How Competitions Work
There are three types of events: individual, team, and chapter events. These events cover a variety of topics, ranging from Marketing to Website Design and Public Speaking to Entrepreneurship. FBLA members first compete at the Bay Section level with local schools. The top performers then move on to compete at the State level with competitors from around California. The best performers in the state then compete at the National level.
Choosing the Right Event for You
Find a topic that you are interested in and consider your strengths and weaknesses. Are you a strong public speaker? Are you good at making educated guesses on multiple choice tests? If you are interested in a team event, find members that are as dedicated and interested as you are. You want a winning team that will be hard working and cooperative. If need help choosing an event or finding a team contact the Director of Competitions, Emiley Kim. Check out the Competitive Events Guide for the full list of FBLA events.
1. Most individual testing events (i.e. Business Calculations, Personal Finance) work like this:
Bay Sectionals–Multiple Choice Test, Top 5 test scores qualify for the State Conference
State Conference–Multiple Choice Test, Top 3 test scores qualify for Nationals
National Conference–Multiple Choice Test, Top 10 test scores place.
2. Most team events (i.e. Entrepreneurship, Global Business) work like this:
Bay Sectionals–Multiple Choice Test, Top 5 qualify for the State Conference
State Conference–Multiple Choice Test, Top 5 test scores move onto a case study, Top 2 case study scores qualify for Nationals.
National Conference–Multiple Choice Test, Top 15 test scores move onto a case study, Top 10 case studies place.
*Many events such as Public Speaking, Website Design, and Computer Game & Simulation Programming are similar in structure but do not involve a Multiple Choice test. These events usually consist of a performance and sometimes a product (i.e. a developed web site or program).
Dress to Impress
Business formal means conservative and classy. The following describes some appropriate business formal attire ideas.
Females: A dress shirt/blouse, dress pants/skirt/business dress, a blazer, business shoes (heels)
Males: Business suit, necktie, collared dress shirt, dress shoes
For more information, see the National FBLA dress code
Competition
Throughout the years, dozens of competitors from Los Altos have been able to place at Bay Sectionals, States, and Nationals. To help prepare for competitions, members can borrow textbooks and request a mentor by contacting the Director of Competitions, Katherine Houston.
There are three types of events: individual, team, and chapter events. These events cover a variety of topics, ranging from Marketing to Website Design and Public Speaking to Entrepreneurship. FBLA members first compete at the Bay Section level with local schools. The top performers then move on to compete at the State level with competitors from around California. The best performers in the state then compete at the National level.
Choosing the Right Event for You
Find a topic that you are interested in and consider your strengths and weaknesses. Are you a strong public speaker? Are you good at making educated guesses on multiple choice tests? If you are interested in a team event, find members that are as dedicated and interested as you are. You want a winning team that will be hard working and cooperative. If need help choosing an event or finding a team contact the Director of Competitions, Emiley Kim. Check out the Competitive Events Guide for the full list of FBLA events.
1. Most individual testing events (i.e. Business Calculations, Personal Finance) work like this:
Bay Sectionals–Multiple Choice Test, Top 5 test scores qualify for the State Conference
State Conference–Multiple Choice Test, Top 3 test scores qualify for Nationals
National Conference–Multiple Choice Test, Top 10 test scores place.
2. Most team events (i.e. Entrepreneurship, Global Business) work like this:
Bay Sectionals–Multiple Choice Test, Top 5 qualify for the State Conference
State Conference–Multiple Choice Test, Top 5 test scores move onto a case study, Top 2 case study scores qualify for Nationals.
National Conference–Multiple Choice Test, Top 15 test scores move onto a case study, Top 10 case studies place.
*Many events such as Public Speaking, Website Design, and Computer Game & Simulation Programming are similar in structure but do not involve a Multiple Choice test. These events usually consist of a performance and sometimes a product (i.e. a developed web site or program).
Dress to Impress
Business formal means conservative and classy. The following describes some appropriate business formal attire ideas.
Females: A dress shirt/blouse, dress pants/skirt/business dress, a blazer, business shoes (heels)
Males: Business suit, necktie, collared dress shirt, dress shoes
For more information, see the National FBLA dress code
Competition
Throughout the years, dozens of competitors from Los Altos have been able to place at Bay Sectionals, States, and Nationals. To help prepare for competitions, members can borrow textbooks and request a mentor by contacting the Director of Competitions, Katherine Houston.