From: "Balloon.RU" <editor@bluestar.ru> To: <balloondeco@balloonhq.com> Subject: Balloon.RU need Your advice.... Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 13:04:14 +0400 Dear Sirs! We want to address to you behind advice and help. We are the first and while unique website about balloons and ballooning at Russian market. http://www.balloon.ru. Until recently we goes weekly with materials about balloon decor, delivery and all that is ralated to balloons. All russian balloon professionalls used Internet knows our website . Other question, that there isn't so much as would be desirable balloon proffesionals in Russian Internet yet , but it's depends of time on the one hand, and on the other hand russian market of balloons is only grows. Balloon.Ru was formed by our company " Blue Star " as a hobby. However soon this site has become largest professional online resourse and has become to require serious financial costs. And since we the company not large, our budget does not allow to contain Balloon.RU, though it is enough ours creative possibilities for this job more than .... We know also we are sure, that this website is necessary for the russian market of balloons, but we don't see the ways of financing. So, What you would advise to us in described situation? If it's not a secret, how BalloonHQ is financed? As you think whether to close to us the project Balloon.RU either to find the sponsor or to sell it? Who can be intersed in the russian market of balloons? Thank You Best Regards, Balloon.RU - creators http://www.balloon.ru PS: Sorry for poor English