Partner Programs
The Virtual Business Challenge
Test your financial and business management skills by competing in Knowledge Matters' Virtual Business Finance and Management Challenges, newly recognized official competitive events.
Virtual Business Finance Challenge
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.
Team registration for this event will begin on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. There will be two rounds (Challenges) held via the Internet during the school year.
The first challenge is October 14, 2024, 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time – November 8, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The second challenge is February 3, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time – February 28, 2025, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The top 20 nationally ranked teams from each qualifying round will qualify to compete in a virtual final round to take place online in May. Only one team per state per round may qualify.
More: Register for the Virtual Business Finance Challenge.
Email: [email protected]
Virtual Business Management Challenge
Knowledge Matters is sponsoring the Virtual Business Management Challenge, an official competitive event. This event will be based on the Virtual Business–Management Online simulation. FBLA members will use the simulation to test their skills at managing their own manufacturing business and will compete against students across the country. Members will experience real world business concepts such as recruiting, hiring and supervising employees, productivity and efficiency, sales, risk management, and more.
There will be two qualifying rounds held via the Internet during the school year:
Team registration for this event will begin on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. There will be two rounds (Challenges) held via the Internet during the school year.
The first challenge is October 14, 2024, 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time – November 8, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The second challenge is February 3, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time – February 28, 2025, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The top 20 nationally ranked teams from each qualifying round will qualify to compete in a virtual final round to take place online April 1-5, 2014. Only one team per state per round may qualify.
More: Register for the Virtual Business Management Challenge.
Email: [email protected]
