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.

Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Client Services, Presentations, Logo Design, Visual Storytelling, Sales Presentations, Oral Expression, Brand Strategy, Branding, Sales Prospecting, Business Strategy, Proposal Writing, Case Studies, Business Planning, Portfolio Management, Search Engine Optimization, Goal Setting, Web Presence, Customer Acquisition Management, Creativity
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Market Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Market Analysis, Market Data, Market Trend, Market Opportunities, Market Dynamics, Trend Analysis, Demand Planning, Business Reporting, Research Reports, Report Writing, Data Collection, Product Strategy, Forecasting, Data Validation, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Research Methodologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Università Bocconi
Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Team Motivation, Intercultural Competence, Professional Networking, Organizational Leadership, Cultural Diversity, Cultural Responsiveness, Cultural Sensitivity, Leadership and Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Communication, Leadership, Team Leadership, Behavior Management, Leadership Development, Communication Strategies, Drive Engagement, Relationship Building, Team Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct
★ 4.8 (3.5K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Make.com, Responsible AI, Agentic Workflows, AI Workflows, Business Workflow Analysis, AI Security, Generative AI Agents, No-Code Development, Information Privacy, Email Automation, Agentic systems, Personally Identifiable Information, AI Integrations, AI Enablement, AI literacy, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Workflow Management, Governance, Business Process Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Futures Exchange, Derivatives, Securities (Finance), Financial Market, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Investment Management, Equities, Finance, Investments, Risk Management, Market Opportunities, Income Statement, Business
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Employee Coaching, Management Training And Development, Coaching, Accountability Frameworks, Team Performance Management, Organizational Change, Expectation Management, Performance Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Accountability, Employee Performance Management, People Management, Professional Development, Leadership and Management, Performance Metric, Organizational Development, Performance Analysis, Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership, Communication
★ 4.8 (3K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Interviewing Skills, Focus Group, Business Research, Market Analysis, Customer Analysis, Data Collection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IBM
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Data Wrangling, Plotly, Data Visualization Software, Web Scraping, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, SQL, Plot (Graphics), Unsupervised Learning, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Jupyter, Data Literacy, Generative AI, Professional Networking, Python Programming
★ 4.6 (150K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Smart Goals, Competitive Analysis, Goal Setting, Prioritization, Strategic Prioritization, Risk Analysis, Productivity, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Plan Execution, Project Implementation, Project Risk Management, Business Priorities, Program Implementation, Organizational Strategy, Risk Mitigation, Project Coordination, Risk Management, Business Strategy, Time Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Database Administration, Data Warehousing, Web Scraping, Data Engineering, Data Pipelines, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Design, Database Management, Relational Databases, Linux Commands, SQL, Apache Kafka, Bash (Scripting Language), Apache Airflow, Shell Script, Data Store, Generative AI, Python Programming, Data Security
★ 4.6 (62K) · Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Trend Analysis, Market Trend, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Presentation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization, Strategic Decision-Making, Data Storytelling, Market Analysis, Analytical Skills, Data Analysis, Market Research, Business Analytics, Market Data, Forecasting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Financial Analysis, Statistics, Investment Management, Financial Management, Financial Market, Quantitative Research, Investments, Financial Acumen, Finance, Data Literacy, Banking, Analytical Skills, Statistical Methods, Communication Strategies, Probability & Statistics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Portfolio Management, Business
★ 4.8 (14) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months