Business

What is Business?

The Business instructional program prepares students to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Students who successfully complete Business program’s sequence of instruction will develop an in-depth understanding of the business and financial management practices needed for large and small enterprises. 

A large part of the Business program is DECA. It helps prepare students to be leaders and entrepreneurs, and to be college and career ready. 

What Can DECA do for Me?

• Through participation in DECA activities, 92% national DECA members say they learned how to communicate thoughts and ideas, how to organize a presentation and more about what businesses expect from employees, while gaining problem solving skills.
• More than 90% of national DECA members say their experience empowered them to be an effective leader and connected school to the real world. Nearly 80% of national DECA members say DECA helped them recognize the benefit of community service.
• National DECA members say their experience prepared them academically for college and career (88%), influenced their college plans (68%), influenced their career plans (75%) and influenced their interest in entrepreneurship and owning a business (61%).