Free courses
Short, practical lessons you can finish in a week. Free to read; every lesson ends with one thing to do today.
Budget Bootcamp: a budget that works in 7 days
Seven short lessons, one small task a day. By day 7 you have a written budget, a starter emergency fund plan and a debt plan.
7 lessons · about 100 minutes · for anyone who wants to know where their money goes and get ahead each month
Website Security for Small Business: 5 lessons
Five plain-English lessons on the settings that stop the most common problems: fake emails from your domain, insecure connections, stolen logins and lost sites.
5 lessons · about 70 minutes · for owners and managers of small business websites, no technical background needed
AI at Work: 6 practical lessons for small businesses
Six hands-on lessons: what AI assistants are good and bad at, how to ask clearly, how to check the answers, how to keep customer data safe, and how to build a reusable prompt library.
6 lessons · about 70 minutes · for small business owners, freelancers and teams who want to save time with ai assistants
Freelancing Basics: your first paying clients in 6 lessons
Six practical lessons: pick an offer, set a price that pays, find the first clients, put terms in writing, invoice properly and keep records for tax time.
6 lessons · about 90 minutes · for people starting freelance or side-business work: design, writing, cleaning, tutoring, trades and more
Teacher Time-Savers: 5 lessons to win back your evenings
Five lessons on batching, reusable systems, faster feedback, simple record-keeping and using printables and AI drafts wisely, with templates for each.
5 lessons · about 60 minutes · for k–12 teachers who want to spend less time on planning, grading and paperwork
Study Skills That Work: 6 lessons for better grades
Six short lessons on the study habits research supports: planning the week, active recall, spacing, taking useful notes, preparing for tests and protecting focus.
6 lessons · about 70 minutes · for high school and college students, and parents helping them
Small Business Marketing Basics: 6 lessons, no big budget
Six practical lessons: know your customer, fix your listing, get reviews, use email, post with a plan and track what works, with little or no ad spend.
6 lessons · about 80 minutes · for owners of small local and online businesses doing their own marketing
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