FBLA is a student organization that brings together business and education to provide innovative leadership and career development programs (paragraph 1). It was founded in 1937 and has over a quarter million members nationwide, making it the largest business career student organization in the world (paragraph 2). Students should join FBLA to gain business experience through competitions, network, build their resume, and develop leadership and teamwork skills to benefit their college and professional careers (paragraph 3). To join, students pay membership dues to their local FBLA adviser (paragraph 4).