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.

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Market Opportunities, Lean Methodologies, Open Mindset, Growth Mindedness, New Business Development, Creative Thinking, Business Development, Personal Development, Self-Awareness, Business Modeling, Overcoming Obstacles, Business, Risk Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Quality Assurance, Jira (Software), Agile Methodology, Verification And Validation, Product Quality (QA/QC), Quality Assessment, Agile Project Management, Sprint Planning, Workflow Management, Project Estimation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Project Scoping, Communication Planning, Cost Management, Engineering Management, Scope Management, Project Estimation, Project Schedules, Earned Value Management, Scheduling, Team Management, Quality Assurance, Stakeholder Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Risk Management, Organizational Structure, Procurement, Project Risk Management, Project Documentation, Project Management, Planning
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Stakeholder Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Scoping, Project Management, Scheduling, Project Planning, Stakeholder Analysis, Scope Management, Estimation, Agile Project Management, Project Risk Management, Resource Planning, Time Management, Team Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Development, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Planning, Investments, Budgeting, Risk Management, Goal Setting, Cash Management, Finance, Smart Goals, Insurance, Financial Management, Credit Risk
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Supplier Quality Management, Quality Control, Supplier Performance Management, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Quality Assurance and Control, Quality Monitoring, Material Handling, Verification And Validation, Compliance Reporting, Management Reporting, Investigation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Capital Expenditure, Return On Investment, Business Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Capital Budgeting, Financial Modeling, Financial Statements, Corporate Finance, Risk Analysis, Presentations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Interactive Brokers
Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Equities, Risk Analysis, Financial Trading, International Finance, Investments, Securities Trading, Financial Market, Risk Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Market Analysis, Analysis, Capital Markets, Portfolio Risk, Tax, Balance Sheet, Financial Regulations, Business Metrics, Market Data
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Project Closure, Quality Management, Project Planning, Communication Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, Backlogs, Project Management Life Cycle, Agile Methodology, Project Management, Agile Project Management, Issue Tracking, Stakeholder Analysis, Budget Management, Project Scoping, Milestones (Project Management), Project Documentation, Project Risk Management, Scope Management, Stakeholder Management, Change Management
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Risk Analysis, Risk Management Framework, Decision Making, AI Enablement, Continuous Deployment, Strategic Decision-Making, Operational Analysis, Project Performance, Release Management, Project Planning, Predictive Modeling, A/B Testing, Operational Efficiency, Experimentation, Scalability, Advanced Analytics, Procedure Development, Product Planning, Product Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Email Automation, Vibe coding, Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, Sales Process, Marketing Automation, HubSpot CRM, Sales Enablement, Sales Pipelines, Software As A Service, Sales Development, Lead Generation, Business Development, Prompt Engineering, New Business Development, Application Deployment, Campaign Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Meeting Facilitation, Virtual Teams, Brainstorming, Taking Meeting Minutes, Discussion Facilitation, Leadership, Team Leadership, Team Building, Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership Development, Team Motivation, Conflict Management, Verbal Communication Skills, Goal Setting, Smart Goals, Decision Making, Active Listening, Productivity, Interpersonal Communications, Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months