, Natural Resource Management, Human Capital, Social Impact, Case Studies, Decision Making, Project Scoping
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Conversion Funnel Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Data-Driven Marketing, Web Analytics, Digital Analysis, Customer Analysis, Marketing Automation, Customer Insights, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Web Analytics and SEO, Decision Intelligence, System Monitoring, Model Evaluation, Continuous Monitoring, Quality Assessment, Data Validation, Verification And Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Financial Modeling, Risk Analysis, Loans, Commercial Lending, Financial Analysis, Financial Data, Finance, Excel Formulas, Project Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Cost Benefit Analysis, Financial Management, Risk Management, Microsoft Excel, Cash Flows
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cost Benefit Analysis, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Cost Accounting, Financial Modeling, Management Accounting, Financial Analysis, Income Statement, Cost Management, Financial Forecasting, Product Strategy, Mathematical Modeling, Risk Analysis, Revenue Forecasting, Finance, Business, Decision Making, Risk Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Dashboard, Driving engagement, Drive Engagement, Social Media Marketing, User Accounts, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours