[anna~marie]

I don't wish to sound rude or offend... or even complain.
That said, please take my opinion as just that - mine.
Sometimes having a corporate sponsorship is harder because some people don't like you for it - granted not all, just some. From those people you get harassed. I have been on the receiving end of this before, but, thank God, not often.
It shouldn't really matter who your sponsors are. Just work with what you have, to the best of what you can offer.