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A big thank you to those who've made contributions so far!!!
Hope.its going ok I am a .it tight for cash at the moment.A big thank you to those who've made contributions so far!!!
Hope.its going ok I am a .it tight for cash at the moment.
It had occurred to me it might be a better approach to ask for a fund raising mission to fund find some bikes with a fixed target. It feels a bit open ended and sounds like no demo bikes no start up?
Anyway the bump was free and still thinking of ways forward..
One of the toughest thing raising money also I found the sales reps from companies that were really friendly and helpful when I worked for a big firm were less interested once I wanted to go it aloneThat's a very good point. I was keen to avoid the GoFund/Kickstarter route because I know they take a percentage. I might revisit that - and set a fixed target for a tangible thing, such as the purchase of demo bikes. Also, having had less than a stellar response to my various public begs to date, it's obvious that I need to to raise it from 'Mick asking for a few quid from mates' to a more professional level. One of my friends has made some very positive noises about investing proper money in it - but he's just effed off on holiday for two weeks...
The sort of money you're looking for definitely needs proper funding* rather than casual asking around - which also means some cession of control to the funders. That might not be a bad thing if you've got funders who are supportive but demanding and make sure you do things properly and deliver on commitments.That's a very good point. I was keen to avoid the GoFund/Kickstarter route because I know they take a percentage. I might revisit that - and set a fixed target for a tangible thing, such as the purchase of demo bikes. Also, having had less than a stellar response to my various public begs to date, it's obvious that I need to to raise it from 'Mick asking for a few quid from mates' to a more professional level. One of my friends has made some very positive noises about investing proper money in it - but he's just effed off on holiday for two weeks...