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<p style="text-align: justify;">DECA(Distributive Education Clubs of America) is an international organization that works with schools, both high schools, and colleges to, educate aspiring entrepreneurs and soon-to-be leaders. They do this by holding conferences and competitions in the following fields of business; marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.</p><p style="text-align: center;">[[File:Deca circleAshlee Hunt.jpg]]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">DECA has been changing lives and impacting futures since 1946, and with their constantly revolving research and education based technology, they have provided the very best program made possible to students in high school and higher education.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">DECA has almost 30 competitive events, all aimed to prepare students for not only their future careers but also, the workload that comes along with it. DECA competitions often simulate what it’s like to make big decisions pertaining to the company, or in the case of the entrepreneurship categories, you’d be the one founding the company itself.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p>

DACA DECA hosts competitions composed of various events relating to different aspects of the business profession. DACA DECA competitions&nbsp;are aimed at providing students in business-oriented professions with experience in competitive environments. Students may chose to enter events as individuals or as a team with up to 3 members.&nbsp;

[https://www.deca.org/college-programs/college-competitive-events/https://www.deca.org/college-programs/college-competitive-events/] = WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF DECA'S ORGANIZATION = [[File:DECAimages.png|thumb]] DECA was created to prepare high-school and college students for careers in the business sector, including budding entrepreneurs and hopeful business leaders. Through this program, they can become… '''CRITICAL THINKERS''' through the academic rigor of the program.

=WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF '''LEADERS''' in their chapter and on their campus. '''PREPARED''' for a career in management, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing or finance. The skills gained through the DECA'S ORGANIZATION=are important building blocks to students future, preparing them to enter the business world after college with a sense of knowledge and comfort in their area, already. Joining the chapter at your school will enhance business education, leadership skills, and academic success.

If you choose the first and most common option, which is to join or create a DECA chapter, it's basically like your creating a club on campus. Except in order to be official, and in order for you to compete in regional and global competitions, you have to register your Chapter(club) on the DECA organization's website, which is deca.org. After your club is registered with the organization, it's important that you get the necessary support from stakeholders at the school, like the President, Vice President, Provost, and your Student Government Association. This is really important to your chapter's success since for all competitive events and for your chapter's membership with the DECA organization, fees need to be paid. As you will see in the next few sectionssection, there are many ways you can approach, speaking to these stakeholders and getting get the necessary funding your events. In and just for your club in general whether that be through the next section, you'll actually get first-hand tips from a chapter leader, on how she ran her actual DECA chapter at her organization or through your own school and the obstacles and challenges that came along with that. = INTERVIEW: CAROLINA GONZALEZ = [[File:AshleeHuntIMG 20180110 135256-.jpg]]The opportunities are endless!

[https://www.deca.org/college-programs/scholarships-college/https://www.deca.org/college-programs/scholarships-college/] = CONTACT INFORMATION = DECA Inc. 1908 Association Drive Reston, VA 20191 (703) 860-5000 info@deca.org   Edited by&nbsp;[[Ash_Hunt|Ash Hunt]], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Regan_O%27Donnell Regan O'Donnell], and Alex Plazas &lt;/div&gt;