Learn business for free
Courses for starting and running a business: finding an idea people will pay for, testing it cheaply, sales and marketing, pricing, managing money and people, and growing. They come from universities, startup programmes and experienced teachers on their own channels. Pair them with the e-commerce and digital marketing topics if you sell online.
Our top picks
#1
How to Start a Startup (Y Combinator and Stanford CS183B)Founders and investors on how startups really work, from Y Combinator and Stanford.
#2
Crash Course Business: EntrepreneurshipA short, clear tour of starting a business, episode by episode.
#3
MIT 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics (Fall 2023)MIT's microeconomics: how markets, prices and firms behave.
All 11 courses
MIT 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics (Fall 2023)
MIT OpenCourseWare
English20.4 h26 lessonsIntermediate
Corporate Finance (Aswath Damodaran, NYU Stern, Spring 2025)
Aswath Damodaran
English37.9 h27 lessonsAdvanced
Y Combinator Startup School 2019
Y Combinator
English8.9 h21 lessonsIntermediate
How to Start a Startup (Y Combinator and Stanford CS183B)
YC Root Access
English16.6 h21 lessonsIntermediate
Crash Course Business: Entrepreneurship
CrashCourse
English3.3 h18 lessonsBeginner
Crash Course Economics
CrashCourse
English6.2 h36 lessonsBeginner
Project Management for Beginners (Mike Clayton)
Online PM Courses - Mike Clayton
English4.8 h28 lessonsBeginner
VU MGT301: Principles of Marketing (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Virtual University of Pakistan
Urdu + English16.9 h154 lessonsBeginner
VU MGT211: Introduction to Business (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Virtual University of Pakistan
Urdu + English24.7 h196 lessonsBeginner
Startup Secrets with Michael Skok (Harvard Innovation Labs)
Harvard Innovation Labs
English28 h17 lessonsIntermediate
VU MGT602: Entrepreneurship (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Virtual University of Pakistan
Urdu + English37.4 h194 lessonsIntermediate
Questions
- Can I start a business with little money in Pakistan?
- Many service and online businesses start with a phone, a laptop and a skill. The courses here stress testing an idea with real customers before spending on stock or premises.