mouth, personal recommendations and peer networks. Many teachers will only book an activity after a colleague recommends it as a way of ensuring quality control. Make sure that you have a clear procedure for managing bookings and the capacity to deal with all the requests you will receive. It is likely that the workload in dealing with emails and phone calls will be high but if you don't deal with people promptly and efficiently, you may damage your project's reputation. Venues Unsurprisingly schools prefer projects to come to them. Busing children off site can disrupt a whole school day, is expensive, and rural children will always be at a disadvantage. However, having a school as a venue has its own problems and you will need to consider issues of health and safety, insurance, class sizes, power, accessibility, and preparation time. If your project is going to be visiting schools, take the time to work through the logistics of a typical visit with a group of teachers. You may be surprised at the issues they raise especially concerning the best way of contacting host teachers, how much notice is needed, and what facilities a school is likely to be able to provide. If you have restrictions to where you can visit, be clear about these so as not to raise expectations. Funding Mobile science projects vary in terms of their funding models. Many operate with a mixture of statutory funding, commercial sponsorship and funding from trusts or foundations. Fundraising is probably