20 Top Rated Business and Entrepreneurship Courses
Some of these courses are free. But if you decide to purchase anything through the links below, the editor of Personal Growth (Dan — that’s me writing this) will receive a percentage of the sale as a finders fee. Thank you for your support. None of these courses or websites are recommendations. All I know is the courses below seem to have high ratings. The descriptions below are copied and pasted from the host websites.
An Entire MBA in 1 Course: Award Winning Business School Prof
Students of this course will enjoy learning everything they need to know about business….from starting a company to taking it public while learning the most important topics taught at the top MBA schools in the world.
Marketing in a Digital World
This course examines how digital tools, such as the Internet, smartphones, and 3D printing, are revolutionizing the world of marketing by shifting the balance of power from firms to consumers.
The Complete Financial Analyst Course
Accounting, financial statement analysis, business analysis, financial math, PowerPoint — everything is included in this course. Including interest rates, loan calculations, time value of money, present and future value of cash flows, understanding what drives a business and much more.
Business Foundations Specialization
Learn to develop basic literacy in the language of business, which you can use to transition to a new career, start or improve your own small business, or apply to business school to continue your education. You’ll learn the fundamentals of marketing, accounting, operations, and finance. And you’ll apply the skills learned by developing a go-to-market strategy to address a real business challenge.
Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business
In this specialization, you’ll learn to frame business challenges as data questions. You’ll use powerful tools and methods such as Excel, Tableau, and MySQL to analyze data, create forecasts and models, design visualizations, and communicate your insights.
Business Analytics Specialization
In this specialization you’ll learn how data analysts describe, predict, and inform business decisions in the specific areas of marketing, human resources, finance, and operations, and you’ll develop basic data literacy and an analytic mindset that will help you make strategic decisions based on data.
Introduction to Finance, Accounting, Modeling and Valuation
After taking this course you will understand how to create, analyze and forecast an income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement. You will also know how to value companies using several different valuation methodologies.
Fundamentals of Analyzing Real Estate Investments
Inside, you’ll find useful information on rental income properties, fix and flips, multifamily apartments, commercial properties, land development, and more.
How to Start an Amazon FBA Store on a Tight Budget
Learn step-by-step how to start from scratch and make a full-time income, or more, as an Amazon FBA seller. Follow along with over-the-shoulder demonstrations.
Strategic Leadership and Management Specialization
Learn the fundamentals to effectively lead people and teams, manage organizations as well as tools to analyze business situations and develop strategies. Strategic, human resource, and organizational foundations for creating and capturing value for sustainable competitive advantage.
Seth Godin’s Freelancer Course
This course begins with an introduction into what it means to be a freelancer, regardless of what industry you work in. You’ll realize that you have the opportunity to take control of your career, regardless of your previous experience, by seeing the world the way your clients do.
Power Your Podcast with Storytelling
Join Alex Blumberg, award-winning reporter and producer, and learn podcast tips on how to tell powerful, memorable stories through audio. You’ll learn how to develop your narrative instincts, prepare for an interview to get the best answers, and the elements of a good story.
Entrepreneurship Specialization
With guidance from Wharton’s top professors, along with insights from current Wharton start-up founders and financiers, you’ll develop an entrepreneurial mindset and hone the skills you need to develop a new enterprise with potential for growth and funding, or to identify and pursue opportunities for growth within an existing organization.
Branding Strategies to Grow Your Business
Reach the next phase of your business by learning how to identify your brand voice. Website, social media, and design alignment. Effective copy strategies. And basic principles of website design for optimal results.
Financial Management Specialization
Covers financial accounting, investments, and corporate finance. Learn to evaluate major strategic corporate and investment decisions and understand capital markets and institutions from a financial perspective. Part of the University of Illinois iMBA Program. Also fulfills a portion of the requirements to earn you college credit.
Build a Stand-Out Business
In this course, Tara Gentile guides you step-by-step through how to use your natural strengths to shape your business even if you’re new to entrepreneurship, leverage your passion so you can create marketing that’s natural & authentic, focus on a singular goal and start creating your legacy, and much more.
How to Make a Living Selling What You Make
In this course you’ll learn how to generate revenue from the beginning while balancing longer term growth. Find the best and worst revenue streams for your products. Set targets, create profitable pricing, and evaluate market demand. Deepen your product line and build your brand. And more.
Your Social Media Bootcamp
In this course, Jasmine Star, gives you the skills to dramatically improve and grow your social media marketing to work for you. Everything from how to develop a plan, how to consult and create with a brand photographer, and how to show up with the content on days you think you have none.
Inspired Leadership Specialization
In this specialization you will learn the power of asking questions to become a more inclusive and self-confident leader, and how to effectively coach others toward sustained, desired change, learning or increased motivation in life and work.
Create a Marketing Plan & Grow Your Standout Business
By the end of this class, you will be able to build a year-long marketing calendar. Quickly and confidently prepare an effective marketing message for a product or service. Create a schedule and plan for your marketing campaign using multiple channels. Design a system for your marketing campaigns that can be optimized and automated.
