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05/22/2026

📣 Did you use IBM SkillsBuild to this year? We want to hear about it!
Share your experience here: https://deca.formstack.com/forms/2025_26_ibmskillsbuild

05/21/2026

It's only right to end a record-breaking year with a record-breaking DECA ICDC 👏💙

Thank you to our advisors, partners, volunteers, and other key stakeholders for an incredible event, and congratulations to our members on all your accomplishments!

Let's take a look at this year's by the numbers 🔷

05/20/2026

The future of business education is evolving fast and DECA advisors are leading the way.

Join the DECA Advisor Professional Learning Virtual Conference to discover the Next Big Thing in classroom innovation, career readiness and student leadership development.

From AI-powered tools to real-world case studies and pitch decks, this conference is packed with ideas you can immediately bring back to your students.

📅 July 15-16
💻 Fully virtual
📚️ Complimentary for DECA advisors

Your next big breakthrough starts here.

➡️ Register now at https://www.deca.org/conferences/advisor-virtual-conference.

05/20/2026

Interested in a careers that build communities? Explore RPM Careers 🏡
RPM Careers helps students discover Residential Property Management in the rental housing industry!

Discover career pathways such as leasing, community management, maintenance and more through a career map, videos and e-brochures, plus find connections to local apartment associations and training resources.

Visit their website today ➡️ www.naahq.org/rpm

05/19/2026

The 2026 photo gallery is now available 📸💙🙌
View the entire collection of photos here ➡️ https://www.flickr.com/photos/decainc/albums/

05/18/2026

This year, DECA members showed what it truly means to Go The Extra. ✨

At , thousands of members shared how they went above and beyond this year, and their answers were brought to life in a 16-foot live visual installation.

Can you find your answer? 🔎👀

05/18/2026

🌟 We are proud to celebrate the 2026 DECA Student Scholarship recipients 🌟
Please join us in congratulating these two exceptional DECA members who have demonstrated a strong passion for accounting and a commitment to their future careers!
Through this scholarship, the AICPA Foundation is honored to support the next generation of talent entering the accounting profession. We look forward to seeing all they will accomplish as future accounting and business leaders.
🔗 https://www.thiswaytocpa.com/

05/18/2026

Step into the role of the owner of Splendid Foods, a business that produces varieties of protein bars, granola bars and other nutritious snacks. Your business partner has asked you to determine the marketing plan for a food industry trade show.

🔗 Read more at www.decadirect.org/articles/case-study-of-the-week-tradeshow-planning

05/17/2026

What’s the Next Big Thing for your chapter? 🔥

A stronger competitive events program?
More member engagement?
New classroom strategies?
Bigger leadership opportunities?

Find your inspiration at the DECA Advisor Professional Learning Virtual Conference, built exclusively for DECA advisors ready to bring bold ideas into the classroom.

📍 Virtual via Zoom
📅 July 15-16, 2026
✅️ Complimentary registration

Register by July 14: https://www.deca.org/conferences/advisor-virtual-conference

05/15/2026

It's a good day for a recap video 👏💙🎥✨

05/14/2026

DECA is excited about AP Business with Personal Finance!

Don’t miss today’s College Board webinar all about the AP Summer Institute and the AP DECA Toolkit.

📆 Thursday, May 14 | 3:30 PM ET

Register ahead of time at https://www.decadirect.org/articles/register-now-for-the-apsi-deca-toolkit-webinar-hosted-by-college-board.

Today’s webinar will be recorded and shared afterward.

DECA advisors have been asking about the AP/DECA “toolkit” that advisors will be able to access, not just to prepare students for the AP Exam in the Spring of 2027, but also to better prepare them for DECA competitive events.