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title: "Free Guide: How to build a company drone program"
description: The purpose of this document is to provide a step by step guide to navigate the expectations, FAQs & challenges of starting a new company drone program. 
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# [Free Guide: How to build a company drone program](https://blog.flyfreely.io/how-to-build-a-company-drone-program)

 Written by [David Cole](https://blog.flyfreely.io/author/david-cole) | 04/04/2024 3:35:15 AM

The purpose of this document is to provide the reader with a step by step guide to navigate the expectations, FAQs and challenges when it comes to starting their own company drone program. 

The guide is intended for those within a commercial organisation who are either outsourcing their drone operations and wish to transition to an in-house program, or those who wish to start using drones in their company all together. 

This is stage 1 (of 5) of building a drone program - so if you find this useful and wish to learn more, please reach out to our team in the 'contact us' button on our website. 

##### Firstly, what is a Company Drone Programme?

A drone program is the organised and systematic use of drones (also known as RPAS / UAS / UAV) for business / commercial purposes. Whilst there is no exact science when it comes to building an drone program - we typically recommend the following steps as part of Stage 1 "Starting Out":

- **Find & validate your initial use case**

All of this and more will be unpacked in the guide, which can be accessed by completing and submitting the form below. We hope you enjoy!

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