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1. Entrepreneurship: From Idea to Launch

Offered by: Udemy

According to Udemy.com, this entrepreneurship course explains the process from the creation of an idea to the successful launch of a new venture. The site offers a variety of free online courses, ranging from languages to music to sports. For Entrepreneurship, 32 lectures and 10 exercises are included – which you can study at your own pace and free time.

The goal of the course is to guide aspiring entrepreneurs through the steps that will greatly increase their chances of successfully turning their ideas into a successful business.

2. Personal Finance

Offered by: Missouri State University

Personal finance management is not necessarily something that’s taught in schools or even by parents of kids at home. From the Missouri State University comes this course for personal finance which includes eight classes. Videos and lectures for personal saving, credit management, budgeting and retirement planning are included here. You can easily access the course through iTune U, YouTube and Open Culture.

3. Designing Your Life

Offered by: MIT OpenCourseWare

Would you like to take charge of your own life? This is exactly what you will learn from this course by MIT OpenCourseWare. The goal of the online course is to provide an ‘exciting, eye-opening, and thoroughly useful inquiry into what it takes to live an extraordinary life, on your own terms’. It will also teach you how to succeed in your own terms, be proud of what you have in life, and be happy with it.

4. Useful Genetics

Offered by: Coursera

Unlike other online courses which are more flexible, Useful Genetics is more specific – there are start and end dates which you need to follow. Offered by Coursera, it aims to teach a college-level understanding of how genes function. What’s the role of inheritance? Is there such a thing as a ‘gay gene’? What does race have to do with genes? If this is something that interests you, you should definitely enrol in this online cours

5. Introduction to Statistics

Offered by: Udacity

This self-paced course by Udacity requires a student to be knowledgeable about basic Algebra. If you’re planning to establish your own business, you will definitely benefit from this course because statistics and data analysis are skills required in almost every industry. Through it, you will learn how to interpret and gather data; visualize it; and understand its relationship with mathematics.

6. MIT: Introduction to Microeconomics

Offered by: MIT OpenCourseWare

Another self-paced online course offered by MIT OpenCourseWare is Introduction to Microeconomics. Over the years, economics has had a bad rap with people – especially business owners who would not like to concern themselves about this subject. Microeconomics is all about making the best decision if you have scarce resources like money or time.

7. Wharton/Coursera: An Introduction to Financial Accounting

Offered by: Coursera

This ten-week course is very useful for those who are running their own business, or those who simply would like to take charge of their financial life. No background in accounting is required and the commitment is six to eight hours per week, depending on your availability. Through this online course, you will learn about the basics of accounting, how to read a balance sheet, how to interpret income statements and cash flows.

Accounting is the language of business so those who would like to take charge of their finances should definitely think about enrolling in this course

8. Wharton/Coursera: An Introduction to Marketing

Offered by: Coursera

An Introduction to Marketing is a nine-week course offered by Coursera, where you can commit to studying around five to six hours per week. It’s better if you have a business background when taking this course but if you really would like to learn about marketing, there’s no stopping you from enrolling in it.

The classes are taught by three of Wharton’s marketing stars, Peter Fader, David Bell and Barbara E. Khan. Entrepreneurs who would like to know how to relate to customers, how to sell their products and how to improve their business in general should enrol in this course.

9. MIT/EdX: Introduction to Biology

Offered by: EdX

Lasting for 14 weeks, this online course requires individuals to have studied biology and chemistry in high school. The per-week commitment is about 12 hours. Written by Kevin Carey, this Introduction to Biology course is virtually the same biology class that students at MIT take. It’s a fascinating look at how life works, and is something that you should consider enrolling in even if you have no wish to be in the health care or medical industry.

10. Udacity: How to Build a Startup

Offered by: Udacity

Finally, feel free to pace yourself when taking this Udacity course called How to Build a Startup. In it, you will learn about the practical side of starting your own company, how to develop a viable product, and how to figure out how your business is actually going to make money once it gets off the ground.

Computer science, artificial intelligence, software, innovation, commercialization, money and banking – the possibilities of what you can learn from online classes are practically endless. With very little or no money at all, you can study the subjects at your own pace during your free time – and gain new knowledge and skills along the way.

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