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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.
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.
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