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5 Paris Marketing Tricks to Use on Your Next DECA Role Play

Oct 28, 2026

The city of lights has a lot more to offer than its pastries and architecture; it houses some of the best marketing and advertising tricks.

College Success

Balancing Your Business

Oct 27, 2026

DECA season has officially started! This can mean entering a stressful time in your life or learning to balance everything.

Conferences

Download the 2026 Ultimate DECA Power Trip Program + Mobile App

Oct 26, 2026

Get ready to gather with 2,000 DECA members at The Ultimate DECA Power Trip in Louisville, KY! Download the conference program now.

College Success

Testing, Testing, 123: How To Rock The Testing Season

Oct 26, 2026

With school in full swing, students constantly face endless homework assignments and studying. However, for many, these assignments pale in comparison to the rigor of a test.

Case Study of the Week

People Planning At The Dog Park

Oct 26, 2026

You are to assume the roles of the owner of CROOKED CREEK DOG PARK, soon to be the first private dog park in the city. A potential investor wants you to develop additional services to provide dog owners that will persuade membership.

Career Insights

Building Your Future: Explore Careers in Rental Housing

Oct 25, 2026

Building Your Future: Explore Careers in Rental Housing introduces high school students to the people, skills, and career pathways that keep apartment communities operating successfully.

Chapter Strategy

Empower Student Leaders to Combat Food Insecurity

Oct 25, 2026

The Explore.Act.Tell. Fast Track program gives students an opportunity to explore food insecurity in their communities and turn what they learn into meaningful action.

Career Insights

NRF Halloween Survey Shows Consumer Spending Expected to Reach $13.5 Billion

Oct 25, 2026

For more than two decades, NRF’s Halloween survey has tracked how consumers celebrate the holiday, and this year’s results show that shoppers are being thoughtful and strategic.

Chapter Strategy

3 Ways to Show Your Chapter’s Impact Beyond an Instagram Post

Oct 23, 2026

Sharing your chapter’s story with school leaders, local media and business partners can help you recognize members’ hard work, build relationships and create new opportunities.

Compete

Fake It Till You Make It: A DECA Survival Strategy

Oct 23, 2026

During my first year competing in DECA, I had ambition. An advisor? No. Experienced members to ask for advice? Also no.

DECA News

Celebrating 30 Years of Partnership with Hilton

Oct 23, 2026

DECA is proud to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of its partnership with Hilton - a remarkable milestone that represents three decades of Hilton’s commitment our members.

Conferences

Power Up Your DECA Year: The Advantages of Attending Power Trip

Oct 22, 2026

The Ultimate DECA Power Trip takes place from November 20-22, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky to bring DECA members across the world together and build growth, leadership, and community.

DECA News

DECA Scholarship Recipients 2015-2016

Mar 18, 2016

Congratulations to these EPIC members!

DECA News

Collegiate DECA Scholarship Recipients 2015-2016

Mar 17, 2016

Congratulations to these EPIC Collegiate DECA members!

Compete

4 Presentation Tips to Help Your Wow Your Judge

Mar 1, 2016

The difference between a good case study presentation and a great case study presentation is the delivery of the content you’ve created.

Compete

Tips for Taking DECA Exams

Jan 25, 2016

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!

Compete

5 Tips for Taking On the DECA Competition

May 6, 2015

Hear how one member took advantage of their ICDC experience to gather competition tips from other international competitors.

Compete

Competition Tips from ICDC Qualifiers

Apr 7, 2015

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!

DECA News

Collegiate DECA Scholarship Recipients 2014-2015

Mar 23, 2015

Congratulations to this year's Collegiate DECA scholarship recipients.

Compete

3 Things to Think About When Prepping for Competition

Dec 3, 2012

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.

Compete

6 Steps to Team Competition Excellence

Feb 11, 2011

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.