A Miami business searching for AI training for its team has more real options than the search results first suggest, split across five categories: a Miami-based AI strategy firm, national training catalogs with an actual local footprint, a homegrown South Florida training company, a public institution, and two free programs. This guide compares nine named, verifiable options serving Miami in 2026: Phos AI Labs, SFAI Labs, Empower AI Leaders, NobleProg, American Graphics Institute, Certstaffix Training, Miami Dade College’s AI Center, the Florida SBDC at FIU, and SCORE Miami-Dade. Each entry covers what the provider does, what it costs where that’s public, who it fits, and where it falls short, so a 5-to-50-person Miami business with no in-house IT department can pick without guessing.
How We Compared These 9 Options
Every option had to clear three bars: it genuinely serves Miami (a real local address, a documented Miami delivery footprint, or a statewide program that explicitly operates here), it’s an option a business owner can act on this quarter, and its pricing, format, and target client are verifiable from the provider’s own site or a primary source, not a marketing claim. That’s why every entry below, SFAI Labs included, gets real cons instead of only selling points.
The 9 Options Compared
1. Phos AI Labs
Phos AI Labs is a Miami-based “embedded AI strategy firm” that launched in June 2026, built on the team behind LowCode Agency, a 40-person custom software shop whose client list includes Zapier, Coca-Cola, Medtronic, Sotheby’s, Dataiku, and American Express. Training runs role by role and department by department over four to six weeks, with a written playbook left behind, delivered on-site in South Florida or virtually.
Format: On-site, virtual, or hybrid | Pricing: Pilots from $10,000; embedded work $15,000-$50,000/mo | Best for: Established mid-market companies wanting a strategy firm to run adoption end to end
Pros: Real Miami presence and a deep technical delivery pedigree; structured, department-specific curriculum with a written playbook. Cons: Built for $5 million-plus revenue companies, well above most 5-to-50-person Miami firms; no published option below a $10,000 pilot.
2. SFAI Labs
SFAI Labs (the publisher of this guide) runs hands-on AI fluency workshops built around a firm’s own documents, aimed at the 5-to-50-person business with no IT department. Sessions cover ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot by product name, with custom automation available afterward for firms that want to keep going.
Format: Remote by default; in-person available for a fee, included on larger engagements | Pricing: Workshop $2,000-$15,000; follow-on automation $25,000-$150,000 | Best for: A small Miami team wanting firm-specific training without a mid-market minimum
Pros: Priced and scoped for 5-to-50-person teams; training built on the firm’s own documents, with a free readiness call first. Cons: No Miami or Florida office, so in-person delivery costs extra; less local track record than decades-old national catalogs.
3. Empower AI Leaders
Empower AI Leaders is a South Florida training company founded by Dr. Lina Shehadeh, a biomedical scientist and AI educator at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. It runs AI literacy workshops, hands-on Python sessions, and custom AI agent builds for small businesses, with reported client work in Coral Gables, Doral, and Boca Raton.
Format: Workshops brought directly to the team, details vary by engagement | Pricing: Not published; contact for a quote | Best for: A business wanting a locally founded, educator-led alternative to a national catalog
Pros: Genuinely South Florida-founded with a named local educator; serves small businesses specifically instead of enterprise accounts only. Cons: Registered in Coconut Creek, Broward County, not Miami-Dade; no public pricing to compare up front.
4. NobleProg
NobleProg is a global training company with a real onsite center in Miami, at the Waterford Business Park on Blue Lagoon Drive near Miami International Airport. Its Florida AI catalog mixes business courses like “AI for Managers” with technical courses on agentic AI, explainable AI, and AI security.
Format: Online live training, or onsite at the Miami center or a client’s office | Pricing: Roughly $1,630-$2,703 per person online; $2,230-$3,903 classroom | Best for: A team wanting a specific, pre-built course instead of fully custom content
Pros: Real, bookable Miami venue with transparent public pricing per course; catalog spans business and technical levels. Cons: Per-person pricing adds up fast for a team of 10-plus; content is pre-built, not tailored to a specific firm’s documents.
5. American Graphics Institute
American Graphics Institute has taught in Miami for more than three decades and operates a satellite campus here, with reported past clients including the Miami Heat and the Miami Herald. It added AI classes to a catalog historically built around Adobe and graphic-design software.
Format: Live online, or private in-person group training at the Miami campus or on-site | Pricing: Not published on the AI pages; call for a quote | Best for: A business that already trusts AGI for design software and wants AI training from the same vendor
Pros: Three decades of documented local presence and institutional Miami clients; flexible group or private format. Cons: AI is a newer addition to a design-focused catalog, not an AI-native curriculum; no public AI pricing.
6. Certstaffix Training
Certstaffix Training offers a standard “Making ChatGPT and Generative AI Work for You” course available in Miami as a live online class, self-paced eLearning, or onsite corporate training where an instructor comes to the office.
Format: Live online, self-paced eLearning, or onsite corporate | Pricing: Course-based; self-paced is typically cheapest | Best for: A business wanting the lowest-cost, fastest-to-book option without firm-specific customization
Pros: Three delivery formats fit different budgets and schedules; self-paced option needs no scheduled group session. Cons: Standard overview course, not built around a specific firm’s documents; self-paced format has no live facilitator for firm-specific questions.
7. Miami Dade College AI Center
Miami Dade College runs two AI Centers, at its North and Wolfson campuses, offering an “Applied AI for Professionals” continuing-education course, AI Clinics for small business owners, and custom corporate training built on request.
Format: Not published; tailored training arranged directly with the college | Pricing: Not published; course and quote-based | Best for: A business wanting a credible public institution behind the training, likely at lower cost than a private firm
Pros: Backed by a large, established local institution with dedicated AI infrastructure; both a structured course and free-standing clinics available. Cons: No published pricing or format for the corporate track; a college’s turnaround may move slower than a vendor built to book in weeks.
8. Florida SBDC at FIU
The Florida Small Business Development Center at FIU, based in Brickell at 1100 Brickell Avenue South, offers free one-on-one consulting and workshops, including general technology adoption guidance. It partnered with OpenAI on a “Small Business AI Jam” in Wynwood that drew more than 200 local business leaders for hands-on ChatGPT training.
Format: Free consulting appointments and periodic workshops or events | Pricing: Free | Best for: An owner wanting a no-cost sounding board before committing any training budget
Pros: Genuinely free with a real Brickell address; demonstrated ability to run a large, hands-on AI event with OpenAI. Cons: Not a standing, hands-on AI-tool trainer; the AI Jam was a one-time event, not a recurring program.
9. SCORE Miami-Dade
SCORE Miami-Dade provides free mentoring from volunteer business veterans and runs low-cost workshops on general small-business topics, including where AI fits into a broader business plan.
Format: Free one-on-one mentoring; occasional low-cost workshops | Pricing: Free | Best for: An owner wanting strategic guidance on whether and how to invest in AI training, before picking a vendor
Pros: Free, experienced mentors with real small-business operating backgrounds; useful for the “should we do this yet” conversation. Cons: Mentors are business generalists, not AI-tool trainers; no structured curriculum for building team-wide fluency.
Side-by-Side Comparison Table
| Option | Format | Price signal | Best-fit buyer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phos AI Labs | On-site/virtual/hybrid | $10,000+ pilots; $15,000-$50,000/mo | $5M+ mid-market companies |
| SFAI Labs | Remote by default, in-person for a fee | $2,000-$15,000 workshop | 5-50 person firms, no IT department |
| Empower AI Leaders | Team workshops | Quote-based | Miami-area business wanting a local educator |
| NobleProg | Online or onsite (Miami center) | ~$1,630-$3,903 per person, per course | Teams wanting a specific pre-built course |
| American Graphics Institute | Live online or private in-person | Quote-based | Existing AGI clients adding AI to design training |
| Certstaffix Training | Live online, self-paced, or onsite | Course-based, self-paced cheapest | Budget-conscious, fast-to-book orientation |
| Miami Dade College AI Center | Course or custom (unpublished) | Quote-based | Businesses wanting a public-institution option |
| Florida SBDC at FIU | Free consulting and events | Free | Owners wanting a free sounding board first |
| SCORE Miami-Dade | Free mentoring and workshops | Free | Owners deciding whether to invest at all |
How to Pick the Right One for a Miami Team
Start with revenue and headcount. A firm with 5 to 50 employees and no IT department is priced out of Phos AI Labs’ $10,000-plus floor and fits more naturally with SFAI Labs, Empower AI Leaders, or a national catalog. A larger, better-funded operation wanting a strategy firm to redesign how AI touches every department is the buyer Phos AI Labs is built for.
Next, weigh customization against price. Certstaffix Training and NobleProg sell bookable courses at a known or roughly known price, but neither tailors material to your firm’s own documents the way a workshop does. If the goal is fluency on actual lease templates, intake forms, or claim correspondence, a firm-specific workshop (SFAI Labs, Phos AI Labs at its price point, or a custom engagement through Miami Dade College or Empower AI Leaders) earns its cost back faster than a standard course. If a paid engagement isn’t in the budget yet, a free session with the Florida SBDC at FIU or SCORE Miami-Dade is a reasonable first stop.
Paying for It: Florida’s Incumbent Worker Training Grant
A Miami business considering a paid option here should check its eligibility for Florida’s Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) grant before signing anything. The grant, administered through CareerSource Florida, reimburses most eligible employers for up to 50% of direct training costs, and businesses with 25 or fewer employees can qualify for up to 75%. Miami-Dade businesses apply through CareerSource South Florida. Training like this can be reimbursable through Incumbent Worker Training; that’s a statement about the grant program, not a claim that any vendor named here, including SFAI Labs, is an approved CareerSource provider. For the fuller mechanics, see the Florida IWT funding guide and the Miami-specific training overview.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the best AI training option for a small Miami business?
It depends on budget and how much customization matters. For a 5-to-50-person business with no IT department, SFAI Labs and Empower AI Leaders are priced closer to that reality than Phos AI Labs, which targets companies at $5 million or more in revenue. A business wanting the lowest possible cost can start with Certstaffix Training’s self-paced course or a free session with the Florida SBDC at FIU.
Is Phos AI Labs a good fit for a small Miami business?
For most 5-to-50-person businesses, not directly. Phos AI Labs is a real, capable Miami-based firm with deep technical delivery experience, but its stated target client generates $5 million or more in annual revenue, and engagements start at $10,000 for a department pilot. A smaller firm evaluating Phos should ask directly whether a scaled-down engagement exists.
Are SFAI Labs and Phos AI Labs the same company?
No. The names are easy to confuse since both operate in AI training and both use “AI Labs,” but they are unrelated. Phos AI Labs is based in Miami and serves mid-market companies at $5 million or more in revenue. SFAI Labs is based in San Francisco and serves 5-to-50-person businesses, delivering Florida training remotely by default.
Does any of these providers have a local Miami office besides Phos AI Labs?
American Graphics Institute operates a satellite campus in Miami, NobleProg has an onsite training center near Miami International Airport, and Miami Dade College and the Florida SBDC at FIU are physically located in the city. Empower AI Leaders is registered in Coconut Creek, Broward County, serving Miami as part of its South Florida coverage. SFAI Labs has no Florida office.
How much does AI training for employees cost in Miami?
It ranges from free (SBDC, SCORE) to a few thousand dollars for a course or workshop (SFAI Labs, NobleProg, Certstaffix) to $10,000 or more a month for an embedded strategy engagement (Phos AI Labs). A workshop built around a firm’s own documents typically runs $2,000 to $15,000 depending on team size and session count.
Can a Miami business get any of this training paid for through a grant?
Often, yes. Florida’s Incumbent Worker Training grant reimburses up to 50% of direct training costs for most eligible employers and up to 75% for firms with 25 or fewer employees, applied for through CareerSource South Florida in Miami-Dade. The grant reimburses eligible costs; it doesn’t make any vendor an approved CareerSource provider unless that vendor has gone through its own registration.
What’s the difference between a national training catalog and a firm-specific workshop?
A catalog like NobleProg, American Graphics Institute, or Certstaffix Training sells a pre-built course at a known price, and the same material goes to every buyer. A firm-specific workshop, offered by SFAI Labs, Phos AI Labs, or on request through Empower AI Leaders or Miami Dade College, builds sessions around one team’s actual documents, so it sticks faster because the first win happens on real work.
Should a Miami business try a free program before paying for training?
Usually worth the hour. The Florida SBDC at FIU and SCORE Miami-Dade can help an owner figure out where AI training fits before committing budget to a vendor. Neither replaces hands-on, tool-specific training, but both are a reasonable first stop.
Book a free AI-readiness assessment to see how a firm-specific workshop compares to the other options on this list for your Miami team’s size, documents, and IWT eligibility. It’s a short working session, not a sales pitch: book a free call, or start with the Florida AI training playbook for the fuller funding and compliance picture.
Arthur Wandzel
