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Start Now: 3 Tips to Build Your Chapter for Next Year
Class registration for the 2023-2024 school year will be here in a few short months! If your chapter is co-curricular, where you register for a class while being a DECA member, it is important to spread the word early to potential members coming to your school next year. Here are a few tips to help your chapter succeed in gaining new members.
2022-2023 Virtual Business Challenge Round 1 ICDC Qualifiers
DECA congratulates finalist teams in the first round of the 2022-2023 Virtual Business Challenge (VBC). They have earned the opportunity to compete during the DECA International Career Development Conference this spring.
Case Study of the Week: Customer Reviews for Custom Pottery
Step into the role of the owner of Custom Pottery, a small business located in a city with 300,000 people. An entrepreneurial consultant has recommended that you begin allowing and encouraging customer reviews.
Turn Your Business Idea Into a Reality
So, you’ve got an idea for a business. What next? Whether you want to start a technology company or a restaurant, there are 5 practical steps you can take to bring your idea to life and figure out the next steps.
Building Deep Customer Empathy to Solve Any Problem
Deep Customer Empathy creates shared understanding, insights and motivation to improve the lives of our customers. How do we gain this empathy? By observing people, their behaviors, patterns and environment first-hand, with a keen eye to their pain points and barriers to achieving their goal.
Opportunities that Arose from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Out of the box, creative thinking arose because of COVID. For the live events industry and specifically for EDGE, it meant shifting to remote filming kits and establishing health and safety protocols. It strengthened our client relationships and our team’s cohesiveness.
Over 1,000 DECA Members Gathered at The Ultimate DECA Power Trip in Washington, D.C.
From November 11-13, 2022, over 1,000 DECA student and advisor members from 32 states attended the Ultimate DECA Power Trip in the Washington, D.C. area. Congratulations to the Ultimate DECA Members and Competitive Excellence Experience top performers!
DECA and Piper Sandler Complete 44th Semi-Annual Survey of 14,500 U.S. Teens
DECA and Piper Sandler completed the 44th semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens® survey. This survey highlights discretionary spending trends and brand preferences from more than 14,500 teens across the U.S. with an average age of 15.8 years.
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How to Get The Edge on Member Engagement
As an organization, we want to make sure that all our members are constantly engaged in what is going on inside the world of DECA. Keeping engagement up, especially into DECA Month, is highly important to keep our members involved and engaged within the amazing organization that we’re all part of today.
One DECA: November 2022
Check out what you missed on the November 2022 #OneDECA Call, hosted by DECA's Executive Officer Team.
4 Videos to Help Discover What Kind of Work You Want to Do
Need help deciding on a potential career path or college major? Check out these helpful videos with concrete steps and reflection questions to help you discover what kind of work you want to do.
Case Study of the Week: Rewarding Customers While Increasing Sales
Step into the role of promotional director for Premiere Purchase, a consumer electronics retailer. The senior vice president has asked you to plan a special event exclusively for top-tier Premiere Points members that will result in an increase in sales.
Collegiate DECA Scholarship Recipients 2015-2016
Congratulations to these EPIC Collegiate DECA members!
4 Presentation Tips to Help Your Wow Your Judge
The difference between a good case study presentation and a great case study presentation is the delivery of the content you’ve created.
Tips for Taking DECA Exams
Doing well on the exam not only means you could make it on stage at your association conference, but you could also move on to the International Career Development Conference! Follow these three steps to do your best!
5 Tips for Taking On the DECA Competition
Hear how one member took advantage of their ICDC experience to gather competition tips from other international competitors.
Competition Tips from ICDC Qualifiers
Ever wondered how students who compete at ICDC do so well and make it to the international conference? We took to the halls of ICDC to find out! Here are some inside tips from competitors on how to best prepare for competition and make it to ICDC!
Collegiate DECA Scholarship Recipients 2014-2015
Congratulations to this year's Collegiate DECA scholarship recipients.
3 Things to Think About When Prepping for Competition
The unique ideas and presentations that each student brings to the competition keep me coming back to judge. Judges take great pride in witnessing the time and dedication DECA members invest in bettering themselves outside the classroom.
6 Steps to Team Competition Excellence
As we gear up for another year of DECA competitions some, teams are coming together for the first time while others are trying to work the kinks out from last year. When you’re competing as a team at DECA there are some key steps you’ll want to take to reach excellence.
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Hybrid vs. Remote Work: Which Model Is Right for Your Organization?
Hybrid work and remote work are not the same thing. Discover the differences, benefits and drawbacks of each working model with Intuit.
Developing Leaders for the Future: A Guide to an Intern Program
Arizona State University Collegiate DECA has a distinctive structure for its leadership team. In addition to their seven chapter officers, they also onboard a team of interns.
Blackman High School "Goes Gold" to Raise Awareness for Childhood Cancer
Blackman DECA hosted a donation drive and dress-up week to raise awareness about childhood cancer. This included marketing and advertising to spread the word and encourage the whole school to participate in the event.
Lead in the Moment: How Presence Sets Real Leaders Apart
Are you leading or just reacting? Discover how consistently showing up with deep intention sets you apart as a leader.
Download the Ultimate DECA Power Trip Program
Get ready to gather with more than 3,000 DECA members at The Ultimate DECA Power Trip in Arlington, VA! Download the conference program to start planning your custom experience.
A Look Back on Collegiate DECA Engage in Tampa
Over 200 Collegiate DECA members attended the 2025 Engage Conference in Tampa, Florida, on October 23-25, 2025.
Don't Be Spooked! What to Expect at Your First DECA Conference
DECA can sound scary, but compared to classic monsters like zombies, vampires and ghosts, DECA is like a breath of fresh air with a side of blazers. Here is what to expect at your first DECA Conference.
8 Tips for How to Negotiate a Raise or Hourly Pay
Thinking of asking for a raise? Here are 8 actionable tips from Intuit on how to ask for more money and approach conversations around hourly pay.
Getting “Engaged” at Collegiate DECA Engage 2025
In this article, Collegiate DECA Engage Content Creator, Myles Frueh, recaps how members of Collegiate DECA were truly getting “engaged” throughout the conference in Tampa.
Using DECA to Strengthen Your College Application
DECA is a toolkit, one that prepares you not just for business, but for life. The same skills you’ve built through DECA can make your college applications stronger, more genuine, and more reflective of who you really are.
Falling for Fundraisers: How to Make Your Autumn Events a Success
Autumn presents numerous opportunities to unite your chapter and engage with your local community. With teamwork, preparation and a creative mindset, your next fall fundraiser can be your best one yet!
Case Study of the Week: The Perks of Student Banking
Step into the role of a banker at Capital Bank. A new customer wants to know more about the bank’s student banking account.
