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    Learn the basics of finance to manage personal and business finances. Understand financial statements, budgeting, and investment principles.

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    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction to Cost Accounting

      Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Operational Performance Management, Performance Management, Cost Estimation, Cost Control, Product Knowledge, Product Strategy

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      198 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Instructor Network

      Microsoft Excel VBA and Macros

      Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Microsoft Excel, Data Manipulation, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Data Analysis, Productivity Software, Automation, Strategic Decision-Making

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      166 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • A

      Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

      The Payroll Cycle

      Skills you'll gain: Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Systems, Payroll Administration, Payroll Reporting, Data Entry, Employee Onboarding, Compensation Management, Record Keeping, Auditing, Tax Compliance, Timelines, Data Security

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      63 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Y

      Yonsei University

      Valuation for Startups Using Discounted Cash Flows Approach

      Skills you'll gain: Cash Flow Forecasting, Business Valuation, Cash Flows, Microsoft Excel, Forecasting, Finance, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Estimation

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      332 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      Università di Napoli Federico II

      Financial Markets

      Skills you'll gain: Market Liquidity, Derivatives, Securities Trading, Financial Regulation, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), FinTech, Financial Systems, Banking, Financial Trading, Market Dynamics, Finance, Actuarial Science, Commercial Banking, Investments, Futures Exchange, Financial Statements, Risk Modeling, Equities, Market Data

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • U

      University of California San Diego

      User Experience: Research & Prototyping

      Skills you'll gain: Design Research, User Experience Design, User Research, Prototyping, Human Centered Design, User Centered Design, Usability Testing, Qualitative Research, Innovation, Creativity, Storyboarding, Interviewing Skills

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      905 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Crédito y cobranza

      Skills you'll gain: Payment Processing and Collection, Credit Risk, Commercial Lending, Loans, Organizational Structure, Financial Analysis, Consumer Lending, Accounts Receivable, Business Risk Management, Organizational Strategy, Cash Flows

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      104 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      University of Pennsylvania

      商务基础 (中文版)

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Operations Management, Return On Investment, Process Analysis, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Operational Efficiency, Financial Reporting, Income Statement, Capital Budgeting, Business Process, Marketing, Finance, Financial Modeling, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Brand Management, Business Planning, Business Strategy

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      339 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • M

      Macquarie University

      Corporate finance: Know your numbers 2

      Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Business Valuation, Financial Modeling, Performance Measurement, Financial Analysis, Risk Analysis, Return On Investment, Cash Flows, Securities (Finance), Working Capital

      3.6
      Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • E

      EDHEC Business School

      Python and Machine Learning for Asset Management

      Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Modeling, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Risk Management, Feature Engineering, Unsupervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Dimensionality Reduction

      3.1
      Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
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      328 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
      U

      Universidade de São Paulo

      Consolidando empresas: Estrutura jurídica e financeira

      Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Labor Law, Business Modeling, Tax Planning, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Business Valuation, Labor Compliance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Tax, Business Management, Financial Modeling, Compliance Management, Financial Analysis, New Business Development, Investments, Growth Strategies, Tax Laws

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      475 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • N

      New York University

      Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Finance

      Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Decision Tree Learning, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Reinforcement Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Correlation Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Portfolio Management, Python Programming, Artificial Neural Networks, Jupyter

      3.7
      Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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      338 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular finance 101 courses

    • Introduction to Cost Accounting: Coursera Project Network
    • Microsoft Excel VBA and Macros: Coursera Instructor Network
    • The Payroll Cycle: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
    • Valuation for Startups Using Discounted Cash Flows Approach: Yonsei University
    • Financial Markets: Università di Napoli Federico II
    • User Experience: Research & Prototyping: University of California San Diego
    • Crédito y cobranza: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • 商务基础 (中文版): University of Pennsylvania
    • Corporate finance: Know your numbers 2: Macquarie University
    • Python and Machine Learning for Asset Management : EDHEC Business School

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