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

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

SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Read books about meeting planning and career advice, subscribe to e-newsletters and listen to free podcasts for planners. Take a few minutes to enroll in free event planning webinars that can teach you the finer points of contract negotiation, event technology and more. Your LinkedIn photo should be clear and recent.

Meetings 54

Meetings Food and Beverage 2017 Trade Shows 54

Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

It takes careful planning to pay deposits on time and keep track of contracts. The catering company you hired double booked themselves and can only supply a portion of your food and beverage orders. If you’re planning something relatively smaller, like a corporate meeting, you might not need six months.

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

PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Every few years the question comes up as to whether or not [procurement] should be handling our contracts,” she said. “We On the meetings side, how do you make sure that you’re not spending all your time educating your procurement partners on our industry instead of getting work done?”

Negotiating 66

Negotiating Contracts Fashion Food and Beverage 66

Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

In the end, you will know how to properly evaluate all of your meetings to ensure that you are making the most cost-effective choices that will lead to better meeting results overall. However, you don’t want to completely forget about the “wow” details that can make a corporate meeting enjoyable either.

Management 40

Management 2023 Meetings Negotiating 40