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Powerful Partnerships Are Our Business
828 Venue Management Company was founded out of the personal understanding that the events industry needed a little shaking up. That there was a better way to do things. And we want to share our expertise with you. Our venue management services are perfect whether you want to retire, take a step back or are looking for support with your venue dreams. 828 Venue Management Company is a full-service event and venue management provider known for our passion, operational excellence and tireless commitment to quality and customer service.
Our Promise To You
We promise to deliver an exceptional experience both to you, our partners, our clients and their guests. Our focus is to provide creative event spaces with impeccable service. Our core values guide how we show up every day and we are excited about what they mean for the future of your venue.
Act as an Owner
We do not wait. We boldly share ideas, raise issues, and take the initiative to do what needs to be done.
OUR CORE VALUES
Stay Human
We seek to understand, are patient, and humbly confident in our knowledge and expertise.
Welcome Change
We are always flexible, resilient, and lead change, no matter what is thrown our way. Always learning, always growing.
Tireless Pursuit of Results
We are willing to do whatever it takes to do better, to be better — winning fuels a pursuit of excellence.
Team First
Collaboration is the way of life. We know working together we are better and embrace being open and honest to help solve issues & create opportunities.
How We Work
Full Service Venue Management. We provide straightforward and comprehensive venue management, from sales to event execution and everything in between.
Venue Team
- Hiring, managing, commission strategy & execution
- Training, learning and development, and improvement plans
- Offboarding
- Payroll & employee benefits management
Sales
- Pricing and promotion strategy and execution
- Lead generation approach and strategy
- Venue sales and tours
- Venue management software and sales workflows
Marketing
- Social and community management
- Paid search and social management
- SEO and content creation Affiliate site management
- Creation of marketing materials
Contract and Administrative Support
- Event guidelines and contract formation
- Preferred partner agreements and assets
- Event management asset creation
Venue Management & Operations
- Furniture, fixtures & equipment curation and purchasing
- Venue refreshes, from design & budgeting to purchasing
- Property management, including cadenced site reviews, utilities, and vendor management for repairs and maintenance projects
- Facilities partners and agreements, such as commercial cleaners, HVAC preventative maintenance, etc.
Event Management
- Event execution, including staffing, documentation/assets, and site & vendor management
- Business development and industry organization events
Event Planning, Beverage, Rentals & Decor
- Beverage: can assist in getting liquor licensed, managing Beverage services (full service or BYOB); depending on state liquor requirements
- Planning: offer in-house planning services, from a la carte to full service
- Rentals & Decor: including in-house seating, audio-visual, draping, and other decorative amenities for clients to rent
Financials
- Cash management
- Accounts payable
- Employees expenses
- Financial reporting
- Budgeting & forecasting
Not ready for full-service management, and just want some additional support? We offer consultation packages for venues looking to launch, increase their sales and/or profitability. We can implement operating systems that best fit your business. Consultations usually last anywhere from three to six months.
Frequently Asked Questions
- For every venue owner, this is an individual decision, whether you are thinking about retirement, wanting to focus on other endeavors or need help running your venue.
Our sweet-spot is smaller to mid-sized venues that host a variety of events from wedding, holiday parties, to galas, and milestone parties and more. We love to host non-wedding events to fill in the calendar, and are experts in finding these leads.
Having planned and hosted thousands of events nationwide, we know how to throw a great party and make money doing so. We always have our clients best interest in mind and optimize our back-of-house operations in order to do so effectively.
Let's Get Started
Fill out the form or email us at [email protected] for more information on how we can work together. We can’t wait to hear from you!