I am a local rider (weekend warrior) and my wife and I are opening a business in the Valley called , The Drip Room. We will provide IV Vitamin Therapy. Many athletes enjoy these treatments for health, wellness and hydration. As a rider I would like to try and figure out if sponsoring riders is viable. Here are my questions.
1. What is standard for a sponsored rider, taking in consideration the company is new and growing? We are not GoDaddy
2. Is it difficult to find riders
3. Anyone interested in being sponsored or have a team looking for sponsorship?
what kind of licensing and liability insurance do you need before opening a business where you administer IV injections for recreational purposes?
something like that almost screams to authorities, health inspectors, and a line of injury attorneys stretching around the block.
if you are not a licensed physician, you definitely want to make sure you have covered EVERY possible angle with an attorney.
Looks like it works well for people who don't eat well and are in a good financial position. Potential benefits last about 24 hours, so it might be good for a bike race if you don't eat much a couple days before a race.
It would be interesting what the demographics need to be to make the business model work? Seems like you want to be closer to Hollywood than Phoenix.
It would be interesting if you could set the business up at the airport? You could administer the IV to wealthy travelers who are waiting for their flight.
i was referring not to the demand for the service, but more to the medical certification allowing you to legally pump your own mixture of stuff directly into someones veins and charge them for it.
a huge chunk of prescription drug costs goes into the we're-going-to-get-our-butts-sued-eventually-by-someone jar
It's also great for hydration and the B vitamins have a half life of 7 days and are flooded into your system on a cellular level. If you are curious about the demographics you can search out The Drip Room on FB. There are literally hundreds of comments and thousands of people that have already started getting geared up to come.
It's also great for hydration and the B vitamins have a half life of 7 days and are flooded into your system on a cellular level. If you are curious about the demographics you can search out The Drip Room on FB. There are literally hundreds of comments and thousands of people that have already started getting geared up to come.
"The treatment of B12 deficiency, as has been established from studies done in the 1960s, is ORAL B12. That's right. Pills. Injections of B12 are not necessary-oral supplements work well, even in pernicious anemia. They're cheap and they work. I suppose a very rare patient, say one who has surgically lost most of their gut, could require injections. But the vast majority of people with genuine B12 deficiency can get all of the B12 they need through eating foods or swallowing supplements. No needles needed."
Are there other B deficiencies that can only be addressed with IV therapy?
IV Vitamin Therapy has been around since the 70s. It's very safe. In order to legally administer these you must have a MD or NMD and the person starting the IV needs to be a registered nurse or a license that allows for IV's.
Any thoughts on a good way to find riders to sponsor?
ruzz-
Had to check this out online, and you are right, there is a wealth of information out there on the subject, and a range of providers. I am sure you've looked into it, but have you also thought of partnering with a sports medicine/sports therapy practitioner? Seems to be the demographic you're going for. I am always DFL, and I just about pass out whenever I have blood drawn, so you wouldn't want to sponsor me, but I sure wish you and your wife success in this endeavor!
Gila Monster, we are looking at a variety of strategic partners. Everything from healthy eateries, gyms etc. There are a ton of natural synergies with our product. Thanks so much for the kind words! We are opening in 30-45 days and we are posting updates frequently on our FB site. Like the page and you'll get some good info. We don't over post.
probably just show up to one of the local races coming up in the winter months, and just have a both open and you can do your recruiting there. Also going on Hookit.com it's a grassroots type of self sponsorship finding for athletes. Also going to local bike shops. My shops sponsors a few cycling clubs and always looking for more to add to the clubs sponsorship.
Not in this scenario. We have budgeted for certain types of marketing. Rider sponsorships, race sponsorships, booths at events and many other marketing efforts are in the budget. But your point is reasonable and many business would wait.
I think you went off topic, the discussion is about the benefits of IV vitamin therapy for mountain bikers in a race situation and how the OP could provide the IV for free or maybe a reduced price.
Maybe the OP could let the MTBR members who are viewing this thread know what kind of a rider he is looking for. I assume either gender qualifies , I assume he wants someone who is an active racer and has placed in the top five, but not first in their class regularly.
Something like Chad's Endurance series might work well. Let's say Chad beats Kurt in the next Gila 100 after the IV vitamin therapy.
It's nice that you want to sponsor riders. I REALLY, REALLY HOPE for you sake that you are not using this forum to promote your business.
I am fighting the urge with all my might NOT to comment on the services you provide. I have a strong background in medicine and science. So thread lightly.
You should strongly consider editing your posts so they don't include the specifics of what your business does - because that sounds like free promotion. You can pay MTBR for advertising. If you are truly looking to sponsor then it shouldn't matter if you infuse the purple stuff or sell cupcakes.
Why hold back Metal? You might save somebody's health or even their life.
I also have a strong background in science and have a pretty strong and informed opinion about this kind of "treatment" myself. I am especially sensitive to this subject because I believe people are risking their health and sometimes their lives buy putting their blind faith into "Naturopathic" or "Alternative Medicine" treatments. My wife's best friend died as a direct result of this sort of thing. I'm not going to get into a long drawn out debate about this subject but I feel it is important to let folks know that this sort of thing is not science or evidence based and might actually be dangerous.
I'd like to see one legit peer reviewed study that shows the effectiveness and SAFETY of high doses of vitamins for HEALTHY people. Of course we have no idea what the specific mix of vitamins might be here anyway. The last thing I would do is take an IV of some unknown and likely not FDA approved or tested mixture of "vitamins". People have been fed this erroneous line of reasoning that if something is "natural" it must be safe. Uranium is natural as are arsenic and heroin. This is pure quackery.
Sorry ruzz, I generally try to stay out of the drama here but if you are going to pitch your business on mtbr I feel totally justified in giving my educated opinion about it especially if it might prevent somebody from wasting their money and unnecessarily risking their health.
ruzz -
maybe you are already on it but I would suggest you look at targeting the road and triathalon crowds as well. Wouldn't be surprised if they yield more business. See guys lined up in the road races who spare no expense, lots of coaches, massages, VO2 max testing etc, so the IV therapy certainly would seem to fall in line nicely.
Are you looking at being a primary or co-sponsor? if the latter, maybe check in with some local teams that seem to fit your demo and see if they are interested in teaming up. Timing would be good as teams look for new sponsors for 2014 and get their kits designed.
Reach out to the local bike shops as they already have people they sponsor.
Dont feed the trolls too much
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