About the Illinois Future Business Leaders of America FBLA has five aspects
  1. Social – We get to know each other and have lots of fun!
  2. Professional Development– We learn new things about business, attend conferences, and work on job skills.
  3. Community Service – We give back something to the community that has given us so much.
  4. Fund-raising- We raise money needed to support the local chapter's needs.
  5. Public Relations- We get the word out about your local chapter.


FBLA Goals
  • Develop competent, aggressive business leadership.
  • Strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work.
  • Create more interest in and understanding of the American business enterprise.
  • Encourage members in development of individual projects which contribute to the improvement of home, business, and community.
  • Develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism.
  • Encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty.
  • Assist students in establishment of occupational goals.
  • Faciliate the transition from school to work.


Competitive Events The FBLA-PBL National Awards Program recognizes and rewards excellence in a broad range of busiuness and career-related area. At the State Leadership Conferences, students compete in events testing their business knowledge and skills. Top state winners are then elgible to compete for national awards at the National Leadership Conference each summer. At both the SLC and NLC, member chance a chance to earn scholarship money!

Here is a list of the competitive events:

 

  • Accounting I
  • Accounting II
  • American Enterprise Project
  • Banking and Financial Systems
  • Business Calculations
  • Business Communication
  • Business Ethics
  • Business Financial Plan
  • Business Law
  • Business Math
  • Business Plan
  • Business Presentation
  • Business Procedures
  • Client Service
  • Community Service Project
  • Computer Applications
  • Computer Game and Simulation Programming
  • Computer Problem Solving
  • Cyber Security
  • Database Design
  • Desktop Application Programming
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Digital Design and Promotion
  • Digital Video Production
  • E-Business
  • Economics
  • Electronic Career Portfolio
  • Emerging Business Issues
  • Entrepreneurship

 

  • FBLA Principles and Procedures
  • Future Business Leader
  • Global Business
  • Health Care Administration
  • Help Desk
  • Hospitality Management
  • Impromptu Speaking
  • Introduction to Business
  • Introduction to Business Communication
  • Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure
  • Introduction to Technology Concepts
  • Job Interview
  • Local Chapter Annual Business Report
  • Management Decision Making
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Network Design
  • Network Concepts
  • Parliamentary Procedure
  • Partnership with Business Project
  • Personal Finance
  • Public Speaking I
  • Public Speaking II
  • Spreadsheet Applications
  • Technology Concepts
  • Virtual Business Challenge
  • Web Site Design
  • Word Processing I
  • Word Processing II