FBLA-PBL: FBLA-PBL:

Soaring to New HeightsSoaring to New Heights

Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, Oliver Wendell Holmes once said,

““The great thing in The great thing in this world is not so this world is not so much where we much where we stand as in which stand as in which direction we are direction we are moving.”moving.”

Membership in FBLA-PBLMembership in FBLA-PBL

helps students choose helps students choose the path or direction the path or direction which they want to which they want to pursue.pursue.

gives members gives members “hands-on” business “hands-on” business experience and a experience and a connection to the connection to the business world business world through conferences, through conferences, tours, and programs.tours, and programs.

We offer students . . .We offer students . . .

networking networking opportunitiesopportunities

leadership leadership developmentdevelopment

scholarships and scholarships and prizesprizes

travel destinationstravel destinations friendship and fun!friendship and fun!

Who are we?Who are we?

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

Oldest & largest business student Oldest & largest business student

associationassociation

Students preparing for business & Students preparing for business &

community leadership careerscommunity leadership careers

Headquartered in Reston, VA near Headquartered in Reston, VA near

Washington, DCWashington, DC

Our MissionOur Mission

To bring business and education together in a To bring business and education together in a

positive working relationship through innovative positive working relationship through innovative

leadership and career development programsleadership and career development programs

In a word ...In a word ...

250,000 members250,000 members 6,000+ active local chapters6,000+ active local chapters 11,000 local chapter advisers11,000 local chapter advisers

Online ResourcesOnline Resources

www.fbla-pbl.orgwww.fbla-pbl.org CMH onlineCMH online Membership ToolsMembership Tools

• Message BoardsMessage Boards• PowerPoint PresentationsPowerPoint Presentations• Online Library Online Library

Business Lesson PlansBusiness Lesson Plans Interactive GamesInteractive Games Project IdeasProject Ideas

FBLA-PBL: A FBLA-PBL: A Co-Curricular ProgramCo-Curricular Program

““FBLA-PBL is the lab for FBLA-PBL is the lab for business skills and business skills and

leadership leadership development.”development.”

Educational GoalsEducational Goals Strengthening the Strengthening the confidence of studentsconfidence of students in themselves and in themselves and

their worktheir work Developing Developing competent, aggressive business leadershipcompetent, aggressive business leadership Developing Developing charactercharacter, preparing for , preparing for useful citizenshipuseful citizenship, and , and

fostering fostering patriotismpatriotism Assisting students in the Assisting students in the establishment of occupational goalsestablishment of occupational goals Creating more interest in and understanding of Creating more interest in and understanding of American American

business enterprisebusiness enterprise Encouraging members in the development of individual projects Encouraging members in the development of individual projects

that contribute to the that contribute to the improvement of home, business, and improvement of home, business, and communitycommunity

Facilitating the Facilitating the transition from school to worktransition from school to work Encouraging Encouraging scholarshipscholarship and promoting and promoting school loyaltyschool loyalty Encouraging and practicing Encouraging and practicing efficient money managementefficient money management

Competitive EventsCompetitive Events

40+ Events40+ Events• Individual, team, chapterIndividual, team, chapter

Curriculum, competency, & certification-basedCurriculum, competency, & certification-based Open testingOpen testing MOUS (Certiport) and Brainbench certification MOUS (Certiport) and Brainbench certification

teststests

FBLA-PBL Competitive EventsFBLA-PBL Competitive EventsRelationship to NBEA StandardsRelationship to NBEA Standards

Entrepreneurship Education

6%

International Business

3%

Management20%

Marketing3%

Office Systems15%

Computations6%

Economics & Personal Finance

3%

Communications14%

Career Development

12%

Business Law3%

Accounting6%

Technology Applications

9%

Sample EventsSample Events

Individual EventsIndividual Events AccountingAccounting Business CommunicationBusiness Communication Business LawBusiness Law Business PlanBusiness Plan EconomicsEconomics Computer ApplicationsComputer Applications Impromptu SpeakingImpromptu Speaking International BusinessInternational Business Job InterviewJob Interview MarketingMarketing Public SpeakingPublic Speaking Technology ConceptsTechnology Concepts Word ProcessingWord Processing

Team EventsTeam Events Desktop PublishingDesktop Publishing EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship Parliamentary ProcedureParliamentary Procedure Website DevelopmentWebsite Development Chapter EventsChapter Events American Enterprise ProjectAmerican Enterprise Project Community Service ProjectCommunity Service Project Local Chapter Annual Local Chapter Annual

Business ReportBusiness Report Partnership with Business Partnership with Business

ProjectProject Gold Seal Award of MeritGold Seal Award of Merit

Chapter ProjectsChapter Projects

Community ServiceCommunity Service

Economic EducationEconomic Education

Business InteractionBusiness Interaction

Officer ProgramsOfficer Programs

NationalNational• 9 FBLA Officers9 FBLA Officers• 9 PBL Officers9 PBL Officers• 3 Professional Div. Officers3 Professional Div. Officers• National & RegionalNational & Regional• Elected by students @ NLC Elected by students @ NLC

(FBLA and PBL)(FBLA and PBL)

StateState

Local/DistrictLocal/District

Achievement & RecognitionAchievement & Recognition

• Gold MemberGold Member• Silver MemberSilver Member• Gold Key ChapterGold Key Chapter

Membership MadnessMembership Madness Who’s Who in FBLA-Who’s Who in FBLA-

PBLPBL Gold Seal Award of Gold Seal Award of

MeritMerit Special State AwardsSpecial State Awards

Winners’ CircleWinners’ Circle

ScholarshipsScholarships

Distinguished Distinguished Business LeaderBusiness Leader

Johnson and Wales Johnson and Wales UniversityUniversity

Culver-Stockton Culver-Stockton UniversityUniversity

Northwood UniversityNorthwood University Data MatchData Match University of Miami University of Miami

Institute for LeadersInstitute for Leaders

Certificate ProgramCertificate Program• Required & elective Required & elective

programmingprogramming• 6 tracks6 tracks

Principles of Principles of OfficerShipOfficerShip

Mastering OfficerShipMastering OfficerShip Communication Communication

LeadershipLeadership EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship Personal SuccessPersonal Success Adviser LeadershipAdviser Leadership

National PartnershipsNational Partnerships

Economics for LeadersEconomics for Leaders BrainBenchBrainBench

CertiportCertiport Junior ToursJunior Tours

March of DimesMarch of Dimes Cendant HotelsCendant Hotels

Alamo Rent–a–CarAlamo Rent–a–Car AICPAAICPA

Booz-Allen & HamiltonBooz-Allen & Hamilton Knowledge MattersKnowledge Matters

National Assn. of National Assn. of ParliamentariansParliamentarians

Fundraising PartnersFundraising Partners

DataMatchDataMatch Ozark Delight CandyOzark Delight Candy Tom-Wat Catalog Tom-Wat Catalog

SalesSales JAD AcrylicsJAD Acrylics Orion Foods - PizzaOrion Foods - Pizza Otis Spunkmeyer Otis Spunkmeyer

CookiesCookies Inspirational HosieryInspirational Hosiery Xpress PromoXpress Promo

Curriculum SupportCurriculum Support

Stock Market Game Stock Market Game

Service Learning CurriculumService Learning Curriculum

• Aligned to the NBEA StandardsAligned to the NBEA Standards

School Store GuideSchool Store Guide

MarketMarketPlacePlace

ConferencesConferences National Leadership National Leadership

ConferenceConference• Held in June/July in cities Held in June/July in cities

like Orlando, Chicago, like Orlando, Chicago, Denver, and NashvilleDenver, and Nashville

• Leadership trainingLeadership training• Competitive eventsCompetitive events• National officer electionsNational officer elections• Separate events for high Separate events for high

school & collegeschool & college

ConferencesConferences National Fall Leadership National Fall Leadership

ConferenceConference

• Held in November each Held in November each year in four different year in four different geographic locationsgeographic locations

Leadership TrainingLeadership Training Best Practice SharingBest Practice Sharing Personal and Career Personal and Career

Development WorkshopDevelopment Workshop Membership and Membership and

Conference AwardsConference Awards Motivating and Motivating and

Entertaining speakersEntertaining speakers

ConferencesConferences Institute for LeadersInstitute for Leaders

• Concentrated, Focused Concentrated, Focused Leadership TrainingLeadership Training

• Held in conjunction with Held in conjunction with the NLCthe NLC

State ConferencesState Conferences

Local/District ConferencesLocal/District Conferences

PublicationsPublications

Questions?Questions?