CTSO - FBLA [LESSON]

FBLA or Future Business Leaders of America is the largest career student business organization in the world. FBLA has programs that focus on leadership development, academic competitions, educational programs, and community service.

Watch this video for an introduction to FBLA.

FBLA is one of the oldest CTSOs, being founded in 1942 by Hamden Forkner.  This program is designed for business and information technology students throughout the United States, but there are also chapters in several other countries. 

Mission:

FBLA-PBL inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences.

FBLA Goals:

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

FBLA-PBL CREED

I BELIEVE:

• • education is the right of every person.
  • the future depends on mutual understanding and cooperation among business, industry, labor, religious, family, and educational institutions, as well as people around the world. I agree to do my utmost to bring about understanding and cooperation among all of these groups.
  •  every person should prepare for a useful occupation and carry on that occupation in a manner that brings the greatest good to the greatest number.
  • every person should actively work toward improving social, political, community, and family life.
  • every person has the right to earn a living in a useful occupation.
  • every person should take responsibility for carrying out assigned tasks in a manner that brings credit to self, associates, school, and community.
  • I have the responsibility to work efficiently and to think clearly. I promise to use my abilities to make the world a better place for everyone.

Students in FBLA have a wide range of opportunities available to them.  These include:

Local/Region/State/National competitions.  Students have nearly 100 competitive events to choose from.

Review the learning object below about FBLA Computer Science Competitions.

Review the learning object below about FBLA Conferences.

Business Achievement Awards

• • Contributor
  • Leader
  • Advocate
  • Capstone
    • BAA Capstone Competitive Review – Project Submission for Grand Prize of $5000
• Student Challenges & Partner Programs
  • • Lead4Change
    • LifeSmarts
    • The Stock Market Game
    • Intuit Social Innovation Challenge
    • Virtual Business Challenge
• Who’s Who
• Scholarships
  • • Dressed to Impress!
    • National Leadership Conference Scholarship
    • FBLA Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship
    • Johnson & Wales University Scholarship
    • National Technical Honor Society Scholarship
    • Georgia FBLA Scholarships
• State Projects
  • • Projects that benefit members, communities, and the state in the areas of the FBLA motto: Service, Education, and Progress.

The FBLA motto is Service, Education, and Progress. To advance that motto, many of the opportunities FBLA members participate in incorporate one, two, or all three of those values. It is important for FBLA members to participate in community service projects, school service projects, and other service projects to help members learn the importance of participating in community service throughout their lives to give back to their communities and help others. Through the integration of classroom instruction and CTSO involvement, students fulfill the value of education, by learning how business and education work together. Lastly, the value of progress allows students to grow and participate in professional development. Students work to innovate and develop themselves and their entrepreneurial spirit through a variety of projects and activities both inside and outside the classroom.