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How to start a wedding venue: Tips from two wedding industry experts

Planning Pod

Is it your dream to run a wedding venue perfect for tying the knot? Whatever the reason, starting a wedding venue can be a great choice to shift your career and improve your financial portfolio–but getting an event venue up and running isn’t always easy. Andrea Vallencourt, Owner and Venue Director, Clay Theatre.

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The Event Planner’s Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process 2023

Stova

The Event Planner's Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process This guide examines a shift event professionals are experiencing in negotiation power with venues. We'll show you how to get the most out of strategy, opportunities, and tools available to strike the best deal with venues. Well, it seems that the party is over.

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Five ways explicit communication improves meetings

Conferences that Work

Then improve your meeting by documenting, promoting, and encouraging people to use your venue’s quiet spaces. And make sure your room signage advertises these spaces to attendees walking by. To minimize no-shows, put the requirement for a tech check in presenter contracts. Think creatively about how to do this.

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How to Manage Venue and Catering Leads for Better Business Results

Planning Pod

Whether you’re looking to grow your funnel for catering leads or event venue leads, the secret to finding the prospects your business needs — and consistently turning them into delighted repeat customers — is a matter of following six simple steps. Identify the Personas of Your Best Catering and Venue Leads.

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The event planning checklist: A step-by-step guide for beginners.

Expo Pass

From venues to staffing and all the details in between, it can almost feel like you’re about to burst from thinking about it all. Use that to make decisions about advertisement, venue design, speaker selection, and even catering. We recommend choosing your venue first, as this will have a huge impact on the rest of your budget.

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The Secret to Planning Successful Meetings

Event Guru

Event planners bend over backwards for their clients turning over every stone to find the best venue or space for the occasion, identifying reputable caterers for meals, as well as keeping everyone in the loop. Knowing who is an ideal customer is worth the time identifying for a venue.

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First Steps to Start Your Wedding Planning Business

The Planner's Lounge

Connect with vendors, venues, and other wedding planners willing to chat. Many venues require proof of insurance from vendors, so it is better to have it in place from the start. Contract Creation Finally, one of the most important things you need to do is create contracts.