FBLA

Education & Academia abbreviation · K-12 Education

FBLA
Stands forFuture Business Leaders of America
CategoriesEducation & Academia

FBLA stands for Future Business Leaders of America, a K-12 education abbreviation.

Career and technical student organization for business education in high schools, middle schools and colleges, known for competitive events in accounting, marketing, public speaking and entrepreneurship. Hamden Forkner of Columbia University's Teachers College developed the idea in 1937, and the first chapter opened in 1942.

Example: She placed third in the FBLA national competition for business plan presentation.

Usage notes

The college division was formerly called Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) and is now FBLA Collegiate. Competitions run at regional, state and national levels. Membership often counts as part of a CTE pathway.

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