Florida Business & Finance Exam Prep

This exam prep course is intended to prepare the individual for the Florida Business & Finance exam by applying effective study methods while providing up-to-date exam content information.

This exam preparation course will cover financial management, accounting applied to the construction industry, OSHA, and project management. It will also cover rules and regulations that govern the construction industry, construction lien law, labor law, tax law, and business structures.

Upon completion of the continuing education course students will be provided with a Certificate of Course Completion.

Students interested in enrolling in our continuing education courses must understand that these courses are not designed or intended to qualify its participants for employment. They are intended solely for the avocation, personal enrichment, continuing education, and enjoyment of its participants. Continuing education courses are not prerequisite or provide credit toward any vocational program offered within the school.

South Florida Institute of Technology's Department of Continuing Education offers non-credit courses for people who want to update and increase their knowledge and skills in construction, allied health and technology, including professional development certification courses and test-preparation courses.

• Comprehensive exam preparation courses with exclusive test-taking strategies and in-class practice tests, so you are prepared and confident to take your chosen exam.
• Professional development courses needed for continued certification in your chosen profession.
• Workforce development training that the department describes as innovative, flexible and responsive to the needs of the diverse communities it serves.
• Founded in October 1997 and accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) since February 2002, with campuses in Miami and Hialeah.
• Classroom instructor-to-student ratio does not exceed 1 to 30.

Registering. Tuition must be paid at the time of registration; acceptable payment is cash, money order, check, debit card or major credit card. The Department of Continuing Education office at 720 NW 27 Ave., 2nd Floor, Miami, is open Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm (305-649-2050 ext. 17).

Good to know. Continuing education courses are not a prerequisite for, and do not give credit toward, any vocational program at the school. The school may cancel classes with insufficient enrollment or close registration when a class is full; if it cancels a course before the first day, registrants are notified and refunded.

Spanish version: 8:30am - 12:00pm (Saturdays), started September 19, 2026. English version: 12:30pm - 4:00pm (Saturdays), date to be announced. Location: Miami Campus.

The school reserves the right to cancel classes for which there is insufficient enrollment and to make any schedule changes as necessary, including a change in time, days, location, or instructor.

Tuition. Tuition cost: $700.

Books. Reference books per the DBPR Business and Finance reference list (CILB Division I and II). Electrical Contractors will only need the Florida Contractor Manual 2021 Edition for the Business Exam.

Payment. Tuition cost must be paid at the time of registration. Acceptable types of payment are cash, money order, check, debit cards, and major credit cards. If books and supplies are required, they are not included in the tuition cost unless indicated in the course description.

Refunds. Tuition paid will be refunded if the student cancels prior to the first day of class; cancellation after the first day but prior to 40% completion results in a pro rata refund, and cancellation after completing 40% of the course results in no refund.

Where it leads. The Florida Business and Finance exam is taken alongside the trade knowledge exam: the school's contractor pages explain that once you have passed both the Business and Finance and the technical exam, you apply for your license to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), as an individual or as qualifier for a business.

Please note. SFIT states that its continuing education courses are not designed or intended to qualify participants for employment, and it makes no statement that people who complete them are more likely to obtain employment in the field than people who do not.

In class. This is a classroom lecture course. Instructors provide study methods, techniques and class material, coach you on how to navigate the reference books, and give numerous practice questions for training purposes.

Books. Students need the CILB Division I and II reference book listing published by the Florida DBPR. Electrical contractors only need the Florida Contractor Manual 2021 Edition for the Business exam.

Payment and completion. Tuition must be paid at the time of registration by cash, money order, check, debit card or major credit card. Required books and supplies are not included in tuition unless the course description says so. On completion you receive a Certificate of Course Completion.