School-based enterprises are effective educational tools in helping to prepare students for the transition from school to work or college. For many students, they provide the first work experience; for others, they provide an opportunity to build management, supervision and leadership skills. While some in the education community have only recently discovered the value of school-based enterprises, educators and DECA advisors have used them as a powerful teaching tool for more than four decades.

DECA provides an incredible array of training, materials, and support for DECA chapters who use School-Based Enterprise as an educational platform including:

• Chapter and Individual Certifications
• DECA Approved Vendor Partners
• DECA SBE Competition among other SBE programs around the world
• DECA Advisor Scholarships
• School-based Enterprise Academy at the DECA International Career Development Conference
• SBE Classroom Resources including lesson plans, e-learning, guides, instructional units, exams and textbooks