10/21/2013 10:59:39 AM - The cost of running a meet and other business woes. We ran yet another successful meet a few weeks ago, but as always had issues with people paying (or not paying) the spectator fee (of $5), among other issues. I also had a lot of people suggest that we run a two day meet or two platforms. Because of this I thought I'd break down our expenses and revenue to help people realize how much is involved in these meets.



Expenses:

One Day Rental of the Holiday Inn Ballroom- $2,500

Medals and Trophies from AAA Trophies- $996.19

$50 paid to each of the spotters/loaders and score table help- $1,200

Dinner the night before the meet to the spotters and loaders- $300

Drinks and lunch for the spotters/loaders and score table help- $300

Hotel stay for out of town judges- $267

Gas money for the equipment- $150

Total Expenses- $5,713.19



Revenue:

77 entries @ $65 = $5,005

Approx. 100 Spectators @ $5 = $500

Total Revenue- $5,505.00



The math has been done for you. We aren't making any money on these meets. I'm not stashing anything away in a Swiss bank account or saving for a vacation. Thankfully I have the help of our sponsors Al Reiss and Jeff Sevor who help with the expenses, otherwise we would literally be losing money on these meets. So, when you attend meets, please have the courtesy to pay the spectator fee and maybe even buy a T-Shirt. You're just helping to support our sport and helping to ensure that you'll have another meet to compete at in the future.



The day after this meet we received an email from our contact at the Holiday Inn labeled “Damage Caused by Orlando Barbell” with these pictures of the Men's room in the lobby:









I really, sincerely hope that it wasn't a Powerlifter who did this, but there's always that chance.



She claimed that there was between $500 to $1,000 worth of damage. I decided to call my friends Tom and John, who are ex-police officers as well as general contractors, to check out the situation. Here was my email reply:



“In an attempt to correct the situation regarding the damage to your Men's room in the lobby we had two Orlando Barbell associates, who are also general contractors, visit your location to inspect the damage today (10/8/13 at 2:45 pm). Not only did they see that the damage had already been fixed, but they were informed by both Alex, the manager, and the engineering department that the damage had been caused between 2 to 3 am on Sunday (10/6/13). Since our event finished at approximately 8 pm on Saturday (10/5/13) this damage was obviously not caused by us. Alex also confirmed that he didn't believe that the damage had been caused by us.



After hosting events for four years at your location, rescheduling to help meet your needs, having numerous customers book rooms at your hotel for our events, and cleaning the rooms that we booked to the best of our abilities, we find this incredibly disconcerting for you to accuse us of. We are very disappointed by this accusation. Needless to say, we will no longer feel comfortable scheduling events at your facility.



Thank you for your time.”



She never replied.



So, since I've been getting a lot of inquiries, we don't have a date, or even a location, scheduled for the February APF Florida State meet yet.



After paying the quarterly 941 taxes and the accountant (for our 2012 tax return), I didn't have enough money left in the bank to pay rent, so the revenue from the meet didn't go far.



The point I'm trying to make from all of this is that if you want our sport to continue, then please support it. If there's something that is worth paying for, then you're only giving money back to the sport that you love. Remember the feelings you experienced at your first Powerlifting meet, the sense of accomplishment, the feeling of camraderie? Please support the sport that has made you who you are.

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