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28 Best Online Business Courses That Will Take You From Intern To CEO
From understanding Excel to basic public speaking, these online courses will have you setting up your next entrepreneurial venture in no time
Online business courses can be the perfect solution for avid learners on the search for an alternative way of gaining new understandings and qualifications. Budding entrepreneurs take note...
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of digital resources enabling students to attend virtual classes, complete exams and work towards certificates to take their careers to the next level.
Nowadays, there is an abundance of business courses, whether its accounting and branding or public speaking and sales that can help transform learners into entrepreneurs and the leading thinking heads of today’s corporate world.
Here is a list of the best online business courses available right now:
Facebook Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate
Getting a job at Facebook might be hard going but with this qualification, at least you’ll get your foot in the door in the world of social media and business. During this course you’ll learn how to make a brief, curate your social media presence, use Facebook Ads Manager and analyse effective advertising campaigns for your customers.
Course: Six sessions
Price: Enroll for free
Business Foundations Specialization
Learning the ins and outs of business and finances is no mean feat, which is why we suggest getting to grips with the basics. During this course you’ll come understand market strategies, how to read income statements, cash flow and balance sheets, improve business processes and manage people.
Course: Six sessions
Price: Enroll for free
Key Technologies for Business Specialization
Through IBM’s course you’ll learn the most important technology used in business, whether that’s Cloud Computing and Machine Learning, or buzzwords like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science. If you want to get into business, your future starts right here.
Course: Three sessions
Price: Enroll for free
Management Consulting Essential Training
Taught by industry experts, this course will involve understanding how to consult in real life, how to enter into a new market, identify strategies to analyse business and industries, how to perform an industrial analysis and learn organisation behaviours.
Course: 13 sections, 120 lectures
Price: £15.99
Digital Products Masterclass: Start Your Own Online Business
It’s time to start your own online business but first, you should buy this course to learn how to convert your traditional business or service into an online format, use organic and paid traffic to sell your digital products and market and sell your goods.
Course: 20.5 hours on-demand video, 21 articles and a certificate of completion.
Price: £15.99
Write Better emails
Improve your communication skills with your colleagues or future employees, with this simple yet effective course which will teach you all about proper email etiquette and how to save time when sending important information.
Course: 1.5 hours on-demand video, one article, certificate of completion.
Price: £9.99
The Complete Presentation and Public Speaking/Speech Course
Fancy being taught by a former Goldman Sachs banker and TedX speaker about how to give a great speech? Now is your chance, as renowned businessman Chris Haroun will take you, step-by-step, through how to deliver the perfect presentation, whether it’s understanding how to structure a speech or how to speak with confidence.
Course: 16 hours on-demand videos, 29 articles, 307 downloadable resources, certificate of completion.
Price £11.99
Influencing and Persuading
Identify four personality types and how to influence them, as well as learn how to deal with tricky bosses, colleagues and family members better. The best lesson will, undeniably be, how to feel calm and confident when swaying others.
Course: Three hours on-demand video. 16 downloadable resources and a certificate of completion.
Price: £15.99
Google Analytics Training Course for Beginners
If the words ‘Google Analytics’ alone have you sweating then rest assured as this course will help you grow your business and career in a jiffy.
Learn how to track the success of social media and marketing campaigns and optimise metrics.
Course: Two hours on-demand videos, six articles, two downloadable resources, certificate of completion.
Price: £16.99
Emotional Intelligence at Work: Learn from Your Emotions
Struggle to control your emotions at work? This course will help you improve your relationships in the office by educating you on how to identify your own feelings and those of your colleagues.
Recognise stress triggers and form strategies to hep you and others cope better in the work place.
Course: One hour on-demand video, eight downloadable resources, certificate of completion.
Price: £49.99
Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis: Complete Training
Bookkeeping, building a balance sheet, understanding debits and credits and building an income statement have never been easier topics to grasp, thanks to this course.
No prior knowledge of accounting is needed, just a pen and paper. This is perfect for those wanting to change their career, from becoming an auditor and financial manager to a CEO and entrepreneur.
Course: 3.5 hours on-demand videos, three articles, 39 downloadable resources, certificate of completion.
Price: £9.99
Business Leadership with Howard Schultz
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz went from having no business education to growing Starbucks into an international brand.
With his in-depth 12 video lessons, you’ll learn everything from what he’s learnt about business leadership and finding investors to hiring a values-based team.
Course: 12 video lessons, two passes (with access to all classes)
Price: £170
Campaign Strategy and Messaging
David Axelrod and Karl Rove are the men behind some of the most famous US election wins for the likes of Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
This powerful duo will teach you everything you need to know about business strategy and how to deliver a consistent message in the work place.
Course: 24 video lessons, two passes (with access to all classes)
Price: £170
Business Strategy and Leadership With Bog Iger
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger is the man behind the company’s acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm. So, who better to learn from than a expert in risk management and deal negotiating?
Course: 13 video lessons, two passes (with access to all classes)
Price: £170
The Art of Negotiation with Chris Voss
Learning from an FBI hostage negotiator is pretty rare so count yourself lucky to have access to Voss’ words of wisdom.
From conversing with bank robbers to terrorists, Voss is the perfect candidate to teach you about strategies in everyday negotiations, whether it’s about getting your idea carried out or discussing salary.
Communication skill training never sounded so good.
Course: 18 video lessons, two passes (with access to all classes)
Price: £170
Brand Management: Aligning Business, Brand and Behaviour
This course, courtesy of the University of London’s London Business School, will help you understand how to build brands from an organisational perspective and across cultures and borders, as well as brand design, delivery and engagement.
According to Coursera, 45 per cent of people started a new career after completing this course.
Course: Five weeks
Price: Enroll for free
Financial Markets
How does a business course from Yale University sound to you? With these virtual lessons, you’ll learn risk management, the basics of financial markets and insurance, behavioural finance, stocks and bonds.
What are you waiting for?
Course: Four Weeks, certificate on completion
Price: Enroll for free
Introduction to Web Development
The Internet is a pretty big thing to get your head around, never mind knowing how to create a web page.
Thanks to this course from the University of California, you’ll be able to describe the world wide web’s structure and functionality, use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and launch your own webpage.
Course: Six weeks
Price: Enroll for free
Dynamic Public Speaking Specialisation
Talking in public will have even the most confident person hesitating during a speech but with this course from the University of Washington, you might see yourself becoming the next Sheryl Sandberg or Michelle Obama.
This course will help you increase your confidence, develop delivery techniques to engage audiences, prepare speeches and master speechwriting.
Course: Four classes
Price: Enroll for free
Effective Business Presentations with PowerPoint
Offered by PWC, this course will improve your understanding of data presentation using PowerPoint and covers everything from structuring with insights to design principles to make your presentation more pleasing to the eye.
Course: Four weeks, certificate on completion.
Price: Enroll for free
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