FBLA Bryan Thompson 4 th period

Why you should join FBLA  Have you ever thought about what you will do after high school?  What about what to do at a job interview?  How are you going to get a job?  What kind of job do you want?  If you answered yes to any of these then FBLA is for you

What we’re about  We learn about business in the sense of how it work and where you would fit into it.  Learn how to prepare a job resume and how to be prepared for a job interview  Make new friends while you learn about all aspects of business

Trips  You will have many opportunities to go on trips to many places.  Such as Athens, Macon, and if you go to nationals it could be out of state

What you will do on trips  You will participate in competitions  Such as Monopoly and group activities  There are three different levels of competitions  There are individual, Team, and chapter

Breakdown of competition levels  Individuals- are competitions where you are on your own it will be you verses anyone else competing  Team- are competitions where you are on a small team of people from your chapter and you work as a team to win the competition  Chapter- are competitions where the entire school chapter competes to win the competition

Friends  You will have plenty of time to make friends and socialize while in FBLA.  You can make friends on trips or at the meetings

What is expected of you  You will be required to come to come to FBLA meetings which are the first and third Thursday of every week  They are at 7:15 in the morning or 2:50 after school

Cost  It costs $25 to join FBLA  The cost covers the price of a t-shirt and national dues

FBLA  FBLA is important for you to be in if you have ever considered owning a business or want to work in a business related job  You will learn about what it is like to work for or own a business  Also you will learn about the hardships you could face in a business