Small Business Courses
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.
Popular Small Business Courses and Certifications
Status: Free TrialMichigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Intellectual Property, Value Propositions, Business Planning, Design Thinking, Ideation, Innovation, Income Statement, Entrepreneurship, Customer Acquisition Management, Business Modeling, Product Development, Balance Sheet, Market Opportunities, Verification And Validation, Creative Thinking, Lean Methodologies, Open Mindset, Resource Management, Leadership
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Video Production, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Channel, Customer Engagement, Gmail, Target Audience, Content Creation
Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Marketing Analytics, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Content Marketing, Scheduling, Target Audience, Social Media Management, Customer Engagement
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialHarvard Business Review
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Generative AI, Critical Thinking, Business Modeling, Plan Execution, Financial Acumen, Prompt Engineering, Business Acumen, Financial Management, Budgeting, Business Strategy, Responsible AI, Financial Data, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Financial Analysis, Strategic Leadership, Income Statement, Strategic Decision-Making, Balance Sheet, Digital Transformation
Skills you'll gain: Web Content, Content Management, No-Code Development, Web Design and Development, Content Creation
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Design Thinking, Accounting, Annual Reports, Innovation, Process Design, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, Courage, Leadership Development, Corporate Sustainability, Professional Development, Business Ethics, Finance, HR Tech
What brings you to Coursera today?
Skills you'll gain: Process Analysis, Business Process, Business Analysis, Workflow Management, Process Management, Process Flow Diagrams, Business Process Modeling, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Computer Literacy
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Return On Investment, Financial Statement Analysis, Process Improvement, Operational Efficiency, Process Management, Accrual Accounting, Finance, Process Analysis, Human Capital, Process Mapping, Financial Accounting, Operations Management, Branding, People Management, Capital Budgeting, Marketing, Peer Review, Project Design, Corporate Finance
Status: Free TrialUniversity of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Business Strategy, Keyword Research, Digital Marketing, Organizational Leadership, Online Advertising, Search Engine Optimization, Business Planning, Content Marketing, Accountability, Cash Flow Forecasting, Business Management, Leadership and Management, Management Training And Development, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Banking, Storytelling
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Marketing Communications, Adobe Creative Cloud, Marketing, Campaign Management, Adobe Acrobat, Creative Problem-Solving, Presentations, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Content Creation, Social Media, Branding, Digital Content, Client Services, A/B Testing
Status: PreviewESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Business Risk Management, Risk Management, Teamwork, Design Thinking, Ideation, Planning, Strategic Thinking, Innovation, New Business Development, Creative Thinking, Decision Making, Open Mindset, Lean Methodologies
Status: FreeGoldman Sachs
Skills you'll gain: Market Opportunities, Business Planning, Feasibility Studies, Growth Strategies, Business Development, Business Strategies, Strategic Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Business Analytics, Goal Setting, Peer Review, Innovation, Professional Networking
What brings you to Coursera today?
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular small business courses
- How to Start Your Own Business: Michigan State University
- Small Business Marketing Using YouTube: Coursera
- Small Business Marketing Using Facebook: Coursera
- Strengthen Your Business Savvy: Harvard Business Review
- Create a Small Business Website with Weebly : Coursera
- Entrepreneurship: Growing Your Business: University of Virginia
- Business Analysis & Process Management: Coursera
- Business Foundations: University of Pennsylvania
- Introduction to Business: University of California, Irvine
- Build and Market Your Creative Business Using Adobe Tools: Adobe
