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    • U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Corporate & Commercial Law I: Contracts & Employment Law

      Skills you'll gain: Certified Public Accountant, Labor Law, Commercial Laws, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Bankruptcies, Organizational Structure, Business, Legal Writing, Contract Management, Sales

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Communication in the 21st Century Workplace

      Skills you'll gain: Communication Strategies, Communication, Business Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Cultural Diversity, Intercultural Competence, Collaboration, Diversity Awareness, Virtual Teams, Adaptability, Digital Communications, Empathy, Self-Awareness

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      3.8K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • S

      Starweaver

      Business Process Modelling

      Skills you'll gain: Business Process Modeling, Business Process, Process Design, Process Flow Diagrams, Process Analysis, Process Mapping, Business Modeling, Business Process Improvement, Process Improvement and Optimization, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Technical Documentation, Stakeholder Engagement

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      88 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      G

      Google Cloud

      Google Cloud Database Engineer

      Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Application Deployment, Prompt Engineering, Kubernetes, Containerization, Database Architecture and Administration, MySQL, Cloud Computing Architecture, PostgreSQL, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Storage, Data Migration, Cloud Services, Database Administration, Cloud Management, Virtual Machines, Cloud Security, Cloud Applications, Operational Databases

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      49K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      S

      Salesforce

      Salesforce Sales Development Representative

      Skills you'll gain: Overcoming Objections, Prospecting and Qualification, Customer Relationship Management, Lead Generation, Sales Development, Time Management, Business Writing, Salesforce, Writing, Cold Calling, Sales Prospecting, Growth Mindedness, Verbal Communication Skills, Cultural Diversity, Sales Enablement, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Professional Development, Interviewing Skills, Communication

      Build toward a degree

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      555 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • K

      Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)

      Supply Chain Management: A Learning Perspective

      Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Innovation, Quality Management, Operations Management, Logistics Management, Supplier Management, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Inventory Management System, Coordinating, Corporate Sustainability, Value Propositions, Continuous Improvement Process, Consumer Behaviour, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.8K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      M

      Microsoft

      Microsoft 365 Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Multimedia, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Word, Microsoft 365, Data Visualization, Presentations, Spreadsheet Software, Productivity Software, Collaborative Software, Data Import/Export, Microsoft Windows, Proofreading, Editing, Document Management, Technical Documentation, Writing, Data Entry, Data Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      5.3K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: New
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      Meta

      Meta Web Development Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Relational Databases, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Management Systems, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), SQL, Database Design, Databases, Front-End Web Development, Unit Testing, MySQL, Debugging, User Interface (UI), Web Development, Web Servers, Test Driven Development (TDD), Web Applications, Programming Principles

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      16K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • H

      HEC Paris

      Entrepreneurship Strategy: From Ideation to Exit

      Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Creativity, B2B Sales, Sales, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Business Development, Self-Awareness, Global Marketing, Human Resources, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Financial Analysis, Cash Management, Recruitment, Team Building

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      U

      University of Minnesota

      Human Resource Management: HR for People Managers

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Management, Performance Appraisal, Performance Review, Employee Performance Management, Compensation Management, Compensation Strategy, Compensation and Benefits, Constructive Feedback, Workforce Planning, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Employee Onboarding, Recruitment, Recruitment Strategies, Human Capital, Compensation Analysis, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources Management and Planning, People Management, Job Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      15K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      G

      Google Cloud

      Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Security Engineer

      Skills you'll gain: Application Performance Management, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management, Data Loss Prevention, Load Balancing, System Monitoring, Prompt Engineering, Network Monitoring, Cloud Computing Architecture, Containerization, Network Architecture, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Network Security, OAuth, Network Routing, Cloud Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

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      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      50K reviews

      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      I

      IBM

      Python for Data Science, AI & Development

      Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, Python Programming, Data Structures, Web Scraping, Data Manipulation, Programming Principles, Pandas (Python Package), Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Restful API, NumPy, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, File Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      41K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Corporate & Commercial Law I: Contracts & Employment Law: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Communication in the 21st Century Workplace: University of California, Irvine
    • Business Process Modelling: Starweaver
    • Google Cloud Database Engineer: Google Cloud
    • Salesforce Sales Development Representative: Salesforce
    • Supply Chain Management: A Learning Perspective : Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
    • Microsoft 365 Fundamentals: Microsoft
    • Meta Web Development Fundamentals: Meta
    • Entrepreneurship Strategy: From Ideation to Exit: HEC Paris
    • Human Resource Management: HR for People Managers: University of Minnesota

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