AI for Business Professionals
Learn how to put AI to work in daily business operations. In this hands-on program, participants start with ChatGPT and Claude for everyday productivity, then go further with Codex to direct AI in building real business tools — a calculator, automated reports, an invoice follow-up system, a pricing model, a live dashboard, and a simple business website — all without writing code by hand. Several of these builds map directly onto accounting and finance work, from automated sales and invoice reporting to pricing and quotation models. The course continues with Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Gamma, and closes with a two-department specialization track — including a dedicated Accounting and Finance track — applied to your own field.
This is a business productivity course, not a software engineering course. No coding background is needed: every hands-on build is directed through plain-language prompts, so you focus on the business result while AI handles the technical work. The goal is to help participants work faster, automate repetitive tasks, and make better use of business information.
Duration: 30 hours (approx.)
Teaching Methodology: Hands on
Course Schedule: Schedule
Fees: $450
Course Mode: Blended – Face-to-face or online via Zoom
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OVERVIEW
This hands-on course teaches business professionals how to use today's leading AI assistants, and Codex, to work faster and automate real business tasks. Participants begin with ChatGPT and Claude for everyday productivity — writing emails and reports, preparing presentations, and summarizing meetings — then move into eight guided Codex builds: a business calculator, an automated sales report, an invoice follow-up system, a pricing and quotation model, a scheduled cleanup task, an interactive revenue dashboard, a business website, and a packaged toolkit bringing every project together. For accounting and finance professionals in particular, the sales reporting, invoice follow-up, and pricing/quotation builds translate directly into day-to-day tasks like revenue tracking, receivables management, and quote preparation.
The course continues with Claude beyond chat, AI-assisted Excel and Power BI, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Gamma — all directly useful for financial spreadsheet work and reporting — before finishing with a specialization track applying AI to two business departments of your choice, including Accounting and Finance. Throughout, the focus stays practical: choosing the right tool for the task, writing effective prompts, verifying AI output, and building things you can actually use at work.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, participants will be able to write effective prompts, compare major AI assistants, choose suitable tools for business tasks, direct Codex to build working business tools without writing code, create professional documents and presentations, use AI to support spreadsheet analysis, financial reporting, and accounting workflows, generate meeting summaries and action plans, build useful prompt templates, and apply responsible AI practices in real business environments.
AUDIENCE
Business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, marketers, accountants, HR professionals, sales teams, customer support teams, administrative staff, consultants, trainers, and office employees who regularly prepare emails, reports, presentations, spreadsheets, meeting notes, proposals, or business documents.
PREREQUISITES
Basic computer knowledge is sufficient. No prior experience in AI, coding, or programming is required — Codex writes and runs the code, and you direct it with plain-language instructions.
REALISTIC COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to help participants become confident, hands-on AI users for everyday business work. The practical objective is to reduce time spent on repetitive writing, summarizing, reporting, and manual tasks, while giving participants real, working tools they build themselves with AI's help — from faster documents and reports to automated calculators, dashboards, and websites.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL CREATE
- Professional business emails and replies
- Management reports and executive summaries
- A working business calculator, built with Codex
- An automated sales report and an interactive revenue dashboard
- An automated invoice follow-up system
- A pricing and quotation model
- A routine task that runs automatically on a schedule
- A simple business website
- Business presentations and pitch decks
- Reusable prompt templates for daily office work
EXPECTED RESULTS
Participants leave the course with practical AI workflows and working tools they can apply immediately in their job — from faster writing and reporting to automated processes built during the Codex lessons. The amount of time saved depends on the participant's role, digital skills, and how often they work with documents, reports, emails, meetings, presentations, and data.
AI TOOLS USED IN THIS COURSE
The course centers on six core tools — ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Gamma — used alongside Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and a selection of department-specific business tools.
AI TOOLS BY BUSINESS FUNCTION
Click a category below to explore AI tools relevant to each business function. The listings are a reference guide — they help you discover the AI landscape for your field. Hands-on training in this course focuses on the six core tools listed above.
AI Tools
Core AI Assistants
General-purpose AI assistant for writing, brainstorming, summarizing, and business communication.
AI coding agent that builds calculators, reports, dashboards, and websites from plain-language prompts — no manual coding required.
Google's AI assistant for Gmail, Google Workspace, long-context analysis, and research.
HR
Accounting and Finance
Analyzes financial spreadsheets, creates formulas, charts, summaries, and financial insights.
Creates financial summaries, budget templates, report narratives, and accounting explanations.
Accounting platform for invoicing, bookkeeping, expense tracking, and financial workflows.
Customer Support
Reporting and Business Intelligence
Marketing
Sales and Business Development
Project Management and Operations
Summarizes meetings, drafts updates, and supports project communication across Microsoft tools.
Procurement and Supply Chain
Analyzes inventory sheets, supplier reports, procurement emails, and operational summaries.
Download Exercise Files
Download the first set of hands-on exercise files used throughout the course.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and Gamma for practical business productivity.
- Write effective business prompts for documents, emails, reports and presentations.
- Summarize spreadsheet and financial data and explain business information more clearly using AI.
- Apply AI to accounting and finance tasks such as invoice follow-up, pricing and quotation models, budget templates, and financial report narratives.
- Create realistic AI-assisted workflows for selected departments such as HR, accounting, marketing, sales, support and operations.
- Prepare professional AI-assisted presentations, summaries and reports.
- Check AI output, avoid over-reliance, and apply AI safely in daily office work.
RECOMMENDED LEARNING PATH
For a stronger professional workflow, we recommend the following learning path:
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn in the AI for Business Professionals course?
You will learn how to use AI assistants for business productivity and professional communication, write effective prompts, create documents and presentations faster, analyze spreadsheets, produce reports, and apply AI to real departmental workflows using ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Gamma.
Who should take this course?
This course is ideal for business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, marketers, consultants, administrative staff, accountants, HR professionals, and anyone who wants to use AI in business.
Do I need previous AI experience?
No previous AI experience is required. Basic computer skills are enough to start.
Is the course available online?
Yes, the course can be attended face-to-face at ETC or online via Zoom in a blended format.
How long is the course?
The course duration is approximately 24 hours of hands-on practical training. The exact depth of each business function may vary depending on the two department specializations selected.
Is this a technical AI or programming course?
No. This course is designed for business professionals. It focuses on using AI tools for productivity, documents, reports, presentations, communication, spreadsheets, and department workflows. It does not teach programming, machine learning engineering, or AI model development.
Which AI tools are used in the course?
The course uses ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Gamma, together with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and department-specific AI tools for HR, accounting, customer support, marketing, sales, reporting, operations, and procurement.
Do you provide certificates?
Yes, ETC offers certificates attested by the Ministry of Education upon successful completion of the course. For more information, visit our certification roadmap.
Can I try the first session before registering?
Yes, you can attend the first session as a free trial before officially registering.
Can I pay in installments?
Yes, installment payment options are available.
Do you offer onsite training for companies?
Yes, ETC offers onsite training at client locations throughout Lebanon and internationally upon request.
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