LOCAL CHAPTER ANNUAL BUSINESS REPORT
This event recognizes FBLA charters that effectively summarize their year's activities. This event provides participants with valuable experience in preparing annual business reports.
The report should summarize the activities of the local chapter between the start of the previous SLC and the start of the current SLC. Projects used for other FBLA reports may be included. The report should include the chapter's profile, productivity, recognition, and business procedures.
ELIGIBILITY
District No competion required at this level.
State Limited to one entry per charter that is on record in the FBLA/PBL state office as having paid state and national dues by December 15 of the current school year.
National See national guidelines: www.fbla-pbl.org.
Competitors may compete in a chapter event as many times as they wish, regardless of placement at a previous National Leadership Conference (American Enterprise Project, Community Service Project, Local Chapter Annual Business Report, and Partnership with Business Project).
REGULATIONS
The entry form found in the SLC registration packet and a copy of the written project must be sent to the state adviser's office received first-class mail by the date specified in the SLC registration packet.
General Report Guidelines
1. Student members, not advisers, must prepare reports.
2. Reports must describe activities of the chapter that were conducted between the start of the previous State Leadership Conference and start of the current State Leadership Conference.
3. Penalty points will be given if the written project doesn’t adhere to the report cover and report contents guidelines.
Report Cover Guidelines
1. Report covers and Table of Contents are required but are not counted against the page limit.
2. Front cover must contain the following information: name of the school, name of the state, name of the event, and year (20xx–20xx).
Report Content Guidelines
1. Include a Table of Contents with page numbers.
2. Follow the rating sheet sequence in writing the report. If information is not available for a particular criterion, include a statement to that effect in the report.
3. Pages must be numbered and must be standard 8 1/2” x 11” paper. Each side of the paper providing information is counted as a page.
4. Reports must not exceed 15 pages (divider pages and appendices are optional and must be included in the page count).
5. Report should include the chapter’s program of work.
• Report must be prepared by student members, not advisers. Local advisers should serve as consultants to ensure that the report is well organized, contains substantiated statements, and is written in a business style.
• Report must describe activities of the local chapter that were conducted between the previous State Leadership Conference and the current State Leadership Conference.
• Reports judged at the national level become property of FBLA-PBL, Inc. These reports may be used for publication or reproduced for sale by the national association.
PROCEDURE
Report format must follow the same sequence shown on the rating sheet. If information is not available for a particular criterion, an appropriate statement should be included in the report. The report must be similar to that of a business report with substantiated statements in a clear and concise format. Creativity through design and use of meaningful graphics is encouraged.
JUDGING
Reports will be reviewed by a screening committee to determine if chapters have complied with event eligibility and regulations. A panel of judges will select the winners. They make their decisions on the basis of evidence included in the written documentation. The content of each report will be evaluated by the criteria identified in the rating sheet. All decisions of the judges are final. Creativity through design and use of meaningful graphics is encouraged.
AWARDS
State State awards for the top five places are presented at the State Leadership Conference.
National The judges will determine the number of awards presented at the National Leadership Conference. The maximum number will be ten.