AIFBL Academy: practical AI courses

Short, hands-on AI courses by Shihan Sheriff, FCMA, CGMA, CPA (Australia), MBA (General), MBA (Data Science & AI), UAECA, CAAB, CAIS, with copy-ready prompts, workbooks, bonuses and certificates. Start with a free course.

• Be Productive Using AI: Aim to Save 10 Hours a Week

  Use Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot to cut time on email, meetings, documents and planning, with a routine you measure every week.

  Beginner · 18 lessons · Free

• AI for CFOs and Finance Leaders: Close Faster, Forecast Smarter, Advise Better

  For CFOs, controllers and FP&A leads: 20 lessons that leave you with an AI finance policy, a use-case scoring matrix, an output review checklist and a 90-day rollout plan.

  Intermediate · 20 lessons · $197

• AI for Business Owners: The Practical Playbook for Marketing, Sales and Operations

  For small business owners: 20 lessons and 35 prompts that leave you with the 10 tasks worth handing to AI, a brand voice guide, SOP templates and a 90-day AI plan.

  Beginner · 20 lessons · $97

• The 25 Best AI Tools for Business, Step by Step

  For business owners and professionals: 18 lessons covering 25 verified AI tools, each with a 15-minute quick start, a copy-ready prompt and a privacy note, ending with your own lean stack and a 30-day plan.

  Beginner · 18 lessons · $47

• Mastering Claude: From First Chat to Power User

  For professionals who use Claude at work: 19 lessons that leave you with a Claude set-up that knows your work, a 35-prompt library, Project templates and a traffic light data policy.

  Beginner · 19 lessons · $47

• Mastering ChatGPT: Expert Results for Work, Every Time

  For professionals who use ChatGPT at work: 19 lessons that leave you with a six-part prompt framework, a set-up that knows your work and a 35-prompt library, with a check at the end of every workflow.

  Beginner · 19 lessons · $47

• Mastering Google Gemini: AI Across Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Drive and Meet

  For Google Workspace users: 19 lessons that leave you with a 15-minute Gmail triage routine, a 35-prompt library, a Workspace feature cheat sheet and clear privacy and admin settings.

  Beginner · 19 lessons · $47

• Mastering Microsoft Copilot: Get Real Results in Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

  For Microsoft 365 users: 17 lessons that show you which Copilot you have, how to prompt it well and how to check its work, with a 37-prompt library by app and a team adoption checklist.

  Beginner · 17 lessons · $47

• Achieve Your Dreams With AI: Goals, Habits, Learning and Side Income

  For busy people with big plans: 19 lessons and 36 copy-ready prompts that leave you with a one-page 90-day plan, a weekly review routine and a side income validation checklist.

  Beginner · 19 lessons · $47

• AI Agents and Automation for Small Business: Build No-Code Workflows That Run Your Routine Work

  For small business owners and operators: 20 lessons that leave you with working no-code workflows, approval rules, error alerts and a 30-day rollout plan, in Zapier, Make, n8n or Power Automate.

  Intermediate · 20 lessons · $97

• AI Money Mastery: Budget, Clear Debt and Plan Smarter With AI

  For anyone who wants calmer money: 18 lessons that leave you with a spending picture, a budget, a bill calendar and a debt payoff plan you can check with simple spreadsheet formulas, with a strict privacy routine.

  Beginner · 18 lessons · $47

• Build Your Personal Brand with AI: LinkedIn, Content and Thought Leadership in 30 Minutes a Day

  For professionals and consultants: 18 lessons that leave you with clear positioning, a rewritten LinkedIn profile, a voice guide and a 30-minute content routine, with AI drafting and you deciding.

  Beginner · 18 lessons · $47

• Excel and AI for Finance Professionals: Build, Clean, Check and Explain Your Spreadsheets Faster

  For accountants and analysts: 20 hands-on lessons that leave you with a formula verification log, a reconciliation template, a variance commentary template and a model review checklist.

  Intermediate · 20 lessons · $97

• Prompt Like a Pro: The CLEAR Framework for Precise AI Results at Work and in Life

  For anyone who uses AI at work or at home: 19 lessons that teach one five-part method, CLEAR, with nearly 100 copy-ready prompts and a scoring rubric for your own prompts.

  Beginner · 19 lessons · $47