Are you looking for unique, affordable ways to motivate staff, award employees who met their sales goals, or encourage cohesion, communication and camaraderie among your team members? If so, you may have already discovered that many team building and employee incentive options are rather expensive and may not fit your budget. This is particularly true during the current economic crisis, which has forced more and more companies to get creative when searching for ways to reward or motivate their team as the funds for these types of activities shrink. And, as luck would have it, when team building and employee appreciation budgets are getting tighter due to dropping profits is exactly the time when you need your team to be more motivated and cohesive than ever.

Thankfully, there are plenty of affordable options available that will allow you to create an exciting team building experience or incentive for less than $200 per person.

Here are some examples:

• Organizing ride-alongs for employees to experience the exhilaration of a stock car racing around a track
• Scheduling full- or half-day white water rafting trips
• Arranging one- or two-day customized nature or outdoor adventure programs at a local wilderness area
• Finding a local company that offers bungee jumping

It is no secret that not every staff loves team building exercises, events and travel. Once they have attended the same old team building workshops or participated in their twentieth trust exercise, some folks will understandably balk at the announcement that yet another team building experience has been added to the calendar. It is up to the person planning the team building or incentive experience to find new, enticing ideas that will appeal to employees and get them excited about the upcoming event.

This is actually much simpler than it may sound, particularly once you begin to explore the wide variety of options now available for incentive and award programs, corporate entertainment events and team building opportunities. Stock car tracks and racing schools are a prime example of just how exciting incentives and team building can be, and are a fun option that can be customized to fit your needs. Whether you are looking for a half-day event or a multiple-day program, taking your team to the track is sure to provide them with an exciting new experience with opportunities for everyone to participate.

Stock car racing schools offer ride-along programs for folks who may not be ready to get behind the wheel, classes to teach your team how to drive race cars and pit crew activities that offer a whole new take on team building.