by BillShipton » 07 Nov 2008, 11:57
It is always sad to see something so well intentioned go down but, as you say, not surprising.
There are two alternatives if you are running a sploshing organisation. Either you do it full time, financed when necessary with other work which you fit around it, and get used to the idea that you will never make much money but have a great time. Or you can try and fit it around a day-job which as your club grows in popularity becomes extremely stressful and an organisational nightmare.
In the early days of Splosh! we did the latter, now it's the former and though it can still be difficult to keep all the balls in the air on a relatively small budget, it is a fun way to carry on. I suspect that Terry and his cohorts made the all-too-common mistake (which we have in the past) of promising to do everything for everyone and then being unable to cope when people started asking for it. I may be wrong. Everyone should start small and find on area they can do well and cope with rather than trying to be a jack of all trades.
Sorry, you don't want my business philosophy - especially as I'm scarcely Duncan Bannatyne.