Impromptu
- Banking & Financial Systems*
- Business Ethics*
- Entrepreneurship
- Global Business
- Management Decision Making
- Marketing*
- Parliamentary Procedure
Understanding how financial institutions and financial consulting and advisory services operate is important to successful business ownership and management, as well as to personal financial success. This event provides recognition for FBLA members who demonstrate an understanding of and skill in the general operations of the various components of the financial service sector.
This event consists of two (2) parts: an objective test and a performance component. A one (1) hour objective test will be administered based on the competencies listed. Team members will take one (1) objective test collaboratively. The top five (5) teams with the highest objective scores will compete in the performance portion of this event.
This event begins at States.
Videos & Nationals guidelines:
Embezzlement. Corruption. All unheard of in a huge business. Business Ethics tests the competitors' ability to make ethical based decisions based upon a given prompt.
This event consists of two (2) parts: a preliminary written report submitted before the SLC based on the preliminary round topic provided with these guidelines and a performance component for the top ten (10) written preliminary reports. The performance team will present and defend its positions related to an ethical dilemma.
This event begins at States.
Especially in Silicon Valley, starting up a business is many people's dream, and Entrepreneurship will give you the skills to succeed in this field. Entrepreneurship is an impromptu team case study competition. Competitors create a presentation offering solutions for a specific business regarding its struggles in the fields of finance, marketing, HR, and legal.
Section: A one-hour objective test will be administered based on the competencies listed. Team members will take one test collaoratively.
State: A one-hour objective test will be administered based on the competencies listed. Team members will take one test collaboratively. The top five (5) teams with the highest score will compete in the performance portion of this event.
The case study for the finalist teams will consist of a decision-making problem encountered by entrepreneurs in one or more of the following areas: business planning, human relations, financial management, and marketing. All the questions raised in the case must be addressed during the presentation.
Comments from past competitors:
"Entrepreneurship is about more than just memorizing from a textbook -- it's learning how to start companies and get them to succeed. You learn how marketing, finance, and management come together in a business, and start to look at real world businesses in a whole new way. Why is Panera Bread so successful when Jack in the Box isn't? Those are the types of questions you learn to analyze in Entre. If you can be creative and study hard and long in advance, you will succeed in this competition." - Barak Gila, Ryan Chui, Angela Gu
In today's global economy, more and more businesses operate across countries and even continents, and this is analyzed in Global Business. This is an impromptu team case study competition. In their presentation, competitors address a business's international expansion and its associated challenges and solutions.
Section: A one-hour objective test will be administered based on the competencies listed. Team members will take one test collaboratively.
State: A one-hour objective test will be administered based on the competencies listed. Team members will take one test collaboratively. The top five (5) teams with the highest score will compete in the performance portion of this event.
The case study for the finalist teams will consist of a decision-making problem encountered by entrepreneurs in one or more of the following areas: business planning, human relations, financial management, and marketing. All the questions raised in the case must be addressed during the presentation.
A company might have superb technology, but if its management team can't work together effectively, it won't succeed. Learn about this challenge in Management Decision Making, which is an impromptu team case study competition. Competitors advise a business in an interactive setting, focusing on management-related issues, including business structure and HR.
Section: A one-hour objective test will be administered based on the competencies listed. Team members will take one test collaboratively.
State: A one-hour objective test will be administered based on the competencies listed. Team members will take one test collaboratively. The top five (5) teams with the highest score will compete in the performance portion of this event.
The case study for the finalist teams may consist of a problem encountered by managers in one of the following areas: human resource management, financial management, marketing management, or information systems management. Members of the team will assume the role(s) of management and present a solution to the case problem.
This event consists of two (2) parts: an objective test and a performance component.
A one hour objective test will be administered based on marketing principles. The top 10 finalists then move on to the presentation component in which you are presented with a marketing problem and must present a solution within 7 minutes to a panel of judges.
Companies around the world save hours every week by running meetings effectively and efficiently, according to Parliamentary Procedure. Parliamentary Procedure is an impromptu team competition revolving around the proper way to run meetings. Competitors simulate a meeting and include several required motions in their presentation.
This event is composed of two (2) parts: an objective test and a performance component.
Objective Test (Section and State): A one (1) hour objective test will be administered based on the competencies listed. The team score is determined by averaging the scores of its members.
Performance (State): The case problem will be given to simulate a regular chapter meeting. The examination and performance criteria for this event will be based on Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, and the five (5) finalists will be selected based on the scores of the objective test.
Prejudged
- Business Financial Plan*
- Business Plan*
- Business Presentation*
- Emerging Business Issues*
Money, money, money! The ability to keep track of and plan spending is essential to any business. Business Financial Plan tests the competitors' ability to accurately plan and prepare a financial plan for the business detailed in the prompt below.
The event consists of two (2) parts: a prejudged report and a performance component for the top five (5) prejudged reports. Participants are required to complete all parts to be eligible to win an award. A prejudged report should be developed based on the topic below.
The prompt for 2011-2012 is: You want to open your own independent sports memorabilia retail store called Sports Zone where you can sell spirit clothing and merchandise for local teams as well as for college teams and professional sports. You also live within 75 miles of three NCAA colleges with active athletic programs and a city with NFL, NBA, and MLB franchises. While the bulk of your merchandise will be centered on the teams in your area, you also want to have merchandise for many other college and professional teams. The local schools also would like you to stock spirit items for their local sports teams. You also want to be the supplier of uniforms for local recreation leagues. You would like to open your retail store in your local shopping mall which is looking to fill a vacancy for a 6,500 square foot store. You will need to purchase all the inventory of your licensed clothing and merchandise and will need to have an area to fulfill orders for the local school and recreation teams.
This event begins at States.
Comments from past competitors:
"Business Financial Plan teaches competitors the basics of finance, such as how to create cash flow statements, income statements, and balance sheets. The best part of this competition is creating your own business model, complete with a work force and budget." - Laura Liu
Any smart CEO will always detail a plan before deciding on the next large business step. Business Plan tests the competitors ability to correctly prepare a business plan for the prompt provided.
This event consists of two (2) parts: a prejudged report and a performance component for the top five (5) prejudged reports. Participants are required to complete all parts to be eligible to win an award. A prejudged report should be developed based on a proposed business venture or current business operation.
This event begins at States.
Using technology to support a presentation can significantly enhance a business leader effectiveness. This event provides recognition for FBLA members who demonstrate the ability to deliver an effective business presentation while using multimedia presentation technology.
This event consists of two (2) parts: a preliminary written report submitted before the SLC as outlined in these guidelines, and a performance component based on the top ten (10) written preliminary reports.
The prompt for 2011-2012 is: Create a presentation on the dangers of texting and driving to present to the senior class. This presentation will be given before the prom and graduation activities.
This event begins at States.
This event provides FBLA members with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate skills in researching and presenting an emerging business issue. The event is based on team rather than individual participation. In addition to learning research skills, team participants develop speaking ability and poise through oral presentations.
This event consists of two (2) parts: a preliminary written report submitted before the SLC as outlined in these guidelines, and a performance component based on the top ten (10) written preliminary reports. The finalists will give a presentation for the topic provided below, taking the affirmative or negative argument.
The prompt for 2011-2012 is: Marketers are always looking for better ways to gather information about target markets and increase product sales. With the rise of social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, marketers are able to use "a new form of behavioral targeting - a kind of conversational eavesdropping analysis." The issue has been raised that these techniques invade privacy. Be prepared to argue the affirmative, that yes, marketers should be able to collect information via Facebook and LinkedIn; or be prepared to argue the negative, that no, using information collected from personal posts on Facebook and LinkedIn is an invasion of privacy. .
This event begins at States.
