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11 Best Business Performance Courses on Coursera

Choosing a Business Performance course on Coursera involves understanding what each programme covers and how it aligns with your career goals. The eleven options listed range from foundational financial analysis to specialised topics such as service marketing and data‑driven decision‑making, with prices varying from $9.99 to $79.00. All courses are delivered through Coursera and most are priced at $49.00, with the exception of a low‑cost offering on Google Forms and a higher‑priced Marketing Strategy Capstone Project.

Consider your current skill level and the specific areas you wish to develop. If you need a broad introduction to financial analysis, the Foundations of Financial Analysis and Business Performance course may suit you. For a more applied focus on analytics, the Advanced Business Analytics course from the University of Colorado Boulder provides deeper technical content. Evaluate the course titles, providers, and price points to find the best fit for your learning needs.

Courses compared
11
Price range
$9.99 – $79.00
Providers
Coursera
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 11 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "business performance" 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 $9.99 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Foundations of Financial Analysis and Business Performance

    Offered by John Wiley & Sons

    This course equips professionals with essential financial analysis tools and business performance management strategies. It emphasizes practical skills for evaluating financial health and making informed business decisio...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C Lowest price here

    Improve Business Performance with Google Forms

    Offered by Coursera

    By the end of this project, you will create and execute a customer satisfaction survey using Google Forms, and then analyze the form responses. Creating your survey will depend on what your company wants to analyze. Are...

    $9.99
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    Advanced Business Analytics

    Offered by University of Colorado Boulder

    The Advanced Business Analytics Specialization brings together academic professionals and experienced practitioners to share real world data analytics skills you can use to grow your business, increase profits, and creat...

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

    Data-Driven Decision-Making for Agile Organizations

    Offered by Duke University

    This course series enables professionals to leverage data for fast, informed decision-making in complex environments. It’s designed for managers, team leaders, and decision-makers who seek to leverage data effectively in...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Fundamentals of Accounting

    Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Accounting is the “language of business.” Being able to understand this language allows individuals both inside and outside of an organization to join the “conversation” about how the organization is performing and how i...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Measurement in Management: Informing Leadership Decisions

    Offered by Chris Croft Training

    Measurement in Management: Build meaningful KPIs, avoid common measurement mistakes, and improve business performance with practical tools. Taught by world renowned instructor Chris Croft, this course gives managers and...

    $49.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Financial Analysis & Tax Accounting: Apply & Evaluate

    Offered by EDUCBA

    Develop the skills to analyze financial statements and use financial ratios to support informed business decisions. In Apply and Analyze Financial Ratios for Business Decisions, you will learn how to evaluate business pe...

    $49.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Marketing Strategy Capstone Project

    Offered by IE Business School

    The Capstone Project will require you to take the knowledge you’ve acquired throughout this specialization and put it into practice. Each week is divided into the different components of the Marketing Strategy: Market An...

    $79.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera Certificate Grade B

    Master the 8Ps of Service Marketing

    Offered by EDUCBA

    Master the 8Ps of service marketing and learn how to design customer-centric strategies that improve service quality, satisfaction, and business performance. This course provides a comprehensive and practical approach to...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Financial Accounting

    Offered by Fundação Instituto de Administração

    This course presents an introduction to financial statement analysis and its usage when assessing business performance. The first part of the course will focus on understanding the most important financial statements, na...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera Certificate Grade C

    Financial Modeling & Valuation with Excel

    Offered by EDUCBA

    This Specialization provides a complete pathway to mastering financial modeling and valuation using Microsoft Excel. Learners will start with Excel fundamentals and advanced analytics before building a strong foundation...

    $49.00
    listed price

Best Business Performance Courses on Coursera compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Foundations of Financial Analysis and Business Performance Coursera John Wiley & Sons $49.00 View →
2 Improve Business Performance with Google Forms Coursera Coursera $9.99 View →
3 Advanced Business Analytics Coursera University of Colorado Boulder $49.00 View →
4 Data-Driven Decision-Making for Agile Organizations Coursera Duke University $49.00 View →
5 Fundamentals of Accounting Coursera University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $49.00 View →
6 Measurement in Management: Informing Leadership Decisions Coursera Chris Croft Training $49.00 View →
7 Financial Analysis & Tax Accounting: Apply & Evaluate Coursera EDUCBA $49.00 View →
8 Marketing Strategy Capstone Project Coursera IE Business School $79.00 View →
9 Master the 8Ps of Service Marketing Coursera EDUCBA $49.00 View →
10 Financial Accounting Coursera Fundação Instituto de Administração $49.00 View →
11 Financial Modeling & Valuation with Excel Coursera EDUCBA $49.00 View →

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 11 priced courses on this page run from $9.99 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $69.01. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. 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. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 3 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Colorado Boulder, Duke University 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 18 September 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.

Frequently asked questions

What topics are covered by the Business Performance courses on this page?
The courses cover a range of topics including financial analysis, accounting fundamentals, business analytics, data‑driven decision‑making, measurement for leadership, and marketing strategy. Each course focuses on a specific aspect of business performance.
Who are these courses suitable for?
They are suitable for professionals seeking to improve their analytical skills, managers who need data‑informed decision‑making abilities, and anyone looking to deepen their understanding of finance, accounting, or marketing within a business context.
How do the courses differ in terms of price and provider?
All courses are offered through Coursera, with most priced at $49.00. The "Improve Business Performance with Google Forms" course is $9.99, while the "Marketing Strategy Capstone Project" is $79.00. Some courses also note university partners such as the University of Colorado Boulder or Duke University.
Do I need any prior experience to enrol?
No prior experience is required for most introductory courses, such as Foundations of Financial Analysis and Business Performance or Fundamentals of Accounting. More advanced courses like Advanced Business Analytics assume a basic familiarity with data analysis concepts.

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