Rich Brooks

Every dollar you save is a dollar you make.

So for me, I'm always looking for that.

And now we're actually getting, we have a beer sponsor, so I don't have to pay for beer.

We were going to have a spirit sponsor this year.

My buddy is opening up a brand new distillery on the coast.

But unfortunately, because of a couple of things, they're not going to have their tequilas and their vodkas ready in time.

So we'll have to do that for next year.

But that was going to be exciting where he would be able to introduce it, what he was bringing to market right there at the conference for the first time.

You know, I think that's like, I want to say it's about two grand, which is amazing for a full day, you know, compared to some of the other places that we looked at.

So, you know, you do have, you definitely want to put in some time up front to reach out.

And one of the, so here's a resource that I used.

In Portland, we have a group called the CVB, the Convention and Visitors Bureau.

And if that's not the name of your local place, there's definitely like a chamber of commerce that can help you out.

Yes.

And they'll know every place where you can host an event and some you hadn't thought of.

So we were actually looking for our daughter's bar mitzvah, and they came up with some places that never would have occurred to me that were going to be fantastic.

So, you know, there's always, reach out, find those resources.

There are plenty of organizations in your hometown, no matter the size of it, that are looking to help businesses.

So you definitely just need to tap into those resources.

And they're for free, most of them.