If you’re interested taking some business classes or, more importantly, gaining the knowledge one would gain in such a class, consider checking out the free classes offered by The Open University and by MIT.

The Open University, a leading UK adult education institution, offers the OpenLearn LearningSpace with free short self-study classes in a variety of topics including Business and Management.  Most of these units are designed to be completed in 4 to 6 hours.

Useful looking courses include:
Finding information in business and management

Marketing communications as a strategic function

MIT offers MIT OpenCourseWare with materials from full length undergraduate and graduate courses offered at MIT including many from the Sloan School of Management.

The course materials range from readings and lecture notes to videos and vary from course to course.  Interesting examples include:
Special Seminar in Management The Nuts and Bolts of Business Plans

How to Develop "Breakthrough" Products and Services

Entrepreneurial Marketing

If you check out any of these courses more closely, please let us know what you think and be sure to thank the offering institution, if you feel so inclined.

The OpenCourseWare movement is worldwide.