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Use the research that other organizations have done before you to help give you an edge. If you are looking for a special event sponsorship for a walk or running event, look at other runs in your area and look at who the sponsors were. This could be a good place to start. If your event is athletic in nature, consider Nike, Adidas, Livestrong, and other sports-related organizations as possibilities. If you're holding a music event or concert, consider local radio stations, music publications, and other ventures that have similar interests. If you're holding a food event, consider Gourmet magazine, the Food Network, and other big food conglomerates. Aim high. A big list of potential sponsors is great, but you don't want to simply ask every person and company that you know to be a sponsor. Your list needs to be a list of actual potential sponsors, meaning people or companies that you think will actually consider your sponsorship request. Include companies that have been sponsors for you in the past, companies that have sponsored other ideas similar to yours and people or companies that you have a personal connection with that would be able to be a sponsor. Having background information on the potential sponsor will go a long way in helping you gain a sponsorship. Look for reasons why it would benefit the potential sponsor to sponsor you. If you learn the demographics, business model, and the goals of your potential sponsors, you can start developing some sense of the way you might pitch the sponsorship. For this reason, more localized businesses are often a safer bet than larger corporations like Nike. While Nike's certainly got the coin to throw around, they're also probably getting several hundred sponsorship requests in a given week. The local radio station or sporting goods store? Probably much less. And if your customer base overlaps, that's potential earned income for them. Consider leveraging potential sponsors against one another. If one sporting goods store from the West side of town has already pledged at a certain level, mention that to the sporting goods store on the East side of town. They'll get the hint.

summary: Look for companies that sponsor other events or activities similar to yours. Create a list of potential sponsors. Research every company or person on your list. Anticipate the needs of each potential sponsor.

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Drive by any new restaurant and you know they're open because of the big banner over the doorway. This can help your business, and so can sending out lots of menus and press releases. Make sure the community knows that you're open for business. You can also offer deals on food or drinks or hand out food samples to encourage customers to come through your doors. A grand opening party can be held after special events, such as closing for construction or moving locations. If you have owned your restaurant for a while, consider turning this into an anniversary or renewal party. The period between lunch and dinner is a quiet time for restaurants. Many restaurants compensate by offering lunch deals or reduced price drinks and appetizers. The offer can get people in the door and even encourage them to stay long enough to get hungry for dinner. One key to lunch hours is to provide speedy service, since your customers may come on a tight work schedule. For example, many restaurants offer a lunch menu. You could offer soup and half a sandwich, or smaller portions of dinner meals for cheaper prices. Taco Tuesday and Wing Wednesday are well-known promotion examples. The promotion can be adapted for dinner as well as lunch. Many restaurants bring in local bands for live performances to add ambiance. You can get your customers involved by having them suggest or vote for bands on your social media pages. Providing entertainment and livening up your space encourages customers to stay longer. Be aware of any entertainment and noise ordinances in your area. Consult your local government to see if live music is a possibility for your business. Special events are big business, so most restaurants set up something special to attract customers. Something simple like a special holiday menu or a theme party can draw in new customers and publicity. Advertise this by posting flyers in your restaurant and advertisements online. For example, you could have a Mad Men night and have everyone dress like characters from the show. Creating themed dishes or menus is an option that most restaurants can do. It's a change that helps you stand out and provide a little fun for potential customers. Host a poetry reading, a wine tasting night, or a similar event. Create a sign-up sheet so you can plan the event. Be creative and come up with more events that you and your staff can handle. Rearrange your interior space to create the ideal atmosphere for the event. For instance, a breakfast restaurant could have a "Breakfast with the Easter Bunny" event for families as an Easter promotion. You can also bring in guest chefs or invite local celebrities. Be creative and think of what fits your restaurant and appeals to your clientele.

summary: Have a grand opening party when opening a new restaurant. Set up happy hour and lunch specials. Book live music in your restaurant. Hold holiday and theme parties. Bring special events into your restaurant.

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This method uses common ingredients, but requires sunlight to finish the process. You will also need to wait for the fabric to air dry before you can tell whether the stain was successfully removed, making it slower than most other methods. Warning: lemon juice and sun are both capable of harming delicate fabrics, especially silk. Submerge the fabric in cold water for a few minutes. While it is soaking, gather up the other materials you will need. This includes lemon juice, salt, and a zip lock plastic bag large enough to contain the clothing. Twist the clothing to remove some excess water. Untwist it and transfer it into a large, resealable plastic bag. Pour about 500 mL (2 cups) lemon juice and 120 mL (1/2 cup) salt into the plastic bag and seal it. With the bag closed, press the contents together to work the lemon juice into the fabric, focusing on the stained areas. Some of the salt should dissolve, and may help rub the lemon juice into the fabric, or abrade the stain itself. Let the bag sit for ten minutes. Take out the fabric from the bag and squeeze out the excess lemon juice. Hang the fabric on a clothesline or clothes horse, or spread it on a flat surface and leave it to dry. Do this in a sunny area, not just in front of a heater. It may feel stiff once dry, but this should go away once the item has been washed normally. If the blood stain is gone, wash the fabric with water to remove all the lemon salt solution. If the blood stain remains, moisten the fabric and let it dry under the sun again.
summary: Use this method in sunny weather. Soak the stained fabric in cold water. Wring the clothing gently and transfer it to a bag. Add lemon juice and salt. Massage the fabric. Remove the fabric after ten minutes. Dry the fabric in the sun. Wash the fabric with water.