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Navigating the Summer Before College
The summer before college is a unique and often overlooked chapter in the story of your academic journey. It’s a season that offers more than rest – it’s an opportunity to intentionally prepare, reflect and reset.
The Best Leaders Go The Extra—Starting In The Summer
The summer months offer the perfect opportunity to get a head start on your goals before the school year kicks into high gear. Here are some tips to help you start your officer term off strong!
Level Up This Summer: The Strength of Volunteering
Leadership doesn't end when the school year does, and neither should your impact. Volunteering is one of the most fulfilling ways to level up as a student, leader and citizen.
Finish Strong, Start Stronger: Carrying This Year’s DECA Lessons into the Future
It’s time to reflect on all you’ve accomplished—and more importantly, what you’ve learned. As summer begins, you’re presented with an opportunity: to take those lessons and use them to fuel what’s next.
Case Study of the Week: Redesigning All-Star Weekend
Step into the role of the director of public relations for the NBA. The senior vice president wants you to redesign the NBA All-Star weekend to create fan interest and increase return-on-investment for sponsors.
Download ICDC 2025 Certificates and Competitor Performance Reports
Learn how to download certificates and competitive event performance reports from DECA's 2025 Collegiate and High School International Career Development Conferences.
Your Guide to Understanding DECA ICDC's Competitive Event Process and Performance Reports
If you're looking for more information on DECA's International Career Development Conference competitive events process and performance reports, look no further! Explore these frequently asked questions and answers.
Case Study of the Week: Creating a Ring of Champions
Step into the role of the owner of Smokers Ring, a company that makes barbeque smokers. Your business partner wants you to design a Smokers Ring customer community to build the brand.
Farewell from Your 2024-2025 High School Division Executive Officers
As we bid farewell as your 2024-2025 High School Executive Officer Team, we want to thank you for trusting us throughout this term. Because of you, we were able to #BeTheOne.
Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Marriott Foundation Curriculum Grant Recipients
Congratulations to the following chapters selected to receive the VBC–DECA Hotel Challenge Curriculum Grant provided by the J. Willard & Alice S. Marriott Foundation.
DECA Earns Gold Circle Award for Excellence in Association Communications from ASAE
DECA Inc. has earned recognition from ASAE with a 2025 Gold Circle Award in the Video category. The Gold Circle Awards competition is the premier association marketing, membership and communications award.
Case Study of the Week: Incentive to Return to Office
Step into the role of the director of human resources for Smart Venture. The president would like you to examine the current total rewards system and create an incentive for employees to return to working in the office.
6 Steps to Create an Integrated Marketing Campaign
With so much competition in the marketplace, brands need to do everything they can to stand out to their customers. An integrated marketing campaign is not only effective, but it can boost brand awareness, build loyalty, and improve revenue. Here are six tips for creating an integrated marketing campaign.
Advertising: Generating Ideas
Learn creative thinking skills through an ideation process. Explore simple, fun, creative thinking techniques designed that can be used to generate ideas for paintings, photography, films, animations, graphic design, sculptures, fabric design, fashion design, industrial design or any special creative interest.
Case Study of the Week: The Benefits of the Farmer's Market
You are to assume the role of the general manager of Café on the Square, a restaurant located in the town’s main square. The owner of the restaurant has asked you to determine how the restaurant can participate in a weekly farmer’s market.
How to Handle Competitive Event Feedback Like a Pro
Feedback is a key element of developing as an emerging leader and entrepreneur. Use these tips to turn feedback from districts into future competitive event success.
How to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions
Looking back on years past, did you keep your New Year's resolutions? Do you even remember what they were? Here are some ways to keep your New Year’s resolutions all the way through 2022.
Case Study of the Week: Successfully Marketing to Business Travelers
You are to assume the role of director of marketing for Upright Business Solutions, a company that manufactures and markets specialty desks and chairs for office space. The senior vice president wants you to create a marketing plan that will promote the company’s flagship products to business travelers.
Top Collegiate DECA Moments to Look Forward to in the New Year
Through DECA’s competitive event series, scholarship program and educational conferences, members will have many opportunities to maximize their success. Check out what we have in store for the months ahead!
Jump-Start Your Career Today
The demand for rental housing is growing across the United States, and with that, the need for talented, hardworking and creative people to help build strong communities. Jump-start your residential property management career today.
Case Study of the Week: Choices in Higher Education
You are to assume the role of an admissions counselor working at a local four-year public university. One of your job responsibilities is to meet with high school juniors and seniors that may apply for admission and discuss not only the university, but also the overall decision to attend a post-secondary institution.
Utah Collegiate DECA Hosts Fall Leadership Conference
Utah Collegiate DECA members attended their association's annual Fall Leadership Conference in November. Here are three key takeaways that members gained by participating.
Case Study of the Week: How to Minimize but Not Eliminate Housekeeping Services
You are to assume the roles of the director of housekeeping services and the director of guest services for Hotel Labree. The general manager has asked you to determine how the hotel can implement guest personalized housekeeping services.
How to Effectively Pick a Study Abroad Program
Studying abroad can be the experience of a lifetime. Follow these five tips to effectively pick a study abroad program that's the best fit for you!
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Collegiate DECA Member and Chapter of the Month Recognition Opportunities
This year, everyone is excited to Go The Extra, and we’re excited to see how you and your chapters do it! Submit you, your chapter, another individual or another chapter for our Member of the Month or Chapter of the Month opportunity.
Go The Extra with DECA's Corporate Challenges
DECA Challenges provide members opportunities to demonstrate the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom through innovative challenges in partnership with several corporate partners.
Activate Your Chapter Early for Exclusive Competitive Event Resources
Activate your chapter by September 30, 2025 to receive a free digital download of competition resources to help your chapter prepare for competition this year.
Compete in Session One of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game
Collegiate DECA members are invited to participate in the first round of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game (SMG) beginning on September 8, 2025.
Compete in the DECA Stock Market Game
DECA members are invited to participate in the DECA Stock Market Game (SMG) beginning on September 8, 2025.
Case Study of the Week: Troubles in the Drive-Thru
Step into the role of a general manager for Better Burger, a fast food restaurant with two drive thru lanes. The district manager wants you to suggest methods to handle complaints about new technology in the drive thru.
Level Up with the Collegiate DECA Passport Program
Want to level up your skills? Look no further than the Collegiate DECA Passport program! It’s your roadmap to try new things, grow professionally and make your DECA journey more than a competition.
Advisor Best Practice Spotlight of the Week: Sean Lewis
Sean Lewis, DECA advisor and marketing teacher at Hillgrove High School in Georgia, has built a thriving chapter by blending classroom instruction with real-world business experiences.
Enhance Your Collegiate DECA ICDC Experience with the Thunder Over Louisville
Since 1988, Thunder Over Louisville has served as the official opening session for the Kentucky Derby season, and we are so excited to incorporate it into this year’s #CDECAICDC experience.
8 Ways To Use the Membership Video for Back-to-School Recruitment
Discover eight ways members are using the 2025-26 DECA membership video during their events and meetings this back-to-school season and get ideas for your own chapter!
4 Strategies to Elevate Your DECA Association or Chapter Brand
A strong brand not only attracts new members but also energizes current ones, engages partners, and positions your chapter or association as a leader in preparing emerging leaders and entrepreneurs.
Meet the 2025-2026 DECA Content Creators
The DECA Inc. Communications team is excited to announce the 2025-2026 DECA Content Creators! Team members will help grow the DECA brand by showcasing their unique DECA experience.
