Students in the FBLA-PBL Stock Market Game (SMG) may work individually or in teams of two to five members to build and manage a successful investment portfolio of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, using a hypothetical $100,000. They track their investments over the course of 10 weeks, receiving valuable opportunities to practice math, critical thinking, problem solving, and research skills as well as essential real life money skills.
FALL 2022 – October 10, 2022 – December 16, 2022
Registration Deadline: October 28, 2022 SPRING 2022: February 13, 2023 – April 21, 2023
Registration Deadline: March 3, 2022

Knowledge Matters is sponsoring the Virtual Business Finance Challenge, a newly recognized official competitive event. This event will be based on the Virtual Business–Personal Finance Online simulation. FBLA members will use the simulation to test their skills at managing their own financial lives and will compete against students across the country. Members will experience real world financial issues such as budgeting, saving, opening bank accounts, getting a credit card, monitoring credit scores, education and advancement, online banking, paying taxes, finding a job, insurance, and more.
October 22, 2019 (10:00 a.m. EST) – November 15, 2019 (5:00 p.m. EST)
February 3, 2020 (10:00 a.m. EST) – February 28, 2020 (5:00 p.m. EST)

This fall, Intuit and FBLA present a 6-week innovation experience led by teams of high school students across the country. Students are challenged to tackle the following question: How might we help underrepresented aspiring business owners access equitable opportunities to starting a new business? We want students to join us and ‘Lead with a Cause.’
Design for Delight Certification Exam All participants will get to take the Design for Delight Certification exam ($100 value)

1st Place – $5,000 Scholarship
2nd Place – $3,000 Scholarship
3rd Place – $2,000 Scholarship
$250 Prize & Prototype Funding Regional Winners

Empowered to Lead. Inspired to Serve. Lead4Change is a FREE leadership program reaching middle and high school students with a proven process to become passionate, service-minded leaders for life. Lead4Change provides teachers and chapter advisers with lessons aligned to National Standards such as Social Emotional Learning, 21st Century Skills, Project Based Learning, CTE and more.

FBLA is proud to partner with the Alzheimer's Association as our national service partner. Nearly 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, and over 11 million serve as their caregivers. Last year, our chapters raised more than $63,000 to support research and care programs!

Lessons Plans related to FBLA Competitive Events and FBLA Activities shared by other educators. Feel free to incorporate these into your classroom to make FBLA a Co-Curricular experience in your classroom