Have you got a business idea eating away at you? Do you have even the slightest clue where to start with it? No? Well, why not take up an online course on entrepreneurship and make it happen?

The great thing about the Internet these days is that there is a course for just about everything you might want to know, and at whatever level you're ready to study at. In particular, there are lots of niche courses that teach very specific things about something you'll need to know on your journey to greatness, such as Microsoft Office courses to perfect your business documents.

If you're new to entrepreneurship, you may not even know yet what you need to know. That's why we've made this list for you. There are big names giving their best advice.

Take in a bunch of courses that teach you the basics, or get some expert advice on your current struggle. It's your path, so make it a good one.

Entrepreneurship — From Idea to Launch

Price: Free

Entrepreneurship - From Idea to Launch

At the fantastic price point of FREE, this is the primer every entrepreneur needs. It's designed to take you from your very first idea, through all the basic steps to becoming an entrepreneur, and then up to your launch date. You can use it as a step-by-step guide to launching your venture, or you can just learn about what being an entrepreneur really entails for your own self-improvement.

The lectures are given by Dr. Jeff Cornwall, Professor of Entrepreneurship at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. With such credentials, you can hardly go wrong.

Raising Money for Startups

Price: $19

Raising Money for Startups

This course is insanely good value once you realize the caliber of instructors on board. There are seven instructors who are all entrepreneurs and angel investors who have given or secured millions of dollars in funding themselves. So, if you're looking to get your business funded, this course is an ideal place to start.

You'll learn about raising money through angel investors & venture capitalists, who to target for funding, how the perfect pitchdeck looks, and what investors are actually looking for in your startup. This is 6.5 hours of incredibly valuable funding advice.

The 5 Immutable Growth Principles for Every Small Business

Price: Free

The 5 IMMUTABLE Growth Principles for Every Small Business

This course is basically a fast-track to having a substantial business model. You'll learn about the growth cycle, systemization, sales systems and a variety of shortcuts you can employ for success.

Business Development For Startups and Tech Companies

Price: $297

Business Development For Startups and Tech Companies

If you're really serious about business development, this is the hottest Udemy course around. The focus of the course is on pitching ideas, developing a strategy, general business development, building outreach, and closing deals.

If you think this looks pricey, look again. This course has over 30 hours of content in it, meaning you're paying less than $10 per hour of lectures. Most Udemy courses only have two hours of content available. Keep that in mind when you're comparing prices!

Lean Canvas Course

Price: Free

Lean Canvas Course

Keep your business lean and streamlined: that's what this course is all about. It's a five-part course that will ensure you refine your vision and understand the critical components of various business models.

You'll also learn how to find a compelling problem worth solving and how to reduce your risk. All for free!

Social Media Marketing Plan - Lead Generation For Businesses

Price: $149

Social Media Marketing Plan - Lead Generation For Businesses

Even if you're an avid social media user, you may not know for sure how you can use this technology effectively for your business. This course is designed to get you up to speed.

You'll learn about how content marketing and social media marketing works, then build your own social media marketing plan using this knowledge. You'll develop SEO skills and learn how to create content for social media.

Most importantly for entrepreneurs, you'll learn how to create a digital sales funnel and how to convert social media prospects into sales. This is vital if your social media marketing strategy is to be of any use to you.

Angel Investor Supercharger: Speed Up Your Investor Funding

Price: Free

Angel Investor Supercharger Speed Up Your Investor Funding

If funding is on your radar and you're after a free course about it, this is what you need. And even though it's free, it's still a quality guide written by an established expert in the field.

The instructor, Andrew, has secured millions of dollars of funding for his own ventures and sat on a UK government board where he assessed pitches by new startups looking for funding. After realizing that most entrepreneurs weren't ready to apply for funding, he decided to teach startup founders how to solve this issue and become funding-ready.

The Essential Guide to Entrepreneurship by Guy Kawasaki

Price: $199

The Essential Guide to Entrepreneurship by Guy Kawasaki

Guy Kawasaki is one of the world's most well-known entrepreneurs. What can he teach you? Well, in the four hours that you'll have to learn from him he will do a critique of a pitch from an aspiring entrepreneur, give advice on the dos and don'ts of entrepreneurship and cover many questions sourced from social media about entrepreneurship.

You will also hear a lot of anecdotal advice and real-life examples of the advice in action. This is top-notch advice that will guide you well.

Secrets of Entrepreneurship: How to Become an Entrepreneur

Price: Free

Secrets of Entrepreneurship How to Become an Entrepreneur

If you're still working your 9-5 job and unsure if you're a good fit for entrepreneurship, this course is perfect for you.

The course is hosted by a serial entrepreneur, and he gives some frank advice on what it takes to be an entrepreneur and how self-motivation is the key to building your business. He also covers typical mistakes entrepreneurs make and the key to actually making your business a success.

Idea Validation: From Idea to Paying Customer in 1 Day

Price: $97

Idea Validation From idea to paying customer in 1 day

Many entrepreneurs make a huge mistake by not validating their ideas before they pour all their time and energy into something. This course will give you a sure-fire way to get your ideas validated quickly and successfully so that you know you're heading in the right direction from the get-go. Don't waste your time!

Prove It! Testimonials That Sell

Price: Free

Prove It Testimonials That Sell

You've all seen testimonials for products and services before, but you may not be completely sure how to get great testimonials for your own business. This course delves into why great testimonials matter and then teaches you tactics for getting your own fantastic testimonials.

You'll learn when in your sales cycle to ask for testimonials, what sorts of questions you should ask your customers in order to get the best testimonials, and exactly what sort of testimonials work best and why.

The Lean Startup

Price: $150

The Lean Startup

Whether you're looking to get funded or not, most entrepreneurs could use some tips on how to keep their startup lean and effective. Eric Ries, author of the book "The Lean Startup", covers all the most important aspects of the groundbreaking methodology being followed by many top startups.

The course will teach you how to get a minimum viable product in the fastest and easiest way possible. You'll also learn plenty of tactics to keep your business on track. Case studies of the methodology in action give the course material depth and clarity.

Bonus: A free short course by the same instructor covering the basics of this information

Archetypal Branding: The Secrets of Building a Premium Brand

Price: Free

Archetypal Branding The Secrets of building a Premium Brand

Learning the basics of brand building is a vital part of developing your own brand, and you can hardly ignore the stories of great brands when you're studying this. The Archetypal Branding course teaches you the main types of brand personalities, featuring brand examples you will know.

When you've established what sort of brand you want to have, this course will give you the basic grounding for establishing resonance and trust with your core audience. You'll also learn how to foster brand ambassadors and how to assess the strength of your brand.

If you're looking to perfect your branding, you might also consider some online photography courses and other digital photography classes to learn how to keep your business's artwork in line with your brand.

Entrepreneurship 101 : Start Your Business & Make Money

Price: $297

Entrepreneurship 101 Start Your Business & Make Money

This is a crash course on how to start your own business and become a successful entrepreneur, including developing an entrepreneurial mindset to a millionaire's secret to start a business effectively. You'll learn how to develop an awesome business plan and to leverage your way to maximum success.

An Entrepreneur's Checklist

Price: Free

An Entrepreneur's Checklist

Are you ready to become an entrepreneur? This checklist is what you need. The course is hosted by serial entrepreneur Steve Blank, who is also a consulting professor at Stanford.

It covers the basics that you need to know before you dive in, including answering some of the biggest questions you will have, such as: whether being first-to-market with a product is important or not, the difference between vertical and horizontal markets, and why you need to manage both your market risk and technological risk at the same time.

What Will You Study?

If you're an entrepreneur in a technical field, you might also consider taking in some courses on coding and other technical courses so that you know more about what makes your products work.

Which of these Udemy courses piqued your interest? Was there a course on something unexpected that surprised you and enlightened you to a new aspect of business?

Most importantly, we want to hear from you. Which entrepreneurship courses have you taken and enjoyed? List them in the comments so we can all learn from them!