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.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Performance Improvement, Change Management, Financial Analysis, Systems Thinking, Proposal Development, Cost Benefit Analysis, Business Economics, Business, Global Marketing, Packaging and Labeling, Product Lifecycle Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Business Analytics, Dashboard, Data Ethics, Performance Analysis, Business Metrics, Business Communication, Regional Sales, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Technical Communication, Business Reporting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Performance Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Network Monitoring, OSI Models, Network Security, Web Servers, Network Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Service Level, Software Engineering, Software Architecture, Data Architecture, Distributed Computing, Software Development, Microservices, Transaction Processing, Database Systems, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Structures, Test Driven Development (TDD), System Monitoring
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Capitals Coalition
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Risk Management, Sustainable Development, Natural Resource Management, Business Valuation, Sustainability Reporting, Stakeholder Analysis, Risk Analysis, Human Capital, Risk Management, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Business Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Product Support, Help Desk Support, Technical Support, Google Cloud Platform, Service Level, Service Management, Cloud Services, Issue Tracking, Problem Management, Technical Communication, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Software Design Documents, Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Conceptual Design, Interactive Design, Prototyping, Design Elements And Principles, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: IBM Cloud, Self Service Technologies, Application Deployment, AI Personalization, Customer Inquiries, Customer Engagement, Cloud Computing, Customer Service, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Amazon CloudWatch, Identity and Access Management, Organizational Structure, Cloud Solutions, Continuous Monitoring, Account Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Performance Measurement, Cost Accounting, Variance Analysis, Budgeting, Accounting, Capital Budgeting, Financial Accounting, Organizational Strategy, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Analysis, Organizational Structure, Decision Making
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Test Planning, Test Tools, Software Testing, Configuration Management, Test Case, Integration Testing, System Testing, Test Automation, Software Development Life Cycle, Acceptance Testing, Software Technical Review, Code Review, Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Risk Management Framework, Verification And Validation, Usability Testing
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Copenhagen Business School
Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Business Planning, Case Studies, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Thinking, Plan Execution, Goal Setting, Resource Management, Organizational Strategy, Peer Review, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Leadership, Innovation, Organizational Structure, Strategic Planning, Market Analysis, Culture Transformation, Change Management, Business Management, Organizational Change
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months