Celebrate American Enterprise Day by customizing this presentation for your FBLA-PBL chapter

1. Future Business Leaders of America

2.  FBLA-PBL recognizes November 15 as
American Enterprise Day.
 FBLA-PBL chapters salute and publicize the
American free enterprise system.
 Chapters celebrate through activities,
projects, and festivities.

3.  Few restrictions are placed on business
activities and ownership.
 Governments have minimal ownership.
 Limited restrictions on trade and minimal
government intervention.

4.  On August 8, 1980 President Jimmy Carter
made a proclamation directing that American
Enterprise Day be observed.
 Chevron Corporation contributed a grant
called “Getting Involved” to FBLA.

5.  Began in the 1700s.
 People wanted control of their own business
without government interference.
 Ideas shifted to be associated with the Free
Market System.

6.  Advocates against restriction of the free
enterprise system.
 Promotes fewer restrictions on businesses

7.  Local chapters celebrate American Enterprise
Day through a variety of projects like:
 Presenting ideas about business in the form of
skits and songs to elementary school students.
 Preparing activity books for students in 8th grade
 Running an essay contest for high school
students; the winning entry is published in the
local newspaper.

8.  (INSERT SUMMARY OF LOCAL AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE PROJECT HERE, DELETE SLIDE
IF YOUR CHAPTER DOES NOT PLAN TO
HAVE ONE.)

9. Video

11. INSERT PICTURE OF LOCAL
CHAPTER OFFICERS