How do you get big corporate partners?

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Posted by Kate Leach, Student on team #166, Team Merrimack, from Merrimack High School and Unitrode / RS Machines.

Posted on 5/15/99 9:50 PM MST



My team has been having problems with corporate partners.. Or should I be saying lack thereof? We lost one of our corp partners from last year cuz they had to cut themselves in half.. And our other corp partner will give us no more than $4,000 for one entry fee.. We've asked companies like Sanders to sponsor our team.. But they've said no cuz they already sponsor a team.. I don't see why they don't want to sponsor more teams like NASA and UTC and others do.. So I was just wondering how you get them to sponsor more than one team.. I'd wicked appreciate it people would help me out with this cuz we're lacking the $$ that we need to be able to do this competition.. Granted I won't be on this team next year, but we've pulled my mom into being an official advisor for the team next year even though I won't be on the team, and my sister won't be yet.. So, it's cool.. Well, thanx in advance for your help!

-KATe-
Team Captain '99
Team Merrimack #166