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BigBen · 10-14-2005, 01:49 PM

Look into running a steak night at a local pub:

You sell the tickets for 20$, take half of the profits;
Pub gets people in the door and good free advertising, cooks 8$ steak and sells lots of beer to wash said steak down.

Do you have Bingo parlors where you live? The Bingos where I live are staffed by volunteer groups doing fundraising, and they get a cut of the sales.

You can make THOUSANDS of dollars with a "Spirit of _____" event where you rent a hall and basically run a multi-bar for the night.

You sell Booths to local bars/nightclubs/pubs/liquor distributors;
They give samples of their favorite drinks/food for a nominal fee (determined by tickets, which you sell, i dunno, a buck each, and take a cut);
You sell tickets to the event, capturing revenue at the door;
You provide entertainment (local band that fits with the theme of the event that really wants exposure);

Th problem with this is that the scale can get out of hand easily... 6,000 people under one roof (and drinking) can ignite easily. You need security, and more importantly there is the cost of the Hall, promotion and other things that you don't think about that sets up a break-even point. You don't want to LOSE money, I assume.

Christmase tree sales: be the middle man for a tree lot, and sell trees to family and friends and you get a cut of profit.

10-14-2005, 01:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	Look into running a steak night at a local pub: You sell the tickets for 20$, take half of the profits; Pub gets people in the door and good free advertising, cooks 8$ steak and sells lots of beer to wash said steak down. Do you have Bingo parlors where you live? The Bingos where I live are staffed by volunteer groups doing fundraising, and they get a cut of the sales. You can make THOUSANDS of dollars with a "Spirit of _____" event where you rent a hall and basically run a multi-bar for the night. You sell Booths to local bars/nightclubs/pubs/liquor distributors; They give samples of their favorite drinks/food for a nominal fee (determined by tickets, which you sell, i dunno, a buck each, and take a cut); You sell tickets to the event, capturing revenue at the door; You provide entertainment (local band that fits with the theme of the event that really wants exposure); Th problem with this is that the scale can get out of hand easily... 6,000 people under one roof (and drinking) can ignite easily. You need security, and more importantly there is the cost of the Hall, promotion and other things that you don't think about that sets up a break-even point. You don't want to LOSE money, I assume. Christmase tree sales: be the middle man for a tree lot, and sell trees to family and friends and you get a cut of profit. __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.