Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Acting as an event venue opens restaurants to the revenue potential associated with event rental and catering services—revenue with higher profit margins than traditional food service. Restaurants are highly sought-out venues for many events, from corporate meetings to private gatherings, casual parties, and fine dining affairs.

Food and Beverage 88

Food and Beverage Social Media Venues Contracts 88

Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A Conference Planning Guide Keeps the Planner Focused If you’re a planner with the task with putting together a large corporate meeting, chances are there will be many elements to the conference. All of the major hotel brands offer meeting assistance. Well the simple answer depends on what your needs are.

Conference Planning 40

Conference Planning Conference Food and Beverage Contracts 40

Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

Virtual reality, eRFP, online reviews - the amount of information available to make the best possible venue decision is unprecedented. Likewise, venues that offer food and beverage, AV, and production as part of the events package will often agree on discounts on total event spend, taking all elements into account.

Venues 40

Venues Negotiating Food and Beverage 2023 40

Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The many disconnected, stand-alone applications, tools and manual processes created “process gaps” for Hidden Barn, where information could easily get lost, buried or simply not updated properly … ultimately leading to lost leads, forgotten details and eventually unhappy brides and grooms.

Venues 148

Venues Management Contracts Food and Beverage 148

Social Tables

JULY 13, 2023

Many public golf courses and private golf clubs offer special event party packages for intimate gatherings, like anniversaries, corporate meetings, networking events, and birthday parties. Ask for an example contract for review ahead of signing. You can host them for kids, adults, or all ages.

Food and Beverage 78

Food and Beverage Entertainment Venues Sports 78

Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

It takes careful planning to pay deposits on time and keep track of contracts. Large events like conferences and trade shows require more planning on their part as well, so you can set them up for success by giving them as much information as you can. All in all, vendors can only work with the information you give them.

Event Planning 138

Event Planning Food and Beverage Events Venues 138

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62