Georgia FBLA members are given the opportunity to compete in nearly 100 different competitive events at the region, state, and national levels. These events include objective tests, interviews, technical skills tests, written reports, and performances.
2025-2026 Competitive Event Changes (High School):
RETIRED EVENTS
- American Enterprise Project
- Battle of the Chapter
- Financial Math
- Introduction to Financial Math
- Partnership with Business Project
- Public Policy & Advocacy
- Spreadsheet Applications
- UX Design
- Word
Processing
NEW EVENTS
Data Science & AI – Individual, objective test
RLC – offered, but no qualification needed as a straight-to-state event
SLC – objective test
Financial Planning – Team, presentation
FLC – Competitors will present at FLC
SLC – Competitors who advance from FLC will deliver their presentation to judges at SLC (possible preliminary and final round)
Introduction to Retail & Merchandising – Individual, objective test, 9th and 10th grades only
RLC – offered, but no qualification needed as a straight-to-state event
SLC – objective
Introduction to Supply Chain Management – Individual, objective test, 9th and 10th grades only
RLC – offered, but no qualification needed as a straight-to-state event
SLC – objective
Project Management – Individual, objective test
RLC – offered, but no qualification needed as a straight-to-state event
SLC – objective
Public Administration & Management – Individual, objective test
RLC – offered, but no qualification needed as a straight-to-state event
SLC – objective
Real Estate – Individual, objective test
RLC – offered, but no qualification needed as a straight-to-state event
SLC – objective
Retail Management – Individual, objective test
RLC – offered, but no qualification needed as a straight-to-state event
SLC – objective
NAME CHANGES
- Accounting – This is the event formerly known as Accounting I.
- Advanced Accounting – This is the event formerly known as Accounting II.
- Career Portfolio – This is the event formerly known as Electronic Career Portfolio
- Event will no longer have a prejudged component and will now begin at FLC, rather than at RLC, with a presentation to judges.
- Customer Service – This is the event formerly known as Client Service
- Event will now have an objective test and will now begin at RLC, rather than FLC, with an objective test only (no role play at RLC)
- Length of role play presentation time at SLC increased to 20 minutes; role play presentation increased to 7 minutes
- Technology Support & Services – This is the event formerly known as Help Desk
- Length of role play presentation time at SLC increased to 20 minutes; role play presentation increased to 7 minutes
EVENT MODIFICATIONS
Broadcast Journalism
FLC/SLC – Rather than having to present a live broadcast to a panel of judges, the competitors will now show a pre-recorded newsclip not to exceed two minutes. Then they will spend the remaining time of the presentation explaining their design and development process including equipment and software used.
Business Ethics (Georgia changes only)
RLC – Competitors will now submit their 7-minute video (unlisted YouTube video) in Blue Panda by November 21 with all RLC presubmissions. These presubmissions will be prejudged and combined with the RLC objective test score (new this year). There will be no live presentation for this event at RLC (this event has been moved from FLC).
Computer Applications (Georgia changes only)
SLC – Competitors will now only take a production test at SLC. The objective test will no longer be a part of this event. This event no longer begins at RLC
Customer Service (Georgia changes only)
RLC – Competitors will now take an objective test at RLC. There will be no live case study role play for this event at RLC (this event has been moved from FLC).
SLC – The top 12 competitors on the RLC test will advance to SLC. Competitors will take another objective test during SLC online testing (66.7%). Competitors will participate in preliminary/final round case study role play (33.3%). Role play time increased to 7 minutes; prep time increased to 20 minutes
Event Planning (formerly known as Client Service)
RLC – Competitors will now present live to a panel of judges at RLC. This is now a straight presentation event. There is no more objective test or case study. Event open to competitors in 9-12.
SLC – The first place entry from each region will advance to SLC, plus any wild cards, depending on the total number of RLC entries. Competitors will give a preliminary round presentation with the top entries in each preliminary group advancing to the final round at SLC.
Future Business Educator (Georgia changes only)
FLC – Competitors will now present at FLC (no lesson plan component for FLC). Thsi event now begins at FLC rather than at SLC.
SLC – The first place entry from each FLC group will advance to SLC, plus any wild cards, depending on the total number of FLC groups. Competitors will submit their lesson plan for prejudging. Competitors will give a preliminary round presentation with the top entries in each preliminary group advancing to the final round at SLC.
Introduction to Social Media Strategy (Georgia changes only)
SLC – Competitors in this event will submit a prejudged video presentation. These will be prejudged and the top entries among the prejudged entries will present live to a panel of judges at SLC (possible prelim/final rounds). This event will no longer start at FLC.
Supply Chain Management
SLC – Competitors in this event will now submit a prejudged video presentation. These will be prejudged and the top entries among the prejudged entries will present live to a panel of judges at SLC (possible prelim/final rounds). There is no longer an objective test with this event.
PROCEDURAL CHANGES
Impromptu Speaking
FLC/SLC – Prep time has been increased to 20 minutes; performance time has been increased to 7 minutes
Introduction to Public Speaking
SLC Final Round only – will now include a two-minute Q&A session. Q&A will not occur at RLC or in SLC Prelim Round.
Parliamentary Procedure
The maximum length of the case study problem performance has been reduced to 10 minutes
Public Service Announcement
The maximum length of the actual PSA (video project component) can now be 60 seconds.
Public Speaking
SLC Final Round only – will now include a two-minute Q&A session. Q&A will not occur at RLC or in SLC Prelim Round.
Banking & Financial Systems, Business Ethics, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality & Event Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Network Design, Sports & Entertainment Management
RLC/SLC – Teams in this event must now consist of a minimum of two (2) competitors for all components of this event. Teams of one will no longer be permitted for any component of these events for RLC or SLC.
ALL IN-PERSON PERFORMANCE EVENTS
FLC/RLC/SLC – Any time spent in introductions and handshakes will now be part of the performance time.
2025-2026 Competitive Event Changes (Middle School):
RETIRED EVENTS
- Business Math
- Desktop Publishing
- Exploring Computer Applications
- FBLA Mission & Pledge
- Learning Strategies
- Mobile App Design
- Social Media Concepts
- Video Public Service Announcement
NAME CHANGES
- Exploring Business Communication – replaces Introduction to Business Communication (now a national event)
- Exploring Business Concepts – replaces Business Concepts (now a national event)
- Exploring Coding & Programming – replaces Video Game Challenge
- Exploring FBLA – replaces FBLA Concepts
- Exploring Management & Entrepreneurship – replaces Critical Thinking
- Exploring Marketing Concepts – replaces Marketing Concepts (now a national event)
- Exploring Marketing Strategies – replaces Marketing Mix Challenge
- Exploring Personal Finance – replaces Financial Literacy
- Exploring Professionalism – replaces Business Etiquette
PROCEDURAL CHANGES
Exploring Public Speaking – SLC only – will now include a two-minute Q&A session. Q&A will not occur with RLC virtual judging.
All MS RLC Events – Middle School chapters will no longer have the option to attend the actual Region Leadership Conference. RLC events will now be announced a week earlier and medals will be shipped to advisers in mid-January.