About FBLA
FBLA-PBL inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences.
FBLA-PBL’s programs focus on:
- Leadership Development—members develop essential soft skills by holding chapter officer positions at the local, state, and national levels; by networking with accomplished business professionals; and by participating in business-focused workshops, seminars, and academic competitions.
- Academic Competitions—members demonstrate their business expertise at high-profile regional, state, and national competitive events. The top students are recognized with trophies and cash awards. Learn more about FBLA, PBL, and FBLA-Middle Level competitive events.
- Educational Programs—members create career portfolios, enhance their knowledge with world-recognized skills certifications, and have access to select college scholarships. Learn more about educational programs for FBLA, PBL, and FBLA-Middle Level.
- Membership Benefits—members receive exclusive discounts and enhanced benefits for travel, education, and more. Learn about the benefits available to FBLA, PBL, and FBLA-Middle Level members.
- Community Service—members work with the March of Dimes to help end premature births by participating in awareness campaigns and the March for Babies fundraiser. Discover how FBLA, PBL, and FBLA-Middle Level members support the March of Dimes.
- Awards & Recognition—members build a portfolio of accomplishments with a wide range of awards programs. Learn more about FBLA, PBL, and FBLA-Middle Level awards programs.
he FBLA National Awards Program, also known as competitive events, recognizes and rewards excellence in a broad range of business and career-related areas. FBLA competitive events also prepare students for successful careers in business by providing opportunities to apply classroom concepts in a workforce-simulated competitive environment.
The competitive event guidelines and competencies that follow were created for competitors, advisers, and event judges.
Past competitive events winners.
NLC Forms
Future Business Leader/Job Interview Submission Form
Please review the new and modified events, and the topics for the upcoming year:
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Qualifying for FBLA Competitive Events
2019-2020 FBLA Competitive Events
At the State Leadership Conferences, students compete in events testing their business knowledge and skills. Top state winners are then eligible to compete for national awards at the National Leadership Conference each summer. States may modify the events offered at the district/region and state level. Always check your state guidelines if competing at the district/region and/or state level competition.
View the “Choose Your FBLA Competitive Event” flow chart and FBLA Events At-A-Glance to help choose an event. For information on how events break down into individual programs of study, please view FBLA Events by Career Cluster and FBLA Events by NBEA Standards.
FBLA Competitive Events Guidelines
Each event is governed by specific guidelines and rating sheets. Once you choose an event, please review the guidelines closely.
View and print all guidelines for FBLA events.
View all FBLA events with ratings sheets.
Competitors can choose to compete in individual events, as part of a team, or as part of a chapter team:
- Individual
- Team
- Chapter
There are also events specifically for high school students in grades 9-10.
Individual and team events focus on skills useful in leadership and career development; chapter events recognize overall achievement and performance in chapter management and growth.
See the full lists of skills students develop here.
There are a number of event categories competitors can choose from:
Tests
Collaborative Objective Test & Team Performance (Role Play)
Presentation
Prejudged Projects & Presentation
Presentation without Equipment
Prejudged Reports & Presentation
Collaborative Objective Test & Team Performance (Role Play)
Interview
Team Performance
Open Events
Open, online testing events are open to any FBLA member present at the National Leadership Conference. Prerequisites or registration is not required. The open event tests differ each year. The top winner of each open event is recognized during the awards ceremony.
Pilot Events
From time to time new events will be piloted before being added to the regular competitive events program. Those events will be noted in the list of events with the word “Pilot” after the event name. A person competing in a pilot event is eligible to compete in another individual or team event. The top five (5) winners are recognized during the awards ceremony.