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      Yale University

      The Science of Well-Being

      Skills you'll gain: Personal Development, Positive Behavior Support, Goal Setting, Resilience, Self-Awareness, Behavioral Economics, Adaptability, Mental Health, Productivity, Psychology, Social Skills, Mindfulness

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      39K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      DeepLearning.AI

      Neural Networks and Deep Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Supervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Python Programming, Linear Algebra, Performance Tuning, Calculus

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      123K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Google

      Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Research, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Usability, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cross Platform Development, Prototyping, Wireframing, Sprint Planning

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      73K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Minnesota

      Getting Started with IT-based Entrepreneurship

      Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Emerging Technologies, Technology Strategies, Business Strategies, Information Technology, Legal Risk, Innovation, Team Building

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: New
      New
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      Free Trial
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      University of Minnesota

      Business Model & Product Pitch

      Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Growth Strategies, Price Negotiation, Business Planning, Financial Modeling, Cost Accounting, Product Strategy, Product Development, New Product Development, Business Strategies, Value Propositions, Presentations, Business Metrics, Customer Acquisition Management, Market Analysis, Fundraising

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      IBM

      IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Shiny (R Package), Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Relational Databases, Big Data, Data Visualization Software, Ggplot2, Database Design, Data Analysis, IBM Cognos Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Data Presentation, Data Mining, Dashboard, Excel Formulas, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping, Microsoft Excel

      Build toward a degree

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      28K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      Status: AI skills
      AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM AI Product Manager

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, New Product Development, Product Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Development, Innovation, Product Roadmaps, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Product Planning, Commercialization, Product Strategy, Project Management Life Cycle, Data Ethics, OpenAI, Stakeholder Engagement, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Stakeholder Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      26K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • E

      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      Driving business towards the Sustainable Development Goals

      Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Transformation, Business Ethics, Environmental Issue, Systems Thinking, Socioeconomics, Economic Development, Strategic Partnership, Business Modeling, Goal Setting, Innovation, Collaboration

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.5K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Colorado Boulder

      International Business

      Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Intellectual Property, Supply Chain, Business Ethics, International Finance, Risk Analysis, Supply Chain Management, Transportation Management, Business Risk Management, Economic Development, Strategic Sourcing, Target Market, Financial Market, Logistics, Market Opportunities, Economics, International Relations, Organizational Structure, Competitive Analysis, Marketing Strategies

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      445 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      IBM

      Data Analysis and Visualization Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Big Data, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Dashboard, IBM Cognos Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Data Mining, Apache Hadoop, Tree Maps, Excel Formulas, Apache Hive, Microsoft Excel, Data Warehousing, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Scatter Plots, Apache Spark, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Import/Export

      Build toward a degree

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      27K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      Status: AI skills
      AI skills
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      Meta

      Meta Social Media Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Paid media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Social Media, Marketing Analytics, Target Audience, Marketing Budgets, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, Instagram, Content Creation, Campaign Management, Marketing Effectiveness, Online Advertising, Marketing, Performance Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Goal Setting, Advertising, Presentations

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      21K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      IBM

      AI Foundations for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), OpenAI, Workflow Management, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Governance, Automation, Application Deployment, Business Transformation, IBM Cloud, Applied Machine Learning, Program Development, Computer Vision

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      27K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • The Science of Well-Being: Yale University
    • Neural Networks and Deep Learning: DeepLearning.AI
    • Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design: Google
    • Getting Started with IT-based Entrepreneurship: University of Minnesota
    • Business Model & Product Pitch: University of Minnesota
    • IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R: IBM
    • IBM AI Product Manager: IBM
    • Driving business towards the Sustainable Development Goals: Erasmus University Rotterdam
    • International Business: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Data Analysis and Visualization Foundations: IBM

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