FBLA Handbook 2013

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Role of the Adviser 2
Adviser Resources 2
Role of an Ofcer 2
Ofcer Llections 3
Ofcer Responsibilities 3
President 3
Vice President 4
Secretary 4
Treasurer 4
Reporter 4
Historian 5
Parliamentarian 5
Program of Work 5
Planning Process 5
Project and Activity Purpose 5
Project DeFnition 5
Resource IdentiFcation 5
Task Assignment 5
Deadlines 6
Follow-up 6
Evaluation 6
Suggested Activities 6
Suggested Committees 7
Professional Development 7
Community Service 7
Social 7
Fund-raising 7
Public Relations 7
Chapter Meetings 7
The Agenda 8
Minutes 8
Parliamentary Procedures 9
FBLA-PBL Ceremonies 10
FBLA-PBL Emblem Ceremony 10
Chapter Installation 10
OFcer Installation 11
New Member Induction 13
Sample Chapter Minutes 14
Sample Monthly Iinancial Report 14
Local Chapter Monthly Report Iorm 15
Point System 15
Sample Ofcer Application 16
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FBLA LOCAL CHAPTER ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK 2011
ROLE OF THE ADVISER
The success of FBLA-PBL rests on the
shoulders of student members. However,
without the guidance of the local chapter
adviser(s), no success would be possible.
The adviser is instrumental in organizing and
stimulating chapter development. They gain
the support of the school administration and
community. The local chapter adviser should:
RBe knowledgeable about the history,
bylaws, and programs of the national
organization for active operation of the local
chapter.
RDirect, chaperone, and coordinate
supervision of chapter activities.
ROrganize the selection process for chapter
oFcers and proide oFcer training.
REncourage civic responsibility.
RAssist in the maintenance of necessary
chapter records.
REstablish rules and guidelines that will help students lead themselves
while remaining consistent with school policies and state and national
bylaws.
RHold regular chapter meetings and see that they are conducted in a
business-like manner.
RAssist members and oFcers in deeloping an annual program o
work, which includes a budget, calendar, and committee assignments.
RAssist members in planning, collecting, preparing, and arranging
materials to promote the chapter and its activities.
REnsure school administration, faculty, students, and the public are
informed of chapter activities and outstanding student achievements.
RBe knowledgeable of the guidelines for district/regional, state, and
national competitive events and activities and coordinate participation
at all levels.
ROersee Fnancial deelopment projects and superise the receipt,
recording, depositing, and expenditure of chapter funds.
R Include all members in a dynamic program of work and welcome
suggestions from members.
R Conduct the business of the chapter in proper parliamentary
procedure and maintain complete, current records, and minutes.
R Encourage individual and chapter participation in district/regional,
state, and national conferences.
ROLE OF AN OFFICER
\ell-qualiFed and dependable oFcers are
crucial to the growth of any FBLA chapter.
Effective leaders will:
R Provide an environment where all members
will grow professionally.
R Keep members informed about all activities
of the organization.
ADVISER RESOURCES
The Adviser Area of the FBLA-PBL Web
site (www.fbla-pbl.org) is a wonderful resource
and includes:
RStock Market Game Information
R Interactive Membership Madness and
Mania forms
RCopies of the Adviser Blasts from the
National Center
R Electronic Chapter Management
Handbook
R Curriculum Integration Ideas and Lesson Plans
R Local Chapter Ideas and Project Samples
R Membership, Scholarship, and Grant Information and Award
Winners
R Tips for Preparing for Competitive Events
R Publications
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OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES
All local chapter oFcers should:
t Be well-educated about FBLA-PBL and
understand its purpose, programs, and
opportunities available.
t Understand their clearly-stated goals
and description of responsibilities. This
will ensure that the person holding the
oFce knows the responsibilities o the
job. This also provides the basis for
ealuating the perormance o the oFcer
and establishes what is important in the
total organization so resources can be
organized accordingly.
t Plan all activities and projects well in
advance and with complete adviser
approval.
t Help the president delegate tasks among
all the oFcers.
t Run interesting, organized, and well-
planned meetings.
t Have established a well-functioning
committee system.
t Have effective communication with the
local chapter adviser.
t Be interested in participating in district/
regional, state, and national activities and
conferences.
t Meet at least once a month prior to the
regular chapter meetingset a particular
date each month to meet.
t Have effective communication with the
student members.
t Set goals at the start of each semester
both for the chapter through a program
of work and for the members through
a point system to measure their
achievement. REFERENCE: Point System
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A short description o the duties o each oFcer ollows.
President
RPresides over and conducts meetings according to accepted
parliamentary procedure by keeping members and discussion on track.
RAppoints committees and seres as an ex-oFcio member to each.
RCoordinates chapter activities by keeping in close touch with the
other oFcers, the membership, and the adiser.
RReiews the program o work with the adiser and the oFcer team
on a monthly basis.
RCalls special meetings as needed.
RMaintains chapter correspondence by writing appropriate letters.
t Letters should be short and to the point.
t Letters must be free of typographical and spelling errorsalways
have your adviser proofread anything before it is sent out.
t Thank you letters should be sent within one week of the event.
t Letters also can be written to national, state, and municipal
governments in support for legislation such as Perkins Funding,
request for recognition, and request for information.
RCoordinates chapter eorts by keeping in touch with oFcers,
members, and advisers.
RShows interest in the actiities o the other oFcers and inspires
them as well as the membership to better serve the chapter.
REncourages public relations in your community by contacting
speakers or guests for chapter meetings. Be sure to have the secretary
follow up with thank you letters following a presentation or guest
appearance at a chapter meeting or activity.
RRepresents the chapter at special school events, civic clubs, and
other out-of-school organizations.
OFFICER ELECTIONS
1he election o oFcers is a serious matter,
and qualiFcations should be the primary
consideration. Candidates who are willing
to accept a leadership role and work hard
preparing to perform their duties will make
the most effective leaders.
Most chapters hae Fe to seen oFcers.
1he two oFcers necessary or the proper
operation of the chapter are the president
and the secretary. Most chapters elect local
chapter oFcers in the spring o the year, but
the election may occur at the beginning of the
school year.
An adiser may want to consider haing oFcer candidates Fll out an
application orm rather than being nominated rom the noor. Lither
way is acceptable, but oftentimes you get more serious candidates if
they have to complete an application form prior to running for a local
oFce. REFERENCE: Sample Officer Application LOCAL-16. Once the
adviser has screened and approved the applications, candidates should
be notiFed that they hae met the qualiFcations or running or oFce.
In the next meeting, a slate of approved candidates can be presented
so the members know who is running or each oFce. lae each
candidate give a 12 minute speech, and then have the members vote.
Either a hand vote, voice vote, or a ballot vote is acceptable. Refer to
your local chapter bylaws to see if they refer to election procedures.
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Vice President
RAssists the president in the discharge of
duties.
RPresides at meetings in the absence of the
president and is prepared to assume the duties
and responsibilities of the president if the
need should arise.
ROversees all committee work and the
management of assignments.
RSeres as an ex-oFcio member o chapter
committees.
RPrepares the Local Chapter Annual
Business Report.
Secretary
RPrepares the program of work once it has
been approved by the local chapter adviser.
REFERENCE: Program of Work LOCAL-5.
RPrepares and reads the minutes of each
meeting. REFERENCE: Minutes LOCAL-14.
RPrepares the monthly chapter report and
submits it to the president, vice president, and
adviser. Keeps one copy for chapter records.
This report helps the vice president prepare
the Local Chapter Annual Report at the
end of the year. REFERENCE: Local Chapter
Montly Report Form LOCAL-15.
RProvides the president with an agenda for
each meeting. REFERENCE: Agenda LOCAL-8.
RCounts and records votes when taken.
RCoordinates and keeps track of the local
chapter point system.
RReads correspondence at local chapter
meetings.
RPrepares correspondence for the chapter
president.
t Make sure that letters are easy to read
short sentences, three paragraphs, logical
sequence of ideas.
t Make sure that your letter sounds sincere,
friendly, and positive.
t Use chapter letterhead if you have it.
t Proofreadalways have your local
chapter adviser proofread and approve
any correspondence before it is sent.
Treasurer
RPrepares the chapter budget for the year.
t A budget is necessary in the operation of an FBLA chapter.
t There are two different areas of the budget: income and expenses.
RKeeps an accurate count and roster of the chapter membership.
RWrites receipts for all members when they pay their dues.
RReceives and acts as custodian of chapter funds.
RCollects all state and national dues and is responsible for their
disbursement by the appropriate deadlines.
RKeeps Fnancial records neat and current.
RPlans, with the assistance of the members and the adviser,
appropriate fund-raising activities.
RHandles the chapters accounts receivable and accounts payable.
RLncourages eFcient money management.
RPrepares monthly Fnancial reports or each meeting. REFERENCE:
Sample Monthly Financial Report LOCAL-14.
Reporter
RDevelops media lists for chapter meetings.
RPlans public relations activities for the chapter.
RGathers and classiFes chapter news. Sends chapter news and photos
for the FBLA-PBL national Web site to communications@fbla.org.
RPrepares new releases and articles for publication in school and
local newspapers and in state and national FBLA-PBL publications.
REFERENCE: Sample Press Releases RECRUIT-12. Remember to
include the facts of your story.
RSubmits news releases when your chapter shows success at a
conference or other events.
RAssists with the planning and arranging of chapter exhibits/booths.
RPrepares a local chapter newsletter at least twice a year for members.
RHelps the vice president with the Local Chapter Annual Business
Report.
RPrepares and updates the chapter Web site.
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Historian
RFiles paper and electronic clippings and
pictures of the chapters activities in the
chapter Fles, and keeps all chapter Fles
updated on an ongoing basis.
RKeeps a chapter publicity and activity
scrapbook, and prepares an electronic slide
show presentation for the end-of-the-year
meeting or awards banquet.
RHelps the vice president with the Local
Chapter Annual Business Report.
RPrepares monthly bulletin boards with
chapter photos, minutes, and projects.
Parliamentarian
RAssists chapter members in understanding the basic purpose of
parliamentary procedure.
RIs prepared to advise the president and other chapter members on
parliamentary procedure.
RHas reference materials pertaining to parliamentary procedure
available for each meeting.
R\atches or signiFcant irregularities in parliamentary procedure and
calls them to the attention of the chair.
REncourages participation in and prepares a team for the
parliamentary procedure competitive event.
PROGRAM OF WORK
Successful businesses could not operate
without careful planning. They must develop
business plans that incorporate well-deFned
goals and objectives with the necessary
action steps and costs; they must then follow
effective operational plans to maintain
success. A successful FBLA chapter imitates
the successful business by taking the time
and effort to develop a written plan of action.
This plan becomes the chapters program of
work. The program of work consists of all the
activities planned by the chapters standing
committees. Since members support what
they help create, each chapter member should
serve on at least one standing committee and
assist in the program of work development.
RPlanning Process
Establishing an effective program of work
requires planning. Planning activities and the
achievement of goals requires thoughtful
consideration, time, and an orderly process.
The following steps are one approach
chapters can apply to their process.
Set long-and short-term goals for the
chapter with the local oFcers. Goals are
speciFc, realistic, and reminders o the
accomplishments that you visualize for the
oFcers and the chapter. Brainstorm what
your group wants to do.
t What is the mission of FBLA-PBL?
t What are the expectations of the chapter
from the perspective of the members, the
oFcers, adiser, and supporters
RProject and Activity Purpose
What is the intended goal or outcome of the project or activity? What
do you want to achieve? For instance, if you want to do a fund-raiser,
why are you doing that fund-raiser? The answer is not to raise funds.
The answer is to raise X amount of funds with X activity. Make your
goals speciFc and quantiy them where appropriate ,e.g. recruit ten
Professional Division members by November).
RProject Denition
Once you have a goal, you need a projecta strategythat will
accomplish it. Sit down with your group and brainstorm. Share, deFne,
and reFne your ideas. 1hink o ways you can meet your goal, no matter
how unlikely the ideas initially appear. During this brainstorming
session, do not try to discuss the workability of the individual ideas;
just get them all down. Later, youll pick which one(s) will work.
RResource Identication
What resources do you have available, or could you make available, to
help you with your project? These resources include people, money,
time, supplies, materials, and facilities. Think through your project
carefully and make a list of all the things you have and all the things
you will need. Ask questions like:
t Who can help inside and outside the chapter?
t Do you need any special facilities or supplies?
t Can any of your supply, material, or facility needs be donated; or
must they be purchased?
RTask Assignment
Break goals into smaller, manageable component tasks. Use these
questions to separate the tasks in your project:
t What jobs need to be done to meet the goal?
t In what order do things need to happen?
t \hat are the interim and Fnal deadlines or goal achieement
\rite down the tasks that need to be Fnished. Diide the larger ones
into several smaller pieces. Next, assign committees or individuals to
each task. Dont leave any task unassigned, thinking youll get to them
later. There is no later in planning.
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To determine the value or feasibility of
suggested activities, consider the following:
t Which FBLA-PBL goal(s) does this
activity reinforce?
t Will it be a business learning experience?
t What are the risks and costs involved?
t Can the majority of members participate?
t Has it been well thought out and carefully
planned?
t Has it been tried in the past? What were
the results?
t How will the activity be funded? Will it
make money?
t Will it provide for business community
involvement?
t Who outside the organization might be
of assistance?
t Have the school administration and
business advisory council been informed?
t How will the activity be publicized, both
before and after?
RDeadlines
Give each task a date for completion. You can, and probably will,
modify these dates later; but get them down for now, so people will
have something to work toward.
RIollow-up
Check with each individual or committee regularly to determine their
status and progress. Identify potential problems early and they will be
easier to address and oercome. Don`t wait or the due date to Fnd out
that something isnt going to get done. Stay in touch.
RLvaluation
Evaluation, like planning itself, is a tool to use in improving your
performance and your projects. It should be tied directly to your goals.
Make sure your evaluation is detailed enough to capture all aspects
of your project. Evaluation of the project should also address the
processes and intermediate steps as well.
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
Below are suggested activities that could be
included in your program of work. Encourage
your oFcers to be creatie and deelop
activities that work for your chapter.
August
t lold a local chapter oFcer training and
program of work planning session
t Prepare an FBLA recruitment board
September
t Plan a membership recruitment activity
t Publicize lBLA with nyers to business
students and incoming freshmen
October
t Submit initial dues by the October 20
membership deadline
t Sponsor a community service project
t Conduct oFcer and new member
installation ceremonies REFERENCE:
Ceremonies LOCAL 1013.
t Submit an article to Tomorrows Business
Leader
November
t Plan a fund-raising project
t Celebrate American Enterprise Day on
November 15 REFERENCE: American
Enterprise Day PROGRAMS-17.
t Attend the National Fall Leadership
Conference
December
t Plan a holiday party for members
t Urge community business people to join the Professional Division
t Plan a canned food drive or toy drive
January
t Plan a second semester recruitment drive
t Attend district/regional competition and begin preparing for state
competition
t lold a midyear planning session with oFcers
Iebruary
t Celebrate FBLA-PBL Week REFERENCE: FBLA-PBL Week
PROGRAMS-17.
t Plan a job shadowing actiity or Feld trip to a business
t Invite a guest speaker to a chapter meeting
March
t Plan a second semester fund-raiser
t Invite faculty to a chapter activity
April
t Attend the State Leadership Conference
t Participate in March of Dimes March for Babies
May
t Llect new oFcers
t Sponsor an FBLA chapter awards banquet
June/July
t Attend the Institute for Leaders
t Attend the National Leadership Conference
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SUGGESTED COMMITTEES
Committees are essential to the success of a
local chapter. The committee chair should
complete a project activity report for every
project upon its completion.
Chapter activities should reinforce the FBLA-
PBL goals. REFERENCE: FBLA-PBL Goals
PROGRAMS-4. They should also be tailored
to each local chapter. These activities are
meant to facilitate intelligent career choices,
enhance business skills, and teach the value of
community responsibility. Chapter activities
all into Fe unctional areas: proessional
development, community service, social,
fund-raising, and public relations. Chapters
should strive for an appropriate balance
between these categories in their activities.
Professional Development
These activities increase knowledge of various
business careers, providing valuable career
orientation and goal-setting opportunities.
Guest speakers, panel discussions, and
business-related DVDs can be used as
instructional programs at chapter meetings.
Field trips and business tours demonstrate
Frsthand what has been discussed in the
classroom or at a meeting.
The free enterprise system makes an excellent
discussion topic. Since members will
eventually obtain jobs within this system, it is
important to understand its principles. Collect
informative material on the subject; invite
business speakers to address the topic of free
enterprise and how it affects their business;
and conduct debates, forums, fairs, and
surveys. Many chapters develop special events
to observe American Enterprise Day.
Other possible professional development
activities include job shadowing programs,
mock interview experiences, special
recognition programs, and the competitive
events program.
Community Service
Community service activities help the chapter get involved and
contribute directly to the community. Members recognize the
importance of being responsible citizens and form networks with
business and community leaders. They also gain the experience of
managing a project outside the school environment. Many chapters
sponsor actiities to beneFt social and serice organizations like the
FBLA-PBL national service partner, the March of Dimes. REFERENCE:
March of Dimes PROGRAMS-18.
Civic activities provide a public relations vehicle for the chapter by
informing the community about business, education, and FBLA-PBL.
Chapters oten enter noats in parades, sponsor booths and exhibits, or
write articles that tell the FBLA-PBL story.
Chapter members need not leave the school grounds to engage in
civic activities. They can help in school-wide activities such as clean-up
drives and citizenship campaigns. They may take on projects such as
publishing a school directory, managing a concession stand at sports or
social events, or preparing the printed program for special events.
Social
Members work hard and need time for recreational, fun events. Social
events can be used to acquaint prospective members with the chapter
or as a reward for an especially challenging or successful project.
Chapter morale and camaraderie is enhanced through social activities.
Fund-raising
Fund-raising is important in any FBLA chapter. Revenues above
and beyond dues income are needed to support the local chapters
needs. The educational value of conducting a fund-raising event is an
important incentie and beneFt. Committee members should reiew
the FBLA-PBL partners for fund-raising opportunities. REFERENCE:
Fund-raising Partners FUND-RAISING-4.
Public Relations
Public relations activities are crucial to getting the word out about your
chapter. Other potential members will not know about your activities
and the opportunities of FBLA unless you spread the word through
posters, nyers, and bulletin boards.
CHAPTER MEETINGS
Meetings are the forum in which ideas are
brainstormed, decisions are made, and
events planned. Always have clear objectives.
Well planned and regularly scheduled
meetings maintain member interest, ensure
participation, and promote the general welfare
of FBLA. They are held to conduct business
or to present a speciFc program, howeer, they should be organized
so that they are not for information only, but also are opportunities
for members to become involved and to share their thoughts. In the
all, many chapters install their oFcers and hae a guest speaker.
Remember to maintain a balance between business and social activities.
Because FBLA is a cocurricular organization, information can be
shared before or during business classes.
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The following checklist should be kept in
mind:
t Do we hold regular meetings?
t Do we have a written agenda for each
meeting?
t Are minutes recorded and read at our
meetings?
t Do we allow adequate time for our
meetings?
t Do we make assignments during
meetings?
t Do all participants at our meetings have
equal opportunity?
t Do we encourage new members of our
group to participate?
t Do we teach and demonstrate correct
leadership principles?
t Do we assume our responsibility?
t Do we conduct progress reviews to check
our accomplishments?
t Do we recognize and compliment others
for their efforts?
t Do we actively seek the general
membership opinion?
t Do we communicate our goals and
activities to the membership?
t Do we start and end our meetings on
time?
t Do we hold an oFcer meeting beore
every general meeting?
t Do we prepare in advance of the meeting
any motions that are known to be
necessary?
The Agenda
An agenda should be prepared for every
meeting and distributed to all in attendance.
It provides a framework for discussion.
First, determine an overall objective for the
meeting. If there is no purpose there should
not be a meeting. 1hen, brainstorm speciFc
items of business that need to be covered.
Referring to the previous meetings agenda,
minutes, and suggested order of business is an
organized way o determining those speciFcs.
Clarify, combine, and prioritize, keeping in
mind the time limit. Follow a set order of
business in determining the placement of each
of the items on the agenda.
Near the end, review important dates and
decisions made. Always remember to thank
those present for attending and participating
and tell them that you look forward to seeing
them at the next meeting.
The meeting agenda should include:
RCall to Orderthe president signals the meeting will begin. It is
followed by one rap of the gavel.
ROpening Ceremonyrecite the FBLA-PBL Pledge, the FBLA-
PBL Creed, or hold one of the ceremonies. REFERENCE: FBLA-PBL
Pledge and FBLA-PBL Creed PROGRAMS-4. REFERENCE: FBLA-PBL
Ceremonies LOCAL 1013.
RRoll Call of Members
RApproval of Previous Meetings Minutesread by the secretary
t Distribute minutes before the meeting for members to review.
t Read minutes to group.
t The president will ask for corrections or additions, and the
Secretary will note the necessary corrections.
RFinancial Reporttreasurer reads report to group. REFERENCE:
Sample Monthly Financial Report LOCAL-14.
ROFcers` Reports-gien by the oFcers in the order that they are
listed in the bylaws.
RCommittee Reports
t Standing committeescommittees that are listed in the local
bylaws.
t Special committees-committees that were gien one speciFc
topic to investigate.
t Committee chairman gives the report and may make a
recommendation or motion on behalf of the committee.
RUnFnished Business and General Orders
t Pending questions from the last meeting
t Questions postponed to this meeting
RNew Business-itemize new topics brought up or the Frst time.
RAnnouncementsanyone with any announcements may make
them.
RAdjournment-signal by the presiding oFcer that the meeting is
oer, ollowed by Fnal rap o the gael.
Minutes
The record of the proceedings in a regular business meeting is called
the minutes. The secretary should always record what was done at the
meetings and what was said. The following should be included:
t The wording of each motion
t The disposition of each motion
t The name of the person making the motion
t Points of order and appeals sustained or lost (including the
reasons given by the chair for the ruling)
REFERENCE: Sample Minutes LOCAL-14.
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R1he Frst paragraph o your minutes should
be one sentence and include the following in
this order.
t The type of meetingwhether regular or
special (most chapter meetings are regular
meetings)
t Name of organization
t Time, date, and place of meeting
t Whether the president and secretary were
present; if not, name(s) or person(s) who
substituted for them
t Whether the minutes were approved as
read or corrected
RThe last paragraph of the minutes contains only the time of
adjournment.
REach paragraph of the minutes should contain a separate subject.
Keep them concise and easy to understand. Here are some tips in
preparing the minutes:
t Include the name of the person who made the motion.
t Record the motions exactly as how they were stated.
t Remember to sign the minutes after they have been approved.
t Include the exact results of a counted or ballot vote.
t Dont include the name of the person who seconded the motion.
t Dont write down who debated or what they said.
t Remember not to include your personal opinions.
t Dont summarize a guest speakers topic; just list the name and the
subject.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES
Parliamentary procedure is a formal system
of rules and practices that balances the
rights of individuals and subgroups with an
organizations membership. Application of
parliamentary procedure enables organizations
to accomplish the following:
t Maintain orderly meetings
t Protect the rights of the absentee,
individual, minority, and majority
t Allow every opinion to be heard and
considered
t Enable the majority to rule
t Determine the general will on a
maximum of question in the minimum
of time
Below are general parliamentary procedure
rules:
R1he presiding oFcial must recognize a
member before he or she may speak.
RA member should rise to be recognized and
remain standing while speaking.
RAll remarks made rom the noor should be
addressed to the presiding oFcial instead o
to another member. Do not use a previous
speakers name but refer to him or her as the
previous speaker.
ROnly one motion may be made on the noor at one time. It must be
disposed of before another main motion is made.
RA main motion must be seconded and stated by the presiding
oFcial beore it may be discussed.
R1he maker o the motion has the Frst right to debate.
RIn debate, each member has the right to speak twice on the same
motion, but cannot make a second speech on the same motion as long
as any member who has not spoken on that motion desires to speak.
RDebate must be limited to the immediately pending motion. If
an amendment is pending, the main motion cannot be discussed; all
discussion must be about the amendment.
RIn case of a tie vote, the motion is lost.
R1he presiding oFcial may ote to break a tie. 1he presiding oFcial
always votes in case of a ballot vote.
RA majority is over half of the members present and voting.
RA plurality is the largest number of votes to be given any candidate
or proposition when three or more choices are possible.
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FBLA-PBL CEREMONIES
IBLA-PBL Lmblem Ceremony
This ceremony works well for an open house
or een the Frst meeting o the lBLA-PBL
year. It also may be used with either the
oFcer installation, new chapter installation,
or new member induction ceremony.
FBLA chapters should use the FBLA crest.
Many chapters make a large emblem on
construction or tag board and then cut out
the different pieces. Leave the top of the eagle
on the background as the base or starting
piece. As an oFcer speaks about each part,
they place the puzzle of the emblem on a
large piece of tag board or felt (with Velcro if
you are using felt). You also can use the same
concept with a PowerPoint presentation.
Once the ceremony is done, you will have a
completed emblem.
FBLA Crest
President: Welcome to the FBLA-PBL
Emblem Ceremony. Our emblem or shield
illustrates the importance of our mission,
to bring business and education together
in a positive working relationship through
innovative leadership and career development
programs.
Service: the word service denotes the idea
that every individual should be interested
in and take responsibility for promoting a
better social, political, and family life. (Place
the service cutout on the emblem or in
PowerPoint service is displayed)
Vice President: Education: the word
education is symbolic of the idea that
education is the right of every individual.
(Education is placed or displayed.)
Secretary: Progress: the word progress
represents the challenge of tomorrow,
which depends on mutual understanding
and cooperation of business, industry, labor,
religious, family, and educational institutions
and by people of our own and other lands.
(Progress is placed or displayed.)
Treasurer ,or other oFcer,: Future: the word future reminds us that
the future of the world depends upon the quality of leadership that
we are able to produce, and with FBLA-PBL we will be the business
leaders of the future. We must learn to recognize the situation in which
our individual talents will be useful. (Future is placed or displayed.)
Reporter ,or other oFcer,: Business: the world of business is our
world. To be successful in business, a person must be educated both
formally and informally in business methods and procedures and in the
basic principles of our economic system and government. (Business is
placed or displayed.)
Historian ,or other oFcer,: Leaders: The word leaders represents
the search for knowledge in order for us to become better citizens.
This knowledge will prepare us for the great task of leadership ahead.
(Leaders is placed or displayed.)
Parliamentarian ,or other oFcer,: America: Finally, we think about
America. The future of America depends on our generation. We
should pledge ourselves to use the abilities that we have to make
America a better place for everyone. (America is placed or displayed.)
President: All the words together stand for Future Business Leaders
of America. The emblem stands for our organization, which provides
opportunities for each member to become a leader of tomorrow.
Chapter Installation
Whenever possible, the installation ceremony should take place before
a large group such as a school assembly, group of business students,
or a special meeting to which parents and business people are invited.
Members of the installation team should be seated on a stage or a
raised platform. Materials needed (may substitute color ribbons or
nowers,:
t Tall candle
t Candles: white, gray, green, violet, blue, yellow, orange, and red
t OFcial charter
t Names of charter members
Installing Ofcial: (standing) FBLA-PBL is a national organization
for business students who are preparing for careers in business or
business education. I have been authorized to conduct the installation
of (school name), into the national chapter of Future Business Leaders
of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. FBLA-PBL is designed to promote
uture business leaders. It is Ftting, as we begin this new chapter, that
we consider what these words represent to our organization.
Future: Our daily educational experiences and our involvement in
leadership activities prepare us for the futurea time to accept
challenges. In lBLA-PBL, we will Fnd the tools to prepare or the
uture. \e will proFt rom the experiences o others, those who
have preceded us, as well as our teachers and others with whom
we associate. Our studies and activities will help us meet changing
conditions and further our understanding of the worlds varied
economic systems.
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Business: We realize the importance of
education and training in business methods
and procedures. We appreciate the roles of
business and education in our daily lives.
Leaders: The future of our country depends
on the quality of leadership. Leadership
implies honor, foresight, tact, competence,
dependability, discretion, and integrity. A
leader must listen, withstand criticism, and
be nexible. A leader accepts ailure in stride
but is willing to proFt rom it. As members
of FBLA-PBL, it is our duty to prepare for
the enormous responsibility of business
leadership in the years ahead.
America: If America is to remain a world
leader, intelligent young men and women
are needed to guide our country by studying
Americas past and analyzing her present. The
initiative and success of leaders in business
will help shape the future of America.
Through FBLA-PBL, we will strive for
leadership in the Feld o business, thereby
helping to strengthen America.
(At this point in the ceremony, it may be
helpful to provide a brief history of FBLA-
PBL. REFERENCE: FBLA-PBL History
PROGRAMS-6.)
Our organization has a deFnite and
worthwhile list of goals. I should like to ask
,name o assistant installing oFcer or member
of installation team) to read these goals.
REFERENCE: FBLA-PBL Goals PROGRAMS-4.
Installing Ofcial: \ill the new oFcers o
the (school) chapter of FBLA please rise and
remain standing as I announce each oFcer.
,Installing oFcer calls name and title o each
oFcer.,
You have been chosen from among the
members at ,name o school, as oFcers or
the coming year. You have been selected
because your members have faith in your
ability and conFdence that you will ulFll the
duties o your oFce. I challenge you to accept
the responsibility that has been given to you.
Please raise your right hand and repeat
after me. , a. av offcer of tbe ;.cboot) cbater of
. ao .otevvt, rovi.e tbat ritt fvtftt tbe
re.ov.ibititie. of v, offce to tbe be.t of v, abitit,,
ava tbat .batt carr, tbev ovt iv accoraavce ritb tbe
bylaws of FBLA-PBL, Inc.
(While lighting the tall candle) By lighting this candle, I seal the vow
you hae taken and est in you the authority o your oFce.
,Speaking to all members, \ou hae heard the ows that these oFcers
of your chapter have taken. In your presence, I now declare them
oFcially installed as oFcers o the ,school, chapter o lBLA or the
year 20___.
,Speaking to oFcers and members, and particularly to chapter
president) By authority of FBLA-PBL, Inc., I am pleased to present
you with the oFcial charter o your chapter. ,Reads the charter., By
virtue of this charter, this chapter now becomes a part of the national
organization. You now have the privilege and the responsibility of
operating under the name Future Business Leaders of America,
and as a part of the state chapter and the national organization. The
responsibility of making the (school) chapter a success rests with its
members and oFcers.
Installing Ofcial: The FBLA chapter president, (name of president),
will give the oath of membership to the charter members of the
chapter. ,Chapter oFcers turn and ace audience.,
Chapter President: The secretary will now read the names of the
charter members of (school) chapter of FBLA. As the names are read,
the members will please rise and remain standing until all members
have been presented.
Chapter Secretary: (Reads slowly the name of each charter member.
Charter members stand as their names are called and remain standing
until the oath has been administered.)
Chapter President: Each of you, please raise your right hand and
repeat the oath of membership in unison after me. I do solemnly promise
to vbota tbe aiv. ava re.ov.ibititie. of .P ava, a. av actire cbarter
vevber, .batt .trire to aereto tbe qvatitie. vece..ar, to becove a teaaer iv
bv.ive.. ava iv tbe covvvvit, iv rbicb tire.
As president of the (school) chapter of FBLA, I declare you duly
inducted as charter members.
Installing Ofcial: ,Name o assistant installing oFcial or member o
installation team) will lead members in reciting in unison the FBLA-
PBL Creed. REFERENCE: FBLA-PBL Creed PROGRAMS-4.
Ofcer Installation
Installing Ofcial: \ill the newly elected oFcers o the ,school,
chapter of FBLA please come orward as I announce your oFce.
,Installing oFcial lights white candle., Lighting the tallest candle
symbolizes the chapter in its entirety with all its members working
together. \ith this symbol we shall charge each oFcer to do the job
for which he/she has been elected.
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(Name of parliamentarian),
parliamentarian. (Parliamentarian
comes forward.) You have been named
parliamentarian of the (school) chapter of
FBLA. As parliamentarian, it will be your
responsibility to monitor all formal chapter
meetings so that they are conducted within
the framework of parliamentary procedure.
Through your efforts, the chapter meetings
will be conducted in an orderly fashion,
resulting in the eFcient disposition o
business. Do you accept this responsibility?
Parliamentarian: I do.
Installing Ofcial: I now declare you in the
name of FBLA, the parliamentarian (gray
candle is lit by white candle). This gray candle
symbolizes the achievements possible when
chapter meetings are conducted in an orderly
fashion.
(Name of historian), historian. (Historian
comes forward.) You have been elected
historian of the (school) chapter of FBLA.
As historian, it will be your responsibility to
maintain records of the chapter, including
a report of activities, awards, and publicity.
Through your efforts, people see the progress
and activities of your chapter. Do you accept
this responsibility?
Historian: I do.
Installing Ofcial: I now declare you in the
name of FBLA, the historian (green candle
is lit by white candle). This green candle
symbolizes the satisfaction that can be derived
from preserving the past and recording the
present, while preparing for the future.
(Name of reporter), reporter. (Reporter
comes forward.) You have been elected
reporter of the (school) chapter of FBLA. As
reporter, your job will be to report meetings
and other newsworthy activities of the chapter
through the proper channels. Do you accept
this responsibility?
Reporter: I do.
Installing Ofcial: I now declare you in the name of FBLA, the
reporter. (Reporter selects violet candle from table, and installing
oFcial lights it with white candle., 1his iolet candle symbolizes the
inspiration and enlightenment that can be brought by reporting the
activities of the FBLA chapter of (school).
(Name of treasurer), treasurer. (Treasurer comes forward.) You have
been elected treasurer of the (school) chapter of FBLA. In electing you
to this oFce, the members hae shown their aith in your business
ability and your honesty. Do you promise to keep accurate records
of all money received and spent and to present orderly reports upon
proper requests?
Treasurer: I do.
treasurer. (Treasurer selects blue candle from the table and installing
oFcial lights it with white candle., 1his lighted blue candle symbolizes
the trust and conFdence that the members hae in your ability to
safeguard all funds.
(Name of secretary), secretary. (Secretary comes forward.) You have
been elected secretary of the (school) chapter of FBLA. Accepting
this oFce obligates you to be present and keep a record o what takes
place at every meeting. Do you accept this responsibility?
Secretary: I do.
secretary. (Secretary selects yellow candle from table, and installing
oFcial lights it with white candle., 1his yellow candle symbolizes
constancy in attendance and in keeping members informed of the
chapters progress.
(Name of vice president), vice president. (Vice president comes
forward.) You have been elected vice president of the (school) chapter
of FBLA. Your duty will be to assume the responsibilities in the
absence of the president. Will you strive to carry out the duties of this
oFce
Vice President: I do.
vice president. (Vice president selects orange candle from table and
installing oFcial lights it with the white candle., 1his orange candle is
the symbol of the harmony and faithfulness that should characterize
your efforts in working with the president to carry out the ideals of the
chapter.
(Name of president), president. (President comes forward.) The
members of the (school) chapter of FBLA have bestowed upon you a
great honor in electing you the president. Your major responsibilities
are to lead and encourage this chapter in all its activities. It is your duty
to preside at all meetings and see that they are conducted in accordance
with the constitution and correct principles of parliamentary practice.
Do you accept this responsibility?
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President: I do.
Installing Ofcial: I now declare you in
the name of FBLA, the president. (President
takes red candle from the table and installing
oFcial lights it with the white candle., 1his
red candle is the symbol of your duties and
obligations to the chapter and its members.
(Addressing members of the chapter.) In
your presence, I now declare them oFcially
installed as oFcers o the ,school, Chapter
of FBLA for the coming year. (Candles are
blown out.) You may be seated.
(The newly elected president is called forward,
and with a few appropriate remarks, the
installing oFcial presents the gael to the new
president who closes the meeting.)
New Member Induction
Guide: Mr. or Ms. President, these candidates
have expressed a desire and meet the
requirements to become members of the
(name) chapter of FBLA.
President: (to the candidates) We accept
you as candidates for membership in the
(name) chapter of FBLA. Before you become
members, however, let us consider the
meaning of the words in the name of our
organization.
Future: Our daily educational experiences
and our involvement in leadership activities
prepare us for the futurea time to accept
challenges.
In lBLA-PBL, we will Fnd the tools to prepare or the uture. \e will
proFt rom the experiences o others, those who hae preceded us, as
well as our teachers and others with whom we associate. Our studies
and activities will help us meet changing conditions and further our
understanding of the worlds varied economic systems.
Business: We realize the importance of education and training in
business methods and procedures. We appreciate the roles of business
and education in our daily lives.
Leaders: The future of our country depends on the quality of leadership.
Leadership implies honor, foresight, tact, competence, dependability,
discretion, and integrity. A leader must listen, withstand criticism and
be nexible. A leader accepts ailure in stride but is willing to proFt
from it. As members of FBLA-PBL, it is our duty to prepare for the
enormous responsibility of business leadership in the years ahead.
America: If America is to remain a world leader, intelligent young men
and women are needed to guide our country by studying Americas
past and analyzing her present. The initiative and success of leaders in
business will help shape the future of America. Through FBLA-PBL,
we will strie or leadership in the Feld o business, thereby helping to
strengthen America.
President: You have just heard the meaning of the letters used in
our title. We are a national organization for business students who are
preparing for careers in business and business education.
lBLA-PBL is based on a deFnite set o goals, including deelopment
of competent, aggressive business leadership; creation of more interest
and understanding of American business enterprise; and participation
in worthy undertakings for the improvement of business and
citizenship.
As you accept and strive to achieve these goals you will gain the
greatest beneFt possible rom your membership in this chapter.
Welcome to the (school) chapter of FBLA-PBL, Inc. You are now
oFcially accepted as members in good standing, entitled to your ull
rights and responsibilities.
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Colby IBLA Local Chapter Regular Meeting Minutes
Call to Order
1he Frst regular meeting o the Colby chapter o lBLA was held on August 25, 200, at 4:30 p.m. in Room 201 o Colby
High School, in Colby, Wisconsin. President Andrew Gold was in the chair and the secretary was present.
Minutes
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as read.
Ofcer Reports
1he treasurer reported a balance o >3,568.35. 1he report was placed on Fle.
Committee Reports
Standing Public Relations Committee Chairman Marissa Kleckner reported the FBLA exhibit had been completed and was
on display in the school library. This exhibit also will be displayed during Parent-Teacher Conferences. Members were asked
to see Marissa to sign up to help out at the table and to distribute brochures.
Unnished Business
1here was no unFnished business.
New Business
Tina Lemke moved, and it was seconded, that we decorate the business rooms to promote the Halloween dance. The motion
was adopted.
Jared Roche moved, and it was seconded, that we sponsor a bake sale. Marissa Kleckner moved, and it was seconded, to
refer this to a committee of two to be appointed by the chair. The motion was adopted. Jennifer Hall and Jared Roche were
appointed to the committee.
Announcements
Marissa Kleckner announced that local chapter adviser Marie Braatz had been honored at the National Leadership Confer-
ence this summer as an Outstanding Local Chapter Adviser. She thanked Mrs. Braatz for her dedication to the chapter and
presented her with a small plaque to show the chapters appreciation.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Libby Johnson
Colby FBLA Secretary
SAMPLE CHAPTER MINUTES
Colby IBLA Local Chapter Report of the 1reasurer (November 30, 20__)
SAMPLE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT
Balance on Hand, November J, 20__ $1,549.63
Income (Receipts)
Dues $80.00
Candy Sales 250.00
Spook-o-grams Sales 135.00
Bake Sale 100.00
Donations 200.00
Total Income $765.00
1otal Iunds Available $2,314.63
Lxpenses (Disbursements)
State Leadership Lab $80.00
Nestle Candy Company 125.00
Printing 15.00
Food for Meeting 30.00
1otal Lxpenses $250.00
Balance on Hand, November 30, 20__ $2,064.63
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The Secretary should complete the report below with a brief description of the activities in each area and submit to:
RFBLA Adviser
RFBLA President
RFBLA Vice President
RFBLA Reporter
RFBLA Secretary Notebook
Chapter Name:
Report for the Month of:
Recruitment and Public Relations Activities:
Leadership Activities:
Community and School Service Activities:
State and National Projects and Conferences:
Monthly Chapter Success Story:
Other:
A point system is helpful in the analysis and
evaluation of the participation of each member.
It will be used as the basis for attendance at
the leadership conferences, awards, and other
activities. The following is a list of activities and
suggested points for each:
t Attendance at General Meetings 20
t Contestant in Competitive Events 20
t Fund-raising Activities 20
t Assistance with Committee Work 20
t lolding an Llected OFce 20
t Committee Chair 20
t Recruit a New Member 10
t Attendance at Special and Social Events 10
t FBLA-PBL Activities, Field Trips, Guest Speakers 10
t Attendance at Regional/District State Conferences 10
t Attendance at Workshops 10
t Attendance at State Executive Board Meetings 10
t Attendance at National Conferences 10
t Recruiting a Professional Division Member 10
LOCAL CHAPTER MONTHLY REPORT FORM
POINT SYSTEM
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SAMPLE OFFICER APPLICATION
I you are interested in becoming an lBLA oFcer or the next school year, please Fll out the application below and turn it
in to your lBLA adiser by May 1. QualiFcations or being an oFcer are the ollowing:
t you must be a current FBLA member,
t take a business course next year, and
t join FBLA again in the fall.
\ou also need the enthusiasm and motiation necessary to ulFll the responsibilities o that position. I you decide to
run or oFce, you are making a commitment. 1his means attending leadership conerences, lBLA local actiities, and
participation in und-raisers. All oFcers are expected to assist the chapter in completing state and national reports and
forms. Be responsible for seeing that the chapter receives state and national recognition.
Name
Grade Number of Years in FBLA
Address
E-mail
Position desired: (Check one)
RPresident RReporter
RVice President RHistorian
RSecretary RParliamentarian
RTreasurer
Present Schedule:
Period Course Teacher Room
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Business courses taken (including this year):

\hy do you want to become an oFcer or lBLA ,\ou may attach a separate sheet o paper.,

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Why Recruit 2
Recruiting Student Members 2
Membership Building Ideas 2
Recruitment Programs 2
Recruitment Booth 3
Chapter Welcome Bash 3
Partnerships 3
Just Ask 3
Recruitment Publicity 3
Give Incentives 4
Retention 4
Recruiting School Administration 5
Recruiting Professional Division Members 5
Who Can Join 5
Chapters Rewarded for Recruiting Professional Division Members 5
How to Recruit 5
Staying Visible 6
Ways to Generate Public Awareness 6
Creating Tie-ins 7
Writing Press Releases 7
Press Release Appearance 8
Writing Tips 8
FBLA-PBL Professional Division Membership Form 9
Sample FBLA Member Recruiting Letter 10
Sample FBLA Membership Application 11
Sample Press ReleaseLayout and Content 12
Sample Press Release ContentCharity Event 13
Sample Press Release ContentMember Achievement 13
Sample Press Release ContentFBLA-PBL Week 13
Sample Press Release ContentNFLC 14
Sample Press Release ContentPre-NLC 14
Sample FBLA-PBL Week Proclamation 15
Sample American Enterprise Day Resolution/Statement 15
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FBLA RECRUITMENT
WHY RECRUIT
The most important resource any organization
has is its membership. The more dependable,
enthusiastic members you attractthe more
you can accomplish. Make your chapter
stronger by keeping these points in mind.
RA large and diverse membership makes for
rich brainstorming sessions, unique projects,
and lightened individual workloads.
RBigger is betterwhen it means that you have resources to dedicate
to many worthy activities.
RlBLA-PBL`s recognition and innuence are assured when a larger
portion of your student body and, by extension, your community is
involved in your activities.
RYour members enhance the chapter as a wholewhile the chapter
enriches your members.
chapter renect the wishes o the group, not just those o the oFcers or
the most ocal members. OFcers need to realize that people`s time is
valuable, so make sure all activities have a purpose and an agenda, and
then stick to them. Brainstorming sessions should be held regularly,
and ideas that come out of them should be followed up. Here are some
popular ways to recruit new members:
Recruitment Programs
R100 Percent Classroom Participation: FBLA-PBL recognizes local
FBLA chapters who recruit 100 percent of a single course as chapter
members. REFERENCE: Interactive form located in Adviser Area on
www.fbla-pbl.org
RMembership Achievement Award: FBLA-PBL recognizes local
FBLA chapters who either maintain or increase local chapter
membership over last years total. REFERENCE: Interactive form
located in Adviser Area on www.fbla-pbl.org
MEMBERSHIP BUILDING IDEAS
RECRUITING STUDENT MEMBERS
t Start by making sure you know your market and your potential
members.
t locus a brainstorming session around the true beneFts o being
involved in FBLA.
t Talk with other chapters to discover successful programs.
t Utilize the recruiting materials proided by the state oFce and
national center.
t Identify incentives to motivate both current and prospective
members.
t Involve everyone who can help (faculty, counselors,
administration, parents, riends, state oFcers, and national
oFcers,.
RDevelop detailed work plans to implement the techniques you
select:
t Assign work to individual members and delegate.
t Deelop a speciFc timeline.
RImplement your plans, then follow through:
t Evaluate your plan regularly to make sure its working. Make
adjustments as necessary.
t Remain open and nexible.
RForm a recruitment committee:
t Involve both returning and new
members.
t Assign speciFc responsibilities and
accountabilities.
t Ensure adequate resources (human,
Fnancial, time, are allocated.
RSet realistic goals:
t Set goals that are challenging, but not
overwhelming.
t Make sure everyone involved is
committed to the goals.
RDiscuss and plan a winning strategy:
t Assess your membership. Know your
membership base. Has it increased or
decreased over time? Go over your past
membership records. Chart your Fndings
to better visualize your growth. Once
you understand these Fndings, you can
set more targeted, realistic membership
goals.
The members of FBLA are the backbone
of the organization. To maintain this
membership and to continue to expand, the
local chapter oFcers must take responsibility
to recruit members. Getting members to join
is an ongoing effort. Many chapters sponsor
both Frst and second semester recruitment
campaigns targeting the nonmembers in
their school. Chapters that are successful
in increasing membership numbers have
found the key to growth is planning and
implementing a variety of different chapter
activities. These chapters realize that
recruiting and signing up members is only the
Frst step in the process. OFcers and adisers
can encourage full attendance at meetings by
making sure that activities sponsored by the
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FBLA RECRUITMENT
RECRUITMENT PUBLICITY
Get the word out about FBLA! Speak about
FBLA to rotary clubs, the chamber of
commerce, and other civic groups. Utilize the
school intercom to remind members about
upcoming events. Remember, people like
visualsdesign posters advertising meetings
and projects; and create a chapter display
case and keep it up-to-date with pictures,
articles, and awards. Design chapter T-shirts for all members to wear
on the day of chapter meetings.
RDisplay oFcial lBLA-PBL poster rom the Chapter Management
Handbook.
RMake nyers with catchy slogans and important inormation to gie
out between classes or to hang on the wall.
RMembership Madness: This program
recognizes FBLA members who extend the
beneFts o membership to their riends and
acquaintances. Members who recruit at least
Fe ,5, new members receie a certiFcate o
recognition and have their names listed on the
national Web site. REFERENCE: Interactive
form located in Adviser Area
RMembership Mania: This program
recognizes FBLA members who extend the
beneFts o membership to their riends and
acquaintances. Members who recruit at least
ten ,10, new members receie a certiFcate o
recognition and have their names listed on the
national Web site. REFERENCE: Interactive
form located in Adviser Area
Recruitment Booth
Find a place at your school with a great
amount o oot traFc and set up an
FBLA recruitment booth in the area for a
recruitment drive. This is an opportunity for
you to meet and greet potential members.
When preparing your booth, keep these
points in mind:
t Attract them with giveaways (candy,
ood, brochures, ranes,
t Stand out (big signs, bright shirts,
decorations,
t Creatively convey FBLA activities
(recruitment video, chapter scrapbooks,
display awards,
t Be organized (have a sign-up sheet to
collect contact information, membership
applications, and a receipt book to begin
collecting dues, REFERENCE: Sample
Membership Application RECRUIT-11.
t Be a step ahead (use this booth as an
opportunity to promote an upcoming
eent,
t Be welcoming (have many people at the
table, smile as people walk by,
Chapter Welcome Bash
Forget the welcome meeting and make it a welcome bash! People
who join organizations get to partake in the beneFts. 1here are many
beneFts to joining lBLA, which includes haing un! Show them
how fun this organization is and they will be more likely to stay a
little bit longer to experience the beneFts. Make your introduction o
the organization entertaining and brief. Then implement a creative
agenda full of icebreakers and networking opportunities. Welcome
meetings are full of people who do not know anyone. If a potential
member makes a friend, they will feel more comfortable and willing
to stay. If you have room in your budget, you may also want to serve
refreshments.
Partnerships
Partnerships can greatly beneFt your chapter, and lBLA chapters
have much to offer other organizations. Developing partnerships can
be beneFcial to both parties. Successul chapters hae ound working
partnerships with the following organizations:
t Other School Clubs/Organizations. Cosponsor an event that
both organizations can beneFt rom such as a guest speaker or
workshop. At the beginning of the event, have both your chapter
and the other organization take a few minutes to talk about their
organization.
t Career Center,Guidance OFcer. Many students turn to the
career center,guidance oFce or career guidance. lBLA is also
a place where students can prepare for their careers. Volunteer
at the career center,guidance oFce in exchange or recruitment
opportunities with their students.
Each school has different opportunities for partnerships. See
what is aailable at your school. Leryone can beneFt rom being
knowledgeable about business.
Just Ask
After many years of recruiting, the most successful method is very
simple just ask! Your chapter may be doing really well with
developing great activities; however, there are many prospective
members that still need a little push to take that extra step towards
membership. Talk to people, share your personal FBLA experiences
with them, and highlight the beneFts that come along with
membership. REFERENCE: Sample FBLA Member Recruiting Letter
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FBLA RECRUITMENT
RLxplain the beneFts o joining lBLA.
t Acquire leadership skills
t Win recognition at conferences
t Become part of a team
t Gain community service experience
t Improve or enhance job skills
t Travel
t Network and meet new people
t Meet business professionals
t Earn scholarship money
t Compete in business skill events
RCreate a chapter newsletter.
RPlace an ad in your school newspaper about

FBLA.
RObtain a bulletin board in your school to
publicize FBLA-PBL.
RSend a letter to every teacher and faculty member in your school
asking them to recommend students who they feel would be interested
in or beneFt rom lBLA. Compile a list o names and send these
students invitations to a meeting.
RTalk it up! Members who are enthusiastic about FBLA will spark an
interest in other prospective members.
RSponsor an event to gain publicity for your chapter such as:
t A business or educational opportunity such as a tour of a local
business, a career day, or an activity fair
t A concession stand at a school event
t A seminar, lecture, or workshop involving local business people
RDownload one of the informational FBLA-PBL PowerPoint
presentations rom the \eb site ,www.bla-pbl.org, and show it at a
chapter meeting.
GIVE INCENTIVES
RGive a prize to the member who recruits
the most new members.
RMake meetings as fun, enjoyable, and
interactive as possible. Icebreakers and
getting-to-know-you exercises serve this
purpose well, especially when bringing
together new members.
RServe refreshments at meetings.
RHold a welcome party for members to become familiar with the
objectives of your chapter and to get acquainted with other members.
RPresent members with 1-shirts, certiFcates, and pins.
RInstitute a rating system where each actiity has a speciFc point
value. At the end of a designated time period, give a prize to the
member with the most points! REFERENCE: Point System LOCAL-15.
RETENTION
While recruitment is crucial to the success
of a chapter, retaining members is also an
important goal. Activities should be planned
to spark the interest of the faithful members.
Remember to use meetings to inform your
members of upcoming events such as
community service projects, competitions, and
workshops. Below are some additional tips:
ROffer incentives for members to join for an
additional year (i.e., special membership pins,
special lBLA-PBL items, special certiFcates,.
RIf a past member recruits a new member,
award them with a prize.
RBe nexible with eents and meeting
schedules.
RGet past members involved in organizing
activities and projects. Build on their
experience to make the chapter successful.
RHost a special chapter retreat for all past members to help develop
ideas for recruiting new members. Goals such as the following could
be developed:
t To increase membership by 10 percent
t To have every past member recruit one new member
t To increase membership by doing more to get visibility in the
community and in the school
t 1o create thank you cards ,or holiday cards, to show appreciation
to members
t To create and distribute a brochure to incoming freshmen and
sophomores
RImplement a mentor program by teaming up new members with
your experienced membersmake them feel important.
RShow appreciation for past members by honoring them as part of
the induction ceremony or new members or an oFcer installation
ceremony. Recognize any members who won competitive events the
previous year in state and national competition.
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RECRUITING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
\ou can ask school oFcials to attend any o your regular meetings or
special eents, such as an oFcer installation ceremony or new member
induction ceremony. Recruit them to make a speech or presentation
to your membership and your guests. As your chapter activities grow
and nourish during the year, keep school oFcials inormed o your
progress and success. Send them periodic updates telling them what
you have accomplished, how the school and its students and faculty
beneFted, and what you are going to do next. Make your chapter
aailable to support and assist school oFcials. Make sure your chapter
has good visibility in supporting the school and in supporting other
school organizations.
The FBLA-PBL Professional Division offers
established businesspersons the chance
to help, teach, and encourage the rising
generation of business leaders. Professional
Division members give students the chance to
work one-on-one with experienced leaders.
Who Can Join
Anybodyformer members, employers,
educators, parents, businesspersons,
community supporterswho has an interest
in FBLA-PBL can become a Professional
Division member. The Professional Division
offers two types of membership. Dues for
one-year membership are $23.00 per year
($8.00 of this amount is rebated to the state
chapter,. ,Caliornia dues are >25.00., Lietime
membership is available for a one-time
fee of $350.00 ($50.00 rebated to the state
chapter,. REFERENCE: Professional Division
Membership Form RECRUIT-9.
Chapters Rewarded for Recruiting
Professional Division Members
Every time a person joins the Professional
Division through a chapter, that school
gets credit. When a chapter recruits many
Professional Division members, it has a
chance to win recognition on the regional
and national level. This includes a plaque
to bring back to their school. Professional
Division membership awards are presented
at the National Leadership Conference in the
following categories for both FBLA and PBL
chapters:
t Largest State Chapter Membership
Proessional Diision ,by aFliation,
t Largest Local Chapter Membership
Proessional Diision ,by aFliation,
In the fall, one overall national award is presented to the local and state
chapter ,by aFliation, or Largest Chapter-Proessional Diision.
The deadline to qualify for these awards is October 20. The spring
awards are presented at the National Leadership Conference. First and
second place awards are presented in each region and one ,1, national
award is presented oerall or state chapters and one ,1, national award
is presented for local chapters.
The postmarked deadline for recruitment of Professional Division
members to qualify for these awards is April 15.
How to Recruit
Recruiting Professional Division members is not much different
from recruiting student members. Identify individuals who have an
interest in FBLA-PBL and who support its goals and ideas. Then,
communicate beneFts they will receie as a result o their participation.
Professional Division members:
t Interact with members, perform community service, and serve as
mentors to local and state chapters.
t Participate in state and national conferences by delivering
workshops, serving as event judges, and chaperoning local
chapters.
t Receive discounts for Alamo car rentals, hotels (AmeriHost Inn,
Baymont Inn and Suites, Days Inn, Howard Johnson, Knights
Inn, Ramada Inn, Super 8 Motel, Travelodge, Wingate Inn and
\yndham lotel and Resorts,, lranklinCoey, and more.
t Receive national publications like The Professional Edge, Tomorrows
Business Leader, and PBL Business Leader.
Your chapter can offer professional membership to area business
leaders, chapter boosters, parents, teachers, administrators, and alumni.
You can give gift memberships to show your chapters appreciation, or
you can use the following steps to recruit potential members:
t Form a professional membership recruitment committee.
t Set realistic goals for your professional membership. How many
members do you want? What would you like them to contribute
to your chapter?
t Discuss and deelop a recruitment strategy. \hat are the beneFts
of professional membership?
t Have committee members set up appointments with and make
presentations to the individuals and business groups on your list.
Your FBLA chapter is one of many activities
sponsored by your school. By keeping your
school`s oFcials and administrators inoled
and aware of your activities, you will show
them your program is among the most
valuable to the school. Depending on your
schools particular organization, you may want
to target decision-makers such as department
heads, guidance counselors, principals,
assistant or vice principals, school district
administrators, and school board members.
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STAYING VISIBLE
FBLA chapters work hard to achieve results.
Now it is time to get recognition. There
are many ways to approach publicity from
promotions, to public relations, to tie-in, and
press releases. Select 10 publicity activities
for your chapter each year and you are well
on your way to putting your chapter in the
spotlight!
Recognition is built on familiarity. Take every
opportunity to let your school know about
FBLA-PBL and its activities. Use established
channels and techniques to get the word out.
For example:
RNewspapersprepare press releases and
articles for local and school newspapers; buy
,or get sponsors to buy, ads.
RPrint materialwrite and distribute
brochures, newsletters, act sheets, and niers.
RGraphic materialmount posters by
making your own or using the covers from
FBLA-PBL publications.
RAudio materialcreate public service announcements for your
schools PA system or your campus radio station.
RAudiovisual materialannounce upcoming events including
meetings on your school television station. Dress in FBLA-PBL
uniforms. Prepare a videotape using your own materials or FBLA
materials.
RVisual displaysdesign an exhibit for community and school
events; maintain one or several bulletin boards; design a homecoming
noat.
Promotional items are available from MarketPlace. REFERENCE:
MarketPlace Tab. Here is a list of promotional items to get you
started:
RUse name tags, pins, T-shirts, blazers, or
sweaters to identify FBLA members.
RDevelop a listing of local news media.
RDevelop and distribute literature about
FBLA and the business program to local
schools, businesses, and government.
RPresent business programs about FBLA to
civic and service groups in the community.
RDevelop promotional exhibits around the
school and community.
RDisplay material about FBLA in and out of
schools-superintendent`s oFce, chamber o
commerce, and local businesses.
RProvide pictures of FBLA activities for the
school yearbook.
RSet up bulletin boards and showcase
displays of chapter awards and projects.
RDevelop spot announcements, interviews, and question/answer
discussions for local radio and television.
RProvide photographs, news releases, editorials, feature stories, and
letters to the editor for the school and community newspapers.
RMake short announcements about FBLA and the business program
in the daily bulletins to student body.
RInvite community members to FBLA chapter meetings, banquets,
and business education classes.
RInvite community members to participate in steering or advisory
committees.
RDistribute certiFcates o appreciation to indiiduals who contribute
to FBLA and the business program.
RProvide tokens of appreciation for school and community
secretaries.
RCommunicate with public oFcials by writing and isiting your
elected oFcials. 1his is a good opportunity to take pictures and write
news stories.
t Buttons
t Stationery
t Placards
t Mugs
t Badges
t Balloons
t Stickers
t Fliers
t Patches
t Decals
t Bumper stickers
t Pencils
t T-shirts
t Brochures
t Business cards
t Banners
t Jewelry
WAYS TO GENERATE PUBLIC AWARENESS
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CREATING TIE-INS
Promotional tie-ins are a way of plugging
your chapter into the goodwill, excitement,
and enthusiasm generated by an event or
undertaking. This can be:
RA holiday or designated time of
recognitionyou can do an activity or project
to commemorate American Enterprise Day
,Noember 15,, lBLA-PBL \eek ,2nd week
o lebruary,, and lBLA-PBL Community
Serice Day ,Saturday o lBLA-PBL \eek,.
t Conduct a series of debates at school and
in the community addressing the free
enterprise system.
t Purchase space on a billboard for
the month of November to publicize
American Enterprise Day.
t Feature a panel of speakers on aspects of
American enterprise.
t Purchase a half-page ad in the local
newspaper and sell parts of the ad to local
businesses in support of the American
enterprise system or recognition of
FBLA-PBL Week.
RA charity eventactivities promoting the March of Dimes or
another service group attract much publicity.
t Host a March of Dimes March for Babies or represent your
school at the local event.
t Coordinate a holiday food and toy collection for the needy;
arrange to have items distributed through a local TV station.
RA community eventneighborhoods take pride in and turn out for
their own local events and commemorations.
t Participate in community projects aimed at increasing and
promoting tourism.
t Sponsor a community blood drive.
t Offer a computer class teaching seniors how to use the Internet or
with parents on Internet safety.
t Conduct a telephone survey to ask questions about a local project
like remodeling the community hall.
t Solicit funds from local patrons, churches, and businesses to
revitalize the towns main street.
t Sponsor breakfast for local businesspeople.
t Form a partnership with a local franchise of a national fast-food
chain: the chapter provides the wait staff in exchange for a
percentage o the proFts and publicity.
t Start a scholarship fund in conjunction with a local business.
WRITING PRESS RELEASES
Your chapter will need to write news releases
for publication in your school newspaper,
local newspaper, FBLA-PBL publications, and
other media outlets.
News isnt news until its communicated.
Dont hide your light under a bushel: get your
message out there! Do it with a well-crafted
press release.
A press release is a brief summary of a
newsworthy event. You send this summary to
representatives of your local print (newspaper,
magazine, and broadcast ,radio, 1V, cable
1V, media in the hope that they will turn
your summary into an actual news story.
Newsworthy means that someone outside
your chapter would be interested in hearing
about the event. In general, the following
rules of thumb can be applied:
t Participation in a service is news;
participation in a social event is not.
t NotiFcation beore an eent is news.
t 1he Fth, 10th, 20th, 25th, 50th
anniversaries are news; the 12th is not.
Journalists look for a hook when they write: what makes this story
different from a hundred others just like it? Thats why they need
and you need to proide in your news release-words like Frst-eer,`
best,` largest,` shortest,` and astest.` I you can`t think o the
hook, the journalists probably cant either; and your story might go
untold.
A press release is written in inverted pyramid style. This means all the
most important acts are loaded into the Frst paragraph. 1he journalist
should be able to read only the Frst paragraph o your release and
still know eerything releant about your project. 1he Frst paragraph
should contain the Fe \`s-who, what, when, where, and why ,you
might also include how,. Lach subsequent paragraph should expand
upon inormation presented in the Frst paragraph, these should be
ordered from most to least important.
The last paragraph of the release should describe FBLA-PBL:
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. is a
nonproFt 501,c,,3, student business organization with nearly a quarter
million members and advisers in 12,000 chartered high school, middle
schools, and college chapters worldwide. Its mission is to bring
business and education together in a positive working relationship
through innovative leadership and career development programs. The
association is headquartered in Reston, Virginia outside Washington,
D.C. For more information visit www.fbla-pbl.org.
The journalist then uses the details that appeal to him or her.
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Press Release Appearance
Be sure all materials you produce or develop
for your promotional campaigns look
professional. Professional does not mean
expensive. Rather, it means that sentences
are logical, words are spelled right, and the
format is clean and consistent. None of your
materials need to be elaborate. All materials
you produce for your projects should be
checked and double-checked to make sure
theyre correct, coherent, and presentable.
You are representing FBLA-PBL, so project
our image well.
RKeep submission deadlines in mind.
RUse the proper format for materials
submitted.
RBe professional and business-like in dealing
with your contacts.
RMeet with and call your contacts on a
regular basis.
RRecord contact name, address, and phone
number changes.
RAsk questions about deadlines and
submission criteria.
RMake your submissions accurate, timely,
informative, and complete.
RInclude a contact name and phone number
with every submission.
RBe sure what youre sending is something
your media contact can use.
RBe sure you have a newsworthy story to
tell.
RLook for the angle in your story. Why
should others in your community care about
what youre saying?
RDont share old news.
Writing Tips
It is not easy to write well, and yet we all have to do it. We all have to
stare at the blank page or the blinking cursor, waiting for inspiration.
We all have to translate our colorful thoughts, ideas, and emotions into
little blocks of black and white. And we generally have to do it on tight
deadlines and with strict limitation on length and style. But when done
right, its all worth it. Make it worth the time it takes to write with care.
Heres how:
RDecide on a theme or hook. Why are you writing? What is your
story, your message? State this theme clearly in both your headline
,title, and your lead ,topic, sentence.
RDecide on a tone; keep it simple. Tone comes from the words you
choose, the length of the sentences you put together, the complexity
of the thoughts you present, and the order in which you organize your
information. Make sure your tone is appropriate to your audience.
RBig words will make you sound pompous and stiff at best, ridiculous
at worst.
RCliches will make you sound trite and unimaginative.
RJargon can make your writing inaccessible.
RConvoluted constructions will make your writing incomprehensible.
RUse correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
RUse a topic sentence in each paragraph; these sentences should tell
the story.
RUse simple and clear language.
RProof everything twice; read your prose aloud to catch hidden
errors. Then have someone else look at it as well.
RWhen in doubt about a words use or spelling, look it up. Go to
www.merriam-webster.com for guidance on correct spelling.
RUse multiple drafts; writing gets better and better the more it is
polished.
RLet at least two other people proofread your press release.
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FBLA RECRUITMENT
Name
Mailing Address
City State Zip
Home Phone , , E-mail Address
Employer Occupation
Business Address
City State Zip
Business Phone , , Web site
Membership Type RAnnual ,>23.00, RLietime ,>350,
Payment Options
Credit Card RVisa RMasterCard
Card # Exp. Date / /
Signature
Check Make checks payable to FBLA-PBL Professional Division.
Please list special areas of expertise a local chapter in your area or your state chapter may contact you to assist with a work-
shop or other need.

May we list your information on the national Web site? RYes RNo
0HPEHU$IOLDWLRQ ,please check all applicable categories,
RNew Professional Member RFormer FBLA Member RBusinessperson
RFriend of the Association RParent of Member RRenewal
RAdviser RFormer PBL Member RAdministrator
Speciy AFliation RFBLA RFBLA-Middle Level RPBL
Credit my membership to this state chapter
Credit my membership to this school Chapter #
Please mail completed application and membership dues to:
FBLA-PBL, Inc. Attn: Membership Department 1912 Association Drive Reston, VA 20191
FBLA-PBL PROFESSIONAL DIVISION MEMBERSHIP FORM
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FBLA RECRUITMENT
Dear ,insert name,:
It is my pleasure to invite you to join Future Business Leaders of America! FBLA is a national association of nearly a quarter
million students interested in becoming more successful in the business world.
Membership in lBLA helps you learn about business and gies you the opportunity to see the real world` through
interaction with business leaders rom across the country! \ou will discoer the secret o being able to talk conFdently
with prospective employers, and you will experience the chance to test your business skills in state and national
competitions.
Membership will provide you with:
RCareer preparation opportunities
RLeadership development and achievement
ROutstanding leadership conferences
RChallenging competitions
RCommunity service experience
RFriendship and fun
RInformative publications
RNetworking with peers and business professionals
RScholarships and prizes
RInternships
Meet and make friends with members of your own school and other schools across the country! Join in the fun and
participate in local activities like pizza parties, business tours, and social activities.
Interested in joining? Fill out the attached local chapter membership application form and return it to FBLA Adviser
,insert name o adiser,, in room ,insert room number or name,. Don`t miss out on the un!
Sincerely,
,Name,
Chapter President
SAMPLE FBLA MEMBER RECRUITING LETTER
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FBLA RECRUITMENT
luture Business Leaders o America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. ,lBLA-PBL, is the oldest and largest national organization
or students preparing or careers in business. lBLA-PBL prepares students or real world` proessional experiences.
Members gain the competitive edge for college and career successes. More than a quarter of a million students participate
in this dynamic leadership organization.
FBLA-PBL will provide you with:
RTravel opportunities
RChallenging competitions
RScholarships and prizes
RLeadership development
RCommunity service experience
RFriendship and fun
FBLA-PBL takes you to major cities throughout the United States such as Orlando, Nashville, Chicago, and Dallas. You will get to
know people in your state and across the nation at exciting leadership conferences.
Members have the opportunity to compete for awards and recognition on the local, state, and national levels in more than
50 different event categories including Web site development, marketing, business plan, public speaking, job interview,
network design, and many more!
Become a leader in your school, state, or country when you become an oFcer. \in money! 1rael! Learn to lead! Deelop
friendships! Earn recognition! All of these adventures and more await you when you become a member of FBLA-PBL.
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FBLA MEMBER SIGN UP FORM
Please return to the attention of your local chapter adviser:
RYes, I want to join FBLA!
First Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________
Last Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________
City:_______________________________________ State: _______________________ Zip: ___________________
Phone: _____________________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________________
Year in School: R9 R10 R11 R12 Gender: R Male RFemale
Birthday: _______________________________________________________________________________________
I was recruited by ________________________________________________________________________________
Adviser Use Only:
RThis member has paid dues. RThis member has been entered online. RDues have been sent to the national center.
SAMPLE FBLA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
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SAMPLE PRESS RELEASELAYOUT AND CONTENT
,Use school or chapter letterhead.,
For Immediate Release
Date: _______________________________
Contact: _____________________________
E-mail: _____________________________
Phone: ______________________________
Mayor declares FBLA-PBL Founders Day
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.Mayor Stephen Darden proclaimed Saturday, Feb. 3 as FBLA-PBL Founders
Day in Johnson City, Tennessee. On Feb. 3, 1942, Science Hill High School in Johnson City placed the
Frst lBLA-PBL charter.
lBLA-PBL has a rich history with many o our early chapters chartering in 1ennessee,` said Greg
Olier, lBLA-PBL, Inc. director o marketing and educator relations. leb. 3 marks a signiFcant day, in
which our ounder`s ision became a reality, right here in Last 1ennessee.`
Tennessee FBLA State President Tawny Spinelli and Tennessee FBLA State Vice President Katrina
Morlen, along with West Greene High School FBLA Adviser Virginia Dochety, attended the meeting
and accepted the proclamation.
We are happy to represent the 250,000 FBLA-PBL members and accept the Johnson City
proclamation rom the home o our Frst lBLA chapter in 1942,` Spinelli said. lBLA continues to
be a vital, energetic organization offering leadership, community service, and business education to the
members o this premier association preparing students or careers in business.`
In a commissioners meeting on Feb. 1, Darden signed and read the proclamation.
luture Business Leaders o America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. is a nonproFt 501,c,,3, student
business organization with nearly a quarter million members and advisers in 12,000 chartered high
school, middle school, and college chapters worldwide. Its mission is to bring business and education
together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development
programs. The association is headquartered in Reston, Virginia outside Washington, D.C. For more
information visit www.fbla-pbl.org.
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SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE CONTENTCHARITY EVENT
(Lvent) benets (charity/organization) and future business leaders
AN\1O\N, State-Students rom ,school, lBLA chapter hosted a ,eent, to beneFt ,charity,organization, and chapter
actiities. 1he group raised ,amount,, as well as created community awareness o the needs o ,charity,organization,.
\e were able to ,describe actiity, while making a strong contribution to our area,` said ,name o chapter member,
oFcer,, ,title,. It was a rewarding experience or our chapter.`
,Insert mission o charity,organization.,
,Insert quote rom charity,organization.,
,Standard closing paragraph,
SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE CONTENTMEMBER ACHIEVEMENT
(Last name of member/chapter) wins recognition at (event)
AN\1O\N, State-,Insert school, lBLA member receied ,insert number, place in ,insert eent, at the ,insert
unction, e.g., State Leadership Conerence, National Leadership Conerence, held in ,insert city and state, today ,or
another date,. 1he competition was part o a ,insert number o days,-day program or lBLA members rom around the
,insert region, state, nation,.
\e were really proud o all our chapter representaties this year at ,insert unction,,` said ,name o chapter
member,oFcer,, ,title,. \e are thrilled our community could be so well represented by ,insert name o student, and
other local winners.`
,Describe the eent, e.g., public speaking, accounting, keyboarding.,
,Insert quote rom adiser or principal.,
SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE CONTENTFBLA-PBL WEEK
Local business students celebrate FBLA-PBL Week
AN\1O\N, State-,Insert school, lBLA chapter in ,insert city,, will be celebrating lBLA-PBL \eek, ,insert dates,
with ,brieny describe main actiities,.
,Insert quote rom community leader, mayor, school principal, or another innuential indiidual about the
importance o lBLA-PBL to the community.,
Among the many actiities scheduled or this special week are: ,list actiities,.
,Insert quote rom member, adiser, or principal.,
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SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE CONTENTNFLC
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AN\1O\N, State-Students rom ,school, lBLA chapter attended the luture Business Leaders o America ,lBLA,
National lall Leadership Conerence ,NlLC, in ,insert city, state,, this past weekend ,or dates,.
,Insert quote rom chapter oFcer, member, or adiser.,
1he chapter had ,insert number o members, members attending the two-day conerence. Members were busy
participating in workshops to hone their skills in leadership, community service, career development, and competitive
events. They also attended general sessions featuring motivational speakers and membership awards.
SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE CONTENTPRE-NLC
Top student(s) compete at national conference
AN\1O\N, State-luture Business Leaders o America ,lBLA, will bring together nearly 8,000 top students and
their adisers to ,insert location, as it host the ,insert year, National Leadership Conerence ,NLC, on ,insert dates,.
,Insert details about local chapter, how many participants, any national winners,qualiFers.,
Many students will compete in over 50 categories having earned the honor to attend the national conference
following success in the local, district, and state arenas. Events include Accounting, Business Ethics, Emerging Business
Issues, Entrepreneurship, Community Service Project, and Web Site Development. Most events have cash awards for the
leading individuals and teams.
\e were really proud o all our chapter representaties this year at ,insert unction,,` said ,name o chapter
member,oFcer,, ,title,. \e are thrilled our community could be so well represented by ,insert name o student, and
other local winners.`
,Describe the eent, e.g., public speaking, accounting, keyboarding.,
Other students and adisers will be attending the prestigious Institute or Leaders ,IlL,, a two-day intensie
program designed to hone leadership, communications, entrepreneurship, and oFcer skills.
Conerence highlights include campaigning or national oFce, leading-edge workshops, and a March o Dimes
mini-March for Babies to focus attention on the needs of premature infants and their families.
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SAMPLE FBLA-PBL WEEK PROCLAMATION
This document is based upon a state proclamation. However, it can be adapted to a city, town, or county by changing governor to mayor or
county executive and name of state to name of city, town, or county.
WHEREAS, luture Business Leaders o America-Phi Beta Lambda is a nonproFt educational organization whose Frst
chapter was established in Johnson City, Tennessee, in 1942; and
WHEREAS, this organization has grown now to encompass over 250,000 members and advisers nationwide in middle
schools, high schools, colleges, universities, career and technical schools, and private business schools; and
WHEREAS, FBLA-PBL is a professional business organization dedicated to bringing business and education together in a
positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs; and
WHEREAS, members perform community service activities and strive to build a students understanding of the
realities of the modern business world; and
WHEREAS, FBLA teaches high school students basic business and leadership principles; and PBL helps university,
college, technical, and business school students to make the transition from school to work;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ,your goernor`s name here,, Goernor o the State o ,your state`s or chapter`s name here,,
do hereby proclaim the second week in February, as NATIONAL FBLA-PBL WEEK in the State of (your states or
chapter`s name here,.
SAMPLE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE DAY RESOLUTION/STATEMENT
This document is based upon a state resolution/statement. However, it can be adapted to a city, town, or county by changing the name of the
person reading the resolution/statement.
Mr. President, I rise today to acknowledge luture Business Leaders o America-Phi Beta Lambda ,lBLA-PBL, or its
development and celebration of American enterprise. As future business leaders they hold the right to free enterprise
very close to their hearts. It is the American enterprise system that allows us to buy, sell, or exchange goods and services
without governmental control, and as members of FBLA-PBL they have learned to protect that freedom.
On November 15 of every year, over a quarter million FBLA-PBL members celebrate American enterprise in their
local chapters and communities all over America. Through partnership with business projects and local chapter business
appreciation, members have gained an understanding of the rights and obligations in owning a business.
FBLA-PBLs mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative
leadership and career development programs. Through integrated programs and curriculum, FBLA-PBL is on the
leading edge of career and technical education. Promoting business ethics is critical to their organization and to the
future of the American economy.
Mr. President, in the past 65 years, FBLA-PBL has trained literally millions of todays leaders in American business.
FBLA-PBL is truly an organization that has made a positive impact on our country, proving that our youth are ready,
willing, and able to take the reins of leadership and help guide America toward a brighter tomorrow.
FBLA-PBL promotes career, technical, and business education; values free enterprise; creates citizenship; and fosters the
inner growth of children as they transition from school to workit is truly the premier student business organization. I
ask that you join FBLA-PBL on their quest to protecting the American free enterprise system by celebrating American
Enterprise Day on November 15.
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School Funding 4
Donations 4
Sponsorships 4
Local Dues/Member Contributions 4
Adviser Compensation 4
Special Funding Pool 4
Fund-raising Partners 5
Country Meats 5
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Entertainment Fundraising 5
Otis Spunkmeyer 5
Ozark Delight Candy Company 5
Pride Distributors 5
School Spirit Coffee 6
Tom-Wat Fundraising 6
Sample Chapter Budget 7
Conference Budget Form 8
Sample Donation/Sponsorship Letter 9
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FUND-RAISING OVERVIEW
Fund-raising is any activity that brings funding
to your chapter for its projects. One of the
key issues local chapters must face is how
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the activities they wish to undertake. Without
adequate funds, even the most innovative
and enthusiastic chapter will not be able to
implement its program of work. A dilemma
faced by most chapters is where will we get
the money to conduct local activities and to
participate in state and national conferences?
RHave a planning meeting.
t Meet with administration to discuss
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your project.
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t Discuss the activities that your group is
planning for the upcoming year.
t Estimate the cost of these activities and
compare it to current funds available to
determine how much additional money
will need to be raised.
t Develop an event calendar, including
your deadlines; then determine the best
time (usually well in advance) to have a
fund-raising event.
t Appoint a fund-raising committee or
coordinator.
RDevelop a fund-raising plan. Choose the
right fund-raiser for your chapter by taking
into account:
t The number of members in your group.
t Members interests and skills.
t Members enthusiasm for the event.
t Members time commitments.
t Creative ideas (have a brainstorming session).
t Other fund-raising activities already in progress.
t The best time of year for your fund-raising activity. Set the date.
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fund-raisers. Clear the date with the school.
t Any costs for the fund-raiser (advertising, space, or food).
t School rules and regulations.
RPlan the fund-raiser.
t Choose an appropriate date based on the kind of fund-raiser that
you plan to have (taking into consideration weather and academic
calendar).
t Reserve a room or location well in advance of the date.
t Plan a publicity campaign. Give the community paper plenty of
notice about the fund-raiser. Advertise in the school newspaper
and talk it up with the student body.
t Form committees and delegate tasks.
t Watch expensesyou dont want to lose money on a fund-raiser.
A budget should be made.
RExecute the event.
t Have fun with it!
t Have an incentive program for members.
REvaluate the event.
t Go through all receipts and deposit any money immediately.
t Pay any bills accrued.
t Thank all members and sponsors who contributed to the event.
t Discuss the logistics of the event.
t Begin to plan for next year.
Questions to ask in determining the value or feasibility of an activity:
RWhich FBLA-PBL goal(s) does this activity reinforce?
RWill it be a business learning experience? How?
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RHas it been well thought out and carefully planned?
RHas it been tried in the past, and can any pitfalls be avoided?
RHow will the funds be raised for this activity?
RWill it make money?
BUDGETING
A budget should be made at the same time
the chapters program of work is being
developed. REFERENCE: Sample Chapter
Budget FUND-RAISING-7. The program of
work includes the goals and activities of the
chapter. Anticipation of expenses will help a
chapter to plan adequate fund-raising activities
and make it possible for a chapter to reach the
goals outlined in the program of work.
The budget is divided into two sections:
estimated income and estimated expenditures.
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CONDUCTING A SALES CAMPAIGN
educationally as well. Having two weeks to sell puts everyone to work
much faster. Avoid procrastination by building periodic sales goals into
the timetable.
RThere may be times, though, when the unlimited sales period is
the best choice. In this case, hold periodic sales rallies to maintain
momentum. Develop procedures to minimize the time spent on
tracking money and accounting for inventory.
RThe experience gained in fund-raising projects is as important as
raising the money. Manage the project as any other chapter activity.
First, get permission from school administration. Then establish an
organization with lines of authority, delegate responsibilities, and
communicate these to all members. Follow a timetable, adhering to
deadlines as closely as possible, and evaluate progress at different
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the way. An organization chart can establish who takes orders, who
maintains inventory, who keeps accounts, and who deposits funds.
Keep the organization simple and uncomplicated with maybe just a
chairman, accountant, sales manager, and promotion manager.
RBefore the sales force hits the streets, a few training and practice
sessions are in order. A successful business does not send its sales
force out without proper training and complete product knowledge.
Role playing can help prepare members to overcome customer
objections.
RIncentives or commissions can work wonders to motivate the sales
force: offer prizes and recognition for effort and results.
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neglected, program evaluation is a valuable educational experience.
This process will help the chapter plan and conduct more successful
events in the future. From the outset, evaluation should be built into
various planning and schedule checkpoints throughout the course
of the project. Someone should track the project as it progresses
recording how it was organized, methods for promotion, any problems
that arise as well as particular success stories to note. The evaluation
can close with suggestions for future projects of a similar nature.
RWill it provide for business and community
involvement?
RWho outside the organization might be of
assistance?
RHave the school administration and
advisory council been informed?
RHow will the activity be publicized, both
before and after?
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conference locations, dates, hotel rates, and registration fees for the
current year. This information will enable transportation and food
expenses to be estimated. REFERENCE: Conference Budget Form
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If the chapter would like to participate in the chapter events such as:
t American Enterprise Project
t Partnership with Business Project
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t Local Chapter Annual Report
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step would be to elect a chairman and form a committee to determine
member interest. This will help in planning the scope of the project.
A favorite fund-raising technique is sales.
Before conducting a sales campaign, however,
three crucial decisions must be made: what
product to sell, to whom, and when. There
are basically three choices for product
consumable, permanent, or semi-permanent.
Consumable items can be sold on an annual
basis, while more permanent products like
toys and cookbooks should not be considered
on a regular basis. Members should be
included in product selection since the sales
force will be more enthusiastic about pushing
a product they selected.
RStudy the market to match product to
buyer. Carefully analyze this market and make
realistic sales projections before building an
inventory. If possible, take orders before
stocking perishable items, such as fruits
and holiday greens. Finally, when moving
merchandise, remember parents, relatives, and
students are natural customer prospects.
RBrainstorming can focus on promotional
and publicity angles, possible selling
techniques, and the different ways to motivate
customer purchases. All members should be
included in this activity.
RSelecting the time for a fund-raising event
is just as important as product and market
decisions. Careful planning will most likely
make these timing decisions. Always allow
ample lead time in preparation for the project.
Chapters should address one very key decision
with regard to timing. What is the value of the
concentrated sales effort versus an unlimited
time for sales? The concentrated effort is
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OTHER FUNDING SOURCES
School Funding
Availability of funds from the school, business
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policy on funding. It is recommended to
submit the chapters estimated expenditures at
budget preparation time to the administration
to determine if any funds can be allocated for
the current and future school year(s).
Donations
Donations are a great way to retain money
raised by your chapter. Never buy anything
that you dont have to buy. Many stores are
more than willing to donate food, prizes, cash,
or anything they can to help with projects.
Anytime you get something donated, it isnt
costing your chapter a dime. That means
that you are saving money. Remember when
asking for donations:
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delegate them this responsibility.
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later with a phone call.
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acknowledge them as publicly as you can.
Always follow-up with a thank you card.
Sponsorships
Sponsorships are not only a good way to
raise money to support your chapter, but
also a great way to begin working with the
businesses in your community. The number
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and trips is what the business get in return. Approach the business
and be ready to bargain. REFERENCE: Sample Donation/Sponsorship
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ROffer student workers for a day or two.
RPut their logo on your T-shirt.
RTell them their name will be on the press release about this project,
activity, or trip.
When your students begin approaching the businesses, one of the key
things to remember is to be professional and project a positive image.
Being professional not only means being dressed well, but also means
being prepared. Students should be prepared to answer all questions.
For example, the business may ask, What is FBLA-PBL? or Why
should we help you? Students should work together as a team and
deliver a team presentation to the company. Finally, students should
make sure that they have quality literature to leave with the company
and obtain a contact for the company so that they can make a follow
up phone call. Once your chapter forms partnerships or sponsorships,
dont let them die. Try to maintain them year after year. Work with the
same people and make sure that the companies know that they can
rely on your chapter to help them if they need help, just as they helped
your chapter in your time of need.
Local Dues/Member Contributions
Some chapters decide to charge members local dues to offset expenses.
In addition, members also can be asked to pay some or all of the costs
to attend a conference.
Adviser Compensation
Many advisers are reimbursed for the costs of attending conferences
including transportation, registration, food, and lodging. The
reimbursement of these expenses can offset the chapters overall
estimated expenditures.
Special Funding Pool
Some states provide special funding to new and existing chapters.
Compensation may also be available from the FBLA-PBL state
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FBLA FUND-RAISING
Country Meats
Country Meats is providing FBLA members
a simple, healthy fund-raiser that features
fresh smoked snack sticks that everyone loves.
They have zero trans fats, low carbs, high
protein, and come in 12 yummy naors. But
thats not the best part, chapters receive 48
percent proFt and hae 30 days to pay the bill!
For more information call Country Meats at
1-800-2-8989 or a ew ree samples or isit
their Web site at www.countrymeats.com.
CouponFundraising.comNew
Coupon Fundraising is a zero-cost and risk
free fundraising solution that can earn your
program 50 proFt while proiding discounts
to hundreds of the largest national retailers.
Some of their most popular stores include
Footlocker, Gap, PacSun, Banana Republic,
HP, Express, Old Navy, Restaurant.com, and
hundreds more. Students sell the membership
cards or >20, which grants users an unlimited
use one-year membership that starts on the
day they register their card. Members simply
shop with their favorite stores and use their
discounts and codes to save. There is zero
cost to you, no buying the cards, no printing
fees, and no shipping costs; we even take
back unsold cards! For complete details,
participating stores, or to use their ProFt
Calculator, visit www.CouponFundraising.com or
e-mail info@couponfundraising.com.
Entertainment Fundraising
New
Why fund-raise with someone elses product
when you can Create Your Own? Reach
your fund-raising goals with your very own,
professionally designed FBLA-PBL Coupon
Book Fundraiser! Your one-of-a-kind book
will feature your chapter name, group picture, and FBLA-PBL logo
right on the cover! Get More Info Today!
t Create a fund-raiser that no one else has!!
t Larn at least >9 each.up to >10!
t No upfront costs, ships in just 4 weeks
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Your members will be proud to offer this fund-raiser because it
promotes FBLA-PBL and gives your supporters valuable coupons.
Visit www.entertainment.com/fbla-pbl to learn more and get started right
away!
To speak with an Entertainment Fundraising Specialist call
800-630-3494. \e`ll be happy to explain how to get started and the
proFt you can expect to make!

Otis Spunkmeyer
Successful fund-raisers start with Otis Spunkmeyer pre-portioned
cookie dough in re-sealable tubs! Organizations across the country
have been using Otis Spunkmeyer tub cookie dough to raise thousands
o dollars or their groups. \ou, too, can beneFt rom their proFtable
lineup of products by holding an Otis cookie dough tub fund-raiser of
your own. Their brand recognition is sure to help generate sales, plus
fund-raising is one of the only outlets where consumers can purchase
their cookie dough for personal use. Everybody loves cookies, and
their cookie dough has multiple uses translating into an easy-to-sell
product and cha-ching for your chapter.
Otis Spunkmeyer is the only cookie company to offer pre-portioned
cookie dough in reusable, re-sealable decorative tubs to help preserve
the quality and freshness of the dough. Students already know and
love Otis Spunkmeyer cookies, making the selling process even easier.
For an added touch, think about teaming up with a local charity and
donating a portion of your proceeds to them. What are you waiting
for? Start earning money today with an Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough
und-raiser! lor complete inormation call 1-800-ASK-O1IS ,888-25-
6847).
Ozark Delight Candy Company
Each batch of Ozark Delight Lollipops is consistently monitored to
maintain their high standards of production. Ozark Delight Lollipops
are available only for fund-raising. They do not sell to stores or other
retail markets. Ozark Delight now offers a new Better For You
lollipop that adheres to nutritional standards nationwide. Call Ozark
Delight at 1-800-334-8991 to learn more about their und-raising
opportunity and to receive samples of their new product.
Pride Distributors
Pride Distributors is a fund-raising company that specializes in
producing Your Town-Opoly, a custom board game where the local
merchants of each chapters hometown replaces the Atlantic City
streets found on your favorite board game. Call Pride Distributors at
1-800-451-5442 or isit their \eb site at www.townopoly.net.
The following highlights some tried-and-true
fund-raiser partners, as well as some new
partners. The national association sponsors
several fund-raising programs that are outlined
in this section. Local chapters are encouraged
to participate in one or more of these
programs as their needs require. In addition,
several state chapters also sponsor fund-raising
programs. Be sure to check the Fund-raiser
section of our Web site under Membership
BeneFts or und-raisers added throughout the
school year.
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School Spirit Coffee
School Spirit Coffee provides a unique fund-
raiser that is personalized to each chapter
or school. From the size and color of the
coffee packaging, to the design of the label,
the Fnished product is created to boost
school spirit and ultimately boost your proFt
potential. Chapters receie a 50 percent proFt
rom their sales. Call 1-800-50-1443 or isit
www.schoolspiritcoffee.com for information on
scheduling a fund-raiser.
Tom-Wat Fundraising
Tom-Wat Fundraising has been helping
FBLA-PBL chapters raise money since 1951.
1hey oer the easiest, most proFtable ways
to achieve fund-raising goals. Featuring
many fund-raising programs, including
large gift catalogs (packed with best-selling
items), Peace Pops, kitchenware catalogs,
jewelry catalogs, magazines, Auntie Annes
Pretzels, nower bulbs, cookie dough, gourmet
lollipops, and candy bars. Chapters may
choose what they wish to sell. Their friendly
customer service staff is available at
1-800-243-9250 or isit www.tomwat.com.
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School:
Estimated Income:
Membership Dues and Fees
Fund-raising Projects

Contributions
Total Estimated Receipts:
Estimated Expenditures: (itemized expenses attached)
Membership Committee
National Dues
State Dues
Other
Executive Committee
State Fall Leadership Conference
National Fall Leadership Conference
District/Regional Conference
State Spring Leadership Conference
National Leadership Conference
Other
American Enterprise Committee
Partnership with Business Committee
Public Relations Committee
Social Committee
_____________________ Committee
_____________________ Committee
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Total Estimated Expenditures:

Balance at Beginning of Year
Total Receipts
Less Total Expenditures
Estimated Balance at End of Year
SAMPLE CHAPTER BUDGET
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CONFERENCE BUDGET FORM
School: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Conference: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Date(s): ______________________________________________________________________________________
Location: _____________________________________ Hotel: ________________________________________
Number of Students: ____________________________ Number of Advisers: ____________________________
Cost No. Persons Total
Registration
Member $ _____ x ____________ $ ____________
Adviser $ _____ x ____________ $ ____________
Guest/Chaperone $ _____ x ____________ $ ____________
Meals ____days @ $ _____ /day x ____________ $ ____________
Hotel
Quad ____days @ $ _____ /day x ____________ $ ____________
Triple ____days @ $ _____ /day x ____________ $ ____________
Double ____days @ $ _____ /day x ____________ $ ____________
Single ____days @ $ _____ /day x ____________ $ ____________
Transportation
Ground ____________________ x ____________ $ ____________
Air ____________________ x ____________ $ ____________
Other (itemize)
____________________ x ____________ $ ____________
____________________ x ____________ $ ____________
____________________ x ____________ $ ____________
Total Estimated Expenditures $ ____________
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SAMPLE DONATION/SPONSORSHIP LETTER
(Insert date)
Dear (insert name of business contact):
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL) is the oldest and largest national organization for
students preparing for careers in business. FBLA-PBL prepares students for real world professional experiences. Members
gain the competitive edge for college and career successes. More than a quarter of a million students participate in this
dynamic leadership organization.
FBLA-PBL provides students with:
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At the national conference, members have the opportunity to attend workshops, meet members across the nation,
and compete for awards and recognition in more than 55 different event categories including Web site design, video
production, marketing, business plan, public speaking, job interview, and many more!
(Insert number spelled out) students at (insert school) have earned the privilege of competing at this years National
Leadership Conference. In order for them to attend this years conference; however, they need your support.
FBLA chapter members would like to schedule a time to meet with you to discuss this opportunity and how your business
can help. Members of our chapter will be contacting you by phone within the next few days.
We look forward to meeting you and sincerely hope your business will help our members as they work towards achieving
their goal of becoming the business leaders of the future.
Sincerely,
Jane Doe
(Insert school) FBLA President
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta
Lambda is a nonproFt 501,c,,3, education
association with a quarter million students
preparing or careers in business and business-
related Felds. 1he association has our ,4,
divisions:
t Future Business Leaders of America
,lBLA, or high school students,
t FBLA-Middle Level for junior high,
middle, and intermediate school students,
t Phi Beta Lambda ,PBL, or
postsecondary students, and
t Proessional Diision or business
people, FBLA-PBL alumni, educators,
and parents who support the goals of the
association.
FBLA-PBL is headquartered in Reston,
Virginia, and organized on local, state, and
national levels. Business teachers, advisers,
and adisory councils ,including school
oFcials, businesspeople, and community
representaties, guide local chapters. State adisers and committee
members coordinate chapter actiities or the national organization.
1he national board o directors is comprised o local teachers, state
educators, business leaders, and the diision presidents.
1he lBLA concept was deeloped in 193 by Dr. lamden L. lorkner
o Columbia Uniersity. 1he Frst high school chapter was chartered in
Johnson City, 1ennessee on lebruary 3, 1942. In 1958, the Frst PBL
collegiate chapter was chartered in Iowa. The Professional Division,
originally the Alumni Diision, began in 199. Joining lBLA-PBL in
1994 was the FBLA-Middle Level for students in grades 59.
lBLA-PBL is the largest business career student organization in the
world. 1he high school diision has 215,000 members, while the
postsecondary division reaches over 11,000 college students. The
newest group, lBLA-Middle Leel, is showing remarkable growth
with nearly 15,000 student members. linally, the Proessional Diision
has reached oer 3,000 members. Oer 11,000 adisers round out the
group.
NATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
FBLA-PBL is proud of its relationships with
the following organizations.
Association for Career and 1echnical
Lducation (AC1L)
AC1L is committed to helping its members
provide effective programs of career and
technical education. Serving career and
technical teachers, administrators, teacher
educators, researchers, and guidance
counselors, ACTE develops and promotes
comprehensive programs for individuals to
develop occupational skills.
National Association of Secondary
School Principals (NASSP)
NASSP represents school administrators
and focuses on professional development
programs to help school administrators
become more proFcient in sering America`s
secondary school students. In addition to
promoting the interest of education on
Capitol Hill, the association also conducts
research on issues critical to secondary
schools. NASSP sponsors the National
Association of Student Councils and the
National Honor Society.
National Business Lducation Association (NBLA)
NBLA is the nation`s largest proessional organization deoted
exclusively to serving individuals and groups engaged in instruction,
administration, research, and dissemination of information for and
about business. NBLA is committed to the adancement o the
proessional interest and competence o its members and proides
programs and serices that enhance members` proessional growth and
development.
National Research Center for Career and 1echnical
Lducation
The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education,
as a primary source o research-based inormation, will signiFcantly
affect the quality of knowledge and understanding necessary to
advance career and technical education in the United States. Center
partners are committed to providing innovative approaches to
improving the practice of career and technical education at local, state,
and national levels leading to improved student achievement.
U.S. Department of Lducation
The Department of Education maintains a close relationship with
all career and technical student organizations and welcomes their
cooperation and support in strengthening career and technical
education programs throughout the United States. The Department
of Education endorses career and technical student organization
objecties and seeks to inole their thinking in the improement
of career and technical education. REFERENCE: Policy of the U.S.
Department of Education for Career and Technical Student
Organizations PROGRAMS-28.
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FBLA-PBL CODE OF ETHICS
R I will abide by the rules and regulations o my school.
R I will exercise initiatie and responsibility and will cooperate with
my employer and fellow workers.
R I will dress and act in a manner that will bring respect to me and to
my school.
R I will seek to improe my community by contributing my eorts
and my resources to worthwhile projects.
FBLA-PBL PLEDGE
I solemnly promise to uphold the aims and responsibilities o luture Business Leaders o America-Phi Beta Lambda
and, as an actie member, I shall strie to deelop the qualities necessary in becoming a responsible business leader.
FBLA-PBL GOALS
R Deelop competent, aggressie business
leadership.
R Strengthen the conFdence o students in
themselves and their work.
R Create more interest in and understanding
o American business enterprise.
R Lncourage members in the deelopment
o indiidual projects that contribute to
the improement o home, business, and
community.
R Develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster
patriotism.
R Lncourage and practice eFcient money management.
R Encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty.
R Assist students in the establishment o occupational goals.
R Facilitate the transition from school to work.
FBLA-PBL CREED
R I beliee education is the right o eery
person.
R I beliee the uture depends on mutual
understanding and cooperation among
business, industry, labor, religious, amily,
and educational institutions, as well as people
around the world. I agree to do my utmost to
bring about understanding and cooperation
among all of these groups.
R I beliee eery person should prepare
for a useful occupation and carry on that
occupation in a manner that brings the
greatest good to the greatest number.
R I beliee eery person should actiely work toward improing social,
political, community, and family life.
R I beliee eery person has the right to earn a liing at a useul
occupation.
R I beliee eery person should take responsibility or carrying out
assigned tasks in a manner that brings credit to sel, associates, school,
and community.
R I beliee I hae the responsibility to work eFciently and to think
clearly. I promise to use my abilities to make the world a better place
for everyone.
Our mission is to bring business and education together in a positie working relationship through innoatie leadership
and career development programs.
R I will be honest and sincere.
R I will approach each task with conFdence
in my ability to perorm my work at a high
standard.
R I will willingly accept responsibilities and
duties.
R I will seek to proFt rom my mistakes
and take suggestions and criticisms directed
toward the improvement of myself and my
work.
FBLA-PBL MISSION STATEMENT
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FBLA-PBL DRESS CODE
lBLA-PBL members and adisers should
deelop an awareness o the image one`s
appearance projects. The purpose of the dress
code is to uphold the professional image of the
association and its members and to prepare
students or the business world. Appropriate
attire is required for all attendeesadvisers,
members, and guests-at all general sessions,
competitive events, regional meetings,
workshops, and other activities unless otherwise
stated in the conference program. Conference
name badges are part o this dress code and
must be worn or all conerence unctions. lor
saety reasons, do not wear name badges when
touring.
Proessional attire acceptable or oFcial lBLA-
PBL activities include:
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t Business suit with collar dress shirt, and
necktie or
t Sport coat, dress slacks, collar shirt, and
necktie or
t Dress slacks, collar shirt, and necktie
t Banded collar shirt may be worn only i
sport coat or business suit is worn
t Dress shoes and socks
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t Business suit with blouse or
t Business pantsuit with blouse or
t Skirt or dress slacks with blouse or sweater or
t Business dress
t Capris or gauchos with coordinating jacket,suit, worn below the
knee
t Dress shoes
Inappropriate attire, or both men and women, includes:
t Jewelry in isible body piercing, other than ears
t Denim or chambray abric clothing o any kind, oeralls, shorts,
skorts, stretch or stirrup pants, exercise or bike shorts
t Backless, see-through, tight-Ftting, spaghetti straps, strapless,
extremely short, or low-cut blouses,tops,dresses,skirts
t 1-shirts, Lycra, spandex, midri tops, tank tops, bathing suits
t Sandals, athletic shoes, industrial work shoes, hiking boots, bare
eet, or oer-the-knee-boots
t Athletic wear, including sneakers
t lats or nannel abric clothing
t Bolo ties
t Visible oundation garments
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Many women`s two-piece suits are currently designed so that they
do not require a blouse. 1hereore, this will be accepted. In addition,
sling-back shoes, open-toe shoes, and sleeeless dresses are accepted.
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TRADEMARK POLICY
All local and state adisers are responsible or
protecting the use and image o lBLA-PBL`s
logo and trademarked items. State and local
FBLA-PBL chapters are permitted to use
trademarked items without obtaining approal
from FBLA-PBL, Inc. on printed materials,
promotional pieces, and displays that are
not sold. \ritten approal must be obtained
from FBLA-PBL, Inc. for any item that will
be sold by local or state lBLA-PBL chapters.
Commercial vendors are not permitted to
use FBLA-PBL trademarks, service marks,
or trade names on any merchandise offered
or sale or otherwise, unless endor has been
speciFcally granted a license by lBLA-PBL,
Inc.
The following are protected trademarks,
service marks, or trade names:
R AcronymsFBLA, PBL, FBLA-PBL,
FBLA-PBL, Inc.
R Logos and Crests:
R Service MarksTomorrows Business Leader, FBLA Advisers
Hotline, PBL Business Leader, FBLA-Middle Level Advisers
Hotline, The Professional Edge.
R Trade NamesFuture Business Leaders of America, Phi
Beta Lambda, or luture Business Leaders o America-Phi
Beta Lambda.
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FBLA-PBL HISTORY
1937Hamden L. Forkner of Teachers
College, Columbia Uniersity in New \ork
City, proposes to business teachers across the
country that a national organization is needed
or the thousands o business clubs in the
nation`s high schools and colleges.
1940The National Council for Business
Lducation ,now known as the National
Business Lducation Association, sponsors the
proposed student organization. Committees
are appointed to ormulate the organization`s
general plans. The name Future Business
Leaders of America is selected for the
organization.
1942An experimental chapter is chartered
in Johnson City, 1ennessee, on lebruary 3. A
second chapter is started two days later in St.
Albans, \est Virginia. By the end o the year,
39 chapters are added, and oer the next three
and one-half years, another 38 chapters join.
1946The United Business Education
Association assumes sponsorship of FBLA.
leadquarters oFce or lBLA is established
at the National Education Association Center
in \ashington, D.C.
1947-Iowa becomes the Frst lBLA state
chapter. Indiana and Ohio quickly follows.
\ithin the next three years, lBLA state
chapters total ten.
1958The postsecondary division, Phi
Beta Lambda is created. 1he Uniersity o
Northern Iowa is the Frst PBL chapter.
1969-lBLA-PBL is granted independent status as a nonproFt
educational student association under Internal Reenue Code 501 ,c,
,3,. lBLA-PBL, Inc. acquires its own board o directors and ull-time
staff.
1973FBLA-PBL, Inc. appoints Edward D. Miller as the
association`s Frst ull-time executie director.
1979-1he board o directors approes establishment o the lBLA-
PBL Alumni Division.
1981The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation purchases 1.6 acres of land
in the Center for Educational Associations, Reston, Virginia, as the site
for a future FBLA-PBL National Center.
1987-lBLA annual membership tops 200,000 or the Frst time.
1989The Professional Division is formed to include alumni and
proessional businesspersons.
1990-1he groundbreaking ceremony is held or the lBLA-PBL
National Center.
1991The grand opening of the FBLA-PBL National Center is held.
1994The FBLAMiddle Level division is formed for students in
grades 59.
1997Edward D. Miller retires as president and chief executive
oFcer o the national association. Jean Buckley is appointed president
and chie executie oFcer.
2001National center mortgage is retired.
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FBLA NATIONAL BYLAWS
Section 2. National FBLA, as well as the state and local chapters, shall
be open or membership to these classes o members:
Active Members shall be secondary students who become members while
enrolled in business and,or business-related Felds, who accept the
purpose o lBLA, subscribe to its creed, demonstrate willingness to
contribute to good school-community relations, and possess qualities
or employment. Actie members shall pay dues as established by
FBLA and may participate in national events, in accordance with the
guidelines of the National Awards Program, serve as voting delegates
to the National Leadership Conerence, hold national oFce in
accordance with Article VI, and otherwise represent their state and
local chapters as approed by their respectie state and local adisers.
Professional Members shall be persons associated with or participating in
the proessional deelopment o lBLA as approed by state chapters.
Such members may include local and state chapter adisers, business
teachers, business teacher educators, state superisors o business
and oFce education, employers or superisors o cooperatie work-
training students, adisory council members, businesspersons, and
other persons contributing to the growth and deelopment o lBLA.
Proessional members shall pay dues as established by lBLA, but shall
not participate in eents, sere as oting delegates, or hold oFce.
Honorary Life Members may be elected to a state or local chapter
by a majority ote. 1hey shall be persons who are assisting in the
adancement o business and oFce education and,or who are
rendering outstanding service to FBLA-PBL, Inc. Honorary Life
Members shall not ote or hold oFce and shall not be required to pay
dues.
National Honorary Life members may be recommended by the
membership and shall be accepted upon approal by the board o
directors o lBLA-PBL, Inc. 1hey shall be persons making signiFcant
contributions to the Feld o business and oFce education and,or to
the growth and development of FBLA-PBL, Inc. National honorary
lie members shall not ote or hold oFce and shall not be required to
pay dues.
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Section 1. National dues based on Fscal reports by the national center,
and on recommendation by the national executie council and the
board o directors, shall be determined by a majority ote o the state
voting delegates at the National Leadership Conference. National dues
o members shall be orwarded directly to the lBLA national oFce or
shall be submitted through state chapters at the discretion o the state
chapter.
Section 2. Annual dues rom 1990 through 1993 shall be >5.00. Annual
dues rom 1994 until reconsidered shall be >6.00.
Section 3. 1he aairs and property o lBLA shall be managed by the
board o directors, which shall hae the powers and duties o a board
Revised 1995
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The name of this division of FBLA-PBL,
Inc. shall be luture Business Leaders o
America` and may be reerred to as lBLA.`
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Section 1. The purpose of FBLA is to provide,
as an integral part of the instructional
program, additional opportunities for
secondary students ,grades 9-12, in
business and,or business-related Felds to
develop vocational and career supportive
competencies and to promote civic and
personal responsibilities.
Section 2. 1he speciFc goals o lBLA are to:
t deelop competent, aggressie business
leadership,
t strengthen the conFdence o students in
themseles and their work,
t create more interest in and understanding
o American business enterprise,
t encourage members in the deelopment
o indiidual projects which contribute to
community,
t develop character, prepare for useful
citizenship, and oster patriotism,
t encourage and practice eFcient money
management,
t encourage scholarship and promote
school loyalty,
t assist students in the establishment o
occupational goals, and
t facilitate the transition from school to
work.
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Section 1. lBLA membership shall consist
o members o chartered local chapters.
1hese members shall hold membership in
their state and national chapters. Individual
members shall be recognized only through a
state chapter of FBLA except that, in the case
where there is no state chapter, the member
shall be recognized by the national oFce.
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of directors, according to the current D.C.
Code.
Section 4. The association president and chief
executie oFcer shall administer all lBLA
Fnances, submit an annual budget to the
board o directors or approal, and proide
the board o directors and members with an
annual audit.
Section 5. 1he Fscal year o the luture
Business Leaders o America shall be July 1
through June 30.
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Organization
Section 1. lBLA shall be an association o
state and local chapters, each operating in
accordance with a charter granted by lBLA-
PBL, Inc. Only chapters that have received
charters and numbers issued by lBLA-PBL,
Inc. and that are currently in good standing,
shall be reerred to as luture Business
Leaders of America or FBLA.
Section 2. 1he board o directors o lBLA-
PBL, Inc. shall serve as the policymaking
body o this organization and deries its
authority from the Articles of Incorporation
of FBLA-PBL, Inc. and the laws of the
District o Columbia. It may be reerred to
as the board o directors. Members o the
board o directors shall be nominated by state
chairmen and elected by the local lBLA-PBL
chapters of their respective regions for three-
year terms in accordance with the nominating
and oting procedures determined by the
board o directors.
Section 3. 1he administration o lBLA shall be
vested in the association president and chief
executie oFcer o lBLA-PBL, Inc.
Section 4. 1here shall be a national executie
council which shall make recommendations
to the board o directors and perorm other
duties as prescribed in these bylaws.
Section 5. 1here shall be Fe administratie
regions. The Eastern Region consists of
Connecticut, Delaware, District o Columbia,
DoDDS-L ,Lurope,, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island,
Vermont, and Virgin Islands. The Southern
Region consists o Alabama, Arkansas, llorida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Virginia, and \est Virginia. 1he North Central Region consists of Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and \isconsin.
The Mountain Plains Region consists o Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and
\yoming. 1he Western Region consists of Alaska, Arizona, California,
Canal Zone, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah,
and \ashington.
Section 6. State chapter charters shall be issued upon approal o the
board o directors. A state chapter shall hae at least Fe local chapters
with all members holding national membership in lBLA and hold one
annual meeting to elect state oFcers and conduct business in order to
qualify for a charter. Each state chapter shall have a state committee
composed o proessional educators in the areas o business and oFce
occupations.
Section 7. A state committee chairman shall be recommended by the
association president and chie executie oFcer and approed by the
board o directors.
Section 8. Lach local chapter shall hae an adiser who shall be a aculty
member who is teaching a business or business-related class. A local
chapter may have as many special-emphasis groups under the chapter
charter as it deems necessary to meet the interests of all students. The
local chapter o lBLA shall assume ull responsibility or coordinating
the program for these interest groups.
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Section 1. National OFcers. 1he national elected oFcers o lBLA shall
be a president, Fe ice presidents representing the respectie regions,
a secretary, and a treasurer.
Section 2. QualiFcations or National OFce.
A. Only actie members are eligible to hold national oFce.
B. Only those applicants who are present at the National Leadership
Conerence and oFcially certiFed by the oFcer screening
committee shall be eligible or nomination.
C. 1o be considered or an oFce in lBLA, a candidate shall:
1. lae at least one ull year remaining in his,her business
program.
2. lold or hae held an electie oFce in his,her local or state
chapter.
3. Be recommended by the chapter adisers and endorsed by
his/her local and state chapters.
4. lile an oFcial application with the association president and
chie executie oFcer at lBLA-PBL, Inc. by May 15.
a. I no state chapter submits an applicant or a particular
oFce by the May 15 deadline, then the deadline or the
particular oFce shall be extended to June 15.
b. Applicants or national oFce who become candidates
or oFce as o the second deadline shall hae to prepare
a campaign or oFce like all other candidates, including
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a requirement to pass the oFcer
screening committee and caucus
in state chapter meetings.
c. I no candidates are submitted
or a particular oFce by the
Frst or second deadline, then
candidates may apply or oFce
at the National Leadership
Conference and shall comply
with all guidelines that other
candidates comply with during
the conference.
5. Candidates for secretary must
possess the ability to take minutes
and must have completed one
year o typewriting,keyboarding
instruction by the time o their
election at the National Leadership
Conference.
6. Candidates for treasurer must have
completed one year of accounting,
bookkeeping or record keeping
by the time o their election at the
National Leadership Conference.
Section 3. Nominations.
A. The president, secretary, and treasurer
shall be nominated by a state chapter
at a general session of the National
Leadership Conference. The national
vice presidents representing the regions
shall be nominated by a state chapter at
their respective regional meetings at the
B. Only candidates approed by the oFcer
screening committee shall be nominated.
Section 4. Elections.
A. The president, secretary, and treasurer
shall be elected annually at a general
session of the National Leadership
Conerence by the state oting delegates.
The national vice presidents representing
the regions shall be elected annually at
their respective regional meetings at the
National Leadership Conerence by the
local voting delegates of the respective
regions.
B. The president, secretary, and treasurer
shall be elected by a ballot ote o the
state voting delegates. The national vice
presidents shall be elected by a ballot
ote by the local oting delegates o
respective regions. A majority vote shall
be required or elections. I no candidate
or an oFce receies a majority ote on
the third ote, the candidate receiing the lowest number o otes
or that ote shall be dropped rom the ourth ote. I necessary,
the candidate receiing the lowest number o otes or that ote
shall be dropped rom each subsequent ote until one candidate
receives a majority of the votes.
C. No two national oFcers shall be elected rom the same state
chapter.
Section 5. 1erm o OFce. National oFcers shall be elected or one year
or until their successors are elected or appointed, and their term of
oFce shall begin at the close o the National Leadership Conerence at
which they were selected.
Section 6. Vacancy in OFce. A acancy in any oFce, other than that
o president, shall be Flled by appointment by the president with
the approal o the national executie council. Should the oFce o
president become acant, the ice president rom the president`s region
shall automatically become president.
Section 7. Appointment of Parliamentarian. The person scoring highest
on the Parliamentary Procedure written test shall be appointed by the
incoming national president to serve as parliamentarian. This individual
shall hae at least one year remaining beore being graduated rom a
secondary school.
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Section 1. The president shall:
A. sere as chairman o the national executie council,
B. preside oer the council meetings and business meetings o
lBLA,
C. sere as a member o the board o directors,
D. appoint appropriate committees and committee chairmen,
L. sere as an ex-oFcio, nonoting member o all committees,
l. appoint the parliamentarian, and
G. perform other duties for the promotion and development of local,
state, and national FBLA.
Section 2. The vice presidents shall:
A. assist the president in the promotion and development of FBLA
in the regions that elected them,
B. assist in planning Regional Leadership Conerences, and
C. preside at regional meetings at the National Leadership
Conference.
Section 3. The secretary shall:
A. keep an accurate record o all business meetings o the National
Leadership Conerence and the national executie council,
B. supply promptly at least one copy of the minutes and
substantiating reports to the lBLA president and the association
president and chie executie oFcer, and
C. initiate communication with state oFcers to promote quality
articles or national publications.
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Section 4. The treasurer shall:
A. assist the national oFce in keeping an
accurate record o national oFcer trael
expenses and disbursements, and in
planning national oFcer trael, and
B. present an annual Fnancial report to
members at the National Leadership
Conference.
Section 5. The parliamentarian shall:
A. advise the president of the orderly
conduct o business in accordance with
lBLA bylaws and Robert`s Rules o
Order Newly Reised,
B. shall initiate communication with his/her
state counterparts to promote expansion
of parliamentary knowledge and
awareness, and
C. seres as an ex-oFcio member o the
national executive council.
Section 6. 1hese oFcers shall sere on the
national executive council, perform the duties
prescribed in these bylaws, and perorm such
other duties as are directed by the lBLA
president and the association president and
chie executie oFcer and the board o
directors and not inconsistent with these
bylaws or other rules adopted by lBLA.
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Section 1. A National Leadership Conference
shall be held each year. A date and location
will be recommended by national sta and
approed by the board o directors.
Section 2. Each state chapter in good standing
shall be entitled to send two oting delegates
and one alternate rom its actie membership
to the National Leadership Conference.
Section 3. Each local chapter in good
standing shall be entitled to send rom
its actie membership, two to our local
voting delegates and one alternate for each
voting delegate to the National Leadership
Conference in accordance with the following:
t Under 50 members-two oting
delegates.
t 50-100 members-three oting delegates.
t Oer 100 members-our oting
delegates.
Section 4. All oting delegates o local and state chapters shall be
oFcially certiFed by their respectie adisers and their names
submitted to the national oFce postmarked no later than 20 days prior
to the National Leadership Conference.
Section 5. Voting. State oting delegates shall be entitled to ote on all
matters that come beore the general session. Local oting delegates
shall be entitled to ote on all matters that come beore the regional
meetings. 1here shall be no proxy oting.
Section 6. Quorum. 1he quorum or all business meetings o the
National Leadership Conerence shall be a majority o the registered
voting delegates.
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Section 1. 1he national oFcers o lBLA shall, with the exoFcio,
nonoting members, constitute the national executie council. 1he
chairman o the board o directors, the association president and
chie executie oFcer, and a state committee person or each national
oFcer shall be ex-oFcio, nonoting members.
Section 2. Duties. The National Executive Council shall:
A. adopt policies o operation o lBLA as deemed necessary, by
a three-ourths ote subject to the approal o the board o
directors,
B. approve committee appointments and the creation of new
committees by the president,
C. approe appointments by the president to Fll acancies in oFce,
D. reiew all proposed amendments to the bylaws,
E. present to the voting delegates at the National Leadership
Conference, with recommendations, those proposed amendments
approed by the board o directors, and
l. perorm such other duties as are prescribed by these bylaws.
Section 3. Meetings. Meetings shall be called by the president, or upon
the written request o three oting members o the national executie
council, upon approal by the association president and chie executie
oFcer.
Section 4. Voting by mail. Business o the national executie council
may be conducted by mail at the discretion o the lBLA president
upon the approal by the association president and chie executie
oFcer. lor adoption, action by mail shall require a three-ourths ote
o the members eligible to ote, and shall be recorded in the minutes
of the next regular meeting.
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Section 1. Advisory committees to assist in the growth and development
o lBLA may be appointed as deemed necessary by the board o
directors. Recommendations of persons for such appointments shall
be requested o state chapters.
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Section 2. Local and state chapters may select
advisory committees to assist in the growth
and development of their respective chapters.
Section 3. The president of FBLA shall, with
the approval of the national executive council,
establish committees, appoint their members
for a period not to exceed his/her term in
oFce, and assist these committees in their
activities.
Section 4. An oFcer screening committee,
composed o national oFcers and board
members, shall be appointed by the lBLA
president in consultation with the association
president and chie executie oFcer. 1he
oFcer screening committee shall, ater careul
consideration o applicants or oFcers o
FBLA, approve candidates for nomination.
Section 5. Committee business may be
conducted by mail at the discretion o the
chairman. lor adoption, action by mail shall
require a majority ote o the members
eligible to ote and shall be reported to the
committee members not later than the next
regular meeting.
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Section 1. 1he oFcial emblem and insignia
item designs are described and protected rom
inringement by registration in the U.S. Patent
OFce under the 1rademark Act o 1946.
The manufacture, reproduction, wearing, or
display o the emblem shall be goerned by
the board o directors.
Section 2. Lmblems and insignia shall be
uniform in all local and state chapters and
within special-emphasis groups: they shall
be those o lBLA. Only members in good
standing may use oFcial emblems and
insignia.
Section 3. 1he oFcial colors o lBLA shall be blue and gold.
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The rules contained in Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern
the lBLA in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they
are not inconsistent with the rules o lBLA-PBL, Inc., these bylaws or
any special rules of order the FBLA may adopt.
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Proposed amendments to these bylaws shall be submitted in writing
by local or state chapters or by a national oFcer to the association
president and chie executie oFcer no later than April 1. 1he
proposed amendments shall be submitted or reiew to the diision
president and the bylaws committee o the board o directors by April
15. Proposed amendments approed by the bylaws committee shall
be returned to the association president and chie executie oFcer
by May 1. Lach state chapter will be sent copies o the approed
amendments by May 15. 1he national executie council shall present
approved proposed amendments with recommendations to the state
voting delegates at the National Leadership Conference. A two-thirds
vote of the state voting delegates present and voting at the National
Leadership Conference is required for adoption.
Adopted June 21, 1975
Amended July 4, 1979
Amended June 29, 1986
Amended June 28, 1988
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CONFERENCES
FBLA-PBL offers a variety of meetings
and conferences to promote leadership
deelopment. \hether at the district,
regional, state, or national level, participating
in lBLA-PBL conerences oers members
the opportunity to form useful and lasting
networks. National conferences develop
leadership, chapter management, and career
skills. Conferences also:
R Help local and state chapters improve
programs and management techniques.
R Stimulate interest and enthusiasm for local,
state, and national activities.
R Improve communications and develop
networking channels.
R Promote growth at the state, regional, and
national levels.
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State Leadership Conerences ,SLC, are
conducted in the spring and feature state
competitive events and elections. State
winners in FBLA are given the opportunity to
compete at national levels. Many states also
conduct leadership development programs in
the fall. Chapters should contact their state
leadership for details.
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Held in several leading American cities each fall, the National Fall
Leadership Conferences provide advisers and students with an
opportunity to share ideas and reaFrm common goals with their
peers rom across the country. Members participate in leadership
and proessional deelopment workshops. 1hey also gain a better
understanding of the national association and their role in its success.
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1he National Leadership Conerence ,NLC, concludes the
membership year and sets the stage or the upcoming school year.
The FBLA NLC is held each summer. Participants get involved in
business-related and leadership deelopment workshops, tour business
and corporate acilities, elect national oFcers, and participate in the
National Awards Program competitive events.
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Institute or Leaders ,IlL,, held in conjunction with the National
Leadership Conference, was created to prepare and equip FBLA-PBL
members and adisers with skills and experiences needed to be the
leaders o the uture. \hether your ocus is leading your state and
local chapter, or building business and career leadership skills, you`ll
Fnd what you need at the IlL. Led by dynamic trainers, IlL is a total
leadership experience that helps members build skills or a lietime.
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lBLA-PBL members hae an excellent reputation. \our conduct at
eery lBLA-PBL unction should make a positie contribution to
extending that reputation. See the full Code of Conduct on page 23.
REFERENCE: Conference Medical Release Form PROGRAMS-23.
REFERENCE: Conference Parental Consent Form PROGRAMS-24.
REFERENCE: Conference Code of Conduct Form PROGRAMS-25
PUBLICATIONS
lBLA-PBL publishes six ,6, separate
periodical publications to sere the
communications needs of advisers and
members. 1hese include:
R Tomorrows Business Leader. Provides FBLA
and lBLA-Middle Leel members with
suggestions or chapter programs, career and
business-related articles, and news o local,
state, and national activities.
R PBL Business Leader. Provides PBL
members and adisers with inormation about
national programs, chapter activities, career
and professional development, and local
chapter successes.
R FBLA Advisers Hotline. Keeps adisers
current with the association`s programs,
publications, policies, partnerships, and
events. It also reports association news and developments in FBLA
chapters.
R FBLA-Middle Level Advisers Hotline. Similar to the FBLA Advisers Hotline,
this publication seres the lBLA-Middle Leel chapter market.
R PBL Advisers Hotline. Similar to the FBLA Advisers Hotline, this
publication seres the PBL chapter market.
R The Professional Edge. leatures oFcer articles, news about lBLA-PBL`s
student divisions, professional activities across the country, and features on
how proessional members can get inoled to support the association.
Other publications distributed by the national association include:
t Chapter Management Handbook (CMH)
t NFLC Guide & Exhibitor Prospectus
t NLC Guide & Exhibitor Prospectus
t National OFcer Candidate Guide
t National OFcer landbook
t MarketPlace Catalog
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COMPETITITIVE EVENTS
The FBLA-PBL Competitive Events is one
o the central programs administered by the
national association. Led by the education
director and the National Awards Program
Committee, the Competitive Events Series
,CLS, proides members with opportunities
to validate and demonstrate their mastery and
ability to apply practical solutions to business
subjects and problems. 1op students rom
each state compete or the honor o being
named the best. 1en awards are gien in each
competitie eent. \inners receie plaques,
and many eents are sponsored by business partners and include cash
awards. REFERENCE: COMPETITIVE EVENTS.
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1he Open Lents Program includes a number o exams lBLA-PBL
members can participate in at the National Leadership Conerence
,NLC, without any prequaliFcation or preregistration. Students
don`t hae to be a state winner-just an lBLA member being on
record as haing paid dues. Open eents range rom subjects such as
investments to leadership. Several different events are offered each
year. The top winner in each open event is recognized at the NLC with
a certiFcate.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM
The national association partners with
various organizations to create and promote
educational programs and curriculum, and to
proide members with unique opportunities
to practice the skills and knowledge that they
are learning in the classroom. Check the \eb
site at www.fbla-pbl.org for new programs and
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America Saves is a program of the Consumer
lederation o America ,ClA, centered around
America Saes \eek lebruary 19-26, 2012,
and is a national effort aimed at teaching and
motivating students to save money through
Fnancial action-making a commitment that:
t They will spend less than they make and
save the difference.
t 1hey will sae the dierence by making
a plan as to where they will sae ,bank,
credit union, U.S. Saings Bonds,, how
they will do it ,direct deposit, walking
into the bank, sending in money to
their account,, when they will do it ,the
beginning o eery month, the 15th
o the month,, and hae in mind what
they will sae or ,car, house, eents,
emergency und, college, dates,.
t They will make it automaticget it out
o their hand or pocket by direct deposits
into their account or by haing their
parents make the deposits.
This online enrollment program has already
proved successful with over 5,000 youth who
are saing between >16.00->19.00 a month
and is a perfect compliment or testimony to
the eectieness o Fnancial education.
CFA provides training to advisers and students, materials and
resources, and most importantly online enrollment to automate the
process. 1his can be organized as a chapter project or broadened to
the entire school population including teachers, staff, and parents. To
take advantage of this exciting and simple initiative contact George
Barany, Consumer Federation of America Director of Financial
Education at gbarany@consumerfed.org or 216-375-3255.
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AICPA wants to thank lBLA adisers or opening students` eyes to
the world o business and the possibilities aailable through account-
ing and the CPA credential. I you haen`t seen the newly redesigned
\eb site, www.StartHereGoPlaces.com, it`s deFnitely worth iewing. 1his
site was Frst deeloped in 2001 to encourage high school and college
students to pursue careers in accounting and ultimately become a CPA.
1hrough a combination o online and print actiities, the program
provides students, parents, and educators with accounting-related
career resources.

In the fall of 2009, the AICPA launched an updated version of
StartHereGoPlaces.com to inspire the next generation of CPAs, provid-
ing an een more interactie and robust experience or students and
educators. StartHereGoPlaces.com is a place for students to realize the
incredibly rich possibilities o a career in accounting while exploring
the many career paths aailable as well as hear rom and ask ques-
tions of real life CPAs. All of these enhancements were developed to
provide a more personal and interactive experience for students as well
as educators.

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lutureMe. 1here`s also an Lducators` Portal ,www.startheregoplaces.
com/for-teachers,, which contains secure inormation just or educators,
like you. The information includes resources like classroom curricula
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1o learn more about StartHereGoPlaces.com
and how to incorporate the \eb site and its
resources into your classroom, contact the
AICPA at startheregoplaces@aicpa.org.
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Operation Enterprise, the young adult
leadership division of American Management
Association ,AMA,, is the premier
management and leadership development
program for high school and college
students. Operation Enterprise now offers
customized programs to youth organizations
that are aailable throughout the year. Any
o the business and leadership content
can be tailored to your particular needs,
objecties and time limitations. 1he AMA
course leaders and senior executives present
highly interactive and hands-on workshops
on Leadership, Management, Negotiation,
Strategic Planning, Communication,
Presentation Skills, and other important
management topics. Based on the program
ormat, other team building actiities are
aailable. lor more inormation, please isit
AMA at www.amanet.org/oe or call
1-800-634-4262.
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AFCU is a savings and loan institution
that has been instrumental in establishing
successful student-run credit unions in high
schools in Virginia and is now branching out
beyond. AlCU has deeloped a curriculum
or lBLA to acilitate establishing a credit
union in FBLA high schools. The curriculum
outlines the steps necessary to establish
a student run credit union with a credit
union partner in your local area. For more
information, please contact Dave Gorham at
dgorham@applefcu.org.
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Brainbench oers oer 400 online technical
and career certiFcation tests. lBLA members
and their adisers are able to take one ree test
as a special arrangement with FBLA-PBL. Go
to Membership BeneFts on the national \eb
site at www.fbla.pbl.org and click on Discounts
and Added BeneFts or details.
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CI\ ,CertiFed Internet \eb Proessional, is a endor-neutral web
education and certiFcation program. CI\ certiFcations eriy that
certiFed indiiduals hae the skills necessary to master a technology-
driven world.
Built or the \eb industry by the \eb industry, CI\ courses and certi-
Fcations are designed using leading technological standards, rather than
any one speciFc sotware or hardware endor.
CI\ includes applications and competencies, but their core curriculum
focuses on the foundational standards that sustain the infrastructure
o I1: \eb design, security, administration, networking, databases, and
enterprises.
1he CI\ program is oering lBLA-PBL members reduced ees to
set up your own CI\ CertiFed 1esting Center, which oers extreme
discounting on all CI\ certiFcation exams. 1o learn more about this
exciting program, please contact them at 1-888-370-5512 or ciwinfo@
FLZFHUWLHGFRP, or isit our \eb site at ZZZ&,:FHUWLHGFRP.

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Certiport is the leading proider o certiFcation exam deelop-
ment, delivery and program management services delivered through
an expansive network of over 10,000 Certiport Authorized Testing
Centers worldwide. Certiport manages a sophisticated portfolio of
leading certiFcation programs including: the oFcial Microsot
OFce
Specialist ,MOS, certiFcation program, 1he Microsot 1echnology As-
sociate ,M1A, certiFcation, the Adobe
CertiFed Associate certiFca-

tion program, the Autodesk CertiFed User certiFcation program, the
CompTIA Strata IT Fundamentals and the Internet and Computing
Core CertiFcation ,IC
,. Certiport reliably deliers oer two million

tests each year throughout the secondary, post-secondary, workforce
and corporate technology markets in more than 142 countries and 24
languages worldwide. 1o learn more about Certiport call 888-999-9830
or visit www.certiport.com.
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ConnectEDU is an education technology company whose mission is
to assist students as they prepare or college and begin to launch their
career. The Connect! platform has a complete suite of free, easy-to-use
tools that save students lots of time and help them identify colleges
and careers that are a good Ft or them.
The ConnectEDU platform includes college search tools, scholarship
search tools, career tools, a resume builder, a college application tool
,SuperAPP,, and a eature that allows students to connect with other
students rom within their high school. Any student who wants to be-
gin using ConnectLDU`s college and career readiness tools can create
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Helping high school students choose their
educational path to an in-demand career be-
gins with a thorough assessment of interests
and aptitudes. 1he ligh School Innuencer
\orkshop inoles students in a dynamic,
multi-media experience that includes:
t DeVry Uniersity`s Careers, Inc.-an
interactive classroom presentation geared
toward 11 and 12 grade students.
t Personality Assessmenthand-held de-
ice ,PDA, used to engage students and
deFne their personalities.
t Career Explorationmatches personal-
ity types to best suited careers. DeFnes
speciFc careers and explains the tasks and
skills needed to excel in each.
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with tools and resources to select majors,
choose a school and ways to pay for col-
lege.
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Disney Youth Education Series is a collection
o in-park, Feld studies designed to reinorce
lessons taught in the classroom. These real-
world, hands-on activities and experiments
use the Disney attractions to engage students
of all ages and increase understanding of
core concepts. And in true Disney-style,
an element of fun is infused to make this
learning moment even more impactful.
Programs in Physical Science, Natural Science,
Arts and Humanities, and Leadership and
Careers are taught daily by Disney acilitators
at the \alt Disney \orld Resort
in Florida
and the Disneyland
Resort in California.
Qualifying groups enjoy value-priced
admission tickets and group rates on \alt
Disney \orld hotel accommodations. lor
details on these educational adventures and
to read about how each program aligns with
National Standards, visit DisneyYES.com or call
1-866-672-2363.
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1he GriFth Insurance Lducation loundation promotes the study o
risk management and insurance at all levels of academic pursuit. The
loundation builds on the strength o the teacher-student relationship
to educate young people about insurance and its critical role in their
personal lives. Assisting educators with the task of teaching teenagers
about insurance is the loundation`s primary ocus. 1he Institute
conducts workshops for teachers at various universities to help them
learn about insurance and proides teaching materials, ree o charge,
that are age appropriate for their students. For more information
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Each school year, H&R Block Dollars &
Sense awards personal Fnance curriculum
grants to high schools nationwide to help
increase teens` Fnancial Ftness. 1he interactie
curriculum proided by l&R Block takes stu-
dents through 18 real-life scenarios covering
budgeting, credit scores, debt management,
bill paying and more, in a un enironment.
Teachers can apply to receive a complimen-
tary copy o this >1,500 curriculum online at
www.hrblockdollarsandsense.com.
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i-SAlL, a nonproFt oundation and
worldwide leader in Internet safety education
whose mission is to educate and empower
students to be sae and responsible on the
Internet, has partnered with FBLA-PBL in
order or all members to learn how to be
sae and responsible online. lBLA-PBL
members are introduced and instructed on
ways to extend their e-safety knowledge
beyond the classroom by becoming CertiFed
i-MLN1ORS. 1o become certiFed today go
to xblock.isafe.org.
lBLA-PBL members can get inoled with
i-SAFE through various service learning
opportunities. These can range from
conducting student assemblies to speaking to
parent groups. In fact, you and your FBLA-
PBL chapter can bridge that gap between
students and community by reaching out
and teaching the i-SAFE materials right in
the classroom of younger students. To learn
more about this great opportunity, sign
up today and become an i-MLN1OR by
going to xblock.isafe.org. 1here you will Fnd
online training videos and information to
help you get started. If you have questions,
e-mail i-SAlL`s Director o Proessional
Development and Community Outreach,
Jonathan King at jking@isafe.org.
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1he National Job Shadow Coalition
encourages young people across the country
to explore their futures through career
awareness and mentoring opportunities. Job
shadowing is an academically motivating
activity designed to give students an up-close look at the world of
work and to answer the question, \hy do I hae to learn this` 1he
nationwide kick-o is Groundhog Job Shadow Day. Students across
America shadow workplace mentors as they go through a normal
day on the job. Visit www.jobshadow.org for the kick-off date, ideas, and
helpful materials.
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Johnson & \ales Uniersity ,J\U, is a recognized leader in career
education oering accredited degrees in business, hospitality, culinary
arts, technology and education to more than 17,000 graduate and
undergraduate students, representing all 50 states and 93 countries. By
integrating academics and professional skills, related work experiences,
leadership opportunities and career serices, J\U prepares drien
students who are seeking a competitie adantage in the global
economy. More than 83,000 alumni from 140 countries pursue careers
around the world. Campuses are located in Proidence, RI., North
Miami, lL, Dener, CO., and Charlotte, NC. J\U oers scholarships
up to ull tuition to lBLA members. Visit www.jwu.edu to learn more
about J\U. More inormation on the J\U scholarships can be ound
in the Recognition section o this handbook.
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Imagine the excitement o showing your students Frst hand the
noor o the New \ork Stock Lxchange, Chicago Board o 1rade or
CNN Studios. Junior Tours has over 40 years experience planning all
inclusive tour packages to New York City, Chicago, Atlanta and others.
Lach aordable trip is customized on the dates you choose to trael
and complete in every detail. Chaperones travel free. Please call us at
1-800-631-2241 or visit us online at www.juniortours.com. Don`t miss out
on this tremendous opportunity or both you and your students.
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The Mission of the March of Dimes is to help moms have full-term
pregnancies and research the problems that threaten the health o
babies. lor more than 30 years, lBLA-PBL and the March o Dimes
hae partnered to raise money in support o the March o Dimes`
mission and to date has raised oer >15 million.. In doing so, hundreds
o thousands o young people hae been exposed to their health and
mission messages.
As an incentive to chapters, the March of Dimes provides national
awards to the FBLA-PBL chapters and states that raise the most
money. In addition the March of Dimes provides grants to reward
members and chapters or their support o the March o Dimes
partnership, and to identiy and support innoatie ideas and projects
that enhance the growth, recognition, and support of FBLA and the
March of Dimes partnership.
Local and state chapters that participate are eligible to submit grant
requests. *UDQWVPD\QRWEHXVHGIRUHTXLSPHQWSXUFKDVHV, but
are designed to support programming or activities. Grant proposals
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submitted or consideration must be designed
to be accomplished within a period o no
more than 18 months. Grant recipients will
be expected to report the outcome o their
project in the form of a workshop, article, or
project that can be reproduced and shared
with other chapters, states, and the March
of Dimes. Local chapters may receive grants
up to >1,000. State chapters may apply or
grants up to >2,500. Applications will be
ealuated by a panel o judges and announced
at the National Leadership Conference.
Grants must be postmarked by January 15.
For more information and to get resources
please visit www.marchofdimes.com. REFERENCE:
March of Dimes Grant Application Form
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McPherson College beliees students learn
more when they have opportunities to do
more. 1he concept o entrepreneurship is be-
ing woven across the curriculum and student
lie, regardless o a student`s chosen major.
The idea is called Freedom to Jump, and it
transcends any department, giving students
the room to experiment and explorewhile
still landing on their feet. McPherson Col-
lege students discover that the only failure
is the failure to learn. The program includes
the Horizon Fund, which is a micro-grant to
help fund great ideas for an entrepreneurial
venture as well as the new Transformative
Entrepreneurship Minor, which will allow
students` entrepreneurial education to appear
on their degree and give them a leg up in the
workorce. \ith unique internship opportuni-
ties, engaging classroom curriculum, and the
opportunity for international travel, McPher-
son College offers educational opportunities
found nowhere else. Visit www.mcpherson.edu
to learn more about McPherson College and
how students can apply or admission to be
part of this dynamic institution.
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Microsoft Store is your source for technology
products and service. Our friendly experts can
answer questions, make recommendations,
Fx problems and proide training in a relaxed
setting where you set the pace. From improv-
ing the speed and performance of your PC to
coaching you on how to get the most out of
your equipment, we`e got you coered. Our
team scours the globe to Fnd and present an
edited assortment o best-in-class products or you and your students.
Lnjoy peace o mind knowing eerything you buy is ully guaranteed
by the company who pioneered the industry. Shopping or technology
has neer been easier. 1he Microsot Store inites local organizations
to take part in complimentary Microsoft Store events. Our store is an
interactive, hands-on technology classroom where you can explore all
of our technology.
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MSOE Rader School of Business has an impressive, 50-year record
of producing graduates who achieve great things. Graduates have an
edge in the eye o employers because they not only hae the same
background as their counterparts with business administration degrees,
but hae an entrepreneurial know-how and a thorough understanding
o the technology that dries businesses. Classes are small, encouraging
interaction and networking. Proessors bring solid business and
industry experience from a wide range of industries and a passion
for teaching. An uncompromising approach to quality provides a
meaningul education that carries alue well beyond graduation. lour-
year, renewable scholarships o >1,000 are aailable to students who
have participated in FBLA during high school. Contact an admission
counselor or more inormation. Learn more about MSOL Rader
School of Business at www.msoe.edu/business, or call 1-800-332-6763.
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FBLA-PBL has joined with My College Options
to introduce college
planning resources to high school business students and educators
across the country and to proide the organization with aluable data
about the utures o their student members as well as the thoughts and
opinions o business educators.
During the 201112 school year, the FBLA-PBL partnership with
MyCollegeOptions.org will yield aluable insight into student and edu-
cator participation in FBLA-PBL as well as leadership and community
serice roles held by students.
The National Research Center for College & University Admissions
,NRCCUA,
engages in annual cooperative research with student or-

ganizations, educator associations, and community-based groups. 1he
direct beneFt to students or participating in this collaboratie program
is their inclusion in MyCollegeOptions, the Nation`s largest personal-
ized, ree college planning program. Our research partners are able to
reach millions of students and thousands of educators in ways that
were cost- and logistically-prohibitie in the past.
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1he examination or membership in the National Association o
Parliamentarians ,NAP, is now aailable online. National dues or ull-
time students are >3.50 plus payment o state dues. Complete details
about applying or membership, taking the examination online, and the
amount o state dues can be ound at www.parliamentarians.org/applica-
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The National Technical Honor Society
,N1lS, is aailable or our students and it`s
easy to make it happen in your school! NTHS
provides you with everything necessary to get
your NTHS chapter up and running, from
recommended standards to an induction
script. Minimum standards must be met, but
you and your administration select the speciFc
criteria for your chapter.
There is no charter fee for setting up your
chapter and indiidual membership is only
>25 per member. 1his is a one-time ee and
can transfer to another school where the
member meets the school`s requirements.
Members will receie an N1lS member-
ship certiFcate, pin, card, graduation tassel,
window decal, and oFcial N1lS seal to be
applied to the member`s diploma or training
certiFcate, a general letter o recommenda-
tion or the member`s portolio, as well as
personal recommendations for employment,
college admission, and scholarships provided
by N1lS National leadquarters. In addition,
student members o N1lS are eligible or
NTHS scholarships. Each year NTHS awards
around >100,000 in scholarships through the
Jon H. Poteat Scholarship Fund.
Go to www.nths.org/JoinUS/CTSOWelcomeP-
ages/FBLAPBL.aspx to complete your chapter
application.
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Business ,NlIB, has deeloped the NlIB
Entrepreneur-in-the-Classroom, a FREE
three-module supplemental curriculum bring-
ing the lessons of entrepreneurship and small
business into the classroom regardless o dis-
cipline. Each of the modules contains teacher
notes, objecties, goals, oerheads, actiities,
quizzes, and answer keys. I you`re looking to
cover entrepreneurship in one class period,
try their new Entrepreneur-In-A-Day segment
which can be completed in 45 minutes.
Lerything is aailable online at ZZZQE
com/eitc. 1here is a registration process, but
everything is free! Please check out these great
entrepreneurship classroom resources.
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Lach year lBLA members can work as a National Leadership Coner-
ence ,NLC, intern. Interns help national sta with conerence logistics
and headquarters oFce management on site. Interested applicants
must be aailable to attend the NLC. All interns receie a >100 stipend
plus complimentary NLC registration. More details and an application
orm can be ound at www.fbla-pbl.org.
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People to People Leadership Ambassador Programs hosts promising
students in grades 512 from over 90 countries. Students may join
the \orld Leadership lorum in \ashington, D.C., or choose rom a
number o Leadership Summits at prestigious American uniersity lo-
cations. Participating students will hone their leadership skills, explore
careers and prepare for college. Change the life of a student today
nominate promising young leaders to People to People Leadership
Ambassador Programs. Learn more at www.peopletopeople.com/leadership.
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I your students are thinking about college, they are also thinking
about admissions tests such as the SA1 or AC1. 1he Princeton Reiew
is a market leader in test preparation and has been helping students get
into their top choice schools since 1981. Their classroom and online
courses as well as private tutoring services have earned a reputation for
taking the tedium out of, and putting the results into, test preparation.
As a special promotion, lBLA members, plus amily and riends, are
entitled to 10 percent off classroom and online courses for the SAT,
ACT, PSAT, LSAT, MCAT, GRE, USMLE and GMAT. Just use the
promotional codes found at www.PrincetonReview.com/FBLA when you
register online or when you call 1-800-2Reiew ,800-23-8439,.
The Princeton Review Approach:
Guaranteed results with our proen
methodology and score-raising strategies
Passionate and engaging expert instructors
who know how to motivate you
Personalized coaching
Comprehensie and up-to-date study
materials all yours to keep
Lxtensie online resources including exams,
drills, lessons and explanations
lull-length practice exams with detailed
score analysis
/RFDO2SSRUWXQLWLHV: Successully collaborate with a local Princeton
Reiew oFce to raise your chapter`s proFle at school. 1ake adantage
of a practice test fund-raiser where you collect a fee from testers and
they`ll delier a practice test or set up an expert speaker series coering
topics such as testing strategies, Fnancial aid, or the ins and outs o
the SA1 or AC1 ,at no charge to you, o course,. Contact AnthonyR@
review.com to receie your local Princeton Reiew oFce contact details.
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Do you run a school store or would you like
to start one 1hrough a partnership with the
Raymond Geddes Company, FBLA-PBL has
developed a school store manual complete
with tips, do`s and don`ts, and the necessary
orms to make your business enture a suc-
cess. To access this manual go to the Docu-
ment Library under lBLA on our \eb site at
www.fbla-pbl.org.
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The March of Dimes and FBLA-PBL has
teamed up to become inoled in the ser-
vice learning movement that is sweeping the
nation. This movement integrates classroom
learning with community service, a process
that career and technical education has tra-
ditionally developed and supported though
its local and nationwide community service
programs. Student achievement is assessed
on related projects as an integral part of the
curriculum. I you would like a printed binder
o the materials, it is aailable or ree by con-
tacting membership@fbla.org. New curriculum
materials are also aailable on the March o
Dimes \eb site at www.marchofdimes.com/youth.
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Siemens Industry, Inc. partners with student
organizations, colleges, and universities on
ethics and compliance initiatives that are tai-
lored to the needs of each institution. These
initiatives include speaking engagements,
workshops, sponsorship of the national
Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl and various other
projects that students complete as part of
their formal curriculum. The goals of these
initiatives are to provide professors and
students with exposure to corporate ethics
and compliance programs, to explore the
major categories of issues corporations face
today, to provide an overview of the Siemens
Compliance Story, and to assist students with
developing the skills required for critical deci-
sion making as they become business leaders
in the future.
If you are interested in having Siemens sup-
port local ethics and compliance learning
initiaties ,including acilitating workshops,
judging competitions, and developing compli-
ance and ethics case studies,, please send an
e-mail to lana.radakovic@siemens.com.
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Students in The Stock Market Game work in teams to invest a hy-
pothetical >100,000 in stocks and unds to build a irtual inestment
portfolio. They track and manage their investments over the course
of 15 weeks. Students participating in The Stock Market Game are
proided with aluable opportunities to practice core skills in math,
Social Studies, English Language Arts, Business, Economics, and other
subjects in a real world scenario. lor details on the game go to the
Adiser Section on the national \eb site at www.fbla-pbl.org and click on
the Stock Market Game. Game dates are September 6 to December 16,
2011 ,registration deadline September 21, and January 9 to April 20,
2012 ,registration deadline January 24,. Participants will be ranked and
winners will be publicized through lBLA-PBL.
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Trevecca Nazarene University is located in the heart of Nashville,
Tennessee with over 2000 undergraduate and graduate students.
1he business department oers degrees in accounting, proessional
accountancy, management, marketing, inormation technology ,six
dierent areas,, community deelopment, and music business. I you
would like to Fnd out more, please call 615-248-1256 or isit www.
Trevecca.edu.
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Practical Money Skills for Life is a free, award-winning, teacher-
tested and educator-approed Fnancial education program aailable
in Lnglish and Spanish. 1he Practical Money Skills \eb site eatures
complete money management resources and lesson plans designed
for use at home, in the classroom or in the workplace. Consumer
resources include downloadable Practical Money Guides coering
eerything rom credit cards and budget basics to the ins and outs o
credit history.
The program features a free monthly e-newsletter offering the latest
Fnancial education news and personal Fnance tips and trends. Practical
Money Skills helps people prepare or lie- changing Fnancial eents,
rom planning or a baby to saing or college and retirement. 1he
\eb site eatures numerous interactie tools, including a suite o
Fnancial calculators, a lIlA \orld Cup-branded linancial Soccer
game and an NlL-themed linancial lootball game ,also aailable as
a ree iPhone and iPad app,, as well as new elementary games Peter
Pig`s Money Counter and Money Metropolis. lollow Practical Money
Skills or Lie ia its social media channels on lacebook ,facebook.com/
practicalmoneyskills,, 1witter ,twitter.com/practicalmoney, and \ou1ube
,\RXWXEHFRPSPV,. 1o learn more about Visa`s innoatie Fnancial
literacy programs, visit www.practicalmoneyskills.com.
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\iggio is a ree online toolkit that makes it simple or students and
teachers to work in groups. \iggio proides an application where
students and teachers can participate in online discussions and
meetings, create and share course content, send mass text and email
messages, and more. Thousands of students and teachers across the
country are using \iggio at their schools to create and manage their
academic, extracurricular, and social groups. For more information
check out www.wiggio.com or e-mail darryl.myers@wiggio.com.
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Noember 15 is recognized by lBLA-PBL
each year as American Enterprise Day. This
date is set aside to salute and publicize the
American free enterprise system and to teach
others about it. Chapters celebrate American
Enterprise Day through a wide range of
activities, projects, and festivities. The scope
o these actiities aries by chapter size,
budget, and ambition. REFERENCE: Sample
American Enterprise Day Resolution/
Statement RECRUIT-15.
Examples of projects that have had success
include the following:
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R \rite and present songs and skits about
R American enterprise to an assembly o
students in grades K-5.
R Create actiity booklets geared to
students in grades K-5.
R Ask local businesses what gies them a
business adantage, tailor their answers
into a 30-minute presentation, using a
mix of lectures and games for students in
grades 16.
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R lae business students write essays on
the American enterprise system, publish
winning entries in the school newspaper.
R Stage a Monopoly tournament with
customized rules representing various
economic systems.
R Deelop a workbook or eighth graders
about ree enterprise and the job market.
1he workbook should hae inormation
on how to Fll out job applications,
different occupations, and earnings.
R Conduct a free enterprise mystery game
oer the public address system: each day
for a week, students get one clue to help
them guess the secret word chosen for
American Enterprise Day.
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R Put together a panel of expert
speakers to address the advantages and
disadantages o owning a business.
R Sponsor a Fe ,5, month orum on
American enterprise, covering issues
from manufacturing, entrepreneurship,
and banking to international business.
R Sponsor a seminar on women or minorities in business.
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R lae local businesses adertise American Lnterprise Day
on their signboards and distribute literature about American
Enterprise Day along with doughnuts at local retailers.
R Sponsor a tour o local businesses.
R Buy a half-page ad in the local newspaper to promote American
Lnterprise Day, sell portions o the ad to local businesses.
R Stu literature about American enterprise in grocery bags at a
local supermarket.
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lBLA-PBL sets aside the second week o lebruary as lBLA-
PBL \eek. Chapters are encouraged to use this time to publicize
their actiities and successes, boost their membership, and gear up
for their spring activities. In addition, FBLA-PBL recognizes the
\ednesday o this week as Adiser Appreciation Day. Members are
encouraged to use this day to pay special tribute to the dedicated
indiiduals who make the association possible on the local leel.
Many chapters plan special activities for each day of the week. These
include everything from Professional Attire Day to FBLA-PBL
T-Shirt Day to Faculty Appreciation Day and Career Awareness Day.
As lBLA-PBL \eek coincides each year with National Career and
Technical Education Month, this is an excellent time to inform the
public about the purpose o school-to-work actiities and programs
in general. The momentum of a national event provides the perfect
occasion to spotlight the alue o membership and o career
education. REFERENCE: Sample FBLA-PBL Week Proclamation
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1ake the Saturday o lBLA-PBL \eek to dedicate solely to
community service! Choose a community service project and
implement it into your local chapter. As members dedicate their time
to this serice project, log the amount o time your chapter works by
listing each member and hours worked on a spreadsheet.
Suggested activities include working with the March of Dimes,
olunteering at a homeless shelter, conducting a blood drie,
developing community improvement projects, or developing a project
with any other service organization.
Sering the community is part o lBLA-PBL`s creed. Sering others:
R lelps members learn about real-world issues, concerns, and needs.
R Matches members` strengths with community needs.
R Provides practical experience in planning and organizing.
R Develops leadership skills.
R Promotes networking within the community.
R Builds recognition and goodwill for the chapter.
R 1eaches satisaction o a job well done.
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In the nearly 40 years lBLA-PBL has been
united with the March of Dimes, FBLA-PBL
has consistently ranked as the top clubs and
organizations fund-raising partner, raising
oer >15 million dollars. lBLA-PBL members
focus on on practicing the leadership skills
they have learned to raise funds and awareness
for the March of Dimes mission. REFERENCE:
March of Dimes Fund-raising Report Form
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The March of Dimes grants are designed
to reward chapters for their support of the
March of Dimes partnership and to identify
and support innovative ideas and projects that
enhance the growth, recognition, and support
of FBLA and the March of Dimes partner-
ship. Local and state chapters that participate
are eligible to submit grant requests. Grants
may not be used or equipment purchases, but
they are designed to support programming
or actiities. Grant proposals submitted or
consideration must be designed to be ac-
complished within a period of no more than
18 months. Grant recipients will be expected
to report the outcome of their project in the form of a workshop,
article, or project that can be reproduced and shared with other
chapters, states, and the March of Dimes. Local chapters may receive
grants up to >1,000. State chapters may apply or grants up to >2,500.
Applications will be ealuated by a panel o judges and announced at
the National Leadership Conerence. Grants must be postmarked by
January 15.
REFERENCE: March of Dimes Grant Application Form
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Prematurity Awareness Day, Noember 13, gies you the perect
opportunity to educate people in your school about premature birth,
the number one cause o babies` deaths. Remember, all o Noember
is Prematurity Awareness Month. The March of Dimes Team
\outh \eb site ,www.marchofdimes.com/youth, oers tons o ideas and
suggestions for announcements, fund-raisers, and awareness activities.
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March or Babies supports research and programs to help babies
in your community and across the country get a healthy start. Join
March or Babies and a million compassionate people in nearly 1,100
communities across the nation. lBLA-PBL is a March or Babies
partner, so put on your shoes and walk for the cause. Go to the
March o Dimes \eb site at www.marchofdimes.com/youth to register
your chapter and to Fnd your local March o Dimes oFce.
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CONFERENCE MEDICAL RELEASE FORM
Name of Organization: __________________________________________________________________________
Activity or Event: _______________________________________________________________________________
Date,s,: ______________________________________________________________________________________
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I hereby grant permission to those parties superising the trip to obtain emergency treatment or my son,
daughter____________________________________________ if necessary.
,ull name with middle initial,

____________________________________________
Signature of parent/guardian
Is there any medical aspect we need to know about your son,daughter
I so, what ___________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Please list any medications to which your son/daughter is allergic. Example: Penicillin.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Please send the proper medication ,identiFed, or the aboe allergies.
Name o Insurance Company and Policy Number: _____________________________________________________
Date of last Tetanus: ___________________________
Family Physician or Clinic: ______________________________________ Phone: ___________________________
Physician or Clinic Address: ______________________________________________________________________
Student`s lull Name: ____________________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________
lome Phone: ,____,_____________________________ Business Phone: ,____, ____________________________
Other Relative: __________________________________ Relationship: ___________________________________
lome Phone: ,____,_____________________________ Business Phone: ,____, ____________________________
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CONFERENCE PARENTAL CONSENT FORM
Name of Organization: __________________________________________________________________________
Activity or Event: _______________________________________________________________________________
Date,s,: ______________________________________________________________________________________
I have acquainted myself with the plan of the approved trip to ____________________________________________
on _____________________ and hereby grant permission or my son,daughter_____________________________to
attend.
I assume ull responsibility or his,her good behaior and shall not hold the Board o Lducation, school employees, or the
chaperones liable or any incidents that may occur.
_____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
Date Signature of parent/guardian
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In the eent that circumstances require that my son,daughter be drien in a car o any accompanying chaperone,
I hereby grant permission or this arrangement.
____________________________________________
I give my permission for my son/daughter to participate in recreational swimming during the trip.
____________________________________________
I my son,daughter is susceptible to ear inections, I will send ear plugs.
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CONFERENCE CODE OF CONDUCT FORM
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MARCH OF DIMES
GRANT APPLICATION FORM
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Chapter Name: __________________________________________________ Chapter Number: _______________
Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip: ________________________________________________________________________________
Contact Name: _________________________________________________________________________________
Daytime Phone: ,_____,___________________________ Lening Phone: ,_____, _________________________
Contact L-mail: __________________________________ Contact lax: ,_____, ___________________________
Current Membership: R FBLA R PBL
0DUFKRI 'LPHV,QYROYHPHQWBrieny describe your chapter`s inolement, including the school year and a brie descrip-
tion of fund-raising and/or education activities.
*UDQW3URSRVDO2YHUYLHZBrieny describe your chapter`s proposed project.
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Please submit Fe ,5, copies o the March o Dimes Grant Application lorm and a proposal, no more than three pages in
length, that clearly states the following information:
Name and address of local or state chapter.
Contact person, telephone, ax number, and e-mail address.
A description o the project, including objecties, needs that will be addressed, target audience to be impacted by the
project, actiities to be undertaken, expected outcomes, and a project timeline.
A detailed project budget, including other sources o unding.
Plans or ealuating results, sharing lessons learned, and examples o how the project might be replicated
with the rest of the FBLA-PBL association.
Grant recipients will be required to report the outcome o their project in the orm o a workshop, article, or project
that can be reproduced and shared with other chapters, states, and the March o Dimes by April 1 o the ollowing
year.
All materials should be submitted in a single Fle older, labeled with the name o the school and,or state chapter, adiser,
and adiser`s daytime phone number.
Send completed materials postmarked by no later than January 15 to:
March of Dimes Grant Proposals
FBLA-PBL, Inc.
1912 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1591
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MARCH OF DIMES
FUND-RAISING REPORT FORM
Please Fll out completely and return with your donation to the local March o Dimes chapter by May 15. 1o Fnd your
local chapter, visit www.marchofdimes.com/youth and enter your zip code in box at the top o the page. Keep a copy or your
records. For more information contact missionliftinfo@marchofdimes.com or 800.1.lBPB. Please type or print legibly.
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Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Check One: R FBLA-Middle Level R FBLA R PBL
Chapter Name: ________________________________________________________________________________
Adviser Name: _________________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip: ________________________________________________________________________________
Daytime Phone: ,_____,___________________________ L-mail: _______________________________________
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POLICY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR
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Business Achievement Awards (BAA) 2
Business Achievement Awards Tips 3
Creating a Student Registration 3
Retrieving a Student Password 3
Online Documents and Activities 3
To Monitor a Students Progress 3
Submitting a Student Entry 3
Check on Submissions 3
Preview of BAA Activities 4
Future Award Activities 4
Business Award Activities 5
Leader Award Activities 7
America Award Activities 9
Chapter Recognition 11
Outstanding Chapter Award 11
FBLAs Big 10 13
Membership Recognition Awards 13
Eco Chapter Project 13
Professional Division Membership Recognition Awards 13
National Awards 14
100 Percent Class Participation 14
Membership Achievement Award 14
Membership Madness Award 14
Membership Mania Award 14
Scholarships 15
Berkeley College 15
Catawba College Business Scholars Scholarship 15
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Undergraduate Scholar Program 15
Cumberland University 16
Economics for Leaders 16
FBLA Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship 16
Johnson & Wales University 17
Knowledge Matters 17
Mount Ida College 17
MSOE Rader School of Business 17
National Technical Honor Society 17
NCCPAP/AICPA Scholarship 17
NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards 18
Northwood University Business Club Scholarship 18
Nova Southeastern University 19
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School 19
Pennsylvania College of Technology 19
Pittsburgh Technical Institute 20
The Robertson Scholars Program 20
University of the Ozarks 20
Webber International University Scholarship 20
Other Recognition Awards 21
ACTE Student Awards 21
Presidents Volunteer Service Awards (PVSA) 21
FBLA-PBL Adviser Wall of Fame Nomination Form 22
Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship Form 23
RECOGNITION-1 CHAPTER MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK 2011
RECOGNITION-2
FBLA RECOGNITION AND SCHOLARSHIPS
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (BAA)
The Business Achievement Awards (BAA) is an
aggressive, self-directed, results-based business and
leadership program designed to complement academics
while accelerating a students leadership skills. The awards
focus on the words surrounding the FBLA Crest: Service,
Education, and Progress. There is a heavy emphasis on
education with integrated classroom projects.
The individual recognition is a four-tier program aligned
with the FBLA-PBL Goals, NBEA Standards, and Career
Clusters. The BAA has four distinct award levelsFuture,
Business, Leader, and America.
Future, Business, and Leader Awards Deadline:
March 1
America Award Deadline: April 25
Future Award
This award focuses on basic business skills, introduction
to community service, and FBLA involvement at the local
level. Pins will be sent to the local chapter adviser for
presentation at a local awards ceremony or local FBLA
event.
Business Award
Prerequisite: Future Award. This award focuses
on local, district/regional, and state involvement;
intermediate business skills; and leadership in the
community. Pins will be sent to the local chapter adviser
for presentation at a local awards ceremony or local
FBLA event.
Leader Award
Prerequisite: Future and Business Awards. This award
focuses on local, district/regional, state, and national
involvement; advanced business skills; and community
leadership. Names of qualifying students and pins will be
sent to the state chair/adviser to be presented at the state
leadership conference, if desired.
America Award
Prerequisite: Future, Business, and Leader Awards.
This award focuses on total association leadership,
business skills, and involvement in community. Students
qualifying for this award will receive pins at the National
Leadership Conference.
The local adviser determines a members ability to
advance in award levels. Advisers should allow students
to advance to higher levels when tasks at the lower levels
have been completed and/or if timing is appropriate.
Students may complete as many levels as they wish,
upon adviser approval, in a one-year time period. Work
and documentation will be completed online through
interactive forms. Activities not completed in one year
may be carried over into the next year. Projects completed
for each level must be different.
The NBEA Standards and Career Clusters below are addressed in the Education category of each award:
Education Category NBEA Standards Career Clusters
RAccounting Accounting and Computation Business and Administrative Services
Finance
Government and Public Administration
REntrepreneurship Career Development Business and Administrative Services
Communication Finance
Entrepreneurship Government and Public Administration
RInternational Business Economics and Personal Finance Business and Administrative Services
International Business Finance
Finance Government and Public Administration
RTechnology Career Development Business and Administrative Services
Communication AV Technology and Communication
Information Technology Information Technology
Management
RCommunications Communication Business and Administrative Services
RMarketing Economic and Personal Finance Government and Public Administration
Entrepreneurship Business and Administrative Services
International Business Retail/Wholesale Sales and Services
Marketing
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Business Achievement Awards Tips
No paperwork needs to be submitted to the national
center. This program is completely interactive and online.
Only online submissions will be accepted. Advisers
may log in the Adviser Area on the FBLA-PBL home
page. Members may log in by clicking BAA. Before a
member may log in, his/her chapter adviser must create
the student registration and then give the member the
credentials needed to successfully log in. For questions
concerning this program, please e-mail
membershipdir@fbla.org.
Creating a Student Registration
Advisers must create a student registration before
members can log on to the online forms. Here is the
procedure for creating student registrations:
t Go to the national Web site (www.fbla-pbl.org).
t Login in the Adviser area using your adviser
credentials.
t On the left side of the page that opens you will see
BAA Online and then the names of the four levels
of the BAA (Future, Business, Leader, America).
Click the level for which you wish to register your
student.
t Click Register Student for (Future, Business, Leader,
America) Award.
t Select student from drop-down list.
t Complete the orm on the ollowing page. All Felds
are required.
t \ou will receie an e-mail conFrming the student
registration. In that e-mail, you will Fnd the student
key/password. Give the student key/password to
the member. They may now login using their chapter
number and the student key/password.
t The member will select activities for the award and
then may begin completing the activities.
Once the member has completed all activities for the
award level, the adviser will have to submit the completed
award material. The submit button will not display until
the entry form and accompanying activities have been
completed correctly.
Retrieving a Student Password
\ou may always Fnd the student passwords by logging
in to the BAA site through the Adviser area using your
adviser credentials. Click Review Entries. The student
key/passwords are in the table next to the students
names.
Online Documents and Activities
There is a link by each activity. From there, members may
access the online documents and forms to complete the
project.
To Monitor a Students Progress
To monitor a students progress:
t Login to the BAA area through the Adviser area
using your adviser credentials.
t Click the level you wish to view.
t Click the students name. Check marks appear next to
completed entries.
t Click on activity to view progress.
Submitting a Student Entry
Here is the procedure for submitting the BAA entry
forms:
t Click the name of the award level that you are
submitting.
t Select student.
t Click Submit.
An e-mail will be sent to the national center for
processing.
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FUTURE AWARD ACTIVITIES
Complete a total of 10 activities. Pin is awarded at the local level.
Due March 1.
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two are required.)
RActivity 1Communications/Service Learning
Required. Donate Fe ,5, hours o serice to an
educational or service organization (e.g., March of Dimes,
parent-teacher association, chamber of commerce,
Habitat for Humanity, Red Cross, etc.). (Complete the
interactive form.)
RActivity 2Communications/FBLA Organization
and National Programs
Required. Prepare a bulletin board or display promoting
FBLA. (Upload a scanned or digital photo of yourself by
your display or bulletin board.)
RActivity 3Communications/FBLA Organization
Help your chapter adviser(s) with activities to celebrate
American Enterprise Day or FBLA-PBL Week. (Upload a
copy of a press release that includes at least one digital or
scanned photo of students involved in activities.)
Participate on your chapters community service project
committee. (Upload a 100-word summary describing what
you learned from participating on this committee and
how it beneFted you.,
RActivity 5Service Learning/FBLA Organization
Participate in a promotional or fund-raising project for
the March of Dimes. (Complete the interactive March of
Dimes report form.)
Become a pen pal with a senior citizen, a child in a
hospital, a child in another country, or a soldier in the
military. (Prepare a memo to your local adviser in proper
business ormat summarizing the beneFts o this project
and upload at least one letter that you wrote.)
Write a one-page report on a service organization in your
community and present it to your chapter or a business
class. (Upload a copy of the report.)
RActivity 8Service Learning
OtherAs designated by local adviser. (Prepare and
upload a description/summary of 100 words or less.)
EDUCATION (FBLA members must complete three
actiritie. frov tbi. .ectiov. 1be fr.t ove i. reqvirea.)
RActivity 9Technology/FBLA Organization and
National Programs
Required. Complete the Future Award test with a score
of 92 percent or higher. (Complete the interactive test.
Students may take this test as many times as needed to
achieve the proper score.)
RActivity 10Marketing
Complete the advertising slogans worksheet. (Complete
the interactive worksheet.)
RActivity 11Accounting
Using a spreadsheet, create a one-month budget for
yourself or for your local chapter. (Upload spreadsheet.)
RActivity 12Career Awareness and Exploration
List at least Fe goals ,related to school, career, and
personal) and include a description of how you plan to
accomplish each one. (Complete the interactive form.)
RActivity 13Communications/FBLA
Organization and National Programs
Read a business article or story from Tomorrows Business
Leader, FBLAs national publication. Write a one-page
letter in proper business format summarizing and reacting
to this article. Address the letter to your local chapter
adviser. (Upload a copy of the letter.)
Write a one-page paper on a business career. (Upload a
copy of the paper.)
List Fe ,5, personal strengths and one personal
weakness. Write a 100-word summary on what you can
do to overcome the weakness. (Complete the interactive
form.)
National Programs
Visit http://www.brainbench.com/ and register and take
a ree certiFcation test. ,Upload results.,
PREVIEW OF BAA ACTIVITIES
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required.)
Required. Bring a friend who is a nonmember to a local
chapter FBLA meeting. (Complete the interactive form.)
Required. Attend at least three (3) local chapter meetings
and prepare a one-page paper that includes the date of
each meeting and a bulleted list of meeting highlights.
(Upload a copy of the paper and at least one scanned or
digital photo from one meeting.)
Complete the national programs worksheet. (Complete
the interactive form.)
RActivity 20Communications/Career Exploration
Invite a business leader to speak at a meeting. Write
a letter inviting this businessperson to your meeting.
(Upload a copy of the letter and prepare and upload a
speaker introduction.)
Attend a local chapter activity/event. Prepare a 100-word
summary describing this event or activity. (Upload a copy
of the summary and at least one scanned or digital photo
from the event.)
Recite the FBLA Creed at a chapter meeting or event and
explain your understanding of this creed as it relates to
your future and to the business world in a memo to your
local chapter adviser. (Upload a copy of the memo.)
RActivity 23Communications/Technology
1ext Fe ,5, riends and inite them to the next lBLA
meeting. (List the names on the interactive form.)
RActivity 24Communications
Prepare an invitation inviting students to attend the next
FBLA meeting. (Upload a copy of the invitation.)
BUSINESS AWARD ACTIVITIES
Select 12 activities. Interactive form due March 1. Awarded at the
local level with a pin.
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required.)
RActivity 1Communications/FBLA National
Organization and Programs
Required. Make a 13 minute oral informational
presentation about FBLA to a business, a class, or at a
chapter meeting. (Prepare and upload a podcast or video
of you giving your presentation or an outline of your
presentation and a copy of a 1-page fact sheet about your
chapter.)
Required. Design a poster encouraging students to join
your local FBLA chapter. (Upload a scanned copy/sample
of the poster design.)
Research community service grants that are available.
Present your Fndings and any recommendations on
grants to pursue to the lBLA Local OFcer 1eam and
Local Adviser(s) in a one-page memo. (Upload the
memo.)
Prepare a print ad and an audio podcast about American
Enterprise Day or FBLA-PBL Week. (Upload a copy of
the ad and the audio podcast.)
Participate in a community service project that your
chapter is sponsoring. (Prepare and upload a news release
for your school or local paper about this project.)
Help plan and conduct one of the FBLA Ceremonies
,lBLA Lmblem Ceremony, Chapter Installation, OFcer
Installation, or New Member Induction Ceremony) at a
local chapter meeting, an Open House, a local chapter
event, or for a new or reactivated FBLA chapter. (Prepare
a meeting agenda listing this ceremony as part of the
meeting or a program containing the ceremony.)
Help organize an activity or event for your local chapter
to promote American Enterprise Day or FBLA-PBL
Week. (Complete the interactive project report form.)
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Participate in a literacy project (i.e., visit a kindergarten
classroom and read a book, tutor in an after-school
reading program, or help plan a chapter book drive).
(Upload a scanned or digital photo and a news release as
part of this activity.)
Prepare a local calendar of activities for your local chapter
with at least two ideas for chapter activities each month.
(Complete the interactive form.)
Help create and present a skit that teaches (i.e., Halloween
safety, Internet safety, the importance of the environment
and going green, etc.) elementary children. (Upload a
scanned photo of the activity and a copy of a press
release or a podcast of the activity.)
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fr.t tro are reqvirea.)
RActivity 11Technology/FBLA National
Required. Complete the interactive Business/Internet
Scavenger Hunt. (Complete the interactive form.)
RActivity 12Entpreneurship/Career Awareness
and Exploration
Required. Prepare a resume, cover letter, and job
application, applying for your dream job. (Upload a copy
of your resume and cover letter. Use the online job
application form.)
RActivity 13Technology
Complete the interactive Internet Ethics and Safety Quiz.
(Complete interactive quiz.)
RActivity 14Entrepreneurship
You have just been hired at the XYZ Corporation. Your
Frst task is to deelop a new green product,inention.
(Please review the project requirements and create and
upload a video, movie, or podcast of a commercial
advertising your new production/invention.)
Explain the importance of high ethical standards in the
preparation o Fnancial statements and what lBLA-PBL
goal this could tie to. (Write and upload a one-page paper
and relate it back to at least one of the nine FBLA-PBL
goals.)
RActivity 16Business/Career Exploration
Successfully complete one (1) grading period in a business
course with a grade of B or better. (Your teacher must
complete the eriFcation,interactie orm.,
Prepare an agenda for two (2) chapter meetings. (Upload
copies of the agendas.)
RActivity 18Entrepreneurship/Career Exploration
Visit/tour a business. (In proper business format, write a
letter addressed to your adviser describing this experience
and a thank you letter to the business.)
Complete a one-page report on a local, state, or
national business leader. (Upload a copy of the report
that includes at least one digital photo or image of the
business leader.)
RActivity 20Technology/Marketing
Read an article from the Internet or a business magazine
on a new trend in technology. (Write and upload a one-
page paper summarizing this article and how it might help
market FBLA.)
PROGRESS (Complete four activities from the list below. The
fr.t ove i. reqvirea.)
RActivity 21Information Technology/
Communications
Required. Prepare a recruitment brochure for your local
FBLA chapter. (Upload a copy of the brochure.)
FBLAs parliamentary authority is Roberts Rules of Order-
Newly Revised. (Complete the interactive form.)
RActivity 23FBLA Organization and National
Programs
Plan an icebreaker for your local chapter members
and present it at a local chapter meeting or in a class.
(Upload a podcast, movie, or video of yourself teaching
the icebreaker to members at one of your local chapter
meetings.)
R Activity 24FBLA Organization and National
Programs
Recruit one (1) new Professional Division member.
(Enter the name of the professional member and the date
joined on the interactive form.)
RECOGNITION-7
Programs
Required. Participate in a national FBLA service
program (e.g., Prematurity Awareness Month, FBLA-PBL
National Community Service Day, i-Safe, Eco-Chapter
Project, Presidents Volunteer Service Awards). (Prepare
and upload a 200500 word report with a title page
describing what you learned. Include at least one graphic
and one digital photo.)
RActivity 3Communications/Leadership
Required. Prepare a 13 minute electronic presentation,
movie, or podcast promoting FBLA. (Upload a copy of
the presentation, movie, or podcast.)
Programs
Design three new items for MarketPlace. (Upload items,
one must be a FBLA t-shirt that any chapter could buy,
and the other two are your choice. Prepare a proposal to
the attention of API about why they should choose your
items. Include some survey data that you have gathered
from students from your FBLA chapter and school.)
Help your chapter organize and conduct an
environmental service project (i.e., litter clean-up, donate
energy-eFcient light bulbs to senior citizens, celebrate
Earth Day, volunteer to help teachers clear the clutter
and clean up their classrooms, sponsor a coloring
contest using an environmental picture for elementary
students after presenting a skit or presentation about the
environment, etc.) Attach a copy of a scanned photo of
this activity and complete the interactive activity report
form.
Programs
Prepare a feature story on your local chapters community
service project for Tomorrows Business Leader, our national
publication. (Upload a copy of the feature storyit must
include at least two digital photos, at least 200 words, two
quotes, and one item that shows evidence of publicity
received.)
Volunteer to be a teachers aide during your study hall.
(Upload a 100-word summary of the activities that you
were involved with.)
Volunteer at least 10 hours of service to a charity or
service organization of your choice. This must be a
Submit an article/news release about your chapters
activities to Tomorrows Business Leader, our national
publication, and include at least one scanned or digital
photo/image. (Complete the interactive form.)
National Programs
Participate in the Virtual Business Challenge. (Enter the
names of the team members on the interactive form.)
Write a letter to your school superintendent or principal
about the beneFts o lBLA. ,Upload a copy o the
letter.)
Programs
Participate in a task that is assigned by your local chapter
adviser. (Prepare a 100-word summary describing this
activity.)
Use FBLAs various social media tools. Join the FBLA
National Center Facebook group, sign up for Twitter, and
read the FBLA Blog. (Complete the Interactive Form.)
Attend a community or school meeting (e.g., Rotary Club,
Chamber of Commerce, School Board, Jaycees, Kiwanis,
PTA, etc. (Upload a one-page report about the meeting
you attended.)
LEADER AWARD ACTIVITIES
Complete a total of 14 activities. Pin is awarded at the state level.
Due March 1.
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three are required.)
Programs
Required. Run or local, state, or national oFce, sere as
a campaign manager or an oFcer candidate on any leel,
or serve in a leadership role (i.e., committee chairman).
,Upload a copy o a campaign or qualiFcations nyer and
a copy of the campaign speech or podcast for you, the
candidate you are managing, orif you are serving in a
leadership role-a paper about why you are qualiFed and
what you learned from the experience.)
RECOGNITION-8
RActivity 14Technology/Information Processing
Design an environmental newsletter for chapter members.
Include green tips for students, information on green
chapter projects, an article on the importance of recycling,
an article on Earth Day including the history of the day,
an article on an important environmental issue, an article
about the importance of saving the rainforest, and an
article about an endangered species. You must include at
least one graphic and at least one photo and at least two
additional environmental or green articles of your choice.
(Upload a copy of the newsletter.)
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compare it against the budget. (Write a memo to your local
chapter adviser in proper business format describing your
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your local chapter.)
RActivity 16Marketing
Identify the different ways that businesses compete with
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or in a business class. Include how FBLA can use some
of these ideas to promote the organization. (Prepare and
upload a 100-word paper.)
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one is required.)
Programs
Required. Complete the requirements for Membership
Madness or recruit one new Professional Division
member. (Complete the interactive Membership Madness
Form or Professional Division Recruitment Form.)
Programs
Serve as a voting delegate at a district/regional, state, or
national conference. (Complete the interactive form.)
Prepare and present a workshop at a local meeting or state
conference. Include evaluations for each participating. The
topic must relate to leadership. (Upload an outline of the
workshop and a summary of the results as well as a self-
critique using the interactive form.)
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of FBLA. (Upload a copy of the letter.)
Write a letter that secures a donation (i.e., chapter members
attending the NLC, etc.) to attend the National Leadership
different organization than the one that you volunteered
for when completing the Future Award. (Upload a 100-
word summary of this activity and at least one digital
photo.)
RActivity 9Service Learning/Communications
Research volunteer organizations or service businesses in
or near your community (e.g., Big Brothers, Big Sisters,
Habitat for Humanity, leadership groups, community
colleges, AARP, senior centers, nursing homes, Kiwanis
Clubs, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Clubs, etc.) and
prepare a proposal concerning partnering with them on
a project. (Upload a copy of the project proposal with a
cover memo addressed to your local chapter adviser.)
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RActivity 10Career Development
Required. Participate in a mock interview for your dream
job using the resume and materials that you developed for
the Business Award. (This includes Interview Evaluation
Checklist, and scan and upload the job interview scoring
rubric and job interview evaluation form.)
Required. Create a travel brochure and a movie or podcast
(no more than two minutes in length) about the NLC
destination in San Antonio, Texas. Include the following
information: facts about the city, how to get around, two
panel spread (at least four places of interestlandmarks,
attractions, etc.), historical information or a map, at least
four photographs/images of the city, a brief FBLA NLC
promo, and any other information for the traveler. (Upload
a copy of the brochure and podcast/video.)
RActivity 12International Business
Required. Create an electronic business presentation on
a foreign country of your choice (which will include an
outline of your topic) to be presented at an FBLA meeting.
Presentations must include: title slide, country information,
things to know before traveling, making appointments,
business dress, addressing others, gift-giving, entertaining,
etc. (Upload the electronic copy of the presentation.)
RActivity 13Career Exploration/Entrepreneurship
Complete a half-day job shadow experience. (Upload
a two-page paper with at least one (1) scanned photo
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gained, a thank you letter written to the business in
proper business format, and a copy of a press release or
newspaper clipping.)
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Conference, for a chapter scholarship, etc. (Upload a copy
of the sponsorship letter and a copy of the letter or e-mail
from the business concerning the donation.)
RActivity 22Communications/Information
Technology
Design an advertisement and an audio public service
announcement promoting FBLA national competitive
events program. (Attach a copy of the advertisement and
public service announcement.)
Programs
Participate in a task that is assigned by your local chapter
adviser. (Upload a 100-word paper describing the activity.)
AMERICA AWARD ACTIVITIES
Complete a total of 15 activities. Pin is awarded at the National
Level. Due April 25.
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Technology
Required. Complete the FBLA International Recruitment
Project. You will use the country and the information that
you compiled for the Leader Level. (Please upload a copy
of the report. Complete project details are located on the
interactive form.)
Technology
Required. Create an online autobiographical scrapbook
presentation (e.g., movie, podcast, or slide show)
highlighting your lifethis must include FBLA activities,
community service activities, and demonstrate leadership
skills. (Upload a copy of the presentation. Complete
project details are located on the interactive form.)
Technology
Required. Participate on a committee to plan a free
enterprise project for elementary or junior high students.
As part of this project, design a free enterprise board game
or card game (i.e., bingo, etc.) to help students learn these
concepts. (Complete the interactive Project Activity Report
form; prepare a copy of a news release, a description and
rules for the game, a digital photo of students playing the
game, and a podcast of the teaching demonstration to the
students.)
RActivity 4Service Learning/Communications
Do something special for Adviser Appreciation Day during
FBLA-PBL Week for your local or state adviser. (Write
and upload a one-page summary of what you did for your
adviser. Include a thank you letter to your adviser in proper
business format and a scanned or digital photo of you and
your adviser.)
Plan and participate in a leadership project of your choice
that is designed to help your local chapter recruit and
retain members and that has been approved by your local
chapter adviser. (Prepare a memorandum to your local
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complete the interactive Project Activity Report form, and
prepare a press release.)
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for drawings for local chapter meetings. (Upload a copy
of the letter to businesses requesting this, a summary/
review of this activity as a recruitment tactic, and a list of
businesses contacted and donations secured.)
Help your local chapter sponsor an environmental slogan
contest and an environmental project of your choice for
your school. (Upload a copy of the contest rules and create
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project.)
Work with your local chapter adviser to plan a special
Power Lunch meeting with chapter members. Invite a
guest speaker from business and prepare a program.
(Upload a copy of the letter inviting the guest speaker and
a copy of the program.)
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and present to middle level students. Plan a project
where students use the information that you taught them.
(Upload a copy of a video, movie, or podcast of the skit; a
news release of the project; and at least one item showing
evidence of publicity received.)
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RActivity 10Information Technology
Required. Use the template to create your own Blog. (See
the Blog criteria sheet on the interactive form.)
RActivity 11Information Technology/
Communications
Required. Complete the E-Portfolio project by using
the interactive template. Some of the items that will
be included will be a title page, a letter to the viewers,
RECOGNITION-10
a table of contents, photographs, voice recording, videos,
scanned documents, projects, a FBLA marketing plan, etc.
(Complete the interactive template. See the criteria sheet on
the interactive form.)
RActivity 12Informational Technology/
Communications
Required. Create a magazine cover and feature story about
the San Antonio NLC with at least three photos and two
quotes for the spring issue of Tomorrows Business Leader,
FBLAs national magazine. Include at least one photo on the
cover as well as a bulleted list of articles that are inside this
edition. (Upload a copy of the magazine cover.)
RActivity 13Communications/Social Media
Watch the video Social Media, is it a Fad? Submit a feasible,
detailed plan to President and CEO, Ms. Jean Buckley, for a
new nationwide project. This proposal must be at least two
pages in length, include a budget, and a bar graph or pie chart.
(Upload a copy of the proposal.)
Technology
Develop a FBLA game show, a FBLA music video, or a reality
show about FBLA. Prepare a story board using electronic
media such as video, podcast, etc. (Upload a copy of the
project. See the criteria sheet and details on the interactive
form.)
RActivity 15Technology/Communications
Develop and post a YouTube video about how FBLA has
helped you prepare for your future career. (Upload a copy of
the video.)
Plan and prepare a report for district/regional, state, or
national competition (i.e., Business Plan, American Enterprise
Project, Community Service Project, Local Chapter Annual
Business Report, or Partnership with Business Project).
(Upload a copy of the report, prepare a 500-word summary
of the project, and present at a local chapter meeting. Include
an outline of the presentation with your documentation.)
RActivity 17Technology
Research irtual reality, artiFcial intelligence, and holographic
entertainment worlds. Discuss how this technology will
reshape economics and marketing and how FBLA can use
some of this information in a two-three page report. (See
criteria sheet on interactive activity. Upload completed
report.)
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RActivity 18FBLA National Organization and
Programs
Required. Complete the requirements for Membership Mania
or recruit two Professional Division members. (Complete the
interactive form.)
Required. Secure a letter of recommendation about your
leadership skills and why you are deserving of the America
award from your local or state adviser. (Upload a copy of the
letter.)
RActivity 20Career Development/Business
Required. Complete the Etiquette quiz with a score of 92%
or higher. (Complete interactive form.)
Programs
Participate in the National Fall Leadership Conference or
the Institute or Leaders. ,Upload a summary o the beneFts
gained from this experience and a copy of a press release that
includes a digital or scanned photo of all of your members
that attended the NFLC or IFL.)
Programs
Submit an application for the FBLA Distinguished Business
Leader Scholarship. (Upload a completed application form
and accompanying documents.)
Programs/Recruitment
Plan an activity for your local chapter in which you participate
in a joint project or social event with an FBLA-Middle Level
or a PBL chapter. (Complete the interactive Project Activity
Report and a press release with a scanned or digital photo.)
Programs/Recruitment
Visit at least one school that does not have an active FBLA
chapter or FBLA-Middle Level chapter. Meet with school
oFcials to encourage them to charter or reactiate a chapter.
(Prepare a 100-word description of the experience.)
Invite a school administrator to a chapter meeting, a state
meeting, or a state- or national-sponsored FBLA conference.
(Upload a copy of a letter.)
RActivity 26Communications/Marketing
Make a personal isit to an elected oFcial. Research and
discuss Perkins lunding. 1ake a photo with the oFcial.
(Prepare and upload a press release, a copy of the photo, and
a 100-word paper on the effect of Perkins Funding on CTSOs
and what you learned from the visit.)
RECOGNITION-11
Outstanding Chapter Award
This portion of the Business Achievement
Awards recognizes a chapters participation
in a variety of projects and activities with the
Outstanding Chapter Award. The program
encourages local chapters to plan projects
and activities to enrich the experiences of
members at the local, district/regional, state,
and national levels, which in turn help to
increase local chapter membership. Activities
are designed around membership and chapter
management projects with special emphasis
on the three areas represented on the FBLA
Crest: Service, Education, and Progress.
Chapters going above and beyond in their
FBLA participation are rewarded with
national recognition. This program has an
April 1 deadline. Chapters receive recognition
on the national \eb site, certiFcate mailed
to the local chapter, and NLC participants
receive an Outstanding Chapter ribbon.
No paperwork needs to be submitted to the
National Center. This program is completely
interactive and online. Only online
submissions will be accepted.
Deadline for this program: April 1
Advisers may log in by clicking on the
Adviser Area on the FBLA-PBL home page
or by clicking on the BAA Online Forms
tab. Students may log in by clicking on the
BAA Online Forms tab of the national
web site (www.fbla-pbl.org). Before a student
may log in, his/her chapter adviser must
create the Outstanding Chapter Application
and then give to the student who is working
on the project the credentials needed to
successfully log in. For questions concerning
this program, please e-mail Lisa Smothers
(membershipdir@fbla.org).
Creating an Outstanding Chapter
Registration
Advisers must create the Outstanding Chapter
registration before they can log on to the
online forms.
Here is the procedure for creating the online
registration:
1. Go to www.fbla-pbl.org/baa/login.asp
2. Login using your adviser credentials.
a. Chapter Number:
b. Username:
c. Password:
3. On the left side of the page that opens and click on Outstanding
Chapter Program).
4. Click on Show next to Step 1: Register for Outstanding Chapter.
5. Click Begin New Registration beneath To Do
6. Complete the orm on the ollowing page. All Felds are required.
. \ou will receie an e-mail conFrming the registration. In that e-mail
you will Fnd the registration Key,Password. Gie that Key,Password
to the student that will be working on the project. They may now login
at the same URL as above using their chapter number and the key/
password. The student will select activities for the award and then may
begin completing the activities.
Once the student has completed ALL activities for the award level, the
adviser will have to submit the completed award material.
Preview of Outstanding Chapter Award Activities:
Membership/Chapter Management (Complete 8 of the activities from this section.
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RActivity 1.
Required. Recruit Fe new paid members. ,Complete the interactie
membership madness form.)
RActivity 2.
Required. Prepare a Program of Work for your chapter. (Complete
the interactive Program of Work form.)
RActivity 3.
Required. Conduct at least four chapter meetings. (Upload a copy of
the agenda and minutes from each of the four meetings.)
RActivity 4.
Required.Maintain or increase national membership. (Complete
interactive form.)
OR
Required. Sign up all students in any business class100% class
participation. (Complete interactive form)
RActivity 5.
Required. Document at least 25 community service hours of
activities. (Complete the interactive community service tally form.)
RActivity 6.
Submit at least one members nomination for the Leader, or higher,
level of the FBLA Business Achievement Awards Program. (Attach a
list of nominees.)
RActivity 7.
Recruit a school oFcial,administrator to participate in a chapter
activity. (Upload a copy of an invitation letter prior to event and a
thank you letter following event.)
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RActivity 8.
Submit a press release and at least one
scanned or digital photo to an FBLA
national/state publication. Press release
does not have to be published to receive
credit. (Attach a copy of the press release and
scanned or digital photo.)
RActivity 9.
Submit a contribution to the National
Scholarship Fund by April 1. (Complete the
interactive scholarship form.)
RActivity 10.
Conduct a Reach Out and Read Campaign
by collecting used and new childrens books
or an area hospital and hae at least Fe
members volunteer to read to elementary
students. (Complete the interactive project
report form and include at least one scanned
or digital photo.)
RActivity 11.
Sponsor a Color the Earth Green Day
where FBLA members wear green and
prepare posters with green tips to display
in the school and/or the community. (Upload
a copy of a poster and a scanned or digital
group photo of FBLA members wearing
green.)
Community/School Service (Complete 4
of the activities listed below. 1he rst one
is required.)
RActivity 1.
Required. lae oFcers present the lBLA-
FBLA Emblem Ceremony at a local chapter
meeting or event. (Upload an agenda from the
meeting or a program from the event, copy
of a press release, and at least one scanned or
digital photo.)
RActivity 2.
Charter/reactivate at least one new FBLA,
FBLA-Middle Level, or PBL chapter by
March 1. (Upload a copy of the program
from the induction ceremony and a copy of at
least one scanned or digital photo.)
RActivity 3.
Conduct a chapter community service project.
(Complete the interactive Chapter Activity
Report form and upload a copy of a press
release, and at least one scanned or digital
photo.)
RActivity 4.
Conduct a project to either education, promote, or raise
money for the March of Dimes. (Complete the interactive
March of Dimes form and at least one scanned or digital
photo.)
RActivity 5.
Plan a ceremony to install your new oFcers and,or induct
your new members into FBLA. (Upload a copy of the
program from the ceremony.)
RActivity 6.
lae your local chapter oFcers prepare a presentation
highlighting the beneFts o lBLA to present to students in
business classes. (Upload a brief outline of the presentation.)
RActivity 7.
Plan a project to beneFt your school. ,Complete the Project
Activity Report form, a copy of a press release, and at least
one scanned or digital photo.)
RActivity 8.
Sponsor a school-wide toy and game recycle project. Donate
old toys and games to a homeless shelter or to younger
children who can use them. (Complete the interactive project
activity report form and upload a press release and at least
one scanned or digital photo.)
Education/Progress (FBLA chapters must complete 8
activities from this section. 1he rst 3 are required.)
RActivity 1.
Required. Conduct a planning session for newly-elected local
chapter oFcers. ,Upload a copy o the schedule and at least
two scanned photos o oFcers inoled in the training.,
RActivity 2.
Required. Prepare a chapter budget (Complete the
interactive FBLA-PBL Chapter Budget form.)
RActivity 3.
Required. Sponsor a Job Shadow Day for FBLA members
when members shadow a person in a career that they
are interested in or a Work World Success Day where
proessionals in arious Felds are inited to present
workshops to chapter members or to the student body.
(Upload a copy of a press release and at least one scanned or
digital photo.)
RActivity 4.
Prepare a point system for your chapter members. (Upload a
copy of this point system.)
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FBLA Eco Chapter Project
With the gas prices rising, concerns of global warming intensifying,
and politicians debating possible forms of alternative energy, our
chapters need to get involved with this national concern. Three years
ago the lBLA National OFcer team uneiled a brand new Go Green
national project which sparked the interest from the halls of Capitol
Hill to the classrooms of students in our more than 5,300 schools
across the country. It is a great way for our members to help preserve
the environment while simultaneously discovering the tremendous
innuence energy and conseration can hae on the business world.
This project has now been added to our national recognition programs.
Chapters participating in this project choose from a variety of earth
riendly` actiities such as donating energy eFcient light bulbs to
senior citizens, celebrating Earth Day, getting involved in recycling
activities, bringing in environmental speakers to chapter meetings,
and encouraging individuals to go green i.e. reducing electricity,
walking to school, etc. In addition, chapters develop an innovative
green project to expand upon. One chapter in each Region will receive
national recognition. Interactive forms for this project are located
in the Adviser Area of the Web site.
The deadline for this project is: May 15.

FBLAs Big 10
Beginning October 1 and ending April 1, FBLA will post the Big 10
local chapter weekly ranking (based on paid members) on the national
Web site. Check the postings each week. Will your local chapter be one
of the ten largest local chapters in the nation?
Membership Recognition Awards
The national association determines winners in the Membership
Recognition events after an audit of the membership records. The
Fgures used in determining the winners will be the number o paid
members on record in the national center at the close of business on
October 20 (Fall Membership Awards) and April 1. A chapter must
recruit a minimum of two (2) new or reactivated chapters to qualify for
this award. The Local Recruitment of Chapters Award is only awarded
for the end-of the-year membership awards.
REFERENCE: FBLA Local Chapter Market Share Award Form located
in Adviser Area of Web site.
REFERENCE: Local Recruitment of Chapters Award Form located in
Adviser Area of Web site.
Professional Division Membership Recognition Awards
A local chapter must recruit a minimum o Fe ,5, nationally aFliated
professional members in order to be eligible for this recognition.
Proessional applications must include a local chapter aFliation to be
counted. The dues receipt deadline for recruitment of professional
members to qualify for these awards is October 20 for the fall and
April 15 for the end-of-the-year.
RActivity 5.
Plan and conduct a free enterprise project for
American Enterprise DayNovember 15.
(Complete the interactive Project Planning
and Project Evaluation Form and upload
a press release and at least one scanned or
digital photo from the project.)
RActivity 6.
Organize a tour of a business for chapter
members who have paid dues by October 20.
(Upload a one-page summary of the tour, a
list of participating members, a press release,
and at least one scanned or digital photo.)
RActivity 7.
Have chapter representation at one of
the National Fall Leadership Conferences
(NFLC.) (Upload a copy of a press release
RActivity 8.
Participate in at least one fund-raiser for
your local chapter. (Upload a brief paragraph
about the fund-raising activity and the amount
raised.)
RActivity 9. With some of your chapter
oFcers, contact local, county, state, or ederal
legislators and share the beneFts o lBLA
membership. (Upload a copy of the letter.)
RActivity 10.
Plan and conduct activities for FBLA-
PBL Week/National Career and Technical
Education Week. (Upload 100-word summary
of the activities that your chapter conducted
RActivity 11.
Submit a list of chapter competitors (include
names of students, events entered, and events
won) at the regional/district conference
or from the last years state or national
conference.
RActivity 12.
Prepare a local chapter Web site. (Enter the
link to the Web site in the interactive form.)
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Membership Achievement Award
FBLA-PBL recognizes local FBLA chapters who either
maintain or increase local chapter membership over last
years total. An application form is located at the end of this
section. \inning chapters receie a certiFcate o recognition
in the mail. Local chapter advisers are encouraged to present
this chapter award to the chapter president at a local FBLA
end-of-the-year banquet or at a school awards assembly. The
deadline for this award is April 1. This award also meets one
of the criteria for the Outstanding Chapter Award.
REFERENCE: Membership Achievement Award Form
located in Adviser Area of Web site.

Membership Madness Award
This program recognizes FBLA members who extend the
beneFts o membership to their riends and acquaintances.
Members who recruit at least Fe ,5, new members receie a
certiFcate o recognition and are recognized on the national
Web site. The deadline for submitting Membership Madness
Forms is April 1. Local chapter advisers are encouraged to
present this award to winning members at a local FBLA
ceremony, meeting, or event or at a school awards assembly.
This award meets one of the required criteria for the Leader
Award of the Business Achievement Awards and the
Outstanding Chapter Award.
REFERENCE: Membership Madness Award Form located in
Membership Mania Award
This program recognizes FBLA members who extend the
beneFts o membership to their riends and acquaintances.
Members who recruit at least ten (10) new members receive a
certiFcate o recognition and are recognized on the national
Web site. The deadline for submitting Membership Mania
Forms is April 1. Local chapter advisers are encouraged to
present this award to winning members at a local FBLA
ceremony, meeting, or event or at a school awards assembly.
This award meets one of the criteria for the America Award
of the Business Achievement Awards.
REFERENCE: Membership Mania Award Form located in
The following fall membership awards are presented
for FBLA chapters at the National Fall Leadership
Conference. One (1) national award for FBLA chapters
is presented in each category.
t Largest Local Chapter
t Local Market Share Award
t Largest Local Chapter MembershipProfessional
Diision ,by aFliation,
t Largest State Chapter
t Largest Increase in State Chapter Membership
t State Recruitment of Chapters (may be FBLA,
FBLA-Middle Level, or PBL)
t Largest State Chapter Membership Professional
Diision ,by aFliation,
The following end-of-the-year membership awards
are presented/announced for FBLA chapters at the
t Largest Local Chapter Membershiptop two (2)
local chapters in each region and one (1) national
winner
t Local Chapter Market Share Awardtop two (2)
local chapters in each region and one (1) national
winner
t Largest Local Chapter MembershipProfessional
Diision ,by aFliation,-top ,2, local chapters in
each region and one (1) national winner
t Largest State Chaptertop two (2) state chapters
in each region and one (1) national winner
t Largest Increase in State Chapter Membership
top two (2) state chapters in each region and one
(1) national winner
t State Recruitment of Chapterstop two (2) state
chapters in each region and one (1) national winner
t Largest State Chapter MembershipProfessional
Diision ,by aFliation,-top two ,2, state chapters
in each region and one (1) national winner
100 Percent Class Participation
FBLA-PBL recognizes local FBLA chapters who
recruit 100 percent of a single class as chapter
members. A copy of the class roster must be submitted
along with a copy of your chapters membership list.
\inning chapters receie a certiFcate o recognition
in the mail. Local chapter advisers are encouraged to
present this chapter award to the chapter president at a
local FBLA ceremony or at a school awards assembly.
The deadline for this award is April 1. This award also
meets one of the criteria for the Outstanding Chapter
Award.
REFERENCE: 100 Percent Class Participation Form
located in Adviser Area of Web site.
NATIONAL AWARDS
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Catawba College Business Scholars Scholarship
Catawba College, in historic Salisbury, North Carolina, offers
scholarships o aried amounts each year to recognize well qualiFed
students interested in pursuing a business degree at Catawba College.
Students involved in FBLA are encouraged to apply for these
scholarships. The Ralph W. Ketner School of Business at Catawba
College has an outstanding business program offering concentrations
in Accounting, Management, Economics, Information Systems,
Marketing, and Sustainable Business. A committed faculty, active
Business Advisory Board, and close proximity to Charlotte, Winston-
Salem, Greensboro, and the North Carolina Research Campus
allow students to pursue their studies while engaging in rewarding
internships and service work through experiential learning. Business
Scholars enjoy special activities (visit www.catawba.edu/businessscholars).
The number of scholarships each year depends on program funding.
The award can be combined with other scholarship offers from the
college and is renewable for four years.
Criteria:
Minimum high school grade point aerage o 3.0
Completed application or lBLA Scholarship
Letter o recommendation rom lBLA chapter adiser
Completed application to Catawba College
To request an application for the Catawba College Business Scholars
Scholarship and for Catawba College please contact us by completing
the short form at: www.catawba.edu/businessscholars/fbla.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2012
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Undergraduate
Scholar Program
The CIA is offering their Undergraduate Scholar Program (Stokes)
to members of FBLA. If youre looking for a career experience in a
dynamic environment, heres your opportunity. The program offers
you an unmatched chance to contribute to the mission of the CIA
before you graduate. You will complete work sessions during each
summer break, increasing your knowledge and job responsibilities
while applying your academic skills to assisting CIA intelligence
professionals.
Criteria:
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be a high school senior at the time o application.
Must be 18 years o age by April 1, 2012.
Must be planning to enroll in a 4- or 5-year college program.
Must hae a combined SA1 score o 1500 ,1000 math and 500
verbal) or 21 on the ACT
Must demonstrate Fnancial need, household income cannot exceed
>0,000 or a amily o up to our, or >80,000 or a amily o Fe or
more.
Must be able to successully complete a thorough security and
medical examination.
This section of the Chapter Management
Handbook gives advisers and members
information about scholarships and other
award programs either offered by FBLA, a
participating sponsor speciFcally or lBLA
members, or by organizations that provide
recognition for which FBLA members would
be well suited. This information is provided as
a service to our advisers and members and is
not intended to be an endorsement of any of
the nonaFliated organizations or programs.
In addition, the information provided in this
section is accurate as of the publication date.
Check the Membership BeneFts section o
our Web site at www.fbla-pbl.org for updates
to this list. If you have additional questions,
e-mail marketing@fbla.org.
Berkeley College
Berkeley College offers multiple scholarships
of varying amounts to FBLA students. The
awards are available to full-time students. For
an application, call the admissions oFce at the
Berkeley College campus of your choice.
Campus choices are:
Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York
718.637.8600
Garret Mountain
Woodland Park, New Jersey
973.278.5400
Midtown Manhattan
New York, New York
212.986.4343
Newark
Newark, New Jersey
973.642.3888
Paramus
Paramus, New Jersey
201.967.9667
White Plains
White Plains, New York
914.694.1122
Woodbridge
Woodbridge, New Jersey
732.750.1800
SCHOLARSHIPS
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Must be able to work in the \ashington, DC
area.
I selected, you must be able to attend
an orientation and report or Frst tour in
Summer 2012. CIA will pay the cost of
transportation between your school and the
Washington, DC area each summer.
Must agree to continue your employment
with the CIA for a period equal to 1.5 times
the length of your college sponsorship
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An annual salary, health insurance, lie
insurance; and retirement
>18,000 a year or tuition, mandatory ees,
and books
Application period: August 1 through
October 15. Apply online at www.cia.gov.
Cumberland University
Cumberland University will provide up to
Fe renewable >2,000 scholarships aailable
to qualiFed lBLA members who enroll at
Cumberland University.
Application Receipt Deadline: March 1,
2012.
Criteria:
Minimum high school grade point aerage
of 3.25. A copy of high school transcript(s)
must accompany the Application for FBLA
Scholarship.
AC1 score o 25 or aboe. A copy o the
ACT score must accompany the Application.
Completed personal essay ,see application,.
Completed Application or lBLA
Scholarship.
Applications must be receied by March 1,
2012. No applications will be considered
after this date.
Selection Process: Selection will be based
on (1) the application for FBLA scholarship,
(2) high school grade point average, (3) ACT
score, and (4) personal essay.
How to Apply: Go to the scholarship page at
www.fbla.org for a copy of the application and
follow all instructions.
Economics for Leaders
Each summer, the Foundation for Teaching
Economics (FTE) offers the Economics for
Leaders program. This program provides high
school juniors with an exceptional opportunity to learn economics and
leadership through interactive games and simulations. These weeklong
camps are held at some of the countrys most prestigious universities
and taught by actual economic professors.
Application Deadline: March 1
Individual Award: The Foundation for Teaching Economics provides
scholarships to cover the cost of the tuition, housing, and meals for
the week-long event. Participants must pay a $125-500 program fee,
travel costs, and incidental spending money.
Eligibility: Open to national and state dues-paid members who are
high school juniors.
Application Procedure: You may apply online at www.fte.org.
FTE also has programs for advisers available at www.fte.org.
FBLA Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship
This scholarship is designed to recognize outstanding FBLA members
for their activity and involvement in the association. The number
of scholarships given depends on yearly contributions to the FBLA
scholarship fund.
Receipt Deadline: April 1
Individual Award: Minimum of $500; half will be awarded at the
National Conference, and the other half upon joining Phi Beta
Lambda.
Criteria: Open to graduating FBLA members who plan to pursue a
post-secondary education and become actively involved in PBL at the
postsecondary level.
Must be a dues-paid member o lBLA.
Must hae achieed the Leader or America leel o the Business
Achievement Awards (BAA).
Must submit Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship lorm ound
in the Chapter Management Handbook or in the documents section
of the online library of the national Web site (www.fbla-pbl.org).
1he completed orm and a one-page coer letter summarizing
FBLA-PBL, business, leadership, and community activities, a resume
outlining FBLA-PBL activities and educational achievements, and
one letter of recommendation from a chapter adviser, a teacher, or a
business/community leader must be submitted to the national center.
Applicants must submit our copies o the orm and all
accompanying documentation in our separate manila Fle olders
labeled with the students name, school, and state. These materials
must arrive at the National Center on or before April 1.
REFERENCE: FBLA Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship Form
RECOGNITION-23.
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Application Deadline: Students that are accepted to
Mount Ida College prior to May l each year shall be
eligible for this scholarship.
Application Form: The application for admission to
Mount Ida College can be accessed through www.mountida.
edu and clicking the Apply for Admission link.
MSOE Rader School of Business
To be considered for a $1,000 MSOE Future Business
Leaders of America (FBLA) scholarship, a student must
apply for and be accepted to one of MSOEs Rader
School of Business programs (Business Management,
International Business, Management Information
Systems, Technical Communication). The student must
also indicate they have participated in FBLA during
high school as well as have a 3.00 GPA or higher
on a 4.00 scale. The student must submit a letter of
recommendation from his/her FBLA adviser to their
MSOE Admissions Counselor in order to receive the
scholarship. It is a four-year, renewable scholarship.
National Technical Honor Society
The National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) is
offering a $1,000 scholarship exclusively for FBLA
members.
Eligibility: Applicant must be a dues-paid member of
FBLA and a member in good standing of NTHS.
Application Receipt Deadline: April 1
Criteria:
1o apply, schools must hae an actie N1lS chapter,
which includes submission of a charter application and
approval from the school administration.
Applicants must be in 10th grade or higher ,scholarship
will be held for three (3) years).
Scholarship may only be used or postsecondary
education.
Scholarship unds will be sent to the winner`s chosen
post-secondary school after he/she is enrolled at that
institution.
A ully completed application must be submitted by the
deadline date. Applications with incomplete information
will be void.
Go to the scholarship page at www.fbla.org to download
the application form.
Please Note: In addition to the scholarships that NTHS
is providing exclusively for FBLA-PBL, NTHS provides
the Jon H. Poteat Scholarships. All members in good
standing of NTHS are eligible for these scholarships.
Around $100,000 in $1,000 scholarships will be awarded
for the 11-12 school year. Go to www.nths.org and click
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University (JWU) is a recognized leader
in career education offering accredited degrees in business,
hospitality, culinary arts, technology and education to
more than 17,000 graduate and undergraduate students,
representing all 50 states and 93 countries. By integrating
academics and professional skills, related work experiences,
leadership opportunities and career services, JWU prepares
driven students who are seeking a competitive advantage
in the global economy. More than 83,000 alumni from 140
countries pursue careers around the world. Campuses are
located Providence, R.I.; North Miami, Fla.; Denver, Colo.;
and Charlotte, N.C. Scholarships up to full tuition are
available to FBLA members. Students who complete an
application for admission to Johnson & Wales and indicate
their FBLA membership will not only be applying for
admission to Johnson & Wales, they will be applying for the
National Student Organizations scholarship program and
all its beneFts. lor questions or more inormation please
call the Johnson & Wales National Student Organizations
oFce at 800.DIAL.J\U ,800.342.5598 ext. 2345,. Visit
www.jwu.edu for more information.
Knowledge Matters
The Virtual Business Scholarship is a scholarship
aailable to business, marketing and personal Fnance
students currently enrolled in their junior or senior year
of high school throughout the country. To be eligible
for nomination by their teachers, students must exhibit
excellence in business, marketing, or personal Fnance
classes and show interest and accomplishment in the use
of technologies within these subjects. One national winner
will be selected and awarded $2,000. For full details and
nomination forms visit the national Web site at www.fbla-pbl.
org.
Mount Ida College
Mount Ida College is pleased to offer scholarships to
members of FBLA-PBL. Active members of FBLA-PBL
shall be eligible to receive a $1,000 scholarship toward
their full-time undergraduate degree pursuit at Mount Ida
College.
Eligibility: Active members of FBLA-PBL that are
applying as either a new student or transfer student to
study in any full-time undergraduate program of study
at Mount Ida College shall be considered eligible for the
FBLA-PBL scholarship.
Criteria: Students must be active members of FBLA-PBL
and indicate their involvement on their application for
admission. Students should include information about any
leadership positions held and community service activities
performed as a member of FBLA-PBL.
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Northwood University Business Club Scholarship
The Northwood University Business Club Scholarship (BCS) is
awarded to incoming freshmen who have displayed outstanding
contributions to their business club their senior year of high school.
The scholarship is semi-noncompetitive and numerous scholarships
are awarded every year. The amount a student is awarded ranges from
$1,000$5,000 annually.
Scholarship Amounts:
>4,000 ,>1,000,year,-All incoming students who hae participated
in one of the business clubs may qualify. Students must have a 2.7
GPA and have submitted a letter of recommendation.
>10,000 ,>2,500,year,-All state oFcers and national or state
1st place winners by category with a 2.7 GPA and letter of
recommendation are eligible.
>20,000 ,>5,000,year,-All national oFcers with a 2. GPA and
letter of recommendation are eligible.
Requirements:
Complete the Business Club Scholarship application at www.northwood.
edu/sharedmedia/PDF/FinancialAid/BusClubApplication.pdf.
Student must hae a minimum 2. GPA. on a 4.0 scale.
Complete an application or admission to Northwood Uniersity and
send your SAT/ACT scores and high school transcript to
Northwood.
Schedule a personal interiew ,in person or oer the phone, with the
OFce o Admissions.
Submit a letter o recommendation.
Northwood University has three residential campuses. Upon
completion, please mail your application to the campus of your choice.
Northwood University-TX Northwood University-FL
Admissions Admissions
1114 W. FM 1382 2600 North Military Trail
Cedar Hill, TX 75104 West Palm Beach, FL 33409
1-800-927-9663 1-800-458-8325
Northwood University-MI
Admissions
4000 Whiting Drive
Midland, MI 48640
1-800-457-7878
Deadline: Open.
Northwood is a nationally-known and respected private university
oering a ariety o degree programs in business related Felds. 1hey
work with the nations business and academic leaders to build degree
programs and classes that are forward minded. As a result their
students:
Start classes in their major on day one!
1ake classes directed to their uture.
Lnjoy learning rom top-quality aculty who
on Scholarships to complete an on-line
application.
NCCPAP/AICPA Scholarship
The National Conference of CPA
Practitioners, Inc. (NCCPAP) and the
American Institute o CertiFed Public
Accountants (AICPA) provide scholarships to
outstanding high school seniors planning to
pursue a career as certiFed public accountants.
Application Deadline: December 15
Individual Award: These scholarships are
competitive merit-based awards of $1,000.
Eligibility: High school seniors who have a
GPA of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale and have
applied to or been accepted at a two- or four-
year college. Students must be enrolled as
full-time students.
Application Procedure: Go to www.nccpap.
org and click Scholarships at the left of the
home page to obtain a scholarship application
form. For more information, please call
1-888-488-5400.
NFIB Young Entrepreneur
Awards
The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation
provides nonrenewable scholarships each year
ranging from $1,000 to $10,000.

Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors
who will be entering their freshman year at
an accredited two- or four-year university,
college, or technical institute, in the fall of
2012. Students must be able to demonstrate
entrepreneurial spirit/initiative, have been
running their own small business, or be the
child of an NFIB member.

Criteria: The application process is in two
phases, late October 2011December
31, 2011. If applicants are selected as a
semi-Fnalist, Fnal materials will be due late
JanuaryMarch 1, 2012.
Applicants may apply online at www.NFIB.
com/YEA beginning late October, 2011.
Applications will be accepted late October
2011-December 31, 2011. Semi-Fnalist
materials will be due late JanuaryMarch 1,
2012. Please direct any questions to the Young
Entrepreneurship Foundation at
202-314-2000 or e-mail \HI#QERUJ.
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Florida. We offer 40 undergraduate majors of study, state of the art
residence halls, and 11 NCAA sports teams.
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
Penn Commercial is offering two (2) scholarships for high school
seniors who are members of FBLA entering an associate degree
program of study at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School.
Application Deadline: March 31
Eligibility: Open to any high school senior meeting qualiFcations
consisting of FBLA participation and past academic records as
requested on the application form.
Basis for Selection: 1he top Fe ,5, applicants will be ealuated by
a Fe-member committee rom Penn Commercial. Selection will be
based on academic record, FBLA participation, and overall evaluation
,student`s goals, commitment, success potential, Fnancial need, and
interview success).
Award Amount: The FBLA scholarship will amount to 30% of
tuition per quarter in the program being offered by the school. The
award will be credited to the student`s account by the Fnancial aid
department. The recipient must maintain a 2.0 GPA and an 85%
attendance record or the scholarship is forfeited. The award must be
used within one year.
Aggregate Award Volume: The aggregate award volume shall
not exceed 30 percent of tuition per quarter in any two business
department programs annually.
Application Procedure: To obtain a scholarship application,
contact Penn Commercial Business/ Technical School Admissions
Department at 724-222-5330 or 1-888-309-7484. For more
information on Penn Commercial Business/Technical School, visit
www.penncommercial.edu.
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Pennsylvania College of Technology is sponsoring one scholarship for
$2,000 for an incoming freshman who enrolls as a full-time degree-
seeking student in a bachelors degree major within Pennsylvania
College of Technologys School of Business and Computer
Technologies. Recipients must enroll at Penn College within one (1)
year of high school graduation and agree to become a member of
their Phi Beta Lambda chapter while enrolled. Contact the admissions
oFce or enrollment and the Fnancial aid oFce or submission o the
scholarship application.
The application form is available on the Web site at www.fbla.org.
Applications should be mailed to Pennsylvania College of Technology,
One College Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Application Deadline: April 1, 2012.
know the business world from experience-
not just books!
Are among the best prepared college
students for their career search.
Please feel free to schedule a campus visit at
any of our campuses at www.northwood.edu/
forms/admissions/schedulevisit/.
Nova Southeastern University
New
Razors Edge Leadership Scholarship
ProgramStudent members of FBLA
are invited to apply for the Razors Edge
Leadership Scholarship Program at Nova
Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale,
FL. Students selected for one of the 25
spots in the program, will receive a $10,000
scholarship annually for up to four years of
continuous undergraduate enrollment at NSU.
Program information and the application/
selection process is available at www.nova.edu/
studentleadership/razorsedge.
The Razors Edge Program recruits students
from all over the U.S.A. and beyond and
is designed for student leaders who will
be entering college as Frst time in college
freshmen. Program selection is highly
competitive and candidates will have already
demonstrated a commitment to leading and
making an impact both in their schools and
in their local communities. Participants must
also have the desire to continuously improve
their leadership abilities by learning about
leadership in the classroom, applying those
lessons in their daily lives, and by taking on
leadership roles on campus and beyond.
Razors Edge participants understand that
leadership is not only about ones self, its also
about helping others achieve.
Deadline: The Priority Review deadline
date is Friday, December 2nd, 2011, however
applications will be accepted until Sunday,
January 29th, 2012.
Contact the OFce o Student Leadership and
Civic Engagement at 954-262-7195 or email
razorsedge@nova.edu with any questions you
may have.
Nova Southeastern University is the seventh
largest not-or-proFt, independent uniersity
in the nation currently enrolling 28,000
students and located in Ft. Lauderdale,
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Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Pittsburgh Technical Institute (PTI) proudly
supports the efforts of FBLA and encourages
members to apply for a PTI scholarship. PTI
is providing three (3) $6,000 scholarships for
FBLA members.
Application Deadline: March 2, 2012
Eligibility: Applicants must be a high school
senior and an active member of FBLA to
apply for the scholarship.
Criteria:
Recipients must apply their scholarship
to either July 2012 or October 2012 PTI
enrollment.
Recipients must maintain a 3.0 GPA to earn
a $6,000 partial tuition scholarship renewal
for their second PTI year in the associate
degree programs.
For an application contact Vincent Gratteri
at 1-800-644-7784, x5323 or ask your PTI
admissions coordinator.
The Robertson Scholars Program
The Robertson Scholars Program is a full
merit scholarship program at Duke University
and the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill that brings together outstanding
young individuals from around the world who
demonstrate exceptional leadership, strength
of character, high academic potential, and the
desire to positively impact their community.
With unparalleled access to two renowned
universities, a series of unique summer
enrichment experiences, and individualized
mentoring and coaching from a dedicated
program sta, Robertson Scholars beneFt
from numerous opportunities during
their four years that enable them to fully
realize their leadership potential. For more
information, please visit our Web site at
www.robertsonscholars.org.
University of the Ozarks
University of the Ozarks provides two (2)
$2,500 renewable scholarships for students
who enroll as degree-seeking students in a
bachelors degree program. Scholarships are
automatically renewed each year for students
who maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Eligibility: Eligible students must have at least a 3.0 GPA and ACT
score of 24. Applicants must submit a personal essay, and qualifying
students must complete a personal interview before receiving the
scholarship.
University of the Ozarks is a liberal arts college with a student
population of about 600 in Clarksville, Arkansas. Ozarks offers degree
programs in numerous liberal arts and preprofessional programs,
including business and teacher education. For more information on
these scholarships and an application form, visit www.fbla-pbl.org.
Webber International University Scholarship
This scholarship recognizes the involvement and activities of FBLA-
PBL members. Webber International University (WIU) is offering
Fteen ,15, recurring >500 per semester scholarships to incoming
FBLA students or active PBL members at WIU.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Award Amount: $500 per semester, renewable
Eligibility: Open to any FBLA member enrolling at WIU. Applicants
must be a dues-paid member of FBLA-PBL and must agree to be an
active PBL member at WIU. WIU has set up a Millionaire Points
program in which scholarship award winners must participate. Winners
who qualify at PBL district competition will have their participation,
room, and board paid at the PBL state competition. Winners qualifying
at state will have their participation, room, and board paid at the PBL
national competition. Scholarship award winners will be asked to sign a
contract each year vowing their PBL participation.
Application Procedure: Applicants must complete the FBLA-
PBL Scholarship Application Form and submit it with a letter of
recommendation from their FBLA adviser. In addition, applicants
must include a letter stating how or what contributions they could
make to the WIU PBL chapter.
For more information on this scholarship and an application form,
visit www.fbla-pbl.org.
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OTHER RECOGNITION AWARDS
ACTE Student Awards
1his award proides recognition to Fe secondary
outstanding students who have demonstrated leadership
potential through enrollment in business courses and
involvement in career and technical student organization
activities as well as the school and community. Go to www.
acteonline.org for more details.
FBLA Competitive Events Program
Many FBLA competitive events carry cash awards for
the national winners sponsored by business partners of
the association. A listing of last years competitive event
winners and the sponsoring businesses are available on the
national Web site at www.fbla-pbl.org.
FBLA-PBL Adviser Wall of Fame
At the national center, the Adviser Wall of Fame
recognizes advisers and state chairs with twenty (20) or
more years of service for FBLA-PBL. All nominations
must be postmarked by May 1.
REFERENCE: FBLA-PBL Adviser Wall of Fame Nomination
Form RECOGNITION-22.
Presidents Volunteer Service Awards (PVSA)
lBLA-PBL is proud to be an oFcial Leadership
Organization for the new PVSA. The awardissued by
the Presidents Council on Service and Civic Participation,
on behalf of the President of the United States
recognizes and encourages sustained volunteer service
among all Americans.
PVSA is offering an opportunity for FBLA chapters to
register as Certifying Organizations for the award. These
organizations agree to verify their volunteers hours of
service, nominate potential recipients, and order and
distribute the award to volunteers. Each award package
includes a personalized certiFcate, lapel pin, letter rom
the President of the United States, and a letter from the
Presidents Council on Service and Civic Participation.
Cost per award package is $3.00 plus shipping and
handling.
Register as a Certifying Organization and start recognizing
your olunteers today! Visit www.presidentialserviceawards.gov,
click Become a Partner, then Sign Me Up to register.
After you click Submit youll be prompted to enter the
ID code FBLA-PBL08 to identify FBLA-PBL as your
Leadership Organization. PVSA is proud to be serving
in this capacity and looks forward to assisting you in
recognizing your desering olunteers!
RECOGNITION-22
Please type or print clearly.
At the national center, an Adviser Wall of Fame has been created to recognize advisers and state chairs with twenty (20) or
more years of service to FBLA-PBL.
Date:_______________________ RFBLA Adviser RPBL Adviser RFBLA-Middle Level Adviser
Name of Nominee: _______________________________________________________________________________
Address of Nominee: ______________________________________________________________________________
Phone of Nominee: _______________________________________________________________________________
E-mail Address of Nominee: ________________________________________________________________________
Chapters and approximate dates served: ________________________________________________________________
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I. Total Years Served: (minimum of 20 years required)
II. Indicate a minimum o Fe o the ollowing criteria met by the nominee:
RAttended a combined total of at least 10 National Leadership Conferences and/or National Fall Leadership
Conferences. Indicate years:
Rlas at least one state or national oFcer rom his,her chapter or has sered as an adiser to at least one state or national
oFcer. Indicate oFce and year:
RHad a national competitive event winner placing in the top ten. Indicate winners and years:

RServed on the national board of directors. Indicate term:
RServed on the National Awards Program Committee. Indicate term:
RAdministered a competitive event at a state or national conference. Indicate year(s) and level:

RLed a workshop at a state, regional, or national conference. Indicate workshop title:

RReceived the Outstanding Local Adviser Award. Indicate year:

Name of Nominator: _____________________________________________________________________________
Address of Nominator: ____________________________________________________________________________
Phone of Nominator: _____________________________________________________________________________
E-mail Address of Nominator: ______________________________________________________________________
State Chairs Signature: ____________________________________________________________________________
State chair will please inorm adisers o this aailable recognition. lorms should be reiewed and eriFed by the state
chair before forwarding to the national center. Forms should be returned to FBLA-PBL, Inc., Adviser Wall of Fame, 1912
Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191-1591, so that they are postmarked by May 1.
FBLA-PBL ADVISER WALL OF FAME
NOMINATION FORM
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DISTINGUISHED BUSINESS LEADER SCHOLARSHIP FORM
Please type or print clearly.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Summer Address: _______________________________________________________________________________
City:____________________________ State: ___________________________ Zip: _________________________
Phone: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Current Membership: RFBLA RPBL Number of years in FBLA-PBL: ____________________
Name of Lead Adviser: __________________________________________________________________________
School Name: __________________________________________________________________________________
City:____________________________ State: ___________________________ Zip: _________________________
Phone: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Lead Advisers E-mail: ___________________________________________________________________________

OFces held in lBLA-PBL:

FBLA-PBL conferences attended:
The following prerequisites must be met:
RDues-paid FBLA members who plan to continue pursuing a postsecondary or postgraduate education.
RSuccessful achievement of the Leader Award or America Award of the Business Achievement Awards.
RSubmission of the application by the published deadline.
The following documentation must accompany the application:
ROne-page cover letter summarizing FBLA-PBL, business, leadership, and community activities.
RResume outlining FBLA-PBL activities and educational achievements.
ROne letter of recommendation from a chapter adviser, or a business/community leader, or a teacher.
CertiFcation: I certiy that the inormation proided in this application packet is true and complete.
________________________________________ __________________________________
Signature Date
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please be sure your application meets all the prerequisites and
documentation requirements renected in the FBLA Chapter Management Handbook.
Send to: FBLA-PBL Scholarships Postmarked by: April 1
1912 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1591
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Date Received:_________________________________ Complete:__________________________________________
Reviewed by: __________________________________ Disposition: ________________________________________
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Introduction ............................................................................................................. 7
Mission Statement ..................................................................................................................................7
Program Design and Purpose ..............................................................................................................7
General Information ................................................................................................ 7
Changes to this Edition ........................................................................................... 8
Competitie Lent Reisions,ModiFcations ....................................................................................8
Administratie and Procedural Reminders ........................................................................................8
Special Note to Advisers and Administrators ......................................................... 9
General Guidelines ................................................................................................ 10
Preparing for Competition ..................................................................................... 11
Eligibility Guidelines .........................................................................................11-12
Accounting I (I) ..................................................................................................... 13
Accounting II (I) ................................................................................................... 14
American Enterprise Project (C) ........................................................................... 15
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Banking & Financial Systems (T) ........................................................................ 17
Banking & linancial Systems-Perormance RA1ING SlLL1-4
Business Calculations (I) ....................................................................................... 18
Business Communication (I) ................................................................................ 18
Business Ethics (T) .............................................................................................. 19
Business Lthics-Perormance RA1ING SlLL1-5
Business Financial Plan (I) (T) ............................................................................. 20
Business linancial Plan-Report RA1ING SlLL1-6
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Business Law (I) .................................................................................................... 22
Business Math (I) .................................................................................................. 22
Business Plan (I) (T) ............................................................................................. 23
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Business Presentation (I) (T) ............................................................................... 25
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Business Procedures (I)......................................................................................... 26
Businessperson of the Year ................................................................................... 26
Client Service (I) ................................................................................................... 27
Client Serice-Perormance RA1ING SlLL1-12
Community Service Project (C) ............................................................................. 28
Community Serice Project-Report RA1ING SlLL1-13
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Computer Applications (I) .................................................................................... 30
Computer Game & Simulation Programming (I) (T) .......................................... 31
Computer Game & Simulation Programming-Production RA1ING SlLL1-15
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Computer Problem Solving (I) ............................................................................. 33
Cyber Security (I) ................................................................................................... 33
Database Design & Applications (I) ..................................................................... 34
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Desktop Publishing (T) ......................................................................................... 37
Digital Design & Promotion (I) (T) ............................................................................. 38
Digital Design & Promotion-Production RA1ING SlLL1-19
Digital Design & Promotion-Perormance RA1ING SlLL1-20
Digital Video Production (I) (T) ........................................................................... 39
Digital Video Production-Production RA1ING SlLL1-21
Digital Video Production-Perormance RA1ING SlLL1-22
E-business (I) (T) .................................................................................................. 41
L-business-Production RA1ING SlLL1-23
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Economics (I) ........................................................................................................ 42
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Global Business (T) ............................................................................................... 47
Global Business-Perormance RA1ING SlLL1-30
Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit ........................................................................ 48
Health Care Administration (I) ..................................................................................... 49
Help Desk (I) ........................................................................................................ 49
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Hospitality Management (I) .......................................................................................... 50
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Impromptu Speaking-Perormance RA1ING SlLL1-32
Introduction to Business (I) .................................................................................. 52
Introduction to Business Communication (I) ....................................................... 52
Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure (I) ........................................................ 53
Introduction to Technology Concepts (I) ............................................................ 53
Job Interview (I) .................................................................................................... 54
Job Interiew-Interiew RA1ING SlLL1-33
Local Chapter Annual Business Report (C) .......................................................... 55
Local Chapter Annual Business Report-Report RA1ING SlLL1-34
Management Decision Making (T) ...................................................................... 56
Management Decision Making-Perormance RA1ING SlLL1-35
Management Information Systems (T) ................................................................ 57
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Networking Concepts (I) ....................................................................................... 60
Parliamentary Procedure (T) ................................................................................. 61
Parliamentary Procedures-Perormance RA1ING SlLL1-39
Partnership with Business Project (C) .................................................................. 62
Partnership with Business Project-Report RA1ING SlLL1-40
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Personal Finance (I) ............................................................................................. 63
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Public Speaking I-Perormance RA1ING SlLL1-42
Public Speaking II (I) ............................................................................................ 65
Public Speaking II-Perormance RA1ING SlLL1-43
Sports Management (I) ........................................................................................ 66
Spreadsheet Applications (I) ................................................................................. 67
Technology Concepts (I) ....................................................................................... 68
Virtual Business Challenge (I) (T) ........................................................................ 69
Web Site Design (I) (T) ......................................................................................... 70
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COMPETITIVE-7
INTRODUCTION
1his section includes the guidelines or the
lBLA Competitie Lents Program o the
National Awards Program ,NAP,. 1hese
guidelines and the program they represent are
the results o many hours o hard work on
the part o many dedicated indiiduals or a
period o many years. 1heir commitment to
this association and their work are recognized
and appreciated.
Mission Statement
NAP`s mission is to prepare students or
successul careers in business through support
or curriculum deelopment and innoatie
assessment tools. 1o help meet that charge,
the FBLA Competitive Events Program
has been deeloped and made aailable to
local and state chapters or use in assessing
students in the arious knowledge, skills,
and abilities that make up today`s business
education curriculum.
Program Design and Purpose
1he lBLA Competitie Lents Program
exempliFes the range o actiities and ocus
o lBLA-PBL, Inc. 1hese eents are based on
projects deeloped rom the goals o lBLA-
PBL and the curricula o business education
programs.
lBLA-PBL is committed to acilitating the transition o its members
rom their educational deelopment into their career path. 1he
Competitie Lents Program plays a central role in deliering on
this commitment. 1he program allows members to demonstrate
and alidate their mastery o essential business concepts, skills, and
knowledge. In addition, members participating in this program will:
demonstrate their career competencies, business knowledge, and
job-related skills
expand their leadership skills
demonstrate their competitie spirit
receie recognition or their achieements
encourage community serice
1he lBLA-PBL Competitie Lents Program is designed to correlate
with the Business Lducation Curriculum Standards published by
the National Business Lducation Association ,NBLA,, and the U.S.
Department o Lducation Career Clusters. Lach eent`s guideline
pages indicate the speciFc NBLA Standard,s, and Career Cluster,s, the
event addresses.
GENERAL INFORMATION
timely a ashion as possible to the changing enironment in which
business education Fnds itsel, while ensuring appropriate input and
participation rom local and state adisers and members.
In general, the NAP Committee is committed to regular reiew o all
competitie eents. All eents are ealuated ollowing the NLC or
administratie and operational improements. In addition, each eent
is reiewed once eery two years to ensure the content, ocus, and
objecties o the eent continue to be releant, timely, and appropriate
to lBLA-PBL programs and objecties. linally, the NAP Committee
welcomes and encourages local and state adisers, members, or
other interested parties to submit ideas or eent improements or
additions. Indiiduals desiring to submit recommendations to the
NAP Committee, or to make comments about the lBLA Competitie
Lents Program, are encouraged to reiew the procedures.
REFERENCE: Recommending a New or Modified Competitive Event
and Recommendation to Retire an Event COMPETITIVE-74.
1he administration and conduct o lBLA-
PBL`s Competitie Lents Program is ested
in the national sta, under the direction
o the NAP Committee. Members o the
NAP Committee are selected based on their
experience and expertise in the deelopment
and,or administration o competitie eents.
Committee members sere three-year terms
and are responsible or approing eent
additions,deletions, ensuring eents are
current and releant, deeloping guidelines
or competitie eents, and administering the
FBLA Competitive Events Program at the
National Leadership Conerence ,NLC,.
1he NAP Committee ollows a deliberate
process in reiewing and updating the
lBLA Competitie Lent Program. 1he
reiew process is designed to respond in as
COMPETITIVE-8
Please reiew these guidelines careully or
modiFcations and changes. 1he ollowing list
highlights the most signiFcant changes made
or the 2011-12 membership year.

Competitive Event Revisions/
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t 0RGLHG(YHQWV-Marketing is a team
eent comprised o 2 to 3 participants,
Llectronic Career Portolio is now a
perormance eent, Entrepreneurship
and Network Design are interactie,role
play perormance eents
Desktop Publishing-the Fnished
product must be submitted in color
Rating Sheet Production
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Sheets or modiFcations.
Retired Event-State Chapter Annual
Business Report
Media may be labeled using any method,
but must include name o eent, state,
school, and participant,s, name
lor all eents, a maximum o Fteen ,15,
Fnalists-or an equal number rom each
group-will adance to the Fnal round.
Students must bring a computer or L-
Business, Llectronic Career Portolio, and
Web Site Design.
Any type o technology deice ,e.g.
laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc., may be
used. 1he indiidual or team is respon-
sible or the unctionality o all technol-
ogy deices.
A LCD projector will be proided or
appropriate events.
CHANGES TO THIS EDITION
Administrative and Procedural Reminders
t Lach participant may compete in one chapter eent as well as one
indiidual or team eent.
t Participants must bring a copy o the prejudged media sent i they
want to include it in their perormance.
t Perormance attendance or prejudged eents-presentation o
the eent must be conducted by participants who authored the
eent. In the case o a team eent, at least one author must gie the
presentation at the NLC, howeer, all team members who wish to
be recognized as national winners must register or the NLC. No
replacement or substitutes will be allowed.
t All changes to NLC competitie eent participants must be made
by the Frst lriday in June. Deletions are the only changes allowed
on-site.
t lor all eents allowing equipment to be used, the equipment must
be proided by the indiidual, team, or chapter or each eent
entered. A screen, table, LCD projector, and electrical power will be
proided on-site. Internet access will be proided or L-business,
Llectronic Career Portolio, and \eb Site Design.
t Nongraphing calculators will be proided or all objectie eents.
t Preliminary perormance eents are not open to conerence
attendees.
t Lach state may submit three ,3, entries in all eents requiring only
objectie tests.
t Lach state may submit two ,2, entries in all interiew, speaking,
computer production, prejudged, and perormance eents.
t 1wo ,2, copies o the ollowing reports or media must be receied
by the national center or judging by the second lriday in May-
American Lnterprise Project, Business linancial Plan, Business
Plan, Community Serice Project, Computer Game & Simulation
Programming, Desktop Application Programming, Digital Design
& Promotion, Digital Video Production, Local Chapter Annual
Business Report, and Partnership with Business Project. All
reports or media should contain the eent name, student,s, name
,or indiidual or team eents,, school name, state, and year o
competition.
t Six ,6, copies o application materials must be submitted by
the second lriday in May or luture Business Leader and Job
Interiew.
t 1he Statement o Assurance must be submitted or Computer
Game & Simulation Programming, Desktop Application
Programming, Digital Design & Promotion, Digital Video
Production, L-business, and \eb Site Design by the second lriday
in May.
t School-site testing is administered by each state chair,state adiser
in dierent ways, howeer, all application school-site testing
must be receied by the national center or judging by the third
lriday in May. 1hese eents include Accounting II, Computer
Applications, Database Design and Applications, Desktop
Publishing, Spreadsheet Applications, \ord Processing I, and
\ord Processing II.
t Report projects must not hae been submitted or a preious NLC.
t Send all national materials to lBLA-PBL, 1912 Association Drie,
Reston, VA 20191
COMPETITIVE-9
Chapter adisers and school administrators are
encouraged to keep the ollowing points in mind as they
prepare their students or participation in the lBLA
Competitive Events Program.
RCompetitie eents are excellent motiating deices,
they help to instill the desire to learn and to achiee.
R1o be the best generally requires innate ability, high
motiation, and many hours o hard work.
R1rael and interaction with students rom other
schools are tremendous learning opportunities or
students.
RCompetitie eents can be helpul in building school
spirit and in publicizing a business program.
RCompetitie eents should not be used to determine
curricula, teaching methodology, time spent on class
actiities, textbooks to be adopted, grading procedures,
or or teacher ealuations.
RLxcessie class time should not be spent on areas
coered in competitie eents at the expense o other
subject matter that should be taught.
RDelaying contestant selection as long as possible is
encouraged so more students are striing or mastery or
excellence in a particular area.
SPECIAL NOTE TO ADVISERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
RA teacher`s competence or eectieness should not be judged
by the number o student winners. A teacher is not an excellent
teacher simply because a student wins a competitie eent.
RLikewise, the success o a local chapter should not be
determined strictly by the perormance o its members in
competitie eents. \hile an important element o the oerall
lBLA-PBL program, competitie eents are just that-a part.
Many actiities and programs work together to build a successul
chapter.
R1eachers should recognize the alue o competitie eents,
maintain a proessional attitude toward the eents, and keep
them in proper perspectie.
COMPETITIVE-10
RDress Code. Members must adhere to
the dress code established by the board
o directors in order to participate in a
competitie eent at the NLC. 1he dress code
is also included in each conerence guide.
REFERENCE: FBLA-PBL Dress Code
PROGRAMS-5.
RNLC Registration. Members must be
registered or the conerence ,ollowing
current registration guidelines, in order to
participate in a competitie eent.
RNational Dues. All participants who enter
a competitie eent must hae paid state
and national dues by March 1 o the current
school year.
RDue Dates. Lent guidelines state all
materials must be receied at the national
center no later than the end o business on
the second lriday in May. It is the state chair`s
or state adiser`s responsibility to orward
these materials to the national center. 1he
school-site production tests must be receied
by the national center no later than the end
o business on the third lriday in May. All
materials are sent to lBLA-PBL, Inc., 1912
Association Drie, Reston, VA 20191.
RAdditional Materials. Reerence manuals,
textbooks, other resource materials, and
electronic deices may not be taken to or used
during competitie eents. Lxceptions to this
rule are clearly identiFed in the guidelines
or each indiidual eent. lor instance, when
an eent`s guideline speciFes materials or
equipment that may be used ,e.g., a 4` x 6`
card or a calculator,, only those materials or
that equipment may be used. I an item is not
listed, it is to be assumed that it is not allowed.
Indiidual participants and participating teams
must conorm to this eent regulation.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
RRecording of Presentations. No audio or ideo recording deices
will be allowed in any competitie eent. Participants in the team
perormance eents should be aware the national association reseres
the right to record any perormance or use in study or training
materials.
REvent Entry Forms. 1he state chair, or designee, must certiy the
state`s entries on the oFcial online entry orm,s, by the second lriday
in May.
R(YHQW9HULFDWLRQCompetitie eent changes may not be made
ater the Frst lriday in June. Deletions are the only acceptable changes
on-site.
REvent Schedules. Participants must report on time or their
competitie eent or be disqualiFed.
RCompetitive Event Results. Unless speciFcally indicated in an
indiidual eent`s guidelines, competitions at the national leel will be
judged using these procedures. In all cases where judges are inoled
in scoring an eent, the decision o the judges is considered Fnal. All
announced results are Fnal upon the conclusion o the NLC.
t Individual Events (objective tests only). 1ies will be broken by
comparing the perormance o aected members on the last 10
questions o the exam, then time, then the next 10 questions.
t Individual, Team, and Chapter Events (reports and
performances). All materials will be screened to ensure chapters
hae ollowed the guidelines. All materials sent to the national
center will be prejudged. A separate panel o judges will ealuate
the presentations. linal rank is determined by totaling the
prejudged scores and the presentation scores. 1he project,report
score will be used to break a tie.
t Individual and Team Events (objective tests and
performances). 1he objectie test portion o these eents will
be taken at the NLC. 1he perormance portion, including written
materials where appropriate, o these eents will be ealuated by a
panel o judges. 1he objectie test will be used to break a tie.
t Production Tests. 1he score receied on the objectie portion
and the school site test weight aries. Check the speciFc
guidelines. A separate panel o judges ealuates the school site
tests. 1ies in these eents will be broken by the production test
score.
RNational Awards. 1he eent judges and,or the number o entries
will determine the number o winners in the eent. 1he maximum
number o winners or each eent, unless otherwise speciFed, will be
ten ,10,.
COMPETITIVE-11
PREPARING FOR COMPETITION
NAP is a ery exciting part o the lBLA-PBL
year. Lach state is allowed to send two ,in
some cases, three, representatie,s, in each
event. Members spend months preparing
or the opportunity to shine nationally. 1he
knowledge, experience, and motiation gained
rom competing makes eery participant a
winner. loweer, members can increase their
chances by working with their adisers to
ensure careul adanced preparation, adher-
ence to all releant guidelines and rules, and
by ollowing these tips.
RComply with entry procedures and
regulations.
t Check the status o membership dues.
Students wishing to compete must be
paid members by March 1. Lach state
sets its own eligibility deadline or district
and state competitions.
t Lnsure the entry orms are completed
properly and submitted by the published
deadline. 1his is the responsibility o
the local adiser or district and state
competitions and the state chair,state
adiser or national competitions.
RBe familiar with the event guidelines.
t Check the current edition, contained in
this handbook, o the lBLA Competitie
Lent Guidelines or a complete listing
o indiidual, team, and chapter eents.
t Make copies o the appropriate
guidelines and RA1ING SlLL1. Check with your state chapter
or modiFcations to the national guidelines or district or state
competitions.
t Become completely amiliar with the procedures to be ollowed in
administering the event.
t Determine rom the RA1ING SlLL1S and guidelines exactly
what areas will be judged.
RIdentify and assemble needed resources.
t Obtain a ariety o textbooks on your subject matter to study.
lBLA-PBL proides a lBLA Competitie Lent Study Guide
with preparation tips and sample questions that can be ordered
through the FBLA-PBL MarketPlace ,1.866.325.225,.
t Contact ormer and current chapter members who hae entered
this eent in preious years.
t lind mentors and other experts who can help you prepare.
RPrepare for competition.
t \here appropriate, inole aculty, other members, adisory
committee members, and businesspeople. 1hese are excellent
resources-use them!
t Practice makes perect! 1ry to recreate as realistically as possible
RComply with competition regulations.
t Be amiliar with the inormation to be proided and the deadlines
to be met.
t Make sure copies o materials to be submitted to judges are error-
ree and that they are submitted in the proper ormat.
t Calculators supplied by the national center can be used in all
objectie eents as appropriate.
RMembership Status. Competitive events
are proided as a membership beneFt or
lBLA. Only those students who meet the
oFcial membership eligibility requirements
and are on record with the national
association as dues-paid members on or
beore March 1 are eligible to compete in
these eents. Membership in lBLA is uniFed
on the local, state, and national leels and is
not aailable separately. lBLA-PBL members
may participate only in the competitie eents
associated with their aFliated diisions.
RRecognition and Chapter Events.
Recognition eents generally are directed
toward chapters and,or indiiduals other than
members who hae proided outstanding
support or lBLA-PBL.
REFERENCE: RECOGNITION. In the rare case that a recognition eent
inoles a member, such participation will not preclude that member
rom competing in another member or chapter eent.
ROpen Events. Lach year at the NLC a ariety o open eents will
be oered. Members can participate in one open eent without any
prerequisites.
RIndividual, Team, and Chapter Events. A member may enter
only one indiidual or team eent and one chapter eent with these
exceptions:
t National Parliamentarian. A member taking the National
Parliamentarian selection test is not classiFed as a competitie
eent participant and may compete in another eent.
t Whos Who. A member nominated or \ho`s \ho in lBLA, which
is a recognition and not a member eent, may compete in another
event.
ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
guidelines continue
COMPETITIVE-12
RRepeat Competitors. Members may not
repeat an eent at the NLC. Lxceptions to
this regulation are as ollows:
t 0RGLHG(YHQWVAn indiidual may not
compete in the same eent when the
eent is modiFed.
t Team Events. In the case o an entry
submitted by a team, rather than an
indiidual, one member o the team may
hae been inoled in an entry submitted
at one preious NLC to include Banking
& linancial Systems, Business Lthics,
Business linancial Plan, Business
Plan, Business Presentation, Computer
Game & Simulation Programming,
Desktop Publishing, Digital Design &
Promotion, Digital Video Production,
L-business, Lmerging Business Issues,
Lntrepreneurship, Global Business,
Management Decision Making,
Management Inormation Systems,
Marketing, Network Design, and \eb
Site Design. 1eam members may not
compete in the same eent more than
two ,2, years at the national leel.
t Parliamentary Procedure. 1wo members
o the team may hae competed in this
eent at a preious NLC, howeer, they
may not compete in the same eent more
than two ,2, years at the national leel.
t Individual Entry. A member who has
competed as an indiidual entry in either
an indiidual or team eent may not
compete in the same eent.
t Pilot Events. Participation in a pilot eent
does not disqualiy a member rom
competing in the same eent once it
becomes an oFcial competition. A
person participating in a pilot eent is not
eligible to compete in another indiidual
or team event.
Eligibility Guidelines continued
RSequenced Events (Subject to change). 1he ollowing eents are
considered to be linked in a series. Once a member has competed at
the NLC in the second or adanced eent in the series, he,she may not
subsequently compete in the Frst or introductory eent. Lent series
impacted by this regulation include:
t Accounting I and Accounting II
t Business Math and Business Calculations
t Introduction to Business Communication and Business
Communication
t Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure and Parliamentary
Procedure
t Introduction to 1echnology Concepts and 1echnology Concepts
t Public Speaking I and Public Speaking II
t \ord Processing I and \ord Processing II
R9th and 10th Grade Events.
t Business Math
t lBLA Principles and Procedures
t Introduction to Business
t Introduction to Business Communications
t Introduction to Parliamentary Procedures
t Introduction to 1echnology Concepts
t Public Speaking I
t \ord Processing I
RSequestered Final Events. 1he ollowing Fnal eents are seques-
tered: Banking & linancial Systems, Business Lthics, Client Serice,
Lmerging Business Issues, Lntrepreneurship, Global Business, lelp
Desk, Impromptu Speaking, Management Decision Making, Manage-
ment Inormation Systems, Marketing, Network Design, and Par-
liamentary Procedure. Participants must report to the holding room
prior to the Frst scheduled perormance as indicated in the conerence
program.
t A participant or team is disqualiFed i they arrie ater the Frst
participant or team starts the perormance.
t Sequestered participants must be escorted rom room to room.
t No text messaging, e-mail, Internet use, or phone calls are
allowed.
t Participants may bring ood and drinks to the holding room.
t Sequestered participants may not communicate with outside
indiiduals.
REvent Guidelines. 1he ollowing guidelines apply to all
competitie eents in the class indicated. Please make sure that you
reiew these guidelines careully as they will be strictly enorced.
Lntries not adhering to these regulations, as well as any eent-speciFc
guidelines, will be disqualiFed. 1he state chair will receie notiFcation
o any disqualiFcations.
COMPETITIVE-13
ACCOUNTING I
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activity in all types of businesses. This event provides
recognition for FBLA members who demonstrate
an understanding of and skill in basic accounting
principles and procedures.
Eligibility
Lach state may enter three ,3, participants
who are members rom actie local chapters,
on record in the national center as haing paid
dues by March 1 o the current school year.
Participants must not hae had more than two
,2, semesters ,or one |1| semester equialent
to a ull year in a block scheduling program,
o high school accounting instruction.
Overview
A one ,1, hour objectie test will be
administered based on the competencies
listed. Nongraphing calculators will be
provided.
Objective Test Competencies
journalizing
account classiFcation
terminology, concepts, and practices
types o ownership
posting
income statement
balance sheet
worksheet
bank reconciliation
payroll
depreciation
manual and computerized systems
ethics
NBEA Standards Reinforced by Event
t Accounting: accounting cycle, accounting process, Fnancial
statements, special applications
t Computation: problem-soling applications, mathematical
t Lconomics and Personal linance: personal decision making,
managing Fnances and budgeting
Career Clusters: Business Management and Administration, linance
COMPETITIVE-14
ACCOUNTING II
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ongoing activity in all types of businesses. This
event provides recognition for FBLA members
who demonstrate an understanding of and skill in
accounting principles and procedures as applied to sole
proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations.
Eligibility
Lach state may enter two ,2, participants who
are members rom actie local chapters, on
record in the national center as haing paid
Overview
1his eent consists o two ,2, parts:
an objectie test and a production test.
Participants are required to complete both
parts to be eligible to win an award. A one ,1,
hour objectie test will be administered based
on the competencies listed. Nongraphing
calculators will be proided. 1he score receied
on this portion o the eent will constitute 50
percent o the Fnal eent score.
One ,1, hour will be gien or the school-site
production test at a site designated by the state
chair,state adiser. Accounting or spreadsheet
sotware must be used. Students may bring
prepared templates which may include, but
are not limited to a general journal, bank
reconciliation, Fnancial statements, and a
worksheet. 1he score receied on this portion
o the eent will constitute 50 percent o the
Fnal eent score.
Guidelines
t 1he school-site production portion o this
eent is administered prior to the NLC.
1he administration o the production test
will be determined by your state chair,
state adiser. 1ests must be sent by the
state chair,state adiser or designee and
receied by the national center or judging
by the third lriday in May.
t Documents produced or this eent must
be prepared by the participant without
help rom the adiser or any other person.
t Students may bring prepared templates to
the production portion o the eent.
t No reerence materials are allowed.
t Calculators are not allowed on the
production portion o the test.
t In case o a tie, the production test will be
used to break the tie.
Fnancial statements
corporate accounting
ratios and analysis
accounts receiable and payable
budgeting and cash now
cost accounting,manuacturing
purchases and sales
journalizing and posting
income tax
payroll
inentory
plant assets and depreciation
departmentalized accounting
ethics
partnerships
Production Test Competencies
Fnancial statements
bank reconciliation
payroll
trial balance
journalizing
inentory
depreciation
adjusting,closing entries
t Accounting: accounting cycle, Fnancial statements, special
applications, payroll and banking procedures, accounting process
t Computation: problem-soling applications, mathematical
t Career Deelopment: career strategy
t Lconomics and Personal linance: personal decision making,
managing Fnances and budgeting
COMPETITIVE-15
EDWARD D. MILLER AWARD
The Edward D. Miller Award recognizes FBLA
chapters that develop projects within the school and/or
community that increase understanding of and support
for the American enterprise system by developing an
information/education program.
Eligibility
Lach state may submit two ,2, entries
rom actie local chapters ,up to three |3|
members,, on record in the national center
as haing paid dues by March 1 o the
current school year. Members representing
their chapter in the presentation portion o
this eent may compete in one additional
indiidual,team eent.
Overview
1his eent consists o two ,2, parts: a
prejudged report and a perormance
component. Participants are required to
complete both parts to be eligible to win an
award.
1he project must promote an awareness o
some acet o the American enterprise system
within the school and,or community and
be designed or chapter participation rather
than indiidual participation. 1he eent is
not designed to raise money or the chapter.
Rather, the intent is to help members learn
more about the economic system under which
they lie and to then share their expertise in
some way with others inside and,or outside
o the school.
All entries will participate in the preliminary
perormance to explain the project
deelopment and implementation. SpeciFcally
the perormance should address impact
o project to the community, member
inolement, and results o the project.
Report Guidelines
RReportGeneral
t Student members, not adisers, must
prepare reports.
t 1wo ,2, copies o the written project
must be sent by the state chair,state
adiser and receied by the national
center or judging by the second lriday
in May.
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE PROJECT
t Reports must describe actiities o the chapter that were
conducted between the start o the preious State Leadership
Conerence and start o the current State Leadership Conerence.
t Reports submitted or competition become the property o
lBLA-PBL, Inc. 1hese reports may be used or publication and,
or reproduced or sale by the national association and will not be
returned.
t Penalty points will be gien i the written project doesn`t adhere to
the guidelines.
RReport Cover
t Report coers must be coer stock, index stock, or card stock and
include both a ront and back coer.
t Report coers are not counted against the page limit and may
contain other inormation unless they are cut out.
t Coers may not be in plastic binders, be laminated, or hae a
plastic sheet oerlaying the printed coer. No items, such as labels
or decals, may be attached to the ront coer. 1wo- or three-ring
binders are not acceptable report coers.
t Cutout coer stock coers are allowed, but the page containing
the coer inormation is included in the page count.
t lront coer contains the ollowing inormation: name o the
school, state, name o the eent, and year ,201x--1x,
t All reports must be bound ,e.g., tape binding, spiral binding,.
RReport Contents
t 1able o contents with page numbers.
t lollow the rating sheet sequence in writing the report. I
inormation is not aailable or a particular criterion, include a
statement to that eect in the report.
t Pages are numbered and must be on 8 1,2` x 11` paper. Lach
side o the paper proiding inormation is counted as a page.
Pages must not be laminated or bound in sheet protectors.
t Reports must not exceed 30 pages ,a title page, diider pages, and
appendices are optional and must be included in the page count,.
t Copies should be sent rather than important documents. No items
may be attached to any page in the report.
Performance Guidelines
RPreliminary Performance
t A maximum o Fteen ,15, Fnalists-or an equal number rom
each group-will adance to the Fnal round. 1he report score will
be used to break a tie.
t lie ,5, minutes will be allowed to set up and remoe equipment
or presentation items. 1he chapter must proide the computer or
the presentation. A LCD projector will be proided.
t Visual aids and samples related to the project may be used,
howeer, no items may be let with the judges or audience.
t 1he team members must perorm all aspects o the presentation
,e.g., speaking, setup, operating audioisual equipment,. Other
representaties o the chapter may not proide assistance.
guidelines continue
COMPETITIVE-16
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t All team members are expected to
actiely participate in the perormance.
t 1eams will hae seen ,, minutes to
describe the project and the results
obtained.
t A timekeeper will stand at six ,6, minutes
and again at seen ,, minutes. \hen the
presentation is Fnished, the timekeeper
will record the time used, noting a
deduction o Fe ,5, points or any time
oer seen ,, minutes.
t lollowing each presentation, judges will
conduct a three ,3, minute question-
answer period.
t Preliminary perormances are not open
to conerence attendees.
RFinal Performance
t 1he Fnal guidelines are the same as the
preliminary guidelines described aboe,
and the Fnal perormance is open to
conerence attendees, who are not
perorming participants o this eent.
Project Competencies
arrange report logically and in proper
business style
demonstrate good written
communication skills
describe project deelopment and
implementation
Performance Competencies
answer questions eectiely
demonstrate ability to make a businesslike presentation
demonstrate good erbal communication skills
describe project deelopment and implementation
t Communication: oundations, organizational
t Lconomics and Personal linance: economic systems
t Lntrepreneurship: economics
t Management: ethics and social responsibility, technology and
inormation management
Career Clusters: Business Management and Administration,
Inormation 1echnology
REFERENCE: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE PROJECTREPORT RATING
SHEET-2.
REFERENCE: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE PROJECTPERFORMANCE
RATING SHEET-3
COMPETITIVE-17
BANKING & FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
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consulting and advisory services operate is important to
successful business ownership and management, as well
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recognition for FBLA members who demonstrate an
understanding of and skill in the general operations of
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Eligibility
Lach state may enter two ,2, teams composed
o two ,2, or three ,3, members rom actie
local chapters, on record in the national center
as haing paid dues by March 1 o the current
school year. No more than one ,1, team
member may hae competed in the eent at a
prior NLC.
Overview
1his eent consists o two ,2, parts: an
objectie test and a perormance component.
listed. 1eam members will take one ,1,
objectie test collaboratiely. Nongraphing
calculators will be proided.
An interactie case study will be gien
consisting o a problem or scenario
encountered in the banking or Fnancial
business community.
Final Performance Guidelines
t 1he top Fteen ,15, teams with the
highest score on the objectie test will
adance to the Fnal round. In the case o
a tie, the objectie test score will be used
to break the tie.
t All teams will be sequestered beore the
Frst perormance to receie instructions
and time assignments.
t 1wenty ,20, minutes beore the
perormance each participant will receie
the case study.
t 1wo ,2, 4` x 6` note cards will be
proided or each participant and may
be used during the preparation and
perormance o the eent. Inormation
may be written on both sides o the
note cards. Note cards will be collected
ollowing the presentation.
t No reerence materials, isual aids, or electronic deices may be
brought to or used during the preparation or perormance.
t 1he team has seen ,, minutes to interact with a panel o judges
and present the solution to the case. 1he judges will play the role
o the second party in the presentation and reer to the case or
speciFcs. 1his is a role-play eent.
t 1eams should introduce themseles, describe the situation, make
their recommendations, and summarize their case. All team
members are expected to actiely participate in the perormance.
t A timekeeper will stand at six ,6, minutes and again at seen ,,
minutes.
t 1he perormance is open to conerence attendees who are not
concepts and practices
basic terminology
goernment regulation o Fnancial serices
impact o technology on Fnancial serices
types and dierences between arious institutions
ethics
careers in Fnancial serices
taxation

demonstrate ability t o work as a team
demonstrate an understanding o the case and explain
recommendations
demonstrate good decision making and problem soling skills
display sel conFdence through knowledge o content and
articulation o ideas
explanation is logical and systematic
t Accounting: Fnancial statements, special applications
t Career Deelopment: career strategy
t Computation: problem-soling applications
t Lconomics and Personal linance: banking, buying goods and
serices, role o goernment, markets and prices, saing and
investing
t Management: ethics and social responsibility, Fnancial decision
making
REFERENCE: Banking & Financial SystemsPerformance RATING
SHEET-4.
COMPETITIVE-18
BUSINESS CALCULATIONS
Acquiring a high level of mathematics skill to solve
business problems is a challenge for all prospective
business employees. This event provides recognition for
FBLA members who demonstrate an understanding
of mathematical functions in business applications.
Eligibility
Overview
provided.
consumer credit
mark-ups and discounts
data analysis and reporting
payroll
interest rates
investments
taxes
bank records
insurance
ratios and proportions
depreciation
inentory
t Accounting: special applications
t Computation: mathematical oundations, number relationships
and operations, problem-soling applications, statistics and
probability
Career Cluster: linance
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Learning to communicate in a manner that is
clearly understood by the receiver of the message is a
major task of all businesspeople. This event provides
recognition for FBLA members who work toward
improving their business communication skills of
writing, speaking, and listening.
Eligibility
Overview
provided.
nonerbal and oral communication
communication concepts
written and report application
grammar
reading comprehension
editing and prooreading
word deFnition and usage
capitalization and punctuation
spelling
digital communication |e-mail, messaging, Netiquette|
t Communication: oundations, employment, organizational
Marketing
COMPETITIVE-19
BUSINESS ETHICS
Ethical decisions are essential in the business world
and the workplace. This team event recognizes FBLA
members who demonstrate the ability to present
solutions to ethical situations encountered in the
business world and the workplace.
Eligibility
Lach state may submit two ,2, teams
composed o two ,2, to three ,3, members
rom actie local chapters, on record in the
national center as haing paid dues by March
1 o the current school year. No more than
one ,1, team member may hae competed in
this eent at a prior NLC.
Overview
1his eent consists o a perormance com-
ponent. Lach team will present and deend its
positions related to an ethical dilemma.
t A maximum o Fteen ,15, Fnalists-or
an equal number rom each group-will
adance to the Fnal round.
perormance, each team will receie the
ethical dilemma.
perormance o the case. Inormation
t No reerence materials, isual aids,
or electronic deices may be brought
to or used during the preparation or
perormance.
t 1eam members should introduce themseles and describe the
ethical situation. All team members must participate in the
presentation.
t 1eams hae seen ,, minutes to present the ethical dilemma.
t A timekeeper will stand at six ,6, minutes and again at seen
,, minutes. \hen each team is Fnished, the time used will
be recorded. A Fe ,5, point deduction will be made or
presentations oer seen ,, minutes.
t lollowing each presentation, judges will conduct a three ,3,
minute question-answer period.
t 1he preliminary perormance is not open to conerence attendees.
RFinal Performance
t All teams will be sequestered beore the Frst perormance to
receie instructions and time assignments.
t 1he Fnal guidelines are the same as the preliminary guidelines
described aboe, and the Fnal perormance is open to conerence
attendees, who are not perorming participants o this eent
demonstrate ability to work as a team
recommendations

t Business Law: basics o the law
t Career Deelopment: sel-awareness
t Inormation 1echnology: impact on society
Career Cluster: Business Management and Administration
REFERENCE: Business EthicsPerformance RATING SHEET-5.
COMPETITIVE-20
BUSINESS FINANCIAL PLAN
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success of any business enterprise. This event is
designed to recognize FBLA members who possess the
knowledge and skills needed to establish and develop
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team participants develop business contacts, implement
written and oral skills, and develop familiarity with
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Lach state may submit two ,2, entries created
by an indiidual or team o two ,2, or three
,3, members rom actie local chapters, on
No more than one ,1, team member may hae
competed in this eent at a prior NLC.
Overview
complete both parts to be eligible to win
an award. A prejudged report should be
deeloped based on the NLC topic gien.
All participants will compete in a preliminary
perormance to explain the deelopment o
the Fnancial plan.
2012 National Topic
1he topic to be researched and presented
during the 2012 NLC will be:
You want to open your own independent sports
memorabilia retail store called Sports Zone where you
can sell spirit clothing and merchandise for local teams
as well as for college teams and professional sports.
You also live within 75 miles of three NCAA
colleges with active athletic programs and a city with
NFL, NBA, and MLB franchises. While the bulk
of your merchandise will be centered on the teams in
your area, you also want to have merchandise for many
other college and professional teams. The local schools
also would like you to stock spirit items for their local
sports teams. You also want to be the supplier of
uniforms for local recreation leagues. You would like
to open your retail store in your local shopping mall
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foot store. You will need to purchase all the inventory
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orders for the local school and recreation teams.
Ideally, this topic will also be used or competitions at the state leel.
Chapters should check with their state chair,state adiser to conFrm
the topic to be used or their state competition.
Report Guidelines
RReportGeneral
t Student members, not adisers, must prepare reports.
t 1wo ,2, copies o the written plan must be sent by the state chair,
state adiser and receied by the national center or judging by the
second lriday in May.
returned.
t Penalty points will be gien i the written plan doesn`t adhere to
the guidelines.
RReport Cover
t lront coer contains the ollowing inormation: name o
student,s,, name o the school, state, name o the eent, and year
,201x-1x,.
RReport Contents
t A one-page description o the plan should be the Frst page o the
report.
t lollow the rating sheet sequence in writing the report. I
t Pages must not be laminated or bound in sheet protectors.
t Reports must not exceed 15 pages excluding ront and back coer
and the description. ,A title page, diider pages, and appendices
are optional and must be included in the page count.,
t Copies should be sent rather than important documents. No items
may be attached to any page in the report.
guidelines continue
COMPETITIVE-21
adance to the Fnal round. 1he report
t lie ,5, minutes will be allowed to set up
and remoe equipment or presentation
items. 1he chapter must proide the
computer or the presentation. A LCD
projector will be proided.
t Visual aids and samples related to the
project may be used, howeer, no items
may be let with the judges or audience.
t 1he indiidual or team members
must perorm all aspects o the
presentation ,e.g., speaking, setup,
operating audioisual equipment,. Other
representaties o the chapter may not
proide assistance.
t All indiidual or team members are
expected to actiely participate in the
perormance.
t Indiiduals or teams will hae seen ,,
minutes to describe the project and the
results obtained.
answer period.
RFinal Performance
attendees who are not perorming participants o this eent.
Report Competencies
arrange report logically and in proper business style
demonstrate good written communication skills
explain need or the loan, type o loan, and the process o
obtaining the loan
t Accounting: Fnancial statements, special applications,
interpretation and use o data
t Computation: statistics and probability, problem-soling
applications
t Lconomics and Personal linance: allocation o resources, markets
and prices, banking, buying goods and serices
t Management: management unctions, Fnancial decision making
REFERENCE: Business Financial PlanReport RATING SHEET-6.
REFERENCE: Business Financial PlanPerformance RATING
SHEET-7.
Business Financial Plan guidelines continued
COMPETITIVE-22
BUSINESS LAW
This event provides recognition for FBLA members
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commonly affect personal and business relationships.
Eligibility
Overview
provided.
legal system
contracts and sales
business organization
property laws
agency and employment laws
negotiable instruments, insurance, secured transactions,
bankruptcy
consumer and product,personal liability
computer law
domestic and personal law
t Business Law: basics o the law, contract law, commercial paper,
insurance, bankruptcy, property law, computer law, wills and
trusts, domestic relations
t International Business: global business enironment
t Lconomics and Personal linance: using credit, protecting against
risk
Career Clusters: Business Management and Administration
BUSINESS MATH
Acquiring the ability to solve common business
mathematical problems is a basic skill needed by all
prospective business employees. This event provides
an understanding of basic math functions needed in
business.
Eligibility
Only members enrolled in grades 9 and 10 are
eligible.
Overview
provided.
basic math concepts
consumer credit
data analysis and probability
ractions
percentages
discounts
decimals
t Computation: mathematical oundations, number relationships
and operations, problem-soling applications
Marketing

COMPETITIVE-23
BUSINESS PLAN
Business plans are an effective tool for evaluating,
organizing, and selling a new business concept. A
well-developed business plan can be a key component
of a successful business start-up. This event recognizes
and mastery of the process required in developing and
implementing a new business venture.
Eligibility
by an indiidual or by a team o two ,2, or
three ,3, members rom actie local chapters,
No more than one ,1, team member may
hae competed in this eent at a prior NLC.
1he project must not hae been submitted or
a preious NLC.
Overview
1his eent consists o two ,2, parts: a pre-
judged report and a perormance component.
parts to be eligible to win an award. A pre-
judged report should be deeloped based on a
proposed business enture or current business
operation.
All participants will gie a preliminary per-
ormance to explain the deelopment o the
business plan.
Report Content
Business plans must not hae been in
operation or a period exceeding 12 months
beore the NLC. Reports should not be
submitted that ealuate ongoing business
entures. An eectie business plan should
include the ollowing inormation:
t Executive Summary. Proides a brie
synopsis o the key points and strengths
included in the plan. Coninces the
reader to read the rest o the report.
t Company Description. Includes the
basic details o the business. Proides an
oeriew o the business, its location, and
its legal structure and organization.
t Industry Analysis. Proides an analysis
o the larger industry to which the
business will belong. Analyzes key trends
and players in the industry. Demonstrates
an understanding and awareness o
external business conditions.
t Target Market. Proides a brie oeriew o the nature and
accessibility o the target market.
t Competitive Analysis. Includes an honest and complete analysis
o the business` competition. Demonstrates an understanding o
the business` relatie strengths and weaknesses.
t Marketing Plan and Sales Strategy. Demonstrates how the
business` product or serice will be marketed and sold. Includes
both strategic and tactical elements o the marketing and sales
approach.
t Operations. Proides an oeriew o the way the business will
operate on a day-to-day basis. Includes production processes,
physical acility reiews, use o technology, and processes
ollowed to ensure deliery o products or serices.
t Management and Organization. Describes the key participants
in the new business enture. IdentiFes the human resources the
business can draw upon either as part o the management team,
employee pool, consultants, directors, or adisers and the role
each will play in the business` deelopment. Discusses compensa-
tion and incenties and details decision-making processes.
t Long-Term Development. Gies a clear ision or where
the business will be in three, Fe, or more years. Demonstrates
an honest and complete ealuation o the business` potential
or success and ailure. IdentiFes priorities or directing uture
business actiities.
t Financials. Indicates the accounting methodology to be used by
the business. Discusses any assumptions made in projecting uture
Fnancial results. Presents projections honestly and conseratiely.
t Appendix. In addition, many business plans include copies o key
supporting documents ,e.g., certiFcations, licenses, tax require-
ments, codes, in an appendix. Other examples o these types o
documents might include letters o intent or adance contracts,
product technical descriptions and,or illustrations, endorsements,
and the like.
Report Guidelines
RReportGeneral
t Student members, not adisers, must prepare reports.
t 1wo ,2, copies o the written plan must be sent by the state chair,
state adiser and receied by the national center or judging by the
returned.
the guidelines.
RReport Cover
guidelines continue
COMPETITIVE-24
t Coers may not be in plastic binders,
be laminated, or hae a plastic sheet
oerlaying the printed coer.
t No items, such as labels or decals, may
be attached to the ront coer. 1wo- or
three-ring binders are not acceptable
report coers.
t Cutout coer stock coers are allowed,
but the page containing the coer
inormation is included in the page count.
t lront coer contains the ollowing
inormation: name o student,s,, name
o the school, state, name o the eent,
and year ,201x-1x,.
t All reports must be bound ,e.g., tape
binding, spiral binding,.
RReport Contents
t lollow the rating sheet sequence in
writing the report. I inormation is not
aailable or a particular criterion, include
a statement to that eect in the report.
t Pages are numbered and must be on
8
1/2
` x 11` paper. Lach side o the paper
proiding inormation is counted as a
page.
t Pages must not be laminated or bound in
sheet protectors.
t Reports must not exceed 30 pages. ,A
title page, diider pages, and appendices
are optional and must be included in the
page count.,
t Copies should be sent rather than
important documents. No items may be
attached to any page in the report.
adance to the Fnal round. 1he report
and remoe equipment and presentation
items. 1he chapter must proide the
projector will be proided.
t 1he indiidual or team members must
perorm all aspects o the presentation
,e.g., speaking, setup, operating
audioisual equipment,. Other representaties o the chapter may
not proide assistance.
t Indiiduals or team members are expected to actiely participate
in the perormance.
t Indiiduals or teams will hae seen ,, minutes to describe the
project and the results obtained.
minutes. \hen the presentation is Fnished, the timekeeper will
record the time used, noting a deduction o Fe ,5, points or any
time oer seen ,, minutes.
t Preliminary perormances are not open to conerence attendees.
RFinal Performance
Report Competencies
arrange report logically and in proper business style
demonstrate good written communication skills
explain process o preparing the business plan, obstacles, and
lessons learned
proide inormation on market, analysis, organization, and
deelopment o business
t Accounting: accounting process, Fnancial statements, special
applications
t Career Deelopment: workplace expectations
t Communication: oundations, organizational, technological
t Lconomics and Personal linance: markets and prices, managing
Fnance and budgeting, protecting against risk
t Lntrepreneurship: management, business plans
t Management: business organization, Fnancial decision making
t Marketing: consumers and their behaior, marketing plan
Career Clusters: Business Management and Administration, linance,
Marketing
REFERENCE: Business PlanReport RATING SHEET-8.
REFERENCE: Business PlanPerformance RATING SHEET-10.
Business Plan guidelines continued
COMPETITIVE-25
BUSINESS PRESENTATION
Using technology to support a presentation can
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who demonstrate the ability to deliver an effective
business presentation while using multimedia
presentation technology.
Eligibility
Overview
1his eent consists o a presentation gien at
the NLC.
2012 National Topic
1he topic to be deeloped in this presentation
and used or competition at the 2012 NLC
will be:
Create a presentation on the dangers of texting and
driving to present to the senior class. This presentation
will be given before the prom and graduation activities.
Ideally, this topic will also be used or
competitions at the state leel. Chapters
should check with their state chair,state
adiser to conFrm the topic to be used or
their state competition.
1he presentation will be deeloped prior to
the NLC and will be used when giing the
business presentation.
Copyright and Fair Use Information. It
is the policy o lBLA-PBL to comply with
state and ederal copyright laws. Reer to the
ormat guide.
each group-will adance to the Fnal round.
t Student members, not adisers, must prepare presentations.
t 1he participant must use a presentation sotware program as an
aid in deliering the business presentation.
t 1he indiidual or team must proide the computer or the
presentation. A LCD projector will be proided.
t lie minutes ,5, will be allowed to set up and remoe equipment
or presentation items.
t Indiiduals or team members must perorm all aspects o
the presentation ,e.g., speaking, setup, operating audioisual
equipment,. Other representaties o the chapter may not proide
assistance.
t 1he indiidual or team has seen ,, minutes to delier the
presentation. All team members must actiely participate in the
presentation.
t Visual aids and samples speciFcally related to the project may be
used in the presentation, howeer, no items may be let with the
judges or audience.
presentation oer seen ,, minutes.
t Preliminary perormance is not open to conerence attendees.
RFinal Performance
t Communication: technological, organizational
t Inormation 1echnology: application sotware, input technologies,
inormation retrieal
Career Cluster: Business Management and Administration,
REFERENCE: Business PresentationPerformance RATING
SHEET-11.
COMPETITIVE-26
BUSINESS PROCEDURES
Competency in performing daily tasks is a necessity in
business. This event provides recognition for FBLA
members who possess knowledge of basic skills and
procedures and the ability to make intelligent business
decisions.
Eligibility
Overview
provided.
human relations
technology concepts
business operations
inormation processing
decision making,management
career deelopment
database inormation management
ethics and saety
Fnance
t Career Deelopment: workplace expectations, career strategy
t Communication: oundations, employment, organizational
t Lconomics and Personal linance: personal decision making
t Inormation 1echnology: database management systems,
inormation technology and major business unctions, priacy and
ethics
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
This national event recognizes outstanding leaders
from the business sector who have contributed to the
success of Future Business Leaders of America-Phi
Beta Lambda on the local, state, and/or national
levels.
Eligibility
Lach state may enter one ,1, person in the
Businessperson o the \ear eent. Nominees
must be members o the business sector, not
students or educators.
Overview
1he entry orm must be completed by the
state chair or designee and must be mailed,
with the nominee`s biographical sketch, to
include the bullets under the procedures
section, to the lBLA-PBL National Center
with the oFcial eent entry orm by the
Nominees or state and national Business-
person o the \ear must be selected in
accordance with the regulations o the state chapter and national
association. Nominees must be members o the business community.
Persons who are students or ull-time employees o educational
institutions or departments o education are not eligible or this award,
such nominees will be disqualiFed.
Guidelines
Criteria or selection o nominees at the state leel should include, but
is not limited to,
t \ears o participation in lBLA-PBL actiities
t Promotion o lBLA-PBL through presentations and seminars
t Contribution to local or state chapter projects and actiities
t linancial assistance to and sponsorship o actiities or local and,
or state chapter,s,
1he biographical sketch o each nominee should particularly address
the above areas.
National Awards
All nominations receied by the national association will be sent a
certiFcate o recognition. Lach nominee attending the NLC will be
recognized during the conerence.
COMPETITIVE-27

CLIENT SERVICE
This event provides members with an opportunity to
develop and demonstrate skills in interacting with
internal and external clients to provide an outstanding
client service experience. The client service consultant
engages clients in conversations regarding products,
handles inquiries, solves problems, and uncovers
opportunities for additional assistance. Participants
develop speaking ability and poise through presentation
as well as critical-thinking skills.
Eligibility
Overview
1his eent consists o an indiidual interactie
simulation related to client serice.
Guidelines
t 1en ,10, minutes beore the perormance,
each participant will receie the scenario.
perormance o the case. Inormation
t 1he participant has Fe ,5, minutes to interact with a panel o
judges and demonstrate how he,she would sole the problem.
1he judges will play the role o the second party in the
presentation and will reer to the case or speciFcs. 1his is a role-
play eent.
t A timekeeper will stand at our ,4, minutes and again at Fe ,5,
minutes.
RFinal Performance
t Indiiduals will be sequestered beore the Frst perormance to
proide ways or client to sole their problem
translate case into eectie, eFcient, and spontaneous action
t Communication: oundations, employment
Career Clusters: Business Management and Administration
REFERENCE: Client ServicePerformance RATING SHEET-12.
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guidelines continue
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
This event recognizes FBLA chapters that successfully
implement community service projects to serve the
citizens of their community.
Eligibility
Lach state may submit two ,2, entries rom
actie local chapters ,up to three |3| members,,
Members representing their chapters in the
presentation portion o this eent may compete
in an additional indiidual,team eent.
Overview
complete all parts to be eligible to win an
award.
Reports must describe one chapter project that
seres the community. 1he project must be in
the interest o the community and be designed
or chapter participation rather than indiidual
participation. Local chapters are encouraged to
perorm a wide range o serice actiities, but
to ocus on one project in detail or this report.
perormance to explain the project deelopment
and implementation. SpeciFcally, the perormance
should address the community sered, member
inolement, and results o the project.
Report Guidelines
RReportGeneral
prepare reports.
t 1wo ,2, copies o the written project must
be sent by the state chair,state adiser and
receied by the national center or judging
by the second lriday in May.
t Reports must describe actiities o the
chapter that were conducted between
the start o the preious State Leadership
Conerence and start o the current State
Leadership Conerence.
t Reports submitted or competition
become the property o lBLA-PBL, Inc.
1hese reports may be used or publication
and,or reproduced or sale by the national
association and will not be returned.
the report coer and report contents guidelines.
RReport Cover
t Cutout coer stock coers are allowed, but the page containing the
coer inormation is included in the page count.
school, state, name o the eent, and year ,201x-1x,
RReport Contents
t lollow the RA1ING SlLL1 sequence in writing the report. I
t Reports must not exceed 30 pages. ,A title page, diider pages,
and appendices are optional and must be included in the page
count.,
t Copies should be sent rather than important original documents.
No items may be attached to any page in the report.
t 1he team members must perorm all aspects o the presentations
t All team members are expected to actiely participate in the
perormance.
t 1eams will hae seen ,, minutes to describe the project and the
results obtained.
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answer period.
RFinal Performance
the Fnal perormance is open conerence
attendees who are not perorming
participants o this eent.
business style
implementation
Community Service Project guidelines continued
t Communication: oundations, technological
t Management: technology and inormation management
t Marketing: marketing plan

REFERENCE: Community Service ReportReport RATING SHEET-13.
REFERENCE: Community Service ReportPerformance RATING
SHEET-14.
COMPETITIVE-30
Knowledge of computer applications is a necessity in
todays high-tech business world. Employees must
be able to apply various computer applications in
a business environment using critical-thinking and
decision-making skills. This event provides recognition
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demonstrate computer application skills.
Eligibility
Lach state may enter two ,2, participants
who are members o actie local chapters, on
Overview
Participants are required to complete all parts
to be eligible to win an award.
administered based on the objectie test
competencies. 1he score receied on this
portion o the eent will constitute 15
percent o the Fnal eent score. Nongraphing
1wo ,2, hours will be gien or the school-
site production test at a site designated by the
state chair,state adiser. 1he score receied
percent o the Fnal score. 1ests must be sent
by the state chair,state adiser or designee
and receied by the national center or judging
Guidelines
t 1he school-site production portion
o this eent is administered prior to
the NLC. 1he administration o the
production test will be determined by
your state chair,state adiser.
t 1he ollowing reerence materials are
allowed at the test site: dictionaries and
the lormat Guide.
t Documents produced or this eent must be prepared by the
lBLA competitors, without help rom the adiser or any other
person.
t Calculators are not allowed on the school-site production portion
o the eent.
t In case o a tie, the school-site production test will be used to
break the tie.
basic computer terminology and concepts
presentation, publishing and multimedia applications
security
basic application knowledge and word processing
e-mail, integrated and collaboration applications
netiquette and legal issues
spreadsheet and database applications
ormatting, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and prooreading
Production Competencies
database-creating a database, applying arious unctions such as
searching, querying, etc.
spreadsheets-applying unctions such as moe, combine, ormat,
creating and applying ormulas
presentation-preparing text slides with graphics
business graphics-bar, line, pie, exploded pie, stacked bar
word processing-letters, memorandums, tables, reports, or other
type o word processing problems
t Communication: technological, oundations
t Inormation 1echnology: impact on society, inormation retrieal,
priacy and ethics, database management system, computer
architecture, operating systems, enironment and utilities, input
technology, application sotware
Career Cluster: Inormation 1echnology
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
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guidelines continue
COMPUTER GAME & SIMULATION PROGRAMMING
Interactive computer games and simulations have
achieved broad acceptance and implementation in a
wide variety of business and educational disciplines.
Buried within many of these programs is a message
that advances the players experience from simple
entertainment to edutainment. This event tests the
programmers skill in designing a functional interactive
simulation/game that will both entertain and educate/
inform the player.
Eligibility
Lach state may enter two ,2, entries created
by an indiidual or team o two ,2, or three
,3, members who are members rom actie
member may hae competed in this eent at a
prior NLC.
Overview
prejudged program and a perormance
an award. 1he program must address the
topic gien. Perormances should describe
the program completed. SpeciFcally, the
perormance should address the program
creation, processes used, and results o the
program.
perormance.
2012 National Topic
1he program to be deeloped in this
presentation and used or competition at the
2012 NLC will be:
Develop an entertaining simulation/game that will
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literacy. Genre and format of game is open to
imagination and innovation of the design team. Quiz
show, RPG, shopping, and more are all acceptable.
Gear the game to high school students.
Ideally this topic will also be used or
competition at the state leel. Chapters should
check with their state adiser to conFrm the
topics to be used or their state competition.
Program Guidelines
RPrejudged Program
t 1he participant may choose any programming language or game,
animation engine to create a stand alone executable program that
will display creatiity, programming skill, and coney the message
o the topic.
t 1wo ,2, copies o program must be sent by the state chair,state
adiser and receied by the national center or judging by the
t 1he program must contain minimally the ollowing:
t Minimum o Fe missions,tasks,leels to be completed
beore winning or completing the game.
t Must be graphical in nature, not text based.
t An initial title page with the game title, user interace control
instructions, and actie buttons or Play and Quit.
t A quit command programmed to the escape key. 1his
is needed i the player wants to end the game beore
completing.
t 1wo ,2, DVDs or USB nash dries containing the executable
object, data or support Fles needed to run the executable Fle, and
Fles showing the programming code ,can be text or nowchart
Fles that can be opened using Microsot OFce 200,, must be
receied by the national center or judging by the second lriday in
May along with a Statement o Assurance. Label the media with
the school, participant name, state, and eent.
t All data and programs should be contained in a master older
named S1A1L_ SClOOL where your state and school are listed
in that older name ormat. Outside o the master older, create a
shortcut to the executable Fle. I the program requires a runtime
player, create a shortcut outside the master older to launch the
runtime player installer.
t Program must run on \indows XP or higher computer.
t Data must be ree o iruses,malware. Any entry with
contaminated data will not be judged.
t Program produced or this eent must be prepared by the
participants without help.
each group-will adance to the Fnal round. 1he program score
will be used to break a tie.
t 1he participant must proide the computer or the presentation,
including a copy o the program. A LCD projector will be
provided.
t lie minutes ,5, will be allowed to set up and remoe equipment
or presentation items.
t 1he indiidual or team has seen ,, minutes to present the
program.
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conduct a three ,3, minute question-answer
period.
t Visual aids related to the project may be
used, howeer, no items may be let with
the judges or audience.
t Preliminary perormances are not open to
conerence attendees.
RFinal Performance
1he Fnal guidelines are the same as the
preliminary guidelines described aboe, the Fnal
perormance is open to conerence attendees
who are not perorming participants o this
event.
program addresses the topic and is
appropriate or the audience
required inormation is eectiely
communicated
user interace is intuitie and responsie t o
program operations
naigation is logical and designed to lead
the player t o the intended objectie
program demonstrates a Fnished and well
tuned product ree o artiacts and glitches
gameplay incorporates both entertainment
and edutainment play within topic
speciFcations
game world graphics, text treatment,
and special eects show creatiity and
cohesieness o design
artistry, character, oerall layout, color
choice and design is creatie and appealing
to the target audience
program contains some element o skill,
chance, competition, or random actions
that will inspire replay more than once
player interactions with other characters,
objects, obstacles, and iconic graphics are
appropriate to the topic and create a eeling
o immersion within the game world
storyline is suFcient to engage player
and communicate a clear thought process
and an intended, planned direction with
ormulation and execution o a Frm idea
player tasks are non-triial and receie
appropriate rewards
copyright laws are ollowed
explanation o the program is logical and systematic
understanding o the programming logic and coding is eident
design process is eectiely communicated
tips, techniques, and tools used are presented including identiying
the most diFcult programming task,s, completed and explanation
o the scenario,logic used t o oercome and implement these
tasks
presentation is proessionally presented
sel-conFdence apparent through knowledge o content and
questions are eectiely answered
t Inormation 1echnology: computer architecture, operating
systems, enironments, and utilities, systems analysis and design,
communications and networking inrastructures, network
applications
REFERENCE: Computer Game & Simulation Programming
Production RATING SHEET-15.
REFERENCE: Computer Game & Simulation Programming
Performance RATING SHEET-16.
Computer Game & Simulation Programming guidelines continued
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COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING
Having a broad base of knowledge and competencies
in core hardware and operating system technologies
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preventative maintenance, and basic networking is
an important element for todays computer savvy
individual.
Eligibility
Overview
provided.
operating systems
networks
personal computer components
security
saety and enironmental issues
laptop and portable deices
printers and scanners
systems, enironments, and utilities, application sotware
CYBER SECURITY
With the increased use of the Internet for browsing,
researching, information gathering, and e-commerce,
information and cyber security has become a
growing concern for businesses throughout our global
economy. This event recognizes FBLA members who
understand security needs for technology.
Eligibility
Overview
provided.
computer attacks ,Lg. irus, spam, spyware, trojans, hijackers,
worms,
network security
e-mail security
authentication
intrusion detection
public key
disaster recoery
physical security
orensics security
cryptography
Frewalls
inormation technology and major business unctions, network
applications, priacy and ethics
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Databases are necessary to organize data and
information in business. This event recognizes FBLA
members who demonstrate that they have acquired
entry-level skills for understanding database usage and
development in business.
Eligibility
Overview
parts to be eligible to win an award.
listed. 1he score receied on this portion o
the eent will constitute 15 percent o the
Fnal eent score. Nongraphing calculators will
be provided.
production test at a site designated by the
Guidelines
t 1he production portion o this eent is administered prior to
the NLC. 1he administration o the production test will be
determined by your state chair,state adiser.
participant without help rom the adiser or any other person.
t Calculators are not allowed on the school-site production portion
o the eent.
t 1he school-site production test will be used to break a tie.
data deFnitions,terminology
query deelopment
table relationships ,include reerential integrity,
orm deelopment
reports ,sorts, group, graphics, calculations,
design o multiple table databases ,selection o tables, Felds and
data types, LR diagrams, relationships,
creation o tables and inserting data into tables
deelopment o single table SQL statements
deelopment o multiple table SQL statements
creation o orms,reports
t Inormation 1echnology: inormation technology and major
business unctions, application sotware, input technologies
inormation retrieal, database management systems
DATABASE DESIGN & APPLICATIONS
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DESKTOP APPLICATION PROGRAMMING
Certain types of accounting processes require that each
recora iv tbe fte be roce..ea. De./to .ticatiov
Programming focuses on these procedural style
processing systems. This event tests the programmers
./itt iv ae.igvivg a v.efvt, effcievt, ava effectire
program in the area described below.
Eligibility
Lach state chapter may enter two ,2,
participants who are rom actie local
chapters, on record in the national center as
haing paid dues by March 1 o the current
school year.
Overview
prejudged program and a perormance
component. Participant,s, are required to
an award. 1he program must address the
topic gien. Perormances should describe
the program completed. SpeciFcally, the
perormance should address the program
creation, processes used, and results o the
program.
deelopment and implementation
2012 National Topic
Your school has a lending library with resources to
assist students with preparing for student organiza-
tion competitive events and career related projects. You
have been contacted to create an application that keeps
track of the items in the lending library. Types of
items in the library include, but are not limited to,
books, magazines, DVDs, and CDs.
For this program you will create four comma separated
aata fte. a. ae.cribea betor. Yov vv.t .are ,ovr aata
fte. a. tet ;.tt) fte.. Yov ritt veea to cboo.e a-
propriate data types to store and manipulate your data
while running the program.
DATA FILES
You must be able to differentiate between different
types of items. To help with this, you will create a
aata fte cattea 1YP tbat covtaiv. ove recora for
eacb t,e of itev iv tbe tevaivg tibrar,. 1bi. aata fte
.bovta covtaiv tro feta. a. fottor.:
t vviqve coae for tbe t,e of itev ;abbreriatiov)
t description of type
It is necessary to keep track of all the items you have in the lending library;
tberefore, ,ov ritt veea to create a aata fte cattea R.RY tbat covtaiv. ove
recora for eacb itev iv tbe tevaivg tibrar,. 1bi. aata fte .bovta covtaiv fre feta.
a. fottor.:
t vviqve vvvber for eacb itev iv tbe tevaivg tibrar, ;cav be av avto vvvber)
t t,e of itev ;vv.t vatcb a coae frov tbe 1YP aata fte)
t title of the item
t avtbor,.ivger,vbti.ber ;avtbor;.) or .ivger;.) rbere araitabte otberri.e
vbti.ber iv tbe ca.e of vagaive., vorie., etc.)
t vbti.bea aate ;vovtb,,ear)
In order to determine who is borrowing items from the lending library, you will
create avotber aata fte cattea P.1RO^. 1be P.1RO^ aata fte ritt /ee
track of all people who can potentially borrow items from the lending library and
ritt covtaiv ove recora for eacb er.ov. 1bi. aata fte .bovta covtaiv vive feta. a.
fottor.:
t vviqve vvvber for eacb atrov ;cav be av avto vvvber or a v.er vave t,e
evtr,)
t fr.t vave, ta.t vave, evait aaare.., bove vvvber, .treet aaare.., cit,, .tate,
and zip code
Finally, you must keep track of the items that have been borrowed from the lending
tibrar,. Yov ritt create a aata fte tbat trac/. tbe.e itev. cattea 1M_O|1
ritb a recora for eacb itev borrorea covtaivivg fovr feta. a. fottor..
t itev vvvber ;ovtatea frov tbe R.RY aata fte)
t atrov vvvber ;ovtatea frov tbe P.1RO^ aata fte)
t date checked out
t aate ave ;tro ree/. after cbec/ ovt aate)
RPOR1
Your program should run the following reports which should be viewable on screen
ava iv rivtea forvattea ritb tbe .ecifcatiov. ti.tea for eacb reort:
t all lending library items sorted by title and type
t att itev. cbec/ea ovt .ortea b, aate ave ;eacb aate .bovta rivt ov a .earate
.beet), t,e, ava atrov ;eacb atrov .bovta rivt ov a .earate .beet)
guidelines continue
ITEMS_OUT
ItemNumber
PatronNumber
DateOut
DateDue
LIBRARY
ItemNumber(UI)
Type
Title
Author/Singer/Publisher
Date
PATRONS
PatronNumber(UI)
FirstName
LastName
EMailAddress
PhoneNumber
StreetAddress
City
State
ZipCode
TYPES
Type(UI)
Description
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Ideally, this topic will also be used or com-
petitions at the state leel. Chapters should
check with their state chair,state adiser to
conFrm the topic to be used or their state
competition.
Program Guidelines
RPrejudged Program
t 1he participant may choose any
programming language.
t 1wo ,2, DVDs or USB nash dries
containing the executable object, data,
program documentation ,including but
not limited to, execution instructions,
system requirements, and text Fles or all
program code--see http:,,en.wikipedia.
org,wiki,Sotware_documentation,
and support Fles needed to run the
executable Fle to be receied by the
national center or judging by the second
lriday in May along with a Statement
o Assurance. 1he solution must run
standalone with no programming errors.
1he judge will copy the contents o the
CD,DVD,USB to C:`NLCDesktop`.
1he program must be designed so that
the program will run when copied to a
hard drie with this path. Label the media
with the school, participant name, state,
and event.
t Program must run on \indows XP or
higher.
t Data must be ree o iruses,malware.
Any entry with contaminated data will
not be judged.
t Program produced or this eent must be
prepared by the participant without help.
adance to the Fnal round. 1he program
and remoe equipment or presentation
items.
t 1he participant must proide the
computer or the presentation including
a copy o the program. A LCD projector
will be proided.
t 1he indiidual will hae seen ,, minutes
to describe the program.
Desktop Application Programming guidelines continued
RFinal Performance
attendees who are not perorming participants in the eent.
deelopment o topic is logical and creatie
code is commented at appropriate points
interace is a logical arrangement and contains all necessary
inormation
program runs without error
explanation o the program is logical and systematic
understanding o the programming logic and coding is eident
design process eectiely communicated
tips, techniques, and tools used are presented including identiying
the most diFcult programming task,s, completed and explanation
o the scenario,logic used t o oercome and implement these
tasks
proessional presentation
sel-conFdence apparent through knowledge o content and
eectiely answer questions
applications
REFERENCE: Desktop Application ProgrammingProduction
RATING SHEET-17.
REFERENCE: Desktop Application ProgrammingPerformance
RATING SHEET-18.
COMPETITIVE-37
DESKTOP PUBLISHING
Knowledge of desktop publishing is vital in many
aspects of todays visual business publications. This
event provides recognition to FBLA members who
can most effectively demonstrate skills in the areas of
desktop publishing, creativity, and decision making.
Eligibility
composed o two ,2, indiiduals rom actie
school year. No more than one ,1, member
may hae participated at a prior NLC.
Overview
parts to be eligible to win an award.
listed. 1he score receied on this portion
o the eent will constitute 15 percent o
the Fnal eent score. I one team member
is not present at the NLC, the other team
member may be allowed to take the objectie
test, howeer, both team members must
be registered or the NLC and hae taken
the production test. 1he objectie test is a
collaboratie test. Nongraphing calculators
will be proided.
1wo ,2, hours will be gien or the school-
site production test at a site designated by the
Guidelines
t 1he school-site production portion o this eent is administered
prior to the NLC. 1he administration o the production test will
be determined by your state chair,state adiser.
t 1he team o two participants or this competitie eent may use
two computers. 1he participants may also choose to use a scanner
and the Internet to download reeware pictures.
participants without help rom the adiser or any other person.
t 1he Fnished product must be submitted in color.
t Calculators are not allowed on the school-site production test.
t 1he school-site production test will be used to break a tie.
t Reer to copyright guidelines ound in the lormat Guide.
basic desktop terminology and concepts
related desktop application knowledge
digital imaging and graphics
desktop layout rules and standards
saety, ethics, and legal issues
print process
message presentation, accuracy, and prooreading
documents address topic and are appropriate or the audience
required inormation is eectiely communicated
graphics, text treatment, and special eects show creatiity and
appropriate selection o onts and type sizes
oerall layout and design is creatie and appealing
Fnal product indicates a clear thought process and an intended,
planned direction with ormulation and execution o a Frm idea
business unctions, application sotware, input technologies,
inormation retrieal
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DIGITAL DESIGN & PROMOTION
An essential part of todays business world is
commercial design and promotion; therefore, the
preparation of computer-based digital art is paramount
to the production of quality copy used for promotional
purposes.
Eligibility
Lach state may submit two ,2, indiiduals or
teams composed o two ,2, members rom
actie local chapters, on record in the national
center as haing paid dues by March 1 o
the current school year. No more than one
,1, team member may hae competed in this
eent at a prior NLC.
Overview
1his eent consists o two ,2, parts: a pre-
judged promotional piece and a presentation
component. Participants are required to com-
plete both parts to be eligible or an award.
perormance to explain the project deelop-
ment and implementation
2012 National Topic
1he topic to be addressed and deeloped or
competition at the 2012 NLC will be:
You will develop a full promotional package for the
avca.ter Yovtb Cevter ;or ,ov va, .vb.titvte a tocat
,ovtb cevter iv ,ovr covvvvit,), a tocat ,ovtb a.-
sociation. This is a safe place that provides an alcohol,
tobacco, and drug free environment for youth to gather,
to be tbev.etre., ava to fva tbeir roice iv tbe cov-
munity. The association provides after-school activities
for ,ovtb iv graae. 12.
You should have a primary logo design and six
supporting designs that show how the logo would be
ivcororatea iv tbe fottorivg: ;1) a tovg boriovtat
forvat, ;2) a tovg rerticat forvat, ;) a fvtt age
aarerti.evevt, ;1) a .vatt rer.iov of tbe togo to go ov
ctotbivg vercbavai.e, ;:) a btac/ ava rbite togo, ava
;) a tbreecotor togo tbat covta be v.ea for tbreecotor
printing
Ideally, this topic also will be used or compe-
tition at the state leel. Chapters should check
with their state chair,state adiser to conFrm
the topic to be used or their state competi-
tion.
Copyright and Fair Use Information
It is the policy o lBLA-PBL to comply with state and ederal copy-
right laws. Reer to the lormat Guide.
Guidelines
RPrejudged Project
t Projects must address the gien topic. Student members, not
adisers, must prepare projects.
t Participants should place emphasis on graphic interpretation o
the topic and design.
t \ou may not use any words, diagrams, clipart, and,or artwork that
are not public domain.
t Logo must be saed in JPLG, GIl, LPS, or AI ormat.
t Graphics should be computer generated.
t Media should be clearly labeled with the name o the eent, state,
participants` name,s,, and school.
t A Statement o Assurance entry orm must be completed and
submitted by the state chair or designee and receied by the sec-
ond lriday in May along with two ,2, DVDs or USB nash dries.
t Members are expected to ollow all applicable copyright laws.
each group-will adance to the Fnal round.. 1he project score
t Presentation o the entry must be conducted by participants who
authored the eent. In case o a team eent, at least one author
must gie the presentation at the NLC, howeer, all team mem-
bers who wish to be recognized as national winners must register
or the NLC. No replacement or substitutions will be allowed.
t 1he presentation will be the opportunity or the students to sell`
their design and include an explanation o the choices made in the
design.
t Participants are responsible or bringing a copy o the project
submitted to use in the onsite presentation.
t Visual aids related to the project may be used, howeer, no items
t 1he indiidual or team must proide the computer or the pre-
sentation. A LCD projector will be proided. lie ,5, minutes will
be allowed to set up and remoe equipment and,or presentation
items.
t 1he indiidual or team has seen ,, minutes to present to a panel
o judges and sell the logo and tag line concept.
guidelines continue
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Digital Design & Promotion guidelines continued
conduct a three ,3, minute question-answer
period.
t Preliminary perormances are not open to
conerence attendees.
RFinal Performance
preliminary guidelines described aboe, and
the Fnal perormance is open to conerence
attendees who are not perorming partici-
pants in this event.
create a digital design promotional logo and
tag line or gien topic
demonstrate appropriate graphic design rules
show creatiity and cohesieness o design
and tag line
deelop creatie and appealing layout and
design
use appropriate artwork and design
techniques to address the gien topic
use eectie colors, layout, and design
t Career Deelopment
t Communication: technological
t Marketing: promotion and sales
t Inormation 1echnology: graphic design
Career Cluster: Business Management and Administration, Inorma-
tion 1echnology, Marketing
REFERENCE: Digital Design & PromotionProduction RATING
SHEET-19.
REFERENCE: Digital Design & PromotionPerformance RATING
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DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION
Digital video has become a prominent and effective
way of conveying new ideas and products. This
event provides recognition for FBLA members who
demonstrate the ability to create an effective video to
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Eligibility
Overview
prejudged project and a perormance
an award. A prejudged project should be
deeloped based on the national topic listed.
perormance to explain the deelopment
and contents o the digital production. All
participants must complete both parts o the
eent to be eligible to win an award.
2012 National Topic
1he topic to be deeloped in this presentation and submitted or
competition at the 2012 NLC will be:
Create an educational video on the dangers of texting and driving to present at an
assembly program to students at your school.
Ideally, this topic will also be used or competition at the state leel.
Chapters should check with their state chair,state adiser to conFrm
the topic to be used or their state competition. 1he presentation
may include, but is not limited to, elements such as graphics, pictures,
music, oice oer, sound, and text.
Copyright and Fair Use Information. It is the policy o lBLA-PBL
to comply with state and ederal copyright laws. Reer to the lormat
Guide.
Project Guidelines
RPrejudged Project
t Presentations must properly deelop the gien topic. Student
members, not adisers, must prepare presentations.
t Presentations should be at least two ,2, and no more than our ,4,
minutes in length.
t 1he production may use any method to capture or create moing
images.
submitted by the state chair or designee and receied by the
second lriday in May along with ,2, DVDs or USB nash dries.
guidelines continue
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t 1eams will hae seen ,, minutes to describe the project.
RFinal Performance
document addresses topic and is appropriate or the audience
copyright laws ollowed
deelop the presentation o topic logically and systematically
communicate the design process
explain the tips, techniques, and tools used
demonstrate good oice quality and diction
display sel-conFdence through knowledge o content and
eectiely answer questions
business unctions, application sotware, input technologies,
inormation retrieal
REFERENCE: Digital Video ProductionProduction RATING
SHEET-21.
REFERENCE: Digital Video ProductionPerformance RATING
SHEET-22.
t Media should be clearly labeled with the
name o the eent, state, participants`
name,s,, and school.
t Members are expected to ollow all
applicable copyright laws.
adance to the Fnal round. 1he project
t 1he ideo production will be prejudged
according to the Rating Sheet.
t Presentation o the entry must be
conducted by participants who authored
the eent. In the case o a team eent,
at least one author must gie the
presentation at the NLC, howeer,
all team members who wish to be
recognized as national winners must
register or the NLC. No replacement or
substitutes will be allowed.
t 1he presentation is an explanation o the
digital ideo production.
t 1he digital ideo or portions o the
ideo may be shown to the judges. 1he
presentation should include, but not be
limited to: sources used to research the
topic, deelopment and design process,
use o dierent ideo techniques, a list
o equipment and sotware used, and
copyright issues with pictures, music, or
other items.
t Participants are responsible or bringing
a copy o the project submitted to use in
the onsite presentation.
t Visual aids related to the project may be
used, howeer, no items may be let with
the judges or audience.
t lie minutes ,5, will be allowed to
set up and remoe equipment and,
or presentation items. 1he participants
must proide all equipment or the
presentation.
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E-BUSINESS
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global market is the ability to sell products and services
to the consumer via the Internet. This event recognizes
. vevber. rbo bare aeretoea rofcievc, iv tbe
creation and design of Web commerce sites.
Eligibility
Overview
prejudged project and a perormance
an award. A prejudged project should be
deeloped based on the national topic listed.
perormance to explain their \eb site.
Participants must complete both parts o the
eent to be eligible to win an award.
2012 National Topic
1he topic to be addressed or L-business
deeloped or competition at the 2012 NLC
will be:
Your FBLA chapter has been approached by the
schools administration to boost participation at school
events by creating an on-line ticketing system for all
.cboot erevt.: .ort., vv.ic, arava, etc. 1be .ite va,
be reat or fctiovat. vctvaea iv tbe .ite .bovta be a
navigation bar to allow participants to view event
revve. ;avaitorivv., .taaivv., g,vva.ivv., etc),
view upcoming events, view open seats for each event,
select seats, and purchase seats for all events. It also
must offer a shopping cart, pricing, and payment
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information. You are not expected to have a live
payment link.
should check with their state chair,state
adiser to conFrm the topic to be used or
their state competition.
Guide.
Project Guidelines
RPrejudged Project
t Student members, not adisers, must prepare projects.
t I using a shopping cart, it doesn`t need to be actie.
t A Statement o Assurance orm must be completed and
national center by the second lriday o May.
t 1he \eb site must be aailable or iewing on the Internet at the
time o judging. No changes can be made to the \eb site ater
the oFcial entry date ,second lriday in May,. Judging o the
L-business site will take place beore the NLC.
t Any photographs, text, trademarks, or names that are used on the
site must be supported by proper documentation and approals
indicated on the site. Members are expected to ollow all
applicable copyright laws. Use o templates must be identiFed.
national center by the second lriday in May.
t L-business sites should be designed to allow or iewing by as
many dierent platorms as possible.
each group-will adance to the Fnal round. 1he \eb site score
t 1he presentation is an explanation o the L-business \eb site,
and the \eb site may be shown to the judges when explaining the
site. 1he teams or indiiduals will be able to access their URL. 1he
explanation should include, but not be limited to: deelopment
o the topic, deelopment and design process, use and
implementation o innoatie technology, use and deelopment
o media elements, and copyright issues with pictures, music, and
other items.
t Presentation o the entry must be conducted by participant,s,
who authored the eent. In the case o a team eent, at least
one author must gie the presentation at the NLC, howeer, all
team members who wish to be recognized as national winners
must register or the NLC. No replacement or substitutes will be
allowed.
presentation. A LCD projector and Internet access will be
proided. lie ,5, minutes will be allowed to setup and remoe
the equipment.
t 1he indiidual or team has Fe ,5, minutes to present.
guidelines continue
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ECONOMICS
who can identify, understand, and apply economic
principles to contemporary social, political, and
ecological problems.
Eligibility
Overview
provided.
basic economic concepts and principles
productiity
macroeconomics
market structures ,monopoly, oligopoly, etc.,
investments and interest rates
role o goernment
monetary and Fscal policy
types o businesses,economic institutions
business cycles,circular now
supply and demand
international trade,global economics
t Lconomics and Personal linance: allocation o resources,
economic systems, economic institutions and incenties, markets
and prices, market structures, productiity, role o goernment,
international economic concepts
t Lntrepreneurship: economics, aggregate supply and demand
t Management: organized labor
Marketing
record the time used, noting a deduction
o Fe ,5, points or any time oer Fe
,5, minutes.
answer period.
RFinal Performance
document addresses topic and is
appropriate or the audience
graphics, text treatment, and special
eects show creatiity and cohesieness
o design
oerall layout and design is creatie and
appealing
Fnal product indicates a clear thought
process and an intended, planned
direction with ormulation and execution
o a Frm idea
web site unctions without error
t Communication: technological
t Lconomics and Personal linance: allocation o resources, markets
and prices, buying goods and serices
t Lntrepreneurship: marketing
t Inormation 1echnology: input technologies, network
applications, priacy and ethics
t Marketing: consumers and their behaior, the marketing mix
Inormation 1echnology, Marketing
REFERENCE: E-businessProduction RATING SHEET-23.
REFERENCE: E-businessPerformance RATING SHEET-24.
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ELECTRONIC CAREER PORTFOLIOMODIFIED
An electronic career portfolio is a collection of work in
an electronic format that tells the story of an individual
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skills, experience, education, training, and career
goals. It is a tool that gives a complete picture of who
you are and includes your experiences, education,
accomplishments and what you have the potential to
becomemuch more than just a letter of application
and rsum can provide.
Eligibility
Lach state may enter two ,2, participants
who are members o actie local chapters, on
Overview
1his eent consists o a presentation gien
at the NLC ocusing on career research and
student readiness. 1he electronic career
portolio will be presented to a panel o
judges.
Preliminary Performance
prepare electronic career portolios.
t 1he presentation is an explanation o
the chosen career search and supporting
materials.
t 1he students may present their portolio
using a DVD, USB nash drie, or by
accessing it ia the Internet.
t 1he participant must proide the
projector and Internet access will be
proided. lie ,5, minutes will be allowed
to set up and remoe the equipment.
t All inormation should renect the
student`s accomplishments and
experiences. No Fctitious inormation
should be presented.
t 1he portolio must include: a rsum or
data sheet and a career summary. 1he
career summary should include career
choice, description o career, skills
and education required, and uture job
outlook ,e.g., monetary, adancement,.
t Sample materials also must be included in the portolio. 1hese
samples must include, but are not limited to, the ollowing:
Career-Related Lducation: Describe career-related education that
enhances employability. Include a summary o school actiities,
career research projects, application o business education, and,or
related occupational skills and their relationship to job.
Lducational Lnhancement: Describe educational opportunities
that enhance employability. Include career opportunities deelop-
ment planning, summaries o job shadowing, internships, appren-
ticeships, inormational interiews, community serice projects,
and products deeloped during these experiences.
Lxamples o Special Skills: Includes up to Fe examples o spe-
cial skills, talents, and,or abilities related to job and career goals.
1hese may be in any ormat but must Ft within the dimensions o
the portolio. Audio and,or ideo recordings may be included in
the portolio.
t 1he indiidual has seen ,, minutes to present.
minute question,answer period.
Final Performance
1he Fnal guidelines are the same as the preliminary guidelines
demonstrate an understanding o the eent
demonstrate ability to make a proessional presentation
deelop a career plan
communicate design process eectiely
demonstrate knowledge o employability skills and trends
t Inormation 1echnology: inormation retrieal, priacy and ethics,
application sotware
REFERENCE: Electronic Career PortfolioPerformance RATING
SHEET-25.
COMPETITIVE-44
EMERGING BUSINESS ISSUES
This event provides FBLA members with an
opportunity to develop and demonstrate skills in
researching and presenting an emerging business issue.
The event is based on team rather than individual
participation. In addition to learning research skills,
team participants develop speaking ability and poise
through oral presentations.
Eligibility
Lach state may enter two ,2, teams composed
o two ,2, or three ,3, members rom actie
member may hae competed in this eent at a
prior NLC.
Overview
1his eent consists o a presentation or the
topic listed taking the aFrmatie or negatie
argument.
2012 National Topic
1he topic to be researched and presented
during the 2012 NLC will be:
Marketers are always looking for better ways to gather
information about target markets and increase product
sales. With the rise of social networking sites such
as Facebook and LinkedIn, marketers are able to
use a new form of behavioral targetinga kind of
conversational eavesdropping analysis. The issue has
been raised that these techniques invade privacy. Be
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should be able to collect information via Facebook and
LinkedIn; or be prepared to argue the negative, that
using information collected from personal posts on
Facebook and LinkedIn is an invasion of privacy.
Participants will be expected to research the
topic prior to the conerence and be prepared
to present either an aFrmatie or negatie
argument, based on random selection at the
NLC. Ideally this topic will also be used or
competition at the state leel. Chapters should
check with their state chair,state adiser to
conFrm the topic to be used or their state
competition.
t Lach team`s presentation must be the result o its own
independent work. lacts and working data may be secured rom
any source.
t 1he student members, not adisers, must prepare presentations.
All members o the team must participate in the adance research
o the topic and in the actual presentation.
t 1eam members will draw to determine whether they will present
an aFrmatie or negatie argument. 1eams will then hae Fe ,5,
minutes to Fnalize their preparations.
t 1eams will be permitted to bring prepared notes to the preparation
and presentation areas. In addition, two ,2, 4` x 6` blank note
cards will also be proided or each team member and may be
used during the preparation and perormance o the presentation.
Inormation may be written on both sides o the note cards. Note
cards will not be collected.
t 1eams will hae Fe ,5, minutes to present the case. All team
members must participate in the presentation.
their recommendations, and summarize their case.
t A timekeeper will stand at our ,4, minutes and again at Fe
,5, minutes. \hen the presentation is Fnished, the time used
will be recorded, noting a deduction o Fe ,5, points or any
presentation oer Fe ,5, minutes.
RFinal Performance
t 1eams will be sequestered in the Fnal round.
described aboe except the team members will be sequestered until
perormance time. 1he Fnal perormance is open to conerence
attendees, who are not perorming participants o this eent.
arguments are persuasie and releant to topic
t Lconomic and Personal linance: market structures, role o
goernment, personal decision making
t Management: ethics and social responsibility, Fnancial decision
making

REFERENCE: Emerging Business IssuesPerformance
RATING SHEET-26.
COMPETITIVE-45
ENTREPRENEURSHIPMODIFIED
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Americans. This event recognizes FBLA members
who demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to
establish and manage a business. This event is based
on team rather than individual participation. In
addition to learning and applying business decision-
making skills, team participants develop speaking
ability and poise through oral presentations.
Eligibility
composed o two ,2, or three ,3, members
Overview
listed. 1eam members will take one objectie
test collaboratiely. Nongraphing calculators
will be proided.
An interactie case study will be gien and
consist o a decision-making problem
encountered by entrepreneurs in one or more
o the ollowing areas: business planning,
human relations, Fnancial management, and
marketing. All the questions raised in the case
must be addressed during the presentation.
adance to the Fnal round. 1he objectie
test score will be used to break a tie.
case study.
proided or each team member and
may be used during the preparation and
t No reerence materials, isual aids,
or electronic deices may be brought to or used during the
preparation or perormance.
minutes.
t 1he Fnal perormance is open to conerence attendees, who are
not perorming participants o this eent.
business plan
community,business relations
legal issues
initial capital and credit
personnel management
Fnancial management
marketing management
taxes
goernment regulations
recommendations
t Accounting: the accounting process, special applications
t Lntrepreneurship: marketing, economics, Fnance, accounting,
global market, legal, business plans
t Management: management unctions, human resource
management
t Marketing: oundations o marketing, the marketing mix, the
marketing plan
Marketing
REFERENCE: EntrepreneurshipPerformance RATING SHEET-27.
COMPETITIVE-46
FBLA PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES
Members in FBLA should be knowledgeable about
the association and the information found in the
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FBLA members who are interested in learning about
the background and current information of FBLA.
Eligibility
Only members enrolled in grades 9 through 10 as o May 20 o the
current school year are eligible.
Overview
A one ,1, hour objectie test will be administered based on the
competencies listed. Nongraphing calculators will be proided.
lBLA organization, bylaws, and handbook
lBLA national competitie eents guidelines
lBLA national publications
lBLA creed and national goals
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADER
This event honors outstanding FBLA members who
have demonstrated leadership qualities, participation
in FBLA, and evidence of knowledge and skills
essential for successful careers in business.
Eligibility
are members rom an actie local chapter and
are on record in the national center as haing
paid dues by March 1 o the current school
year.
Overview
1his eent consists o three ,3, parts:
submission o a letter o application and
rsum, an objectie test, and an interiew.
A letter o application and rsum must be
submitted in six olders prior to the NLC by
the state chair,state adiser or designee and
receied by the national center by the second
lriday in May.

to be eligible to win an award. A one ,1, hour
objectie test will be administered based
on the competencies listed. Nongraphing
Guidelines
RLetter and Rsum
t Six ,6, copies o the ollowing items must be submitted by the
second lriday in May or national competitors:
t A one-page letter o application ,original or copy, or the
award addressed to Ms. Jean Buckley, President and CLO,
lBLA-PBL, Inc., 1912 Association Drie, Reston, VA 20191.
1he letter should state the reasons the participant is desering
o the honor o this award.
t A brie rsum ,original or copy, not to exceed two ,2, pages.
t Photographs are not allowed.
t All copies o the aboe materials must be submitted in six ,6,
standard Fle olders. 1he tab o the olders must be labeled
with the eent title, participant`s name, state, and school. Include
participant`s name on all pages submitted.
t A deduction o Fe ,5, points will be made rom the score o
participants who submit materials by the stated deadline but do
not adhere to the eent guidelines.
RPreliminary Interview
t Participants will be scheduled or a ten ,10, minute preliminary
interiew.
t Judges will be proided with a copy o each participant`s
application materials. No additional items can be brought into the
interiew or let with the judges.
t Preliminary Fnalists will be determined by the objectie test score
and the interiew score.
t No items, reerence materials, isual aids or electronic deices may
be brought or used during the interiew.
RFinal Interview
described aboe except the interiew time is Fteen ,15, minutes.
guidelines continue
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GLOBAL BUSINESS
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and constantly changing network of information,
goods, services, and cultures. Most nations rely on
other nations for natural resources to supply their needs
and wants. Global business also provides new markets
and investment opportunities as well as promotion of
better relationships.
Eligibility
Overview
will be proided.
1he interactie case study will be gien and
consist o a problem encountered in the
international,global arena. All the questions
raised in the case must be addressed during
the presentation.
t 1he top Fteen ,15, teams with the highest score on the objectie
test will adance to the Fnal round. 1he objectie test score will
t All teams will be sequestered beore the Frst perormance to
t 1wenty ,20, minutes beore the perormance, each team will
receie the case study.
t 1wo ,2, 4` x 6` note cards will be proided or each team
member and may be used during the preparation and perormance
o the eent. Inormation may be written on both sides o the
note cards. Note cards will be collected ollowing the presentation.
speciFcs.
minutes.
t 1he Fnal perormance is open to conerence attendees, who are
basic international concepts
ownership and management
marketing
Fnance
general concepts to include accounting,
banking, business procedures,
communications, economics, ethics,
global business, law, management,
marketing, math and technology
lBLA-PBL history, programs, and bylaws
parliamentary procedure
demonstrate good erbal communication
skills
display sel conFdence through
knowledge o content and articulation
o ideas
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t Accounting: the accounting cycle, the accounting process
t Communication: oundations, social, employment, organizational
t Computation: mathematical, problem-soling applications
t Lntrepreneurship: entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial
opportunities
t International Business: oundations o international business
t Management: management unctions
t Marketing: oundations o marketing
REFERENCE: Future Business LeaderInterview Preliminary
RATING SHEET-28.
REFERENCE: Future Business LeaderInterview Final RATING
SHEET-29.
guidelines continue
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communication ,including culture and
language,
treaties and trade agreements
legal issues
human resource management
ethics
taxes and goernment regulations
currency exchange
international trael
career deelopment

demonstrate ability to make a businesslike
presentation
demonstrate an understanding o the
case and explain recommendations
demonstrate good decision making and
problem soling skills
t Accounting: the accounting cycle
t Lconomics and Personal linance: economic systems, international
economic concepts
t Lntrepreneurship: global markets
t International Business: oundations o international business,
organization structures or international business actiities,
international trade relations, international management,
international marketing, international Fnance
t Management: global perspectie
t Marketing: oundations o marketing, the marketing mix
Goernment and Public Administration, Marketing
REFERENCE: Global BusinessPerformance RATING SHEET-30.
GOLD SEAL CHAPTER AWARD OF MERIT
HOLLIS AND KITTY GUY AWARD
The Hollis and Kitty Guy Award recognizes
outstanding local chapters that have actively
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the goals of FBLA-PBL.
Eligibility
Actie local chapters must be nominated
by the state chair and be on record in the
1 o the current school year.
Guidelines
t 1he state chair or designee must
complete the entry orm and certiy the
chapters listed hae met their state`s Gold
Seal Award o Merit criteria.
t Lach state may select two ,2, chapters or
up to 15 percent o its total number o
actie local chapters, whicheer is greater.
,I the percentage results in a ractional
number, it is rounded to the next higher
number-e.g., 3.2 or 3.6 would be 4.,
t Prior to nomination, each local chapter
must submit a copy o the Local Chapter
Annual Business Report to the state
chair,state adiser.
t I no state chapter exists, nominations
may be made directly to the national
center.
Suggested Criteria
1he ollowing items should sere as a guide or the state chapter in the
ealuation process. Criteria may include:
t Paid state and national dues by October 20
t Conducted projects or programs identiFed with the goals o
FBLA-PBL
t Recruited proessional members
t Sent representaties to lBLA conerences sponsored by the state
chapter and national association
t Participated in the Business Achieement Awards Program
t Lncouraged other schools to organize lBLA or PBL chapters
t Participated in state and national project,s, or the current year
t Planned isits to business and industry
t Conducted Fnancial deelopment projects, i allowed by school
administration
t Inited businesspersons and other proessionals to become
inoled in chapter actiities
t Promoted FBLA-PBL
t Conducted a public relations program in the school and
community and documented the actiities with newspaper
clippings and reports o radio,1V coerage
Upon receipt o nominations, the national oFce records will be
audited or adherence to the regulations.
National Awards
1he number o nominations eriFed by the national oFce determines
the number o awards presented at the NLC.

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HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Health care administrators manage the business side
of health services, ensuring the effective use of resources
to ensure the best medical care to the community. These
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communication skills, identifying legal and ethical
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functions, and enhancing employability skills. This
event recognizes FBLA members who have the ability
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Eligibility
Overview
managing oFce actiities
enhancing communication skills
identiying legal and ethical issues in health care practices
managing Fnancial unctions
enhancing employability skills
t Communication: workplace and technological communication
t Management: ethics and social responsibility, personal
management skills
Career Clusters: Business Management and Administration, lealth
Science
HELP DESK
The ability to provide technical assistance to the
users of computer hardware and software is essential
to the success of any organization and its continued
operation. This event provides recognition for FBLA
members who demonstrate an understanding of and
ability to provide technical assistance to end users.
Eligibility
Overview
administered based on competencies listed.
parts o the eent to be eligible to win an
award.
An interactie,role-play situation will be gien
based on customer serice in the technical
Feld.
Guidelines
RFinal Performance
t 1he top Fteen ,15, indiiduals with the
t All participants will be sequestered beore the Frst perormance to
t 1en ,10, minutes beore the perormance, each participant will
receie the scenario.
t 1wo ,2, 4` x 6` note cards will be proided or each participant
and may be used during the preparation and perormance o the
scenario. Inormation may be written on both sides o the note
cards. Note cards will be collected ollowing the presentation.
t 1he participant has Fe ,5, minutes to interact with a panel o
judges and demonstrate how he,she would sole the problem.
1he judges will play the role o the second party in the
presentation and will reer to the case or speciFcs. 1his is a role
play eent.
minutes.
t 1he Fnal perormance is open to conerence attendees who are
introduction to help desk concepts
help desk operations
people component: help desk roles and responsibilities ,customer
serice, diFcult customers, stress, listening and communication
skills,
process component: help desk process and procedures - ,training,
user needs, analysis, and assessment,
inormation component: help desk perormance measures
,troubleshooting, soling and preenting problems, types o
sotware- call management, resolution, reporting tools, common
problems,
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help desk setting
customer support as a proession
demonstrate ability to make a businesslike
presentation
demonstrate good erbal communication
skills
proide ways or client to sole their
problem
translate case into eectie, eFcient, and
spontaneous action
resole connict resolution
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
Hospitality is an important aspect of business and
society. This event provides recognition to FBLA
members who have the ability to help other people enjoy
both leisure and business travel and events.
Eligibility
Overview
provided.
hospitality operation and management
unctions
hotel sales process
hospitality marketing concepts
human resource management in the hospitality industry
enironmental, ethical, and global issues
customer serice in the hospitality industry
legal issues, Fnancial management, and budgeting
current hospitality industry trends
types o hospitality markets and customers
t Accounting: Fnancial analysis
t Business Law: enironmental law and energy regulation
t Communication: workplace communication
t Inormation 1echnology: database management systems
t Management: ethics and social responsibility, human resource
management, industry analysis
t Marketing: the marketing plan
Career Clusters: lospitality & 1ourism, Business Management &
Administration

t Inormation 1echnology: inormation retrieal, priacy and ethics,
application sotware
REFERENCE: Help DeskPerformance RATING SHEET-31.
Help Desk guidelines continued
COMPETITIVE-51
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
The ability to express ones thoughts without prior
preparation is a valuable asset, as are poise, self-
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recognizes FBLA members who develop qualities
of business leadership by combining quick and clear
thinking with conversational speaking.
Eligibility
Overview
Participants will be gien a topic related to
one or more o the ollowing: lBLA-PBL
Goals, lBLA-PBL actiities, lBLA-PBL
current national programs, current eents,
and,or releant business topics. 1he goals
include:
t Deelop competent, aggressie business
leadership
t Strengthen the conFdence o students in
themseles and their work
t Create more interest in and
understanding o the American business
enterprise
t Lncourage members in the deelopment
community
t Deelop character, prepare or useul
citizenship, and oster patriotism
t Lncourage and practice eFcient money
management
t Lncourage scholarship and promote
school loyalty
t Assist students in the establishment o
occupational goals
t lacilitate the transition rom school to
work
t A maximum o Fteen ,15, Fnalists-or an equal number o
participants rom each group-will adance to the Fnal round.
t Participants will be gien the topic and hae ten ,10, minutes to
prepare their speeches prior to appearing beore the judges. All
participants will address the same topic in their speeches.
t 1wo ,2, 4` x 6` note cards will be gien to each participant and
may be used during the preparation and perormance. Inormation
may be written on both sides o the note card. Note cards will be
collected ollowing the presentation.
brought to or used during the preparation or presentation.
t Lach speech should be our ,4, minutes in length.
t A timekeeper will stand at three ,3, minutes and again at our
,4, minutes. \hen the speaker is Fnished, the time used by the
participant will be recorded, noting a deduction o Fe ,5, points
or time under 3:31 or oer 4:29 minutes.
RFinal Performance
t All participants will be sequestered in the Fnal round beore the
Frst perormance to receie instructions and time assignment.
described aboe, the Fnal perormance is open to conerence
t Communication: oundations, social
Marketing
REFERENCE: Impromptu SpeakingPerformance RATING SHEET-32.
COMPETITIVE-52
Students discover the roles of business in the free
enterprise system and the global economy. Students will
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credit, investments and learn to make sound decisions
as consumers. In addition, FBLA members will
learn the real-world impact of technology, effective
communication, and interpersonal skills.
Eligibility
eligible.
Overview
provided.
money management, banking, and inestments
consumerism
characteristics and organization o business
economic systems
rights and responsibilities o employees, managers, owners, and
government
career awareness
global ,international, business
ethics
insurance
t Career Deelopment: career research, workplace expectations
t Computation: mathematical oundations
economic systems, managing Fnances and budgeting, saing and
inesting, banking, using credit
opportunities
t Management: business organization
t Marketing: oundations o marketing
Marketing
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Learning to communicate in a manner that is
clearly understood by the receiver of the message is a
major task of all businesspeople. This event provides
an understanding of basic communication skills and
concepts.
Eligibility
eligible.
Overview
provided.
grammar
punctuation and capitalization
oral communication concepts
reading comprehension
word deFnition and usage
prooreading and editing
spelling
t Communication: oundations, employment, organizations
Marketing

INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
COMPETITIVE-53
INTRODUCTION TO PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
This event recognizes FBLA members who
demonstrate knowledge of basic principles of
parliamentary procedure along with an understanding
of FBLAs organization and procedures.
Eligibility
eligible.
Overview
parliamentary procedure principles ,1hrough a partnership with
the National Association o Parliamentarians, questions or the
parliamentary procedure principles portion o the exam will be
drawn rom National Association o Parliamentarian`s oFcial test
bank.,
lBLA Bylaws
INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS
The processing of data is important to the successful
operation of business. This event provides recognition
for FBLA members who understand the basic
principles involved in computer technology.
Eligibility
Only the members enrolled in grades 9 and 10
are eligible.
Overview
computer application concepts
basic computer principles terminology
programming basic concepts ,structure, logic,
computer equipment
saety and security
t Inormation 1echnology: operating systems, enironments and
utilities, application sotware, input technologies
COMPETITIVE-54
JOB INTERVIEW
This event recognizes FBLA members who demonstrate
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Eligibility
Lach state may submit two ,2, participants
Overview
1his eent consists o two ,2, parts: a letter
o application, rsum, and a job application
orm, and an interiew. Participants are
required to complete all parts to be eligible to
win an award. A letter o application, rsum,
and job application must be submitted in six
olders prior to the NLC by the state chair or
designee and receied by the national center
by the second lriday in May.
Lach participant must apply or a business
or business-related job at Merit Corporation.
1he job must be one or which he,she is now
qualiFed or or which he,she will be qualiFed
at the completion o the current school year.
Guidelines
RLetter, Rsum, Job Application
t Participants will apply or a position at
Merit Corporation. Merit Corporation
is a large Fctional national corporation
headquartered in \ashington, DC.
Company beneFts include paid holidays
and acations, sick leae, a retirement
plan, and health insurance. Salary will
be commensurate with experience and
education. Merit Corporation is an equal
opportunity employer.
t Six ,6, copies o the ollowing items
must be submitted by the second lriday
in May:
t A one-page letter o application
,original or copy, rom the
participant addressed to: Dr. 1erry
L. Johnson, Director o luman
Resources, Merit Corporation, 1640
lranklin Place, \ashington, DC
20041
t A brie rsum ,original or copy, not
to exceed two ,2, pages.
t Photographs are not allowed.
t A job application must be completed. Download the orm at
www.fbla.-pbl.org, click on lBLA, Competitie Lents.
t All copies o the aboe materials must be submitted in six ,6,
standard Fle olders. 1he tab o the olders must be labeled
with the eent title, participant`s name, state, and school. Include
participant`s name on all pages submitted.
t A deduction o Fe ,5, points will be made rom the score o
participants who submit materials, but do not adhere to the eent
guidelines.
t Student members, not adisers, must prepare all materials.
Interview Guidelines
RPreliminary Interview
t Participants will be scheduled or a ten ,10, minute preliminary
interiew.
t Judges will be proided with a copy o each participant`s
application materials. No additional items can be brought into the
interiew or let with the judges.
RFinal Interview
described aboe except the interiew time is Fteen ,15, minutes.
ability to answer questions eectiely
demonstrate and use good communication skills
exhibit a proessional and poised appearance
communicate career knowledge and plans
t Career Deelopment: sel awareness, career research, workplace
expectations, career strategies
t Communications: employment
Marketing
REFERENCE: Job InterviewInterview RATING SHEET-33.
COMPETITIVE-55
LOCAL CHAPTER ANNUAL BUSINESS REPORT
HAMDEN L. FORKNER AWARD
Business reports are used extensively to inform
management, staff, stockholders, and the general
public about all aspects of the business. The Hamden
L. Forkner Award recognizes FBLA chapters that
effectively summarize their years activities. The event
provides participants with valuable experience in
preparing annual business reports.
Eligibility
Lach state may submit two ,2, reports rom
center as haing paid dues by March 1 o the
current school year.
Overview
1he report should include the chapter`s
annual business, ollow the RA1ING SlLL1
sequence in writing the report. Projects used
or other lBLA reports may be included.
Report Guidelines
RReportGeneral
prepare reports.
t 1wo ,2, copies o the written report must
be sent by the state chair,state adiser
and receied by the national center or
judging by the second lriday in May.
chapter that were conducted between
the start o the preious State Leadership
Conerence and start o the current State
Leadership Conerence.
t Reports submitted or competition
become the property o lBLA-PBL,
Inc. 1hese reports may be used or
publication and,or reproduced or sale
by the national association and will not
be returned.
t Penalty points will be gien i the written
project doesn`t adhere to the guidelines.
t 1his eent is prejudged beore the NLC.
RReport Cover
contain other inormation.
t Coers may not be in plastic binders, laminated, or hae a plastic
sheet oerlaying the printed coer. No items, such as labels or
decals, may be attached to the ront coer. 1wo- or three-ring
t Cutout coers are allowed, but the page containing the coer
inormation is included in the page count.
RReport Contents
t Letter to membership by chapter president.
t Reports must not exceed 30 pages. ,A title page, diider pages, and
appendices are optional and are included in the page count.,
t No items may be attached to any page in the report.
Report Competencies
arrange report in proper business style and logically arranged
correct spelling and grammar
describe report deelopment
explain local chapter organization and characteristics o chapter
document productiity and recognition o chapter
t Inormation 1echnology: application sotware
t Marketing: oundations
REFERENCE: Local Chapter Annual Business ReportReport
RATING SHEET-34.
COMPETITIVE-56
MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING
Making critical decisions that provide the right
direction and a winning position in todays
business world is essential to good management.
Business executives must make high-quality, nearly
instantaneous decisions all the time. The ability to
make the right decisions concerning vision, growth,
resources, strengths, and weaknesses leads to a
successful business. It is managements responsibility
to manage for today and tomorrow, to manage for
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marketplace.
Eligibility
one ,1, team member may hae entered this
Overview
administered based on the competencies.
1eam members will take one objectie test
collaboratiely. Nongraphing calculators will
be provided.
concerning a problem encountered by
managers in one o the ollowing areas:
human resource management, Fnancial
management, marketing management, or
inormation systems management. Members
o the team will assume the role,s, o
management and present a solution to the
case problem.
case study.
may be written on both sides o the note cards. Note cards will be
t 1eams hae seen ,, minutes to interact with a panel o judges
o the second party in the presentation and will reer to the case
or speciFcs. All team members must participate. 1his is a role-
play eent.
minutes.
t Perormances are open to conerence attendees who are not
inormation and communication systems
human resource management
Fnancial management
business operations
management unctions and enironment
business ownership and law
strategic management
ethics and social responsibility
marketing
economic concepts
careers

recommendations
t Accounting: Fnancial statements, special applications
t Business Law: business organizations
t Communications: oundations, organizational
t Lconomics and Personal linance: economic systems, markets and
prices
opportunities
t Inormation 1echnology: impact on society
t Management: management unctions, business organization,
ethics and social responsibility, management theories, Fnancial
decision making
Marketing
REFERENCE: Management Decision MakingPerformance RATING
SHEET-35.
COMPETITIVE-57
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
The ability to design and implement an information
system solution to effectively manage vast amounts of
information is a valuable skill that leads to the success
of many business entities today. The use of technology
to develop these information systems plays a crucial role
in a business ability to compete in todays business
environment. This event provides recognition for
of and ability to apply these skills.
Eligibility
composed o two ,2, to three ,3, members
Overview
will be proided.
concerning a decision-making problem
outlining a small business and its
inormational enironment and needs.
Participants will then analyze the situation and
recommend an inormation system solution to
address the issues raised.
case study.
may be written on both sides o the note cards. Note cards will be
t A nip chart and markers will be proided.
t 1eams hae seen ,, minutes to interact with a panel o judges
o the second party in the presentation and will reer to the case
or speciFcs. All team members must participate. 1his is a role-
play eent.
minutes.
systems analysis and design
database management and modeling concepts
object-oriented analysis and design
user interaces
system controls
deFning system and business requirements
recommendations
applications
REFERENCE: Management Information SystemsPerformance
RATING SHEET-36.
COMPETITIVE-58
MARKETINGMODIFIED
Marketing involves the distribution of products and
services to the consumer. This event provides recognition
for FBLA members who possess knowledge of the
basic principles of marketing.
Eligibility
eent at a prior NLC
Overview
1eam members will take one objectie test
collaboratiely. Nongraphing calculators will
be provided.
An interactie case study will be gien con-
cerning a marketing problem. Participants will
present a solution to the problem.
t 1eams will be sequestered beore the Frst
perormance to receie instructions and
time assignments.
t 1wenty ,20, minutes beore the peror-
mance, the team will receie the case
study.
t 1wo ,2, 4` x 6` note cards will be pro-
ided and may be used during the prepa-
ration and perormance o the eent.
Inormation may be written on both
sides o the note cards. Note cards will
be collected ollowing the presentation.
minutes.
basic marketing undamentals ,price, product, place, and
promotion,
economics
selling and merchandising
channels o distribution
marketing, inormation research and planning
promotion, and adertising media
legal, ethical, and social aspects o marketing
e-commerce
recommendations
t Lntrepreneurship: marketing, legal
t Marketing: oundations o marketing, consumers and their beha-
ior, external actors, the marketing mix, marketing research, the
marketing plan
Marketing
REFERENCE: MarketingPerformance RATING SHEET-37.
COMPETITIVE-59
NETWORK DESIGNMODIFIED
The ability to evaluate the needs of an organization
and then design and implement network solutions is
a valuable skill in todays connected workplace. This
event provides recognition for FBLA members who
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply
these skills.
Eligibility
Lach state may submit two ,2, teams com-
posed o two ,2, to three ,3, members rom
center as haing paid dues by March 1 o the
current school year. No more than one ,1,
team member may hae entered this eent at
a prior NLC.
Overview
will be proided.
outlining a small organization and its
computing enironment and needs.
Participants will then be required to analyze
the situation and recommend a network
solution to address the issues raised in the
case study.
t 1wenty ,20, minutes beore the peror-
mance, each team will receie the case
study.
t 1wo ,2, 4` x 6` note cards will be pro-
ided or each team member and may be
used during the preparation and peror-
mance o the eent. Inormation may be
written on both sides o the note cards.
1hey will be collected ollowing the
presentation.
t A nip chart and markers will be proided.
their recommendations, and summarize their case. All team mem-
bers are expected to actiely participate in the perormance.
minutes.
network installation-planning, conFguration, and topology
problem soling and troubleshooting
network administrator unctions
conFguration o Internet resources
backup and disaster recoery
conFguring network resources and serices
security
analyze the computing enironment and needs
recommendations
communications and networking inrastructures, network applica-
tions
REFERENCE: Network DesignPerformance RATING SHEET-38.
COMPETITIVE-60
NETWORKING CONCEPTS
Acquiring a high level of familiarization and
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in todays connected workplace. This event provides
recognition for FBLA members who have an
understanding of network technologies.
Eligibility
Overview
A one ,1, hour objectie test will be admin-
istered based on the competencies listed.
Nongraphing calculators will be proided.
general network terminology and concepts
network operating system concepts
equipment or network access ,Frewall, DSU,CSU, 11, \ili, etc.,
OSI model and unctionality
network topologies and connectiity
network security
applications

COMPETITIVE-61
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
DOROTHY L. TRAVIS AWARD
The Dorothy L. Travis Award recognizes FBLA
members who demonstrate knowledge of the principles
of parliamentary procedure. This event is based on
team rather than individual competition. Team
participants develop speaking ability and poise through
competitive performance.
Eligibility
composed o our ,4, or Fe ,5, persons ,a
president, ice president, secretary, treasurer,
and an additional member, rom actie local
chapters, on record in the national center as
haing paid dues by March 1 o the current
school year. No more than two ,2, members
may hae participated at a prior NLC.
Selection o the national parliamentarian is
made rom those team members or eligible
candidates who score highest on the national
parliamentary procedures exam and who
meet all other appropriate criteria. Reer to
the 1DWLRQDO2IFHU&DQGLGDWH*XLGH or speciFc
candidate requirements and procedures.
Overview
listed. 1hrough a partnership with the
National Association o Parliamentarians
,NAP,, questions or the parliamentary
procedure principles section o the exam will
be drawn rom NAP`s oFcial test bank. 1he
team score is determined by aeraging the
scores o its members.
1he case problem will be gien to simulate
a regular chapter meeting. 1he examination
and perormance criteria or this eent will be
based on 5REHUWV5XOHVRI2UGHU1HZO\5HYLVHG
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highest aerage score on the objectie
test will adance to the Fnal round. In the
case o a tie, the objectie test score will
break a tie.
t All teams will be sequestered beore their Frst perormance to
t 1wenty ,20, minutes beore the perormance, each team will
receie the case study.
t 1he team may use the preparation time to consider procedure.
Parliamentary procedure reerence materials may be used during
this preparation period but not during the perormance itsel. 1he
ollowing items may be taken into the preparation room and may
be used in the perormance room: a copy o the problem or each
team member ,gien in the preparation room,, the treasurer`s
report, and a copy o the minutes rom a preceding meeting.
Participants are not to write on the copy o the problem.
t Perormances must include presentation o procedures that
are used in a complete regular meeting o the chapter rom the
time the meeting is called to order until it is adjourned. Items
designated in the case must be included in the appropriate order
o business, but other items should also be taken up during the
meeting. During the perormance the secretary will take notes, but
the notes will not be transcribed into minutes.
brought to or used during the perormance.
t 1he problem may or may not include each class o motions, but
all Fe classes o motions-main, subsidiary, priileged, incidental,
and motions that bring a question again beore the assembly-
must be demonstrated during the perormance.
t Perormance time may be rom nine ,9, to eleen ,11, minutes.
A timekeeper will stand at eight ,8, minutes. \hen each team is
Fnished the time used will be recorded, noting a deduction o
one ,1, point or each ull hal minute ,30 seconds, under nine ,9,
minutes or each ull hal minute oer eleen ,11, minutes.
t 1he Fnal perormances are open to conerence attendees who are
parliamentary procedure principles
lBLA Bylaws
demonstrate critical thinking and problem soling
exhibit good communication skills
eectiely present the case
all team members contribute to presentation
REFERENCE: Parliamentary ProcedurePerformance RATING
SHEET-39.
COMPETITIVE-62
PARTNERSHIP WITH BUSINESS PROJECT
This event recognizes FBLA chapters that develop
and implement the most innovative, creative, and
effective partnership plan. The purpose of this project is
to learn about a business through communication and
interaction with the business community.
Eligibility
rom actie local chapters ,up to three |3|
members,, on record in the national center
as haing paid dues by March 1 o the
current school year. Members representing
their chapters in the presentation portion
o this eent may compete in one additional
indiidual,team eent.
Overview
1his eent consists o 2 parts: a prejudged
report and a perormance component.
1his project describes actiities designed
to bring business leaders and lBLA
members together in a positie working
relationship through innoatie programs.
1he report should describe the planning
and implementation o actiities that build
a partnership between business leaders and
chapter members or the purpose o learning
about a business. 1his eent should not be a
chapter und-raising project.
deelopment and implementation. SpeciFcally,
the perormance should address the business
partnership, member inolement, and results
o the project.
Report Guidelines
RReportGeneral
prepare the report.
t 1wo ,2, copies o the written projects
must be sent by the state chair,state
adiser and receied by the national
center or judging by the second lriday
in May.
chapter that were conducted between the
start o the preious State Leadership Conerence and start o the
current State Leadership Conerence.
returned.
the guidelines.
RReport Cover
RReport Contents
t Reports must not exceed 30 pages. ,A title page, diider pages, and
appendices are optional and are included in the page count.,
t Copies should be sent rather than important original documents.
No items may be attached to any page in the report.
be used to break a tie
t Visual aids and samples speciFcally related to the project may be
used, howeer, no items may be let with the judges or audience.
t 1he team members must perorm all aspects o the presentations
t All team members are expected to actiely participate in the
perormance.
guidelines continue
COMPETITIVE-63
t 1eams will hae seen ,, minutes to
describe the project and the results
obtained.
answer period.
RFinal Performance
1he Fnal guidelines are the same as the
preliminary guidelines described, the Fnal
perormance is open to conerence attendees
who are not perorming participants o this
event.
business style
implementation
t Lntrepreneurship: management
inormation retrieal, priacy and ethics
REFERENCE: Partnership with Business ProjectReport RATING
SHEET-40.
REFERENCE: Partnership with Business ProjectPerformance
RATING SHEET-41.
Partnership with Business Project guidelines continued
PERSONAL FINANCE
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cbattevge. of tbe 21.t cevtvr,. 1bi. erevt recogvie.
students who possess essential knowledge and skills
retatea to fvavciat i..ve., cav avat,e tbe rigbt. ava
responsibilities of consumers, and apply knowledge to
fvavciat .itvatiov..
Eligibility
Overview
provided.
credit and debt
earning a liing ,income, taxes,
managing budgets and Fnance
saving and investing
banking and insurance
Fnancial principles related to personal decision making
buying goods and serices
t Lconomics and Personal linance: markets and prices, allocation
o resources, banking, buying goods and serices

COMPETITIVE-64
PUBLIC SPEAKING I
This event recognizes FBLA members who are
beginning to develop qualities of business leadership by
developing effective speaking skills.
Eligibility
Lach state may submit two ,2, participants
Only members enrolled in grades 9 through
10 o the current school year are eligible.
Overview
1his eent consists o a our ,4, minute
speech. 1he speech must be o a business
nature and must be deeloped rom one or
more o the nine ,9, lBLA-PBL goals. 1he
goals include:
leadership.
themseles and their work.
enterprise.
community.
citizenship, and oster patriotism.
management.
school loyalty.
occupational goals.
work.
t Student members, not adisers, must prepare speeches. lacts and
working data may be secured rom any source.
t \hen deliering the speech, the participant may use notes
prepared beore the eent. No isual aids may be used.
t 1he speech should be our ,4, minutes in length.
t A timekeeper will stand at three ,3, minutes. \hen the speaker is
Fnished, the time used by the participant will be recorded, noting
a deduction o Fe ,5, points or time under 3:31 or oer 4:29
minutes.
RFinal Performance
Marketing
REFERENCE: Public Speaking IPerformance RATING SHEET-42.
COMPETITIVE-65
PUBLIC SPEAKING II
This event recognizes FBLA members who, through
public speaking, demonstrate qualities of business
leadership by presenting a well-organized, logical, and
substantial speech.
Eligibility
Overview
1his eent consists o a Fe ,5, minute
speech. 1he speech must be o a business
nature and must be deeloped rom one or
more o the nine ,9, lBLA-PBL Goals. 1he
goals include:
leadership.
themseles and their work.
enterprise.
community.
citizenship, and oster patriotism.
management.
school loyalty.
occupational goals.
work.
t Student members, not adisers, must prepare speeches. lacts and
working data may be secured rom any source.
t \hen deliering the speech, the participant may use notes
prepared beore the eent. No isual aids may be used.
t Lach speech should be Fe ,5, minutes in length.
t A timekeeper will stand at our ,4, minutes. \hen the speaker is
Fnished, the time used by the participant will be recorded, noting
a deduction o Fe ,5, points or any time under 4:31 or oer 5:29
minutes.
RFinal Performance
Marketing
REFERENCE: Public Speaking IIPerformance RATING SHEET-43.
COMPETITIVE-66
SPORTS MANAGEMENT
The sports industry is rapidly growing in this country
and the world. For an individual to be successful and
effective in this type of work, a core understanding of
business and a comprehensive awareness of sports is
necessary to succeed in sports management. This event
provides recognition for FBLA members who possess
the basic principles of sports management.
Eligibility
who are members o actie local chapters
and are on record in the lBLA-PBL National
Center as haing paid dues by March 1 o the
current school year.
Overview
administered based on the preiously listed
competencies. Nongraphing calculators will
be provided.
sports marketing,strategic marketing
acility and eent management
human resource management |labor relations|
Fnancing and economic input
management and leadership in sport
sports law
oeriew o sports industry
communications in sports
ethics
licensing
management inormation technology
sport goernance
careers

t Management: business organization, ethics, human resource
management, Fnancial decision making, marketing
Marketing
COMPETITIVE-67
SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS
Spreadsheet skills are necessary to convert data to
information in business. This event recognizes FBLA
members who demonstrate that they have acquired
skills for spreadsheet development in business.
Eligibility
Overview
portion o the eent will constitute 15
percent o the Fnal eent score. 1ests must
be sent by the state chair,state adiser or
or judging by the third lriday in May.
Production Guidelines
production tests will be determined by
your state chair or state adiser.
be prepared by the participant without
help rom the adiser or any other
person.
t 1he production test will be used to break
a tie.
ormulas
unctions
graphics, charts, reports
purpose or spreadsheets
piot tables and adanced tools
macros and templates
Flters and extraction o data
ormat and print options
Production Test Competencies
basic mathematical concepts
data organization concepts
use data by creating ormulas
use unctions
generate graphs or analysis purposes
use piot tables
create macros
Flter and extract data
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COMPETITIVE-68
TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS
Technology is the new competitive edge for business.
Successful business leaders must understand the impact
of technology and know how to effectively harness it to
drive their business success.
Eligibility
Overview
A one ,1, hour objectie test will be admin-
istered based on the competencies listed.
Nongraphing calculators will be proided.
telecommunications
networking concepts
operating systems and browsers
computer applications and integration
basic technology concepts
Internet saety
computer equipment
t Inormation 1echnology: operating systems, enironment and
utilities, input technology, application sotware
COMPETITIVE-69
1be . 1irtvat v.ive.. Cbattevge ;1C)
management encourages FBLA members to test their
skills at managing a distribution center individually
or a. a teav. 1be 1C ba. tro ;2) cbattevge. avrivg
tbe ,ear ;fatt ava .rivg), ava eacb cbattevge focv.e. ov
different business concepts.
Eligibility
During the school year, schools may
participate in both the all or spring VBC
Management. Lntries may be created by an
indiidual member or by a team o two ,2, or
dues by March 1 o the current school year. In
the eent o a team entry, no more than one
,1, member may hae competed in this eent
at a preious NLC. A team member cannot
be on more than one ,1, team at a time. No
additional team members may be added once
a team has registered. Members are unable
to participate in any other eent i they hae
qualiFed and plan on participating in the Fnal
round at the NLC.
Overview
Participation in this eent crosses the
curriculum areas o Introduction to Business,
Inormation 1echnology, and Management.
1he students will manage a simulated
business. During the challenge, lBLA
members are required to:
Register an indiidual or team up t o three
,3, indiiduals
Download the sotware
Run the simulation
Upload Fles
Compete and be ranked against other
participating lBLA teams
Guidelines
t 1he top eight ,8, nationally ranked teams
rom each VBC-both all and spring
but no more than one ,1, per state, per
challenge-are eligible to compete at
the NLC. 1hese sixteen ,16, teams are
determined by the standings in the all
and spring VBC is administered ia the
Internet during the school year.
t At the NLC, the qualiying teams or the preliminary round will
participate in a round-robin eent with each team participating
in a minimum o two ,2, 15 to 20 minute sessions. 1eams will
be using a multiplayer component that allows them to compete
within the same simulated economy. Bracket winners will be
determined based on the highest cumulatie proFt.
t lor the Fnal round, our ,4, teams will compete in a 15 to 20
minute session using multiplayer. 1he national winner will be
determined based on the highest cumulatie proFt.
t Note: 1he lBLA VBC is an oFcial eent brought to lBLA
chapters through a partnership with Knowledge Matters.
Participants use highly isual simulation sotware ,like simCity,
to manage a distribution business. 1he lBLA VBC sotware is a
ree limited unction ersion o the leading business simulation
or education, Virtual Business-Management 2.0, which is a
sotware program that was created by Knowledge Matters, Inc.
t Accounting: accounting process, special applications
economic systems, managing Fnances and budgeting, saing and
inesting, banking, using credit
opportunities, management
t Inormation 1echnology: application sotware, input
technologies, inormation retrieal, priacy and ethics
t Marketing: the marketing plan

2011-12 Challenge Dates
Challenge 1: October 24 - Noember 18, 2011
Challenge 2: lebruary 6 - March 2, 2012

VIRTUAL BUSINESS CHALLENGE
COMPETITIVE-70
should check with their state chair,state adiser to conFrm the topic to
be used or their state competition.
Guide.
Project Guidelines
RPrejudged Project
t Student members, not adisers, must prepare projects.
t Projects must address the gien topic ,inormation may be real or
Fctitious,.
t 1he \eb site must be aailable or iewing on the Internet at the
time o judging. No changes can be made to the \eb site ater the
oFcial entry date ,second lriday in May,. Judging o the \eb site
will take place beore the NLC.
t Any photographs, text, trademarks, or names that are used
on the site must be supported by proper documentation and
approals indicated on the site. Members are expected to ollow
all applicable copyright laws. Use o templates must be identiFed
at the bottom o the page. See lormat Guide.
t \eb sites should be designed to allow or iewing by as many
dierent platorms as possible.
each group-will adance to the Fnal round. 1he \eb site score
t 1he presentation is an explanation o the \eb site, and the
\eb site may be shown to the judges when explaining the site.
1he teams or indiiduals will be able to access their URL. 1he
explanation should include, but not be limited to: deelopment
o the topic, deelopment and design process, use and
implementation o innoatie technology, use and deelopment
o media elements, and copyright issues with pictures, music, and
other items.
t Presentation o the entry must be conducted by participants
who authored the eent. In the case o a team eent, at least
one author must gie the presentation at the NLC, howeer, all
team members who wish to be recognized as national winners
must register or the NLC. No replacement or substitutes will be
allowed.
presentation. A LCD projector and Internet access will be
proided. lie ,5, minutes will be allowed to setup and remoe
the equipment.
guidelines continue
The ability to communicate ideas and concepts,
and to deliver value to customers using the Internet
and related technologies, is an important element in
a business success. This event recognizes FBLA
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and design of Web sites.
Eligibility
Overview
1he eent consists o two ,2, parts: a pre-
judged project and a perormance compo-
nent. Participants are required to complete
both parts to be eligible to win an award.
A prejudged \eb site deeloped according to
the topic below must be completed and aail-
able or reiew by the second lriday in May.
perormance to explain the deelopment o
their Web site.
2012 National Topic
1he \eb site deeloped or competition at
the 2012 NLC will be based on the ollowing:
Your local city government has developed a new focus
on youth involvement opportunities for the areas young
adults. Your local government asks your FBLA
chapter to create a Web site that provides information
about local student organizations such as FBLA-
PBL and other service related school organizations.
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as well as other local student groups. This Web site
will not only act as an information source for youth
who want to become involved, but it also will serve as
a way to make your local government more assessable
to youth. Incorporate one type of social media, which
will allow for youth to send feedback or thoughts to the
local government. Social media elements include but
are not limited to Facebook and Twitter.
WEB SITE DESIGN
COMPETITIVE-71
WHOS WHO IN FBLA
This award honors FBLA members who have made
outstanding contributions to the association at the
local, state, and national levels.
Eligibility
Lach state may enter one ,1, participant who
is a member o an actie local chapter, on
National oFcers automatically earn
recognition in this eent, thereore, haing a
national oFcer does not prohibit a state rom
selecting an additional member or this honor.
Overview
1. 1he entry orm must be completed by the
state chair or designee and submitted to the
2. Nominees must be selected in accordance
with the regulations o the state chapter and
the national association.
3. I the state chapter nominee is unable to attend the NLC, the state
may designate one o its other delegates to accept the award or that
nominee.
Guidelines
Criteria or selection o nominees by the state chapter should include:
t years o participation in lBLA actiities
t extent o participation in conerences sponsored by the state
chapter and national association
t oFces, chairships, and committee memberships held
t contributions to local, state, and national projects
t participation in other actiities
t recommendations supportie o the member`s inolement in
FBLA
t complete the luture` leel o the Business Achieement Awards.
National Awards
One ,1, member rom each state submitting an entry orm and all
national oFcers will be recognized as recipients o the national \ho`s
\ho in lBLA award at the NLC.
Web Site Design guidelines continued
t 1he indiidual or team members
must perorm all aspects o the
presentations ,e.g., speaking, setup,
operating audioisual equipment,. Other
representaties o the chapter may
not proide assistance. Visual aids and
samples speciFcally related to the project
may be used, howeer, no items may be
let with the judges or audience.
t 1he indiidual or team has Fe ,5,
minutes to present.
t A timekeeper will stand at our ,4,
minutes. When the presentation is
Fnished, the timekeeper will record the
time used, noting a deduction o Fe ,5,
points or any time oer Fe ,5, minutes.
answer period.
RFinal Performance
eectiely addresses topic and is appropriate or the audience
eectiely communicate required inormation
\eb site unctions without error
t Inormation 1echnology: network applications, priacy and ethics
t Marketing: oundations o marketing, the marketing plan
Career Clusters: Inormation 1echnology, Marketing
REFERENCE: Web Site DevelopmentProduction RATING SHEET-44.
REFERENCE: Web Site DevelopmentPerformance RATING SHEET-45.

COMPETITIVE-72
WORD PROCESSING I
Word processing skills are necessary in todays
world. This event recognizes FBLA members who
demonstrate that they have acquired entry level skills
for word processing positions in business.
Eligibility
eligible.
Participants who are or hae been enrolled in
oFce procedures, and,or skill-related courses
that included keyboarding instruction, and,
or keyboarding production work beyond
that taught in the basic one-year keyboarding
course or the equialent must not be entered
in this event.
Overview
Participants must complete both parts to be
eligible to win an award.
portion o the eent will constitute Fteen ,15,
Guidelines
t 1he school-site production portion o this eent is administered
prior to the NLC. 1he administration o the production tests will
be determined by your state chair or state adiser.
t Calculators are not allowed on the production portion o the test.
t 1he ollowing reerence materials are allowed at the test site:
dictionaries and the lormat Guide.
lBLA competitors without help rom the adiser or any other
person.
t 1he production test will be used to break the tie.
related application knowledge
document ormatting rules and standards
basic keyboarding terms and concepts
grammar, punctuation, spelling, and prooreading
printing
production o letters and memorandums
reports
tables
rsums
material rom rough drat and unarranged copy
systems, enironment and utilities, input technology, application
sotware

COMPETITIVE-73
WORD PROCESSING II
A high level of word processing skill is a necessity for
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FBLA members who demonstrate that they have
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Eligibility
Overview
Participants must complete both parts to be
eligible to win an award.
listed. 1he score receied on this portion o
the eent will constitute 15 percent o the
Fnal eent score. Nongraphing calculators will
be provided.
Guidelines
production tests will be determined by
your state chair or state adiser.
t 1he ollowing reerence materials are
allowed at the test site: dictionaries and
the lormat Guide.
be prepared by the participants without
help rom the adiser or any other
person.
t 1he production test will be used to break
a tie.
adanced applications
related application knowledge
document ormatting rules and standards
basic keyboarding terms and concepts
grammar, punctuation, spelling, and prooreading
printing
production o all types o business orms
letters, mail merge
memorandums
tables
reports
statistical reports
materials rom rough drat and unarranged copy
e-messages
systems, enironment and utilities, input technology, application
sotware
COMPETITIVE-74
RECOMMENDING A NEW OR MODIFIED COMPETITIVE EVENT
AND RECOMMENDATION TO RETIRE AN EVENT
Lach year, the NAP Committee receies a
number o suggestions or modiFcations to
lBLA-PBL`s competitie eents or or the
adoption o new eents. Recognizing the
importance o obtaining and responding to
these Feld proposals in a timely, eFcient,
and air manner, the NAP Committee has
instituted the ollowing procedures.
RSubmitting a Proposal for a New or
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Proposals to modiy or adopt new competitie
eents may be submitted by local and state
adisers, members o a state committee, or by
indiidual student members o lBLA-PBL.
\hen submitting a proposal, indiiduals are
asked to proide the ollowing items:
t Purpose o the new eent or modiFcation
t Rationale or making the change or
adopting the new eent
t Lligibility
t Regulations
t Procedures
t Judging
t All supporting materials, including:
two ,2, sample tests ,objectie tests,,
proposed rating sheets ,perormance
eents, chapter eents,, and sample
problems or cases ,perormance eents,
skill eents,
Reer to the existing competitie eent
guidelines or inormation on ormat, content,
and more.
RSubmitting a Recommendation to Retire a Competitive Event
\hen submitting a proposal to retire a current competitie eent,
explain the rationale or making the change.
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Step 1. Proposals should be submitted to the national center.
Proposals receied will be assigned to a member o the NAP
Committee or initial reiew. 1he committee member will Frst reiew
the proposal to ensure that it is complete and appropriate. I the
proposal is not complete, the committee member will work with the
indiidual,s, submitting the proposal to complete the Fle.
Step 2. Once the proposal is complete, the NAP member assigned to
the reiew will distribute copies ,except or sample tests, cases, and so
on, to seeral state adisers or reiew and comment.
Step 3. Ater obtaining reiews rom state adisers, the committee
member will prepare a report to the ull NAP Committee
recommending approal as submitted, approal with modiFcations, or
rejection.

R Approval and Implementation
1he NAP Committee will reiew completed recommendations at its
annual all meeting. NotiFcation o all modiFcations and,or adoptions
will be sent to state committee members or comments. 1he NAP
Committee will present the approed modiFcations and,or adoptions
at the next NLC or implementation or the upcoming school year.
1he decision to implement the eent ,or eent modiFcation, as an
oFcial eent or as a pilot eent will be at the discretion o the NAP
Committee.
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