AdamBots Business Plan
“The Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit by recognizing a team that, since inception, has developed the framework for a comprehensive business plan to scope, manage, and achieve team objectives. This team displays entrepreneurial enthusiasm and the vital business skills for a self-sustaining program. In 2023, this award was replaced with the Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow. In order to be considered for this award, a formal business plan must be completed and a copy given to the judges during the Pit interview process.” –firstinspires.org
Our team first developed a comprehensive business plan during the 2011 FIRST season. Six students and one mentor wrote and developed a plan for sustainability, continuity, and impact as a FIRST team. Our entrepreneurial spirit was awarded at the 2011 FIRST Troy District as we were awarded the Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer for the first time in our team’s history. Each year, we have continued to build upon the strong foundation laid out in 2011 by continuously adding and updating to our Business Plan.
- Continuity of Operations Plan
- Balanced Scorecard
- Team Structure Diagram – Engineering
- Team Structure Diagram – Non-Engineering
Business Planning Resources
To support other FIRST teams, we’ve written some resources on how we do business planning and entrepreneurship. Here are our guides and presentations, including those done in partnership with other FIRST teams.
NOTE: Entrepreneurship Award Guide is written for the pre-2019 criteria, which has since been adjusted.
2019 Michigan State Championship – Dow Division Entrepreneurship Award
2016 Queen City Regional Entrepreneurship Award
2014 Howell District Entrepreneurship Award
2011 Troy District Entrepreneurship Award
Entrepreneurship Awards:
- 2019 – Michigan State Championship – Dow Division
- 2019 – Kettering 1 District
- 2018 – Michigan State Championship – Ford Division
- 2018 – Escanaba District
- 2017 – Michigan State Championship – Dow Division
- 2017 – Escanaba District
- 2016 – Queen City Regional
- 2016 – Centerline District
- 2014 – Howell District
- 2013 – Grand Blanc District
- 2012 – Michigan Championship
- 2012 – Troy District
- 2012 – Alamo Regional
- 2011 – Troy District
