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.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication, Language Competency, Oral Comprehension, Telephone Skills, Business Communication, Language Learning, Business Writing, Vocabulary, Collaboration, Grammar, Time Management, Hospitality, Critical Thinking
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, User Centered Design, Usability, Responsive Web Design, User Flows, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Figma (Design Software), Wireframing, Design Research, Prototyping, Persona (User Experience), Usability Testing, Experience Design, Human Centered Design, Ideation, Brainstorming, Animations
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Business Logic, SAP Applications, Business Reporting, Debugging, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Data Entry, Development Testing, User Interface (UI) Design, Maintainability, Development Environment, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Extract, Transform, Load, Object-Relational Mapping, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Quality, Data Pipelines, Pandas (Python Package), Descriptive Statistics, Database Management, Data Transformation, Data Integrity, Relational Databases, Exploratory Data Analysis, Databases, Data Processing, SQL, Data Analysis, Data Storage Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Java Programming, Object Oriented Design, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Application Design, Programming Principles, Application Development, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Development Environment, Software Development, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Strategic Marketing, Target Market, Marketing Planning, Marketing, Business Marketing, Sales Process, Sales, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing, Branding, Market Research, Business Metrics, Customer Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Marketing Design, Marketing Materials, Promotional Materials, Social Media Content, Social Media, Content Creation, Advertising, Branding, Social Media Marketing, Photo Editing, Marketing, Graphic Design, Digital Advertising
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: A/B Testing, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Inference, Estimation, Statistical Analysis, Analytics, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Descriptive Statistics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentation, Purchasing, Meeting Facilitation, Business Writing, Active Listening, Business Correspondence, English Language, Business Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Presentations, Marketing, Employee Coaching, Persuasive Communication, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Concision, Business Management, Influencing, Report Writing, Auditing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Predictive Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Analytics, Data Science, Data Processing, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Telemarketing, Application Deployment
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Product Promotion, Inventory Management System, Social Media Management, User Accounts, Account Management, Social Media, Advertising, Marketing, Business Strategy
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Communications, Target Audience, Digital Media Strategy, Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Strategic Communication, Marketing Planning, Paid media, Content Strategy, Customer Insights, Shared Media, Content Performance Analysis, Persuasive Communication, Earned Media, Content Creation
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months