Starting a business courses can help you learn business planning, market analysis, financial management, and customer acquisition strategies. You can build skills in networking, negotiation, and developing a value proposition that resonates with your target audience. Many courses introduce tools like business model canvases, financial forecasting software, and customer relationship management systems, that support applying your skills effectively and tracking your progress as you launch and grow your venture.
Skills you'll gain: Electronic Hardware, Electronics Engineering, Hardware Design, Electronic Components, Electronic Systems, Electronics, Schematic Diagrams, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Design Process, Diagram Design, Wiring Diagram, Computer-Aided Design, Drafting and Engineering Design, Design Software, Verification And Validation, Simulation and Simulation Software, Manufacturing and Production, Simulations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Interactive Learning, Peer Review, Pedagogy, Art History, Public History, Digital pedagogy, Social Sciences, Aesthetics, Community Organizing, Community Outreach, Education and Training, Social Justice, Creativity, Political Sciences, Higher Education, Community Development, Social Impact, Media and Communications, Team Collaboration
★ 4.7 (131) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Lending and Underwriting, Credit Risk, Loans, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Portfolio Risk, Loan Documentation, Risk Mitigation, Bank Regulations, Risk Management, Derivatives, Risk Modeling, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Analysis, Risk Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Investment Management, Compliance Management, Business Valuation, Business Modeling, Structural Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Sample Size Determination, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Spreadsheet Software, Excel Formulas, Sampling (Statistics), Data-Driven Decision-Making, Box Plots, Probability Distribution, Descriptive Analytics, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Variance Analysis
★ 4.7 (92) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Cash Flow Forecasting, Cash Management, Cash Flows, Financial Forecasting, Forecasting, Accounting Software, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Financial Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Experience Design, User Experience, User Research, Design Research, Usability Testing, Experience Design, UI/UX Strategy, Prototyping, Design Strategies, User Centered Design, Conceptual Design, Technical Communication, Ideation, Test Planning, Adobe Photoshop
★ 4.7 (103) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), iOS Development, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Apple iOS, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI Components, Swift Programming, Application Development, Interactive Design, Cross Platform Development, Animations
★ 4.7 (118) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Java, Java Programming, Agentic systems, Agentic Workflows, AI Workflows, Generative AI, LLM Application, Tool Calling, OpenAI API, Application Development, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Memory Management
★ 4.2 (25) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Corporate Finance Institute
Skills you'll gain: Classification Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning Algorithms, Logistic Regression, Predictive Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Performance Metric
★ 4.4 (7) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Software Testing, Testability, Test Case, White-Box Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Code Coverage, Test Engineering, Functional Testing, Test Automation, JUnit, Requirements Analysis, Java Programming
★ 3.8 (117) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Creo Incubator
Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Change Management, Communication, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Influencing, Communication Strategies, Proposal Development, Conflict Management, Persuasive Communication, Behavioral Economics, Strategic Communication, Organizational Change, Organizational Strategy, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Image Quality, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Photography, Color Theory, Digital Signal Processing, Semiconductors
★ 4.7 (163) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months