Florida requires a state exam for this license, and passvana has a practice track for it: Florida Contractor Business and Finance Exam. Here is what the exam looks like, from the official candidate bulletin and the state's own rules.
Florida Contractor Business and Finance Exam
- The exam: The Business and Financial Management examination of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and its Construction Industry Licensing Board. Computer-based, taken in one session. (DBPR Construction Candidate Information Booklet (eff. July 2024); DBPR Business & Financial Management Examination Content Information)
- Questions: 120 scored questions. The content outline says Service Pool candidates take 60. (DBPR Construction Candidate Information Booklet (eff. July 2024); DBPR Business & Financial Management Examination Content Information)
- Time: 6.5 hours. (DBPR Construction Candidate Information Booklet (eff. July 2024))
- Passing score: 70%. (DBPR Construction Candidate Information Booklet (eff. July 2024))
- Open book: Yes, the examination is open book. (DBPR Construction Candidate Information Booklet (eff. July 2024))
- Who takes it: Every Division I applicant (general, building and residential contractors) and every Division II applicant, alongside the trade exams. (DBPR Construction Candidate Information Booklet (eff. July 2024); Fla. Stat. 489.105(3))
How to pass on your first try
- Learn the deadlines and dollar figures exactly. Lien notice deadlines, licensing thresholds and contract rules are tested as numbers, and a near miss is a wrong answer.
- Check whether your exam is open book. The format above says. If it is, tab your approved references so you can find a rule quickly instead of reading for it.
- Practice any math the outline lists. Estimating, payroll and financial questions give you the figures and expect a worked answer.
- Take full timed mock exams before test day, so the length and pace of the real exam hold no surprises.
Free practice questions
The track page has free sample questions and a topic breakdown matched to the official outline: Florida Contractor Business and Finance Exam. The Resources tab also has quick-reference tables built from checked facts; see what is in the Florida Contractor Business and Finance Key Facts Digest.