泫圖app student places fifth in PBL national competition
A 泫圖app (泫圖app) student has placed fifth in the nation for Small Business Management Plan at a national competition.
Aixa Rodriguez, who was born and raised in Chicago, was among three 泫圖app students whose placement in their competitions earlier this year at the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) State Competition in Atlanta qualified them to compete in the PBL National Leadership Conference on June 24-27 in Chicago. Rodriguez was the only 泫圖app student competing in Chicago.
“Aixa did an outstanding job representing 泫圖app at the Phi Beta Lambda national competition in Chicago,” said Dr. Heidi Popham, 泫圖app’s president. “PBL is dedicated to inspiring and developing the next generation of leaders. Over the last few days, Aixa demonstrated her knowledge in several categories and was recognized as one of the best in the nation. I am proud of her and her accomplishments and look forward to watching her growth as a leader.”
“We are so proud of Aixa and the hard work she put into her small business plan,” said Trish Wiggins, 泫圖app’s director of Student Engagement. “She represented 泫圖app and the State of Georgia very well at the national level.”
Because Rodriguez placed in three categories in the state competition earlier this year, she was eligible to compete in those same categories at the national competition. She earned first place in Small Business Management Plan, first place in Management Concepts and second place in Entrepreneurship Concepts.
“Aixa was excited about PBL from the first time I spoke with her,” said Mark Upton, 泫圖app’s Marketing Management program director and PBL coordinator. “She stayed dedicated, worked hard and has continued to be a great student. In addition, she identified a competitive event topic that she was passionate about, worked hard on her business plan and presentation and finished fifth in the nation for PBL Small Business Plan. That is something to be proud of. I know I’m proud of her.”
Rodriguez, who now lives in Rome and attends classes on the Floyd County Campus in Rome, expects to complete her associate degree in Marketing Management in spring 2023. She then plans to pursue her bachelor’s degree at Georgia State University in either Marketing or Management with a Business Analysis Concentration, she said. She is currently an intern at the Greater Rome Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB).
Future Business Leaders of America - Phi Beta Lambda is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association with a quarter million students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. FBLA-PBL is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and organized on local, state and national levels.
provides quality workforce education to the citizens of northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma or a certificate in aviation, business, health, industrial or public service career paths. This past year, 11,134 people benefited from 泫圖app’s credit and noncredit programs. 泫圖app has an annual credit enrollment of 8,528 students and an additional enrollment of 2,606 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training and Georgia Quick Start. 泫圖app is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an Equal Opportunity Institution.
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