About the Illinois Future Business Leaders of America FBLA has three aspects
  1. Social – We get to know each other and have lots of fun!
  2. Professional – Where w learn new things about business, attend conferences, and work on job skills.
  3. Community Service – Where we give back something to the community that has given us so much.


FBLA has three aspects
  • Develop competent, aggressive business leadership.
  • Strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work.
  • Create more interest in and udnerstanding of the American business enterprise.
  • Encourage mebers in development of individual projects which contribute to the improvement of hoime, 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 are some examples of competitive events:
  • Accounting
  • Business Calculations
  • Business Communication
  • Business Law
  • Business Math
  • Business Procedures
  • Computer Applications
  • Database Design
  • Desktop Application Programming
  • Economics
  • Impromptu Speaking
  • Internet Application Programming
  • Marketing
  • Network Concepts
  • Personal Finance
  • Spreadsheet Applications
  • Business Ethics
  • Entrepreneur-ship
  • and many more!