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Soaring to New Heights

Who are we?

Future Business Leaders of America - Phi Beta Lambda, Inc.

Oldest & largest business student association

Students preparing for business & community leadership careers

Headquartered in Reston, VA near Washington, DC

Membership Structure

4 Membership Divisions FBLA Middle Level — grades 5-9

FBLA — grades 9-12

PBL — college level

Professional Division — alumni, teachers, & business professionals

In other words …

250,000 members

6,000+ active local chapters

11,000 local chapter advisers

Our Mission

To bring business and education together in a positive working

relationship through innovative leadership and career

development programs.

Our Goals Strengthening the confidence of students in

themselves and their work Developing competent, aggressive business

leadership Developing character, preparing for useful citizenship,

and fostering patriotism Assisting students in the establishment of

occupational goals Creating more interest in and understanding of

American business enterprise Encouraging members in the development of individual

projects that contribute to the improvement of home, business, and community

Encouraging scholarship

Why join?

Networking opportunities

Leadership development

Scholarships and prizes

Travel destinations Friendship and fun!

Curriculum Support

Stock Market Game

Service Learning Curriculum

Aligned to the NBEA

Standards

MarketPlace

Competitive Events

40+ Events Individual, team, chapter

Curriculum, competency, & certification-based

Open testing

MOUS (Certiport) and Brainbench certification tests

Sample Events

• Individual Events

― Accountings― Business

Communication― Business Law― Economics― Computer Applications― Impromptu Speaking― International Business― Job Interview― Marketing― Public Speaking― Technology Concept― Word Processing

• Team Events― Desktop Publishing― Entrepreneurship― Parliamentary

Procedure― Website Development

• Chapter Events― American Enterprise Project― Community Service Project― Local Chapter Annual

Business Report― Partnership with Business

Project― Gold Seal Award of Merit

Officer Program

National 9 FBLA/PBL

Officers President Secretary Treasurer Parliamentarian 5 Vice Presidents State

District/Regional Local

Award Programs

Winner’s Circle Gold Member Silver Member Gold Key Chapter

Membership Madness Who’s Who in FBLA-

PBL Gold Seal Award of

Merit Special State Awards

Scholarships

Distinguished Business Leader

Johnson and Wales University

Culver-Stockton University

Northwood University

Data Match University of Miami

Conferences

2004 National Leadership Conference Denver, Colorado - Summer 2004

Leadership training Competitive events National officer elections Separate events for high school & college

PBL - July 9-12 FBLA - July 14-17

Conferences

Institute for Leaders July 8-9, PBL July 13-14, FBLA Concentrated,

focused Leadership Training

Held in conjunction with the NLC.

Certificate Program Required & elective

programming 6 tracks

Principles of OfficerShip Mastering OfficerShip Communication

Leadership Entrepreneurship Personal Success Adviser Leadership

Conferences

National Fall Leadership Conference 2003 Sites

Indianapolis, IN, Atlanta, GA, Baltimore MD, and Anaheim, CA.

Leadership Training Best Practice Sharing Personal and Career Development Workshop Membership and Conference Awards Motivating and Entertaining speakers

Conferences

State

District/Regional

Publications

National Partnerships

• Economics for Leaders• BrainBench• Certiport• Junior Tours• March of Dimes• Cendant Hotels• Alamo Rent–a–Car• AICPA• Booz-Allen & Hamilton• Knowledge Matters• National Assn. of

Parliamentarians

Fundraising Partners

• DataMatch• Ozark Delight

Candy• Tom-Wat Catalog

Sales• JAD Acrylics• Orion Foods - Pizza• Otis Spunkmeyer

Cookies• Inspirational

Hosiery• Xpress Promo

Online Resources

www.fbla-pbl.org CMH online Membership Tools

Message Boards PowerPoint

Presentations Online Library

Business Lesson Plans

Interactive Games Project Ideas

Questions?