Host A NetworkLocal Event At Your Venue
We work with venues to create high-quality business networking events that benefit both your venue and the local business community.
Bring New Customers Through Your Doors
Do you own or manage a restaurant, bar, hotel, café, event venue or hospitality business in the Midlands? Hosting a NetworkLocal event is a simple way to introduce your venue to a ready-made audience of local business owners, professionals and entrepreneurs — without paying us for the footfall we bring you!
Turn Quieter Weekdays Into Busy Events
Our networking events are typically held on weekdays and during quieter trading periods, helping you make better use of your venue when you need it most.
We’ll work with you to choose a date, time and event format that suits your business, helping you generate guaranteed event revenue alongside additional food, drink and hospitality sales from attendees. It’s an opportunity to fill your venue with new faces, showcase what you offer and turn first-time visitors into repeat customers.
We Bring the Audience. You Showcase Your Venue.
NetworkLocal has a growing community of local businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals and business owners across the Midlands.
When you host one of our events, we’ll actively promote your venue through our established marketing channels, helping put your business in front of potential customers before, during and after the event.
As a host venue, you can benefit from:
No customer referral or marketing fees
We don’t charge you for bringing our audience and plenty of new customers to your venue.
Guaranteed revenue
Depending on the event format, we’ll pay towards guest drinks and food, giving you guaranteed revenue from the event.
Additional sales
Attendees can purchase additional drinks, food and services, creating further revenue opportunities throughout the event.
Free digital promotion
We’ll promote your venue across our social media channels, website and email marketing campaigns.
A speaking opportunity
Get the chance to introduce your business, tell guests about your venue and showcase what makes you different.
Professional photography & videography
Free event photography and footage, giving you usage rights for your own website, social media and marketing materials.
More Than Just a Networking Event
Hosting a NetworkLocal event gives you an opportunity to showcase your venue to the local business community in a relaxed and authentic way.
Guests get to experience your food, drinks, hospitality and atmosphere first-hand, your team gets to meet potential customers, and your venue gets valuable exposure through our event marketing.
It’s a simple win-win partnership designed to generate business for everyone involved.
Perfect for:
✓ Midlands hospitality & event venues
✓ Restaurants
✓ Bars
✓ Cafés
✓ Conference & function venues
✓ Hotels
✓ Private dining venues
✓ Country houses and estates
✓ Co-working and business spaces
✓ Play cafés
✓ Golf clubs
✓ Entertainment venues
✓ Coffee shops
✓ Cocktail bars
✓ Gastropubs
Whether you’re looking to increase weekday footfall, attract new customers, promote your venue or generate additional hospitality revenue, a NetworkLocal event could be the perfect fit.
Flexible Events That Work Around You
We understand that every venue is different.
We’ll work with you to find quieter days and times that suit your business, create an appropriate event format and agree the arrangements in advance.
Our aim is to make hosting an event straightforward, commercially worthwhile and enjoyable for your team.
Get Your Venue in Front of the Midlands Business Community
Why spend money trying to attract new customers when you can host an event that brings them directly through your doors?
NetworkLocal handles the audience building, event promotion and networking experience, while you get the opportunity to showcase your venue, generate revenue and build relationships with potential customers.
Want to Host a NetworkLocal Event?
If you own or manage a venue in Lichfield, Staffordshire, Birmingham, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Walsall, Cannock, Tamworth, Sutton Coldfield, Coventry, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent or anywhereacross the Midlands, we’d love to hear from you.
Let’s talk about how we can bring a NetworkLocal event to your venue and turn quieter weekdays into profitable, high-footfall events.
Become a Trusted Supplier
We’re always looking to partner with great local independent businesses to help bring our events to life.
From caterers and mobile bars to entertainers, photographers, promoters, marketers and event suppliers, we love working with local businesses we can trust.
If you offer a product or service that could add value to a NetworkLocal event, we’d love to hear from you.
Become part of the NetworkLocal supplier network…
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