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			<title>Entrepreneurship Promotion Project (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
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			<description>The purpose of the Entrepreneurship Promotion Project is to provide an opportunity for the chapter members to demonstrate the skills needed in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating a campaign to educate chapter members and the general public or an organized group about the opportunities available for becoming an entrepreneur. Suggested targeted audiences are educational groups, business groups, etc. The Entrepreneurship Promotion Project is a chapter project that develops the economic  ...</description>
			<category>Written Chapter Team Events</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:13:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sports and Entertainment Marketing (Singles Comp)</title>
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			<description>The student is given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in sports and entertainment marketing. Students will be challenged to perform marketing and management functions and tasks related to amateur or professional sports or sporting events, entertainment or entertainment events, selling or renting of supplies and equipment (other than vehicles) used for recreational or sporting purposes, products and services related to hobbies or cultural events,  ...</description>
			<category>Individual Series Events</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:12:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Creative Marketing Project (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
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			<description>The Creative Marketing Project is a chapter project that develops in chapter members an analytical and creative approach to the marketing process, actively engages chapter members in the marketing activities of their community, and provides an opportunity for experienced executives to guide and assist in developing the marketing, management and entrepreneurship leaders of tomorrow. The Creative Marketing Project is designed to encourage DECA chapter members to recognize marketing as a force for  ...</description>
			<category>Written Chapter Team Events</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:11:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Principles of Hospitality and Tourism (Singles Comp)</title>
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			<description>DECA’s Principles of Business Administration Events measure the student’s proficiency in those skills identified by occupational practitioners as common academic and technical content across marketing, finance, hospitality, and business management and administration.

The Principles of Business Administration Events are designed specifically for first-year marketing/business students who are enrolled in introductory-level principles of marketing/business courses. Advanced students with multiple  ...</description>
			<category>Principles of Business Administration Events</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:13:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Principles of Business Management and Administration (Singles Comp)</title>
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			<description>DECA’s Principles of Business Administration Events measure the student’s proficiency in those skills identified by occupational practitioners as common academic and technical content across marketing, finance, hospitality, and business management and administration.

The Principles of Business Administration Events are designed specifically for first-year marketing/business students who are enrolled in introductory-level principles of marketing/business courses. Advanced students with multiple  ...</description>
			<category>Principles of Business Administration Events</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:12:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Principles of Marketing (Singles Comp)</title>
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			<description>DECA’s Principles of Business Administration Events measure the student’s proficiency in those skills identified by occupational practitioners as common academic and technical content across marketing, finance, hospitality, and business management and administration.

The Principles of Business Administration Events are designed specifically for first-year marketing/business students who are enrolled in introductory-level principles of marketing/business courses. Advanced students with multiple  ...</description>
			<category>Principles of Business Administration Events</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:13:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Principles of Finance (Singles Comp)</title>
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			<description>DECA’s Principles of Business Administration Events measure the student’s proficiency in those skills identified by occupational practitioners as common academic and technical content across marketing, finance, hospitality, and business management and administration.

The Principles of Business Administration Events are designed specifically for first-year marketing/business students who are enrolled in introductory-level principles of marketing/business courses. Advanced students with multiple  ...</description>
			<category>Principles of Business Administration Events</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:13:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Entrepreneurship Written Event (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
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			<description>The Entrepreneurship Written Event involves the development of a proposal to start a new business, a self-analysis (including the willingness to take risks), an analysis of the business situation, a description of the way the business will operate and detailed plans for financing the business through its first three years of operation. Any type of business may be used. The Entrepreneurship Written Event will provide the participants with the opportunity to 

- prepare a written proposal for a  ...</description>
			<category>Business Management &amp; Entrepeneurship</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:22:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Entrepreneurship Participating Event - Independent (Singles Event)</title>
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			<description>The purpose of the Entrepreneurship Participating Event (Creating an Independent or Franchising Business) is to provide an opportunity for the participant to develop and present a proposal to form a business. 

The Entrepreneurship Participating Event includes the development and presentation of various aspects of a plan to form a business. The event provides an opportunity for a participant to develop and demonstrate mastery of essential skills as they apply to the analysis of a business opportunity,  ...</description>
			<category>Business Management &amp; Entrepeneurship</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:30:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Food Marketing (Singles Comp)</title>
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			<description>The student is given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in food marketing or marketing management. Students will be challenged to perform marketing and management functions and tasks in retail establishments, wholesale establish ments and manufacturing firms resulting in the sale of food. Roles in these events are those of customers, employees, supervisors and managers.</description>
			<category>Individual Series Events</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:06:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Financial Analysis (Doubles Comp)</title>
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			<description>Financial analysis is the application of financial data to business decision making in any business. Concepts include understanding the source and purpose of financial statements, the impact of management decisions on statements, and the analysis and interpretation of data for planning purposes.</description>
			<category>Management Team Decision Making</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:55:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Buying and Merchandising (Doubles Comp)</title>
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			<description>Employees in buying and merchandising positions get the product into the hands of the customer. This process includes forecasting, planning, buying, displaying, selling and providing customer service.</description>
			<category>Management Team Decision Making</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:54:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Marketing Management (Singles Comp)</title>
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			<description>The student is given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in marketing management. Students will be challenged to perform marketing management functions and tasks that can be applied broadly in a nonretail marketing environment. Roles in these events are those of clients, employees, supervisors, managers and entrepreneurs.</description>
			<category>Individual Series Events</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:07:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Virtual Business Challenge (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
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			<description>Participants in the DECA Virtual Business Challenge (VBC) operate a computerized business simulation of a retail environment or sports franchise utilizing a competition version of the Virtual Business Retailing 2.0 software or the Virtual Business Sports software. The VBC qualifying rounds are conducted via the Internet.

In the VBC Retailing track, participants will:

- Manage specific marketing concepts such as pricing, purchasing and promotion within their own convenience store

- Interpret  ...</description>
			<category>Online Activity</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:39:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The purpose of the Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan is to provide an opportunity for the participant to demonstrate promotional competencies and other competencies needed by management personnel. The Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan provides the participant with the opportunity to
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- develop a seasonal sales promotion plan, using apparel and accessory items only, for a retail store
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- present the plan in a role-playing situation to the store manager]]></description>
			<category>Marketing Representative Events</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:16:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Apparel and Accessories Marketing (Singles Comp)</title>
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			<description>The student is given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in apparel and accessories marketing or marketing management. Students will be challenged to perform marketing and management functions and tasks in retail establishments, wholesale establishments and/or manufacturing firms primarily engaged in the marketing of clothing and related articles for personal wear and adornment. Roles in these events are those of customers, employees, supervisors  ...</description>
			<category>Individual Series Events</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:03:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Buying and Merchandising Operations Research Event (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/business-operations-research-events-f11/buying-and-merchandising-operations-research-event-1-3-ppl-per-team-t53.htm</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Business Operations Research Events provide an opportunity for participants to demonstrate skills needed by management personnel.
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Buying and Merchandising includes retail and wholesale businesses that provide consumer goods.]]></description>
			<category>Business Operations Research Events</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:24:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Travel and Tourism Marketing (Doubles Comp)</title>
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			<description>Marketing and management functions and tasks that can be applied in enterprises engaged in passenger transportation, travel service, attracting and serving the traveling public, arranging tours or acting as independent ticket agencies, and other services incidental to the travel or tourism industry.</description>
			<category>Management Team Decision Making</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:58:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Finance Operations Research Event (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Business Operations Research Events provide an opportunity for participants to demonstrate skills needed by management personnel.
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Finance includes banks, credit unions, accounting, investments and other financial businesses.]]></description>
			<category>Business Operations Research Events</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:24:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hotel and Lodging Management (Singles Comp)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/individual-series-events-f2/hotel-and-lodging-management-singles-comp-t7.htm</link>
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			<description>The student is given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in hotel and lodging marketing or marketing management. Students will be challenged to perform marketing and management functions and tasks in hotels, motels, lodging services, convention services, and food and beverage services. Roles in these events are those of customers, employees, supervisors and managers.</description>
			<category>Individual Series Events</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:06:37 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Restaurant and Food Service Management (Singles Comp)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/individual-series-events-f2/restaurant-and-food-service-management-singles-comp-t10.htm</link>
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			<description>The student is given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in restaurant and food service management. Students will be challenged to perform marketing and management functions and tasks in a full-service restaurant or a food-service business. Roles in these events are those of supervisors, managers and entrepreneurs.</description>
			<category>Individual Series Events</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:10:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sports and Entertainment Marketing (Doubles Comp)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/management-team-decision-making-f3/sports-and-entertainment-marketing-doubles-comp-t18.htm</link>
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			<description>Marketing and management functions and tasks that can be applied in amateur or professional sports or sporting events, entertainment or entertainment events, selling or renting of supplies and equipment (other than vehicles) used for recreational or sporting purposes, products and services related to hobbies or cultural events, or businesses primarily engaged in satisfying the desire to make productive or enjoyable use of leisure time.</description>
			<category>Management Team Decision Making</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:57:51 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sports and Entertainment Marketing Operations Research Event (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Business Operations Research Events provide an opportunity for participants to demonstrate skills needed by management personnel.
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Sports and Entertainment Marketing includes businesses that conduct sporting and/or entertainment events.]]></description>
			<category>Business Operations Research Events</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:25:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Retail Merchandising (Singles Comp)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/individual-series-events-f2/retail-merchandising-singles-comp-t11.htm</link>
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			<description>The student is given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in retail merchandising management. Students will be challenged to perform marketing and management functions and tasks that can be applied in any retail establishment. Roles in these events are those of customers, employees, supervisors and managers.</description>
			<category>Individual Series Events</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:10:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>International Business Plan Event (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/business-management-entrepeneurship-f7/international-business-plan-event-1-3-ppl-per-team-t39.htm</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The purpose of the International Business Plan Event is to provide an opportunity for the participants to
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- apply marketing skills in an international setting
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- prepare a written proposal for a new business venture (a new business or a new product or service of an existing business)]]></description>
			<category>Business Management &amp; Entrepeneurship</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:28:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Business Services Operations Research Event (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/business-operations-research-events-f11/business-services-operations-research-event-1-3-ppl-per-team-t52.htm</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Business Operations Research Events provide an opportunity for participants to demonstrate skills needed by management personnel.
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Business Services includes human resources, information technology and personal and contracted services businesses.]]></description>
			<category>Business Operations Research Events</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:24:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Internet Marketing Plan Event (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/business-management-entrepeneurship-f7/internet-marketing-plan-event-1-3-ppl-per-team-t40.htm</link>
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			<description>The purpose of the Internet Marketing Plan Event is to provide an opportunity for the participants to research and design a plan to start an Internet marketing business or enhance a component of an existing Internet marketing business. The Internet Marketing Plan Event will provide chapter members with an opportunity to u design a marketing research study to identify the potential for internet marketing

- conduct market research

- prepare a business plan based on the market research </description>
			<category>Business Management &amp; Entrepeneurship</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:29:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hospitality Services (Doubles Comp)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/management-team-decision-making-f3/hospitality-services-doubles-comp-t16.htm</link>
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			<description>Marketing and management functions and tasks that can be applied in hotels, motels, lodging services, related convention services, and related food and beverage services.</description>
			<category>Management Team Decision Making</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:56:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Technical Sales Event (Singles Comp)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/marketing-representative-events-f6/technical-sales-event-singles-comp-t36.htm</link>
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			<description>The purpose of the Technical Sales Event is to provide an opportunity for the participant to demonstrate knowledge of the National Curriculum Framework performance indicators (DECA’s general marketing performance indicators) as well as the ability to organize and deliver a sales presentation for one or more technical products and/or services.</description>
			<category>Marketing Representative Events</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:18:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Business Services Marketing (Singles Comp)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/individual-series-events-f2/business-services-marketing-singles-comp-t5.htm</link>
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			<description>The student is given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in business services marketing. Students will be challenged to perform marketing functions and tasks involved in providing services to businesses on a fee or contract basis or providing services to consumers. Roles in these events are those of customers, employees, supervisors, managers and entrepreneurs.</description>
			<category>Individual Series Events</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:05:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research Event (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/business-operations-research-events-f11/hospitality-and-tourism-operations-research-event-1-3-ppl-per-team-t55.htm</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Business Operations Research Events provide an opportunity for participants to demonstrate skills needed by management personnel.
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Hospitality and Tourism includes hotel, restaurants and tourism-related businesses.]]></description>
			<category>Business Operations Research Events</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:25:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Business Law and Ethics (Doubles Comp)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/management-team-decision-making-f3/business-law-and-ethics-doubles-comp-t13.htm</link>
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			<description>For the purposes of this event, business law is U.S. law and will include contracts, product liability, employment and types of business ownership. The ethics component involves evaluating competing social values that may reasonably be argued from either side.</description>
			<category>Management Team Decision Making</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:53:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Advertising Campaign Event (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/marketing-representative-events-f6/advertising-campaign-event-1-3-ppl-per-team-t34.htm</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The purpose of the Advertising Campaign Event is to provide an opportunity for the participants to prepare an advertising campaign of any length for a real product, service, company or business and to present the campaign to a prospective client/advertiser. The participants will also indicate an appropriate budget and select media.
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The Advertising Campaign Event allows an opportunity for the participants to demonstrate promotional skills necessary for advertising management personnel.]]></description>
			<category>Marketing Representative Events</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:15:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Stock Market Game (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/online-activity-f9/stock-market-game-1-3-ppl-per-team-t46.htm</link>
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			<description>Participants in the Foundation for Investment Education Stock Market Game develop and manage an investment portfolio. The Stock Market Game is conducted via the Internet and allows DECA members to test their skills against other DECA members in an online competition. Each participating team manages all aspects of the portfolio including stock selection, buying and selling. The goal of the competition is to increase the value of the beginning portfolio.

During the course of the Stock Market Game,  ...</description>
			<category>Online Activity</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:38:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>DECA Quiz Bowl (1-4 ppl per team)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/special-activity-f8/deca-quiz-bowl-1-4-ppl-per-team-t44.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
			<description>The DECA Quiz Bowl Competitive Event is intended to stimulate and motivate teams of students to test their acquired knowledge on topics and situations related to marketing education programs.</description>
			<category>Special Activity</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:34:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Entrepreneurship Participating Event - Franchising (Singles Event)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/business-management-entrepeneurship-f7/entrepreneurship-participating-event-franchising-singles-event-t42.htm</link>
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			<description>The purpose of the Entrepreneurship Participating Event (Creating an Independent or Franchising Business) is to provide an opportunity for the participant to develop and present a proposal to form a business.

The Entrepreneurship Participating Event includes the development and presentation of various aspects of a plan to form a business. The event provides an opportunity for a participant to develop and demonstrate mastery of essential skills as they apply to the analysis of a business opportunity,  ...</description>
			<category>Business Management &amp; Entrepeneurship</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:32:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Learn &amp;amp; Earn Project (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/written-chapter-team-events-f5/learn-earn-project-1-3-ppl-per-team-t31.htm</link>
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			<description>The Learn and Earn Project is a chapter project that develops business and marketing skills. Positive earning outcomes in this project are not as critical to its success as the learning outcomes. The Learn and Earn Project applies entrepreneurial skills to a single sales/service activity to be run as a real business venture. In a sense, the project is a chapter entrepreneurship project. The sales/service activity may focus on any subject of interest to the chapter and should involve the majority  ...</description>
			<category>Written Chapter Team Events</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:14:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Financial Literacy Promotion Project (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/written-chapter-team-events-f5/financial-literacy-promotion-project-1-3-ppl-per-team-t30.htm</link>
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			<description>The purpose of the Financial Literacy Promotion Project is to provide an opportunity for the chapter members to demonstrate the skills needed in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating a campaign to educate chapter members and the general public or an organized group about the importance of financial literacy. To be financially literate, one must be able to confidently read, analyze, and manage their personal finances to lead more secure and satisfying lives. The most basic areas include  ...</description>
			<category>Written Chapter Team Events</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:14:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Community Service Project (1-3 ppl per team)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/written-chapter-team-events-f5/community-service-project-1-3-ppl-per-team-t27.htm</link>
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			<description>The Community Service Project is a chapter project that provides an opportunity for chapter members to develop a better understanding of the role civic activities have in society, to make a contribution to a community service or charity, and to learn and apply the principles of the numerous components of marketing management. The purpose of the Community Service Project is to provide an opportunity for the chapter members to demonstrate the skills necessary in planning, organizing, implementing  ...</description>
			<category>Written Chapter Team Events</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:08:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Quick Serve Restaurant Management (Singles Comp)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/individual-series-events-f2/quick-serve-restaurant-management-singles-comp-t9.htm</link>
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			<description>The student is given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in quick-service restaurant management. Students will be challenged to perform marketing functions and tasks in retail establishments, wholesale establishments and manufacturing firms primarily engaged in the quick-serve restaurant industry. Roles in these events are those of customers, employees, supervisors, managers and entrepreneurs.</description>
			<category>Individual Series Events</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:08:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Automotive Services Marketing (Singles Comp)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/individual-series-events-f2/automotive-services-marketing-singles-comp-t4.htm</link>
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			<description>The student is given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in automotive services marketing. Students will be challenged to perform marketing and management functions and tasks related to service stations and related businesses or auto parts stores. Roles in these events are those of customers, employees, supervisors, managers and entrepreneurs</description>
			<category>Individual Series Events</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:04:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Accounting Applications Series (Singles Comp)</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/individual-series-events-f2/accounting-applications-series-singles-comp-t2.htm</link>
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			<description>The student is given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in accounting applications. Students will be challenged to perform marketing and management functions and tasks focusing on the application of financial data to business planning, including collection and organization of data, development and use of reports, and analysis of data to make business decisions. Concepts include understanding the source and purpose of financial statements, the impact  ...</description>
			<category>Individual Series Events</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:29:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Claiming Your Competition</title>
			<link>http://bcadeca.forumotion.net/instructions-f1/claiming-your-competition-t1.htm</link>
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			<description>Claiming your comp is a pretty simple process. All you need to do is find one that you like and post your a reply to it with yours and your partner(s)' name(s) if applicable. We'll take care of registering it for you. IF YOU ALREADY SEE THAT 3 REPLIES HAVE BEEN POSTED, PLEASE CHOOSE A DIFFERENT COMP! You won't get a competition that's spots are taken. The subject line should be left blank.</description>
			<category>INSTRUCTIONS</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:22:53 GMT</pubDate>
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