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On Fri, 2007-02-02 at 22:49 +0000, George Reynolds wrote: > Being a budding entrepreneur. I was looking for computer fairs in > North Devon and I see that there are v.few if none. I was thinking of > organising one at the North Devon Leisure Centre in Barnstaple. This > may be a bad idea and may never happen, but I was wondering if anybody > has any idea if it would be successful. Perhaps something we can > discuss at our meeting at Weatherspoons?! > > I've never organised anything like this before, but I would really > like to try it. It doesnt seem to be *too* hard. Arrange article in > newspaper (free publicity), book hall in leisure centre (hopefully > with tables and chairs included), put up signs day before (laminated > cardboard and cable ties home printed). > > I would of course have to get confirmed bookings from traders for the > first one. This would be the most difficult aspect I feel. However > once the first one is successful, I could convince some traders to > perhaps pay in advance for a second stall, get regular traders etc. > > I could charge a nominal £1 entry fee for buyers with "return" ticket > if they wanted to come back in. Pricing would depend on how much they > charge for the hire of the hall (which I can check on Monday). > > Also, I would more than likely need someone to help me with taking > ticket and stand money, tidying up, setting up etc. I guess I could do > it myself, but I might drag a friend along. I am also not sure of the > legal problems should a trader decide to sell illegal CDs and trading > standards turn up. I guess making all traders sign a document saying > they agree not to sell such things may cover me. > > George > Hi George, Depending on when it is we would be happy to help if we can. We used to go to Computer Fairs a lot when we lived in Kent and were quite disappointed to find out that there aren't any in Devon. I think you may find it would be very well attended if well publicised. I think people would be prepared to travel further than you might imagine. Viv -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html