Guides and free tools
Plain guides for people who run business events and venues, and tools that do the sums for you.
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By what you are doing
Run an event, 9 guides
- Networking event checklistWhat do I need to do for a networking event, and when?Read
- Pricing a business eventHow much should I charge for a business event?Read
- How to run a business networking eventHow do I run a business networking event people come back to?Read
- Event feedback questionsWhat questions should I ask after a business event?Read
- CPD events: recording attendanceHow do I run CPD events and record attendance?Read
- How to reduce no-shows at free eventsHow do I reduce no-shows at free events?Read
- Ticketing, waitlists and approvals, explainedRead
- QR passes and check-in on the doorRead
- Data and privacy for event organisers: the basicsRead
Reach people, 3 guides
Venues, 5 guides
- Accessible business eventsHow do I make a business event easier for everyone to attend?Read
- Joining instructions for an eventWhat should joining instructions for an event include?Read
- Choosing a venue for a business eventHow do I choose a venue for a business event?Read
- Arrival information and accessibility for business eventsRead
- How venues can fill rooms through hire enquiriesRead
Free tools
Do the sums, then get on
Free, no sign-in. Your figures stay in your browser.
- Event budget calculatorCost per head and the guests you need to break evenUse it
- No-show calculatorYour show rate, and the places to open next timeUse it
- Run of show templateA running order you change, print or copyMake yours
- Event feedback form templateA short form built from the questions you tickMake yours
- Event sign-in sheetA printable sheet that asks only what you needMake yours
- Certificate of attendance templateA certificate with the hours, ready to printMake yours
- Joining instructions makerOne page with the way in, to send or printMake yours
- Event ROI calculatorWhat came back for each pound, as you define itUse it
- Event email templatesFour short emails with your event’s details inMake yours
Words we use
Event words, plainly
- 24-hour rate
- A venue’s price per person covering a day delegate package plus an overnight room, dinner and breakfast.
- Absorbing fees
- Taking the fees out of the ticket price yourself rather than adding them on top for the buyer.
- Accessibility needs
- What a guest needs to take part fully, such as step-free access, a hearing loop, a seat near the front or a quiet space.
- Add to calendar
- A button that puts one event into someone’s own calendar, in Google, Apple or Outlook.
- AGM
- Annual general meeting: the yearly meeting where an organisation’s members receive the accounts, elect officers and vote on business.
- Approval
- An event where the organiser says yes to each booking before it is confirmed. Used for members’ dinners and invited guests.