Comments on: Geld. Belgie. http://mollycameron.com/2006/06/14/geld-belgie/ We are cyclocross. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:57:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Molly http://mollycameron.com/2006/06/14/geld-belgie/comment-page-1/#comment-6303 Molly Sat, 17 Jun 2006 22:29:57 +0000 http://www.mollycameron.com/2006/06/14/geld-belgie/#comment-6303 Watch out! If that shitty corporate shop you work for hears how shitty you think they are, you may be out of a shitty job! Then I'll hire you for $2.95 an hour to lace wheels in the basement. No lunch breaks either... Watch out! If that shitty corporate shop you work for hears how shitty you think they are, you may be out of a shitty job!

Then I’ll hire you for $2.95 an hour to lace wheels in the basement. No lunch breaks either…

]]> By: Todd http://mollycameron.com/2006/06/14/geld-belgie/comment-page-1/#comment-6302 Todd Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:16:53 +0000 http://www.mollycameron.com/2006/06/14/geld-belgie/#comment-6302 Molly! You rock. Your shop is so much better than the shitty corporate giant of a bike shop i am working for. Just thought i'd let you know. Molly! You rock. Your shop is so much better than the shitty corporate giant of a bike shop i am working for. Just thought i’d let you know.

]]> By: Molly http://mollycameron.com/2006/06/14/geld-belgie/comment-page-1/#comment-6301 Molly Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:36:53 +0000 http://www.mollycameron.com/2006/06/14/geld-belgie/#comment-6301 Real quick. Often for me it comes down to finding the time to pursue and nuture potential relationships like that. I am still pretty hectic at the shop and don't have any other help here so it is a rare day I can spend putting together a proposal and making meetings and such. Thanks a lot for the insight. Real quick.

Often for me it comes down to finding the time to pursue and nuture potential relationships like that. I am still pretty hectic at the shop and don’t have any other help here so it is a rare day I can spend putting together a proposal and making meetings and such.

Thanks a lot for the insight.

]]> By: Sean http://mollycameron.com/2006/06/14/geld-belgie/comment-page-1/#comment-6300 Sean Thu, 15 Jun 2006 01:27:24 +0000 http://www.mollycameron.com/2006/06/14/geld-belgie/#comment-6300 I've been out of the bike biz for a while now, but VeloShop and Vanilla should be able to scrap together a few bucks with relatively minimal effort. With the community vibe I've been getting from the PDX bike scene, and from PDX in general, it seems that you and Sacha could tap into the local market to exchange cash monies for exposure. I haven't had the pleasure of entering your shop yet...do you have the space for a "rep" from Stumptown to hand out or sell espresso's on the weekends? Do they have a business plan that includes expansion outside of OR? Certainly the Vanilla team can spread the coffee gospel across the US...especially amongst the coffee swilling cross racers and fans. Assuming that Sasha has clients with a fair amount of discretionary income, it isn't beyond possibility that he may have a client or two who might work in some decision making capacity. If he's willing to pry a bit into the lives of his clientele, perhaps he can learn something and gain a sponsorship that could potentially benefit the team. You could also target local chiropractic, orthopedic and PT type firms for sponsorship dollars. Any shop owner worth their weight in salt should be able to give a good PT recommendation to clients...eventually we're all going to need one. Beer...how hard can that be here in Portland? Powell's? How's your shop layout/merchandising? Any reason, say a flooring company, would want to bring clients to the shop to show how beautiful/hard-wearing/stain-resistant/temperature stable their product is? They donate material and pay for a spot on a jersey and get a working demo in return. Are you looking for one company to pop for megabux or are you willing to do a little more footwork to piece it all together? I’ve been out of the bike biz for a while now, but VeloShop and Vanilla should be able to scrap together a few bucks with relatively minimal effort. With the community vibe I’ve been getting from the PDX bike scene, and from PDX in general, it seems that you and Sacha could tap into the local market to exchange cash monies for exposure. I haven’t had the pleasure of entering your shop yet…do you have the space for a “rep” from Stumptown to hand out or sell espresso’s on the weekends? Do they have a business plan that includes expansion outside of OR? Certainly the Vanilla team can spread the coffee gospel across the US…especially amongst the coffee swilling cross racers and fans.

Assuming that Sasha has clients with a fair amount of discretionary income, it isn’t beyond possibility that he may have a client or two who might work in some decision making capacity. If he’s willing to pry a bit into the lives of his clientele, perhaps he can learn something and gain a sponsorship that could potentially benefit the team.

You could also target local chiropractic, orthopedic and PT type firms for sponsorship dollars. Any shop owner worth their weight in salt should be able to give a good PT recommendation to clients…eventually we’re all going to need one.

Beer…how hard can that be here in Portland? Powell’s?

How’s your shop layout/merchandising? Any reason, say a flooring company, would want to bring clients to the shop to show how beautiful/hard-wearing/stain-resistant/temperature stable their product is? They donate material and pay for a spot on a jersey and get a working demo in return.

Are you looking for one company to pop for megabux or are you willing to do a little more footwork to piece it all together?

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