Knowledge Matters, Inc. is excited to announce that the BPA online Virtual Business Challenge (VBC) will be returning for the 2024-25 membership year. The competition is open to all secondary division BPA members and offers a great opportunity to compete for prize money and test your accounting skills individually or as a team.

BPA Partner, Stukent is excited to introduce the 2025 Student Simternship Triathlon Competition, an opportunity for secondary division members to compete against other business students across the country. The Stukent Simternship Triathlon will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, and conclude on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Using Stukent Simternships™, students will be able to test their skills in any or all of social media marketing, entrepreneurship, and accounting and complete tasks that real professionals tackle in their roles. The top three qualified students from individual schools for each Simternship content area will be recognized by Stukent and BPA.

The BPA LifeSmarts competition begins with the online challenges, with top-scoring teams receiving cash prizes. The teams that earn the highest score in each challenge will receive cash prizes. One Junior Varsity level BPA Team comprised of two members in grades 6-8, and one Varsity level BPA team comprised of two members in grades 9-12 will be recognized in each challenge. See our LifeSmarts BPA page for complete details and how BPA Teams can also compete in our State and National LifeSmarts Championships!