Name of Test
Entry Requirements
Accounting I
Must have
taken only Accounting I
Accounting II
Anyone
Banking and Financial
Systems
Team (2-3)
Business Calculations
Anyone
Business Communication
Anyone
Business Ethics
Team (2-3)
Business Financial Plan
Team (1-3)
What is the test about??
The accurate keeping of financial records is an
ongoing activity in all types of businesses. This
event provides recognition for FBLA members who
have an understanding of and skill in basic
accounting principles and procedures
Same as Accounting I plus an understanding of and
skill in accounting principles and procedures as
applied to sole proprietorships, partnerships, and
corporations.
Understanding how financial institutions operate is
important to successful business ownership and
management, as well as to personal financial
success. Understanding of and skills in the general
operations of the various components of the
financial services sector.
Using math to compute business problems such as
interest rates, payroll, taxes, discounts, etc.
Correct word choice, proper grammar, spelling and
punctuation, proofreading.
Case study involving making ethical business
decisions in the business world or workplace.
Establish and develop a complete financial plan for
a business venture.
2015 Topic:
You are planning to open a one-stop-shop home
improvement store where customers will be able
to purchase a variety of items including kitchen
cabinets, closets, outdoor decks, curio cases,
lighting, surveillance cameras, furniture, home
theater equipment, flooring and other home
enhancements. Competition includes hardware
stores, furniture stores, entertainment and
electronics stores, and interior design
companies.
Your niche is that everything available in these
stores can be purchased in one location where
customers can get bundle deals on multiple
goods to save money. You are planning to open
your facility in a 24,000 square foot, stand-alone store and warehouse. You will need to
purchase inventory for the store and stock the
warehouse, as well as hire contractors,
installers, and truck drivers to assist with the
delivery and set up of the building and the
inventory.
Updated 11/2014
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Name of Test
Business Law
Business Math
Business Plan
Business Presentations
Entry Requirements
Anyone
Grades 9 & 10
Individual or Team of no
more than 3
Individual or Team of no
more than 3
Business Procedures
Anyone
Client Service
Anyone
Computer Applications
Anyone
Computer Game &
Simulation Programming
Individual or Team of no
more than 3
Computer Problem Solving
Anyone
Cyber Security
Anyone
Updated 11/2014
What is the test about??
Both objective and case questions regarding
business law, including contracts, sales,
bankruptcy, etc.
Using math to compute business problems such as
discounts, fractions, percents, etc.
This is an event that you would submit a business
plan that you created for starting up a business
Demonstrate the ability to effectively use
presentation technologies and software to prepare
and deliver their message. The presentation may
include elements such as graphics, pictures, music
and special effects, sound, text, and transitions.
2015 Topic:
You have been asked to make a presentation to
the local Chamber of Commerce members on how
they can protect themselves from Identity
Theft.
Questions about human relations, business terms
and technology, telecommunications and records
management.
This event consists of an individual interactive
simulation related to client service.
Creating word processing, database and
spreadsheet applications. Hands on computer test.
Tests the programmer’s skill in designing a
functional interactive simulation/game that will
both entertain and educate/inform the player
2015 Topic:
You are a computer virus tracker. You live
inside a computer and travel the network
looking for viruses and malware. When some
are detected, you have to travel to the
infection site and launch anti-virus software
discs at the malware minions. Escalate the
adventure from basic network bugs to a Web
Bot boss. Take note in design to include
computer networking structure and devices.
The objective test may include questions on
personal computer components, laptop and portable
devices, operating systems, printers and scanners,
networks security, safety and environmental
issues.
Questions on firewalls intrusion detection,
network and physical security, cryptography,
public key, authentication, computer attacks, email
security, disaster recovery, and forensics security.
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Name of Test
Entry Requirements
Database Design &
Application
Anyone
Desktop Application
Programming
Desktop Publishing
Anyone
Team of 2
Digital Design & Promotion
Individual or Team (no
more than 3)
Digital Video Production
Individual or Team (no
more than 3)
Updated 11/2014
What is the test about??
Questions are based on basic organization
structure of a database. (objective test)
This event tests the programmer’s skill in
designing a useful, efficient, and effective
program
2015 Topic:
Furry Friends Animal Shelter has asked you to
develop an animal records system. You will
create an interface that allows supervisors and
staff to enter information regarding each
animal and then to print reports based on the
information.
Good understanding of publishing software,
desktop layout, and design rules. Hands on
computer test.
Commercial design and promotion are essential in
today’s business world; therefore, the preparation
of computer-based digital art is paramount to the
production of quality copy used for promotional
purposes.
2015 Topic:
You are on the staff or a large marketing firm
in New York City and Miles Stanish has hired
your firm. He is opening a bicycle store in New
York and plans to name it Cycle Fitness. Your
firm is to design a new logo for this new shop
and as well as for future locations he plans to
open. Cycle Fitness plans to held free seminars
on bike safety, cycling for fitness, what to
look for when buying a bicycle, choosing the
right bike, choosing a bike for a child, and
creating a cycle group that will be doing
monthly cycle trips. Your firm must design the
new logo, a grand opening postcard for mailing,
a business card, a rack card that will sit on
the counter in a holder indicating all the
seminars offered, and a quarter page
advertisement, and a t-shirt.
Ability to create a video to present an idea to a
specific audience.
2015 Topic:
Create an FBLA membership video to recruit
FBLA members in your school and to show at
career fairs and to the community.
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Name of Test
D.J
Howard/Walker/Shell/Campbell/V
BEA Scholarships/S.L.T. Award
of Excellence
Entry Requirements
11th Grade
E-Business
Individual or Team (no
more than 3)
Economics
Anyone
Electronic Career Portfolio
Anyone
Emerging Business Issues
Entrepreneurship
Updated 11/2014
Team (2-3)
Team of 2 or 3
What is the test about??
Member with both scholastic and leadership
abilities will be interviewed by a panel of judges.
(State Level)
One critical element in a business’ success in
today’s global market is the ability to sell products
and services to the consumer via the Internet.
This event recognizes FBLA members who have
developed proficiency in the creation and design of
web commerce sites.
Questions about the principles and policies of the
US government and other countries economies.
Supply, demand, competition, labor relations, etc.
Create an on-line portfolio with: Table of
contents; letter of application; résumé; career
goals/objectives.
Opportunity to develop and demonstrate skills in
researching and presenting an emerging business
issue.
2015 Topic:
Consumer products sold by brand name
companies have been facing increasing
challenges throughout the recession as well as
the increase in online shopping. Brand loyalty in
three categories (food, beverage, and
household goods) has decreased for three years
(2013 American Pantry Study). The amount of
consumers willing to purchase their traditional
brands, regardless of whether the brand is on
sale or not, has decreased from 33 percent in
2010 to 29 percent in 2012. One of the
reasons this is occurring is competition from
consumer products private label choices. The
2013 American Pantry Study found that 88
percent of consumers who have become
purchasers of private label products will not
return to their previous national brand
purchases even once the economy has
recovered. How will this trend positively affect
the overall consumer products industry? How
will this trend negatively affect the overall
consumer products industry?
Questions about the starting of a business,
community/business relations, legal issues,
financial management, etc.
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Name of Test
FBLA Principles &
Procedures
Future Business Leader
Entry Requirements
Grades 9 & 10
Questions regarding FBLA, our goals, the creed,
competitive events, and other items found in the
FBLA handbook.
Questions about FBLA and business concepts in
general. You will need a resume and letters of
reference at the Regional Competition.
Objective test may include questions on business
and its environment, forms of business ownership
and the law, ethics and social responsibility,
information and communication systems, planning
and strategic management, financial management,
human resource management, and careers.
The written objective test may include questions
on managing office activities, enhancing
communication skills, identifying legal and ethical
issues in heath care practices, managing financial
functions, and enhancing employability skills.
Written objective test may include questions on
operating systems hardware and set-up and
operation, software applications, e-mail, internet
access, printing, networking and network
connection issues, hardware protection including
spam, virus protection, and critical updates, and
communication skills
Participants will be given a topic related to one or
more of the following: FBLA-PBL goals, FBLA-PBL
activities, FBLA-PBL current national programs,
current events, and/or relevant business topics.
The written objective test may include questions
on the risk management process, property and
liability insurance, health, disability, and life
insurance, insurance knowledge, decision making,
careers, and ethics.
Questions on the characteristics and organization
of businesses, money management, owners’ rights
and responsibilities, etc.
Correct word choice, proper grammar, spelling and
punctuation, proofreading.
Grades 9 & 10
Questions about parliamentary procedures (the
proper way to run meetings) and FBLA bylaws.
Grades 9 & 10
Questions about basic computer principles,
terminology, computer applications concepts,
programming concepts and procedures, and
computer equipment.
Grades 9 & 10
Anyone
Global Business
Team (2-3)
Health Care
Administration
Individual
Help Desk
Anyone
Impromptu Speaking
Anyone
Insurance & Risk
Management
Introduction to Business
Introduction to Business
Communications
Introduction to
Parliamentary Procedure
Intro to Information
Technology
Updated 11/2014
What is the test about??
Individual
Grades 9 & 10
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Name of Test
Job Interview
L. Marguerite Crumley,
Frank Manning Peele,
Fountation’s Sarah Lowe
Thomson Scholarships
Entry Requirements
Anyone
State handbook
LifeSmarts
Team of 2
Management Decision
Making
Team (2-3)
Management Information
Systems
Marketing
Team
(2-3)
Anyone
Mobile Application
Development
Individual
Network Design
Team (2)
Networking Concepts
Updated 11/2014
Anyone
What is the test about??
You will fill out a job application and you will need
to bring with you a resume and letter of
application. You will then be interviewed as if you
are really applying for a job in the Business and
Information Technology industry
A committee appointed by the Regional Director
will review the scholarship applications and select
two finalist and two alternates based upon the
submitted applications
This event challenges students to integrate
multiple areas of business knowledge and skills,
using critical thinking skills and teamwork during
competition.
(National Level)
Questions on Business and its environment; forms
of business ownership and the law, ethics and
social responsibility…
Case Study (State Level)
A case study will be given concerning a decisionmaking problem outlining a small business and its
informational environment and needs. Participants
will then analyze the situation and recommend an
information system solution to address the issues
raised.
Questions on marketing basics – the four P’s of
marketing, channels of distribution, market
research, etc.
Create a mobile application
2015 Topic:
Your school has asked you to write a mobile
application announcing activities at your school
including dates, times, and contact information.
With this app, include an events list that
retrieves events starting at the current day and
extending into the next few months. Include a
banner image scroller to this application.
The ability to evaluate the needs of an
organization and then design and implement
network solutions is a valuable skill in today’s
connected workplace.
Acquiring a high level of familiarization and
proficiency in working on and with networks is
essential in today’s connected workplace. This
event provides recognition for FBLA members who
have an understanding of data communications and
network administrations.
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Name of Test
Parliamentary Procedure—
D.L. Travis Award
Partnership with Business
Project
Personal Finance
Public Service
Announcement
Entry Requirements
Anyone
(Team of 4 or 5)
Chapter event
Written Report
Anyone
Individual or Team (no
bigger than 3)
Public Speaking I
9 & 10 Graders
Public Speaking II
11 & 12
Sales Presentation
Individual
Securities and
Investments
Individual
Updated 11/2014
What is the test about??
Questions about parliamentary procedures (the
proper way to run meetings) and FBLA bylaws.
This event recognizes FBLA chapters that develop
and implement the most innovative, creative, and
effective partnership plan for increasing sustained
communication and interaction with the business
and information technology community.
(State and National Level)
Written objective test may include questions on
the financial principles related to personal decision
making, earning a living (income, taxes), managing
budgets and finance, saving and investing, buying
goods and services, banking, credit, and insurance.
Participants are expected to research and form an
objective on a given topic, create a script and a
30-second video.
2015 Topic:
Green Teens—Produce a PSA that points out
simple life changes teens can make that will
impact our environment in a positive way.
Create a 4-minute speech of a business nature
based on at least one of the FBLA Goals.
Create a 4-minute speech of a business nature
based on at least one of the FBLA Goals.
Participation in this event will allow the individuals
to demonstrate proficiency in selling techniques,
merchandise knowledge, and presenting to the
customer. Participants will sell a product or
concept to the judges of their choice.
The written objective test will consist of items
related to investment fundamentals, personal
investing, retirement and estate planning, the
financial services industry, financial assets and
markets, financial services regulation, the stock
market, and mutual funds.
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Name of Test
Entry Requirements
What is the test about??
Your adviser wants to increase FBLA membership
by 10 percent over last year’s number. As the
Recruitment Committee Chair, your task is to
develop a comprehensive communications plan. Due
to your limited budget, a critical element of your
plan will involve social media.
Social Media Challenge
Individual or Team (no
more than 3)
Spreadsheet Applications
Anyone
Technology Concepts
Anyone
Virtual Business
Updated 11/2014
Individual or Team (no
more than 3)
Develop a social media marketing campaign for
your back-to‐school recruitment event. Because
students decide within the first two weeks of the
school year which student organizations they will
join, this event is a critical recruitment tool and is
highly visible to both your chapter members and
the school community. You are competing against a
number of diverse student organizations, so your
campaign needs to have a strong call-to-action.
Questions on knowledge of data-entry techniques,
editing capabilities, creating formulas, using
functions, formatting, charting, and analyzing
chart data.
Questions about the internet, networking,
telecommunications, computer applications,
integration, etc.
The FBLA Virtual Business Management Challenge
(VBC) encourages FBLA members to test their
skills at managing a bike manufacturing business
individually or as a team. The VBC has two (2)
challenges during the year (fall and spring), and
each challenge focuses on different business
concepts.
(National Level)
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Name of Test
Web Site Design
Who’s Who in FBLA
Word Processing
Updated 11/2014
Entry Requirements
Anyone or Team (2-3)
Anyone
Individual
What is the test about??
Design a website with business and community as
the audience. Participation in this event will allow
members to demonstrate proficiency in
conceptualizing, designing, and creating Web sites.
2015 National Topic:
Develop a website for Cycle Fitness, a new
company opening up in New York City. The
shop’s address is 123 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, NY 20013. The store will be selling
a variety of bicycles including road bikes,
mountain bikes, cycolcross bikes, folding bikes,
electric-­assist bikes, women’s bikes,
children’s bikes, etc. The owner also plans to
have seminars on bike safety, cycling for
fitness, choosing the right bike, etc., as well
as have monthly cycle trips in and out of the
city. Highlight the different types of bicycles,
seminars, and trips. Include a Q&A section
and contact section.
Member that has made an outstanding contribution
to the association at the local, state and national
levels.
(State and National Levels)
Participants should be well prepared in basic
keyboard knowledge and in the production of
letters, memorandums, reports, tabulations,
résumés, and material from rough drafts and
unarranged copy. Documents should adhere to the
National Format Guide.
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