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Business Team
The Business team has six areas of focus: Outreach, Finances, Sponsors, Communication, Business Plan, and Awards.
Outreach
The main goal of outreach is to spread FIRST and STEM in the community and beyond. This includes our team, our school, our cluster, our county, our community, and other teams all over the world. Outreach coordinates events such as STEM Days, Robot Demos, and other community appearances.
Finances
The finance team is led by the Treasurer, with the responsibility of all things money related. They order parts, plan the budget, help with fundraising, and are responsible for the Bill of Materials during FRC season.
Sponsors
The sponsor team works closely with the communication and finances teams. They ensure that sponsor relations are well maintained, updated, and appreciated and are also charged with the task of attracting new sponsors.
Communication
The communication team is responsible for maintaining a constant presence and image for the team in the community. They head all social media updates as well as Syndications. Communications is also responsible for assisting sponsor team with the communication with sponsors.
Communication is a skill the team is constantly growing in. We work hard on keeping our members, parents, and sponsors informed.
Member Communication
In order to keep all of our team informed, we use various platforms to ensure each person is up to date. After each meeting, a syndication is sent out as well as posted on the members only FaceBook page which is also updated with anything that must be asked or shared. Emails are also sent out to team emails @prhsrobotics.com. During build season, the historian and secretary maintain a blog with day-to-day progress.
Parent and Sponsor Communication
The team maintains a public FaceBook and Twitter Page which is to be updated with major events or going ons in the team. Sponsors are to receive quarterly newsletters at the end of summer, the end of fall VEX qualifier, the end of build season, and the end of competition season.
Website
The team website exists as a hub for communication, linking to anything the team publishes as well as general information about the team. If a person wants to learn more about the Robo Lions, the team website contains everything a sponsor, parent, student, other team, or community person would need.
Business Plan
The business plan team was started in the summer of 2014 and is headed by the Vice-President of Business. The team that works on the business plan is mainly comprised of officers. Their job is to put together a comprehensive business plan which outlines goals, plans, and structure of the team to ensure sustainable success for years to come.
Team 1261 made their first business plan before the beginning of the 2015 season. Currently, it is under construction, so it will be available once completed. The main goal of the business plan is to document past success and make a plan to ensure future success. The business plan contains a few different sections as outlines below and qualifies the team for more awards such as the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship award and makes us a stronger candidate for other awards.
Basic Outline of a Business Plan:
- Mission Statement
- Philosophy
- Team History
- Team Structure
- Goals/Challenges
- Risk Management
- Sustainability
- Team Specific
Awards
The awards team is mainly active during the FRC season and is responsible for the preparation of Chairman’s Award presentations and any other award the team decides to pursue.
Chairman’s Award
The chairman’s award is given to a team that demonstrates excellence in spreading the ideals of FIRST. The Robo Lions presented for this award for the first time in the 2014 season. In order to be eligible for this award, teams must create a video and write an essay before a team of three presents to judges at regional competitions.
Award History
2014
Regional Winner at Palmetto Regional Industrial Design Award at Peachtree Regional Hard Hat Pin at Peachtree Regional
2013
Judges’ Award at Peachtree Regional
2012
Quality Award at Smoky Mountain Regional Regional Winner at Peachtree Regional Creativity Award at Peachtree Regional
2011
Regional Finalist at Peachtree Regional Engineering Excellence Award at Peachtree Regional Innovation in Control Award at Smoky Mountain Regional
2010
Regional Winner at Palmetto Regional
2009
N/A
2008
Creativity Award at Peachtree Regional
2007
Innovation in Control Award at Peachtree Regional
2006
Regional Winner at Peachtree Regional Driving Tomorrow’s Technology Award at Peachtree Regional Industrial Safety Award
2005
Regional WInners at the Peachtree Regional
2004
N/A