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    Understand the foundations of business for starting and managing companies. Learn about marketing, finance, operations, and strategy.

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    • Status: Free Trial
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      Status: New AI skills
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      Google

      Google Project Management:

      Skills you'll gain: Quality Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Scoping, Project Closure, Project Management, Project Planning, Continuous Improvement Process, Agile Project Management, Project Controls, Professional Networking, Backlogs, Agile Software Development, Quality Assessment, Team Management, Project Documentation, Agile Methodology, Communication Planning, Change Management, Milestones (Project Management), Interviewing Skills

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      129K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
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      Google

      Google Business Intelligence

      Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Intelligence, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Design, Dashboard, Data Integration, Professional Networking, Data Pipelines, Data Warehousing, Business Analytics, Real Time Data, Business Reporting, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems, Professional Development, LinkedIn

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      3K reviews

      Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
      Status: AI skills
      AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, SQL, Predictive Modeling, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Plotly, Interactive Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Jupyter, Data Wrangling, Data Literacy, Data Analysis, Data Mining, Matplotlib, Unsupervised Learning, Generative AI, Pandas (Python Package), Professional Networking

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      143K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Google

      Foundations of Cybersecurity

      Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Security Controls, Cyber Attacks, Security Management, Cyber Security Strategy, Incident Response, Cyber Risk, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Information Assurance, Data Ethics, Network Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      34K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Emory University

      Management Consulting

      Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Presentations, Microsoft PowerPoint, Management Consulting, Executive Presence, Business Consulting, Benchmarking, Microsoft Excel, Storytelling, Data Storytelling, Proposal Development, Oral Expression, Business Research, Interviewing Skills, Six Sigma Methodology, Consultative Approaches, Analytical Skills, Data Quality, Professional Networking, Business Management

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.9K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
      U

      University of Virginia

      Entrepreneurship: Growing Your Business

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Design Thinking, Annual Reports, Innovation, Process Design, Business Modeling, Customer experience strategy (CX), Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, Courage, Leadership Development, Strategic Leadership, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, Professional Development, Business Ethics

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      7.6K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
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      Google

      Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Customer experience strategy (CX), Performance Measurement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, E-Commerce, Marketing Strategies, Digital Marketing, Branding, Marketing Channel, Marketing Analytics, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Target Audience

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      28K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      TOGAF 10 Foundation

      Skills you'll gain: Enterprise Architecture, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Information Technology Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, Governance, Gap Analysis, Business Transformation, Change Management, Business Process Reengineering, Information Systems

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      216 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Free Trial
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      University of California, Irvine

      Introduction to Business

      Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Business Planning, Financial Statements, Keyword Research, Business Strategy, Digital Marketing, People Development, Strategic Leadership, Online Advertising, Search Engine Optimization, Leadership and Management, Content Marketing, Leadership Development, Accounting, Cash Flows, Financial Forecasting, Income Statement, Organizational Strategy, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Social Media Strategy

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      652 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Free Trial
      Status: AI skills
      AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM Data Analyst

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Plotly, Data Visualization, SQL, Predictive Modeling, Generative AI, Interactive Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, Jupyter, Big Data, Matplotlib, Statistical Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), IBM Cognos Analytics, Excel Formulas, Professional Networking

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      92K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
      Status: AI skills
      AI skills
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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Excel Formulas, Extract, Transform, Load, Power BI, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Copilot, Data Modeling, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Star Schema, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Spreadsheet Software, Data Validation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Data Storage

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7.4K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Google

      Foundations of Business Intelligence

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Dashboard, Business Analytics, Real Time Data, Data Modeling, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Business Metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Pipelines, Project Documentation

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.8K reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business foundation courses

    • Google Project Management:: Google
    • Google Business Intelligence: Google
    • IBM Data Science: IBM
    • Foundations of Cybersecurity: Google
    • Management Consulting: Emory University
    • Entrepreneurship: Growing Your Business: University of Virginia
    • Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce: Google
    • TOGAF 10 Foundation: EDUCBA
    • Introduction to Business: University of California, Irvine
    • IBM Data Analyst: IBM

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