FBLA: Future Business Leaders of
America
“Bringing Business and Education Together”
What’s FBLA?
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the world’s largest student business organization
helps students develop skills for their future
success in their career
promotes business education in high school
provides students with leadership opportunities
through competitions, community and business
partnership projects, internships, workshops,
and conferences.
What do we do?
Competitions
-participate in section, state, and national competitions
 State Projects
-complete projects that aid local communities, and
partner with real businesses to help with their
marketing and operations
 Workshops
-attend workshops that help improve members’
leadership and management skills
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Competition
-individual, team (2-3 members), and chapter events
-each member can participate in up to two events
 Southern Section Leadership Conference
-Irvine ($20)
-February 23, 2013
 State Leadership Conference (Santa Clara)
 National Leadership Conference (Anaheim)
Objective Events
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Competitors take an individual one-hour objective test
administered at the conference.
•Accounting I
•Business Calculations
•Business Communication
•Business Law
•Business Math *
•Business Procedures
•Computer Problem Solving
•Cyber Security
•Economics
•Health Care Administration
•Hospitality Management
•Introduction to Business *
•Introduction to Business
Communication *
•Introduction to Parliamentary
Procedure *
•Introduction to Technology
Concepts *
•Personal Finance
•Sports Management
•Technology Concepts
*Grades 7-10 only.
Production Events
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Competitors take an individual production test administered at their school
and a one-hour objective test administered at the conference.
•Accounting II (no production test at Section)
•Computer Applications
•Database Design and Applications
•Spreadsheet Applications
•Word Processing I *
•Word Processing II
*Grades 7-10 only.
Presentation Events
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Competitors are interviewed or make a presentation to a panel of judges.
Events may include a one-hour objective test administered at the conference.
Individual Events with Test
• Future Business Leader
Individual Events with No Test
•Creed Contest
•Impromptu Speaking
•Job Interview
•Public Speaking I *
•Public Speaking II
Team Events with Test
•Entrepreneurship (2-3)
•Global Business (2-3)
•Management Decision Making (2-3)
•Marketing (2-3)
•Parliamentary Procedure (4-5)
*Grades 7-10 only.
Events at State Level
•Desktop Application Programming
•Electronic Career Portfolio
•Business Financial Plan
•Business Plan
•Help Desk
•Client Service
•Banking and Financial Systems
•Business Presentation
•Management Information
Systems
•Computer Game & Simulation
Programming
•Network Design
•Digital Video Production
•E-Business
•Web Site Design
•Emerging Business Issues
•Digital Design & Promotion
•Website Design
•Business Ethics
State Projects
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Government Awareness Project
Financial Literacy Project
FBLA Goes Green Project (individual and chapter)
Internship Project (individual and chapter)
Membership
Register to become a FBLA member
-annual membership fee of $11 to state and
national offices
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Benefits of Becoming a FBLA Member
-participate in workshops and competitions
-shopping and hotel discounts
-opportunities for scholarship
Important Links
If you have any questions please contact us at:
srfbla@gmail.com
SRHS FBLA Website: http://scrippsranchfbla.weebly.com/
Facebook Group: SRHS FBLA
FBLA National Website: http://www.fbla-pbl.org/
FBLA State Website: http://www.cafbla.org/
Open Positions
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Management Committee
-Director of Objective Events
-Director of Presentation Events
-Director of Production Events
-Director of Team Events
-Director of State Projects
-Public Relations Officer
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Requirements
-must be a member of FBLA (paid all dues)
-must be enrolled in two competitive events and at least one state
project