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15 Best Business Strategy Courses for Beginners

We compared 15 Business Strategy courses currently listed on Coursera, edX and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $956.80. 5 come from a named university or institution, including Harvard Business School, University of Colorado Boulder and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.

Courses compared
15
Price range
$19.99 – $956.80
Providers
Coursera, edX, Udemy
Last updated
30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, Udemy, matched to "business strategy" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.

The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.

There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $956.80, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Introduction to Business Strategy

    Offered by Harvard Business School

    What drives sustainable competitive advantage in business? This specialization introduces a distinctive approach to business strategy centered on value creation and competitive advantage. Using Harvard Business School Pr...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Introduction to Corporate Sustainability

    Offered by University of Colorado Boulder

    This course explores foundational sustainability concepts, including the economic, environmental, and social dimensions. Learners will explore key frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Corporate So...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

    Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing industries, reshaping business strategies, and transforming the way we work. Are you ready to understand AI’s potential and harness its power? In this engaging online course, yo...

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Introduction to Business Analytics and Information Economics

    Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    This specialization targets learners who seek to understand the opportunities that data and analytics present for their organization and those interested in the value of and implications for data as an asset to their org...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Introduction to Finance & Entrepreneurship

    Offered by New York Institute of Finance

    This course offers a solid introduction to the principles of finance and entrepreneurship, helping you understand essential concepts that underpin successful business ventures. You'll explore how to analyze financial sta...

    $956.80
    listed price
  6. 6
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    Introduction to Operations Management

    The course provides a broad introduction to operations management and the associated tools and techniques that support the design, planning, and improvement of systems or processes. Learn to analyze and improve business...

    $94.99
    listed price
  7. 7
    Udemy Certificate Grade B Lowest price here

    Risky Business: Beginners' Guide to Planning a New Business

    So here you are- you have a business idea you want to pursue. You want to be your own boss and you've got the gumption to follow through on it. Congratulations! That takes a lot of courage and dedication. But before you...

    $19.99
    listed price
  8. 8
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    App Development - The Beginner's Course To Building Your App

    App Development - The Beginner's Course To Building Your AppDid you know that anyone can build a profit-generating app?Like Instagram, Tinder, Snapchat, Whatsapp...That's right - anyone can build a successful app just li...

    $19.99
    listed price
  9. 9
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    College Level Introduction to Business Administration 101A

    OutcomesTaking Introduction to Business Administration 101A will expose you to college-level Business Administration academia. This course is great for students who are considering a career path in business administratio...

    $19.99
    listed price
  10. 10
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Beginner’s Guide to ICO (Initial Coin Offering)

    This course offers the fundamental knowledge of ICO (Initial Coin Offering) for any beginners - with or without experience in cryptocurrency.  You may have heard that most ICOs are scams or majority fail within the first...

    $99.99
    listed price
  11. 11
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Becoming an Independent Freight Dispatcher - Beginners

    Becoming an Independent Freight Dispatcher is a Beginner Friendly Course. Designed To Help The Working Class Of America Get Out Of The Rat Race. Once You Complete This Course You Will Be Able To Start Your Own Business,...

    $199.99
    listed price
  12. 12
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Human Design: Projektor Beginner Kurs

    Wenn du nach wirklich einfachen, leicht verständlichen Ressourcen zum Thema Human Design suchst und ein Projektor bist (oder einen in deinem Leben hast, den du gerne besser verstehen würdest!), dann ist dieser Kurs genau...

    $34.99
    listed price
  13. 13
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    An Introduction to Data-Driven Supply Chain Resilience Management

    Offered by RWTH Aachen University

    This course teaches the foundations of data-driven supply chain resilience management and prepares the students to lead the discussion on supply chain resilience within their company.

    $119.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade D

    Introduction to Digital Transformation: Change & Disruption

    Offered by London Business School

    Digital transformation is an incredible opportunity for both individuals and for organisations because it's an opportunity to personalise, to customise, to serve customers in new ways, to help them to achieve new things...

    $49.00
    listed price
  15. 15
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    eBay Masterclass Selling: Beginner to Advanced 2022

    This course on selling on eBay is designed for those eager to transition from beginner to advanced seller. With insights from experienced reseller Kyle Davies, you'll learn the strategies essential for starting and growi...

    $189.99
    listed price

Best Business Strategy Courses for Beginners compared

Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.

What the prices here tell you

The 15 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $956.80, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $936.81. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.

Who is behind these courses

These courses come from Coursera, edX and Udemy. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Harvard Business School, University of Colorado Boulder and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.

Before you enrol

Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 30 August 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.

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