It takes what it takes. The effort and the product will bring in who you need, eventually. The timeline, for any profitable new product, is only reduced by your budget. Work to your budget, look at overhead, plan your marketing, be it guerrilla or highly focused, always looking to increasing your presence in your chosen sector.
See how it goes when you have to;
‘Grit-it-Out.’
You do whatever-it-takes to move up.
Never forget that.
Also a Shout-Out for @GaryPenk and AbsoluteDJs for help on our new sound equipment.