early mornin' smokin'
is Blowin Smoke!
So our Sponsor currently provides all the meat for our team. It's a local butcher who I am very good friends with. We currently have no written agreement.
In recent talks he said he would sponsor us for as many local contests as we would like to do, currently 3-4. He would like to help cook with the team, and promote his business.
We currently cook on weber 26.75's and a pro-q, pretty much backyard equipment. We currently do not have the thousands of dollars required to buy the smoker we would like, ultimately a fec-100 or fec-150. However we are open to suggestions as to which cooker to go with for both a commercial and comp setting.
He has asked us to consider changing our team name, to both associate his business with competition barbecue, and further promote his business.
I would be willing to change the teams name if he is willing to purchase a smoker for his business, that we could use for the few weekends. He has expressed interest in me working for him to both teach my ways and to do his onsite catered barbecues, so it could be lucrative for the both of us.
Am I out of line for wanting him to make an investment into the team? We have been doing better and better in competitions, but don't know how long the rest of my team will truly be by my side.
In recent talks he said he would sponsor us for as many local contests as we would like to do, currently 3-4. He would like to help cook with the team, and promote his business.
We currently cook on weber 26.75's and a pro-q, pretty much backyard equipment. We currently do not have the thousands of dollars required to buy the smoker we would like, ultimately a fec-100 or fec-150. However we are open to suggestions as to which cooker to go with for both a commercial and comp setting.
He has asked us to consider changing our team name, to both associate his business with competition barbecue, and further promote his business.
I would be willing to change the teams name if he is willing to purchase a smoker for his business, that we could use for the few weekends. He has expressed interest in me working for him to both teach my ways and to do his onsite catered barbecues, so it could be lucrative for the both of us.
Am I out of line for wanting him to make an investment into the team? We have been doing better and better in competitions, but don't know how long the rest of my team will truly be by my side.