Accomplishments

1. Created a slide show for what Bentley programs could be useful- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lGbqoyBxeESuC3pkugEiuoTORT6NcCneJuMW9ny6CmA/edit#slide=id.g25bea4d41_05

2. Sent out more emails.

Research underway

This week we are looking into the software Bentley generously offered to donate to us. To see what uses we might have in the magnet or in engineering, first we're going to look into what each program is in depth first.

• Make a powerpoint on software
• Try and get the kickstarter back up before we leave for break
• Call Bentley back about our sponsorship levels
• Look for more potential sponsors to email

Accomplished

So far this week

 We have set up a "Fundaything" page

 Spoke to Bentley again about our sponsorship program

 Starting research on Bentley's software they offer to donate to us

Goals of the week

1. Speak with Bentley about the programs they wish to donate to us
2. Receive check from Bentley
3. Finish the project video

Week of 11/25

This week we talked to the head civil engineer at Bentley Systems in Sunrise. Who have agreed to support us this year as they have done in the past. This weeks goals are

• Sending out more emails to more local corporations
• Restarting and revising the Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns.
• Finishing the Kickstarter video

Faster filiming for the video goes, the faster we can get to working on another kickstarter campaign

             

Bentley?

This week I got into contact with with Fernando Abad, head engineer at Bentley's South FL's branch. We are in the midst of talking sponsorship with Solar Impact as well.
Next week we plan to restart our kickstarter page with the video nearing completion.

This Weeks Goals

Continue to email potential sponsors
Check out more stem grants
Meet with the parents and discuss fundraising
Work with Richard to get the video finished

Accomplishments
1. Received a response from John L Alger, redirecting us to speak with Mage Solar, a German company with a facility in Georgia.
2. Channel 10 news promoted our program on live television, during prime time this Wednesday. We hope that attracts potential sponsors.

Accomplishments

1. Florida Polytechnic has responded to our email, saying that they will consider our idea.
2. UCF said they could not fund us with money, but they might be able to help us out in other ways( their words)
3. Found a custom motorcycle transmission shop only 2 miles from school, who have 5 speed transmissions. ( Custom Bikes By Mike)

Week of 11/4/13

Last week we got a check for $1000 from DMRarchitect

This weeks goals....

• Contact Florida Polytechnic
• Try and find cheap car batteries
• Post more pictures and updates to Indiegogo and Kickstarter
• Produce the video(UK solar team similar)
• Try and make some calls along with emails to potential sponsors

1 step at a time.

• This week we set up our Indiegogo page.
• David Rosethal, architecture, came in contact with Camilo ad pledged $1000 dollars for SK2.
• We found a couple more technology grants to apply for next week.

Goals for the week
1. Create a Razoo
2. Enhance our buck-a-burger fundraising to be more productive
3. Contact solar cell companies for sponsorship

Financing update 10/11/13

Well so far this week
-Camilo has contacted NRG for talking about a sponsorship for SK2
-The Indiegogo page is pending to be approve by their admins
-I have jotted down quick ideas to improve sales on Buck a Burger Wednesdays
Next week 's goals should be more towards expanding what we have done so far this week

This Week our goals are

1. Spread the word for our Kickstarter page.
2. Eric is going to start a project on IndieGogo
3. I plan on talking to local businesses about our project.

We recreated our Kickstarter page, this time it has a lower budget to ensure that we meet our goal, the first time I made the Kickstarter I aimed too high.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/972031718/building-a-solar-car-from-scratch?ref=search

Made a connection

This week had been a race just to get our sk2 prototype up and moving. We are moving slowly but surely trying to get this thing mobile. On the finance side of things, we have started with kickstarter and im veryyy close to finishing our indiegogo page. As soon as those go up in the next few days we should be in buisness.

We have started drawing up our original frame on Solid Works. Adjustments and modifications will be made to accommodate for the different parts we've added.

Mounted controllers

Looks like the motor controller and charge controller are finally in place for sk2. Just mounted the engine and cooling system this week. Also almost done with the Indiegogo page and should be making a kickstarter page next week.

Fundraising

 
       As a way to raise money we have started selling McDonald Cheese Burgers after school.

Earning and Burning

Today I'm blogging because of my absence Monday to speak of our goals for this week's progress. So I owe most of my thanks to Camilo for taking charge of this finance team and setting up a good star for us. Setting up a Kickstarter online and applying for multiple grants has been a step in the right direction so this week we plan to expand what we've done so far. Just getting the word out about our kickstarter as well as making new donation pages online so more people can hear about Solar knight 2 and what we're all about. More grant options couldn't hurt either, so by the end of this week I look towards opening 2 other similar pages to kickstarter and apply for at least 3 grants from each of us.
-Eric

Kickstarter

Time to set up shop on kickstarter, a site made to help out people for projects with small funds. If anyone on kick starter has a taste in science and wants to help fund a solar car.We're here with big smiles and open pockets

Team effort

Oh yeah, and Jason and Emily took 20 minutes to choose a background image for their blog...........*cough*Slackers*cough

From day 1

Blogs up, positions are filled, putting Camilo and I at finance. Giving us our part to this team project in rebuilding the infamous sk2. Electricians, designers, and mechanics all will play a part this year towards the reappearance of Solar Knight 2. So far we have looked into a few grants online and talked over some fundraising ideas to raise some funds to start off with. "Money doesn't grow on trees!""Yeah it does, money is paper dude."