Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Guidelines To Picking A Venue Broker

By Lora Jones


For any function you plan be it a wedding, graduation ceremony, company end of year party and any other, you will need a venue for it. And not any other location will do but a good one for that matter. Finding such a location is never easy and if you find one, the cost will be just too much. Because of this, it may be helpful to use the services of venue brokers. These are people who take the specifications of the venues that will suit your needs and look them up for you. Below are qualities you should look out for in a venue broker.

Of all the qualities you may look for in a location agent, the most important one is usually the connections he has. The work of such an agent is usually to look for venues that match your criteria. A well connected expert will be able to find information from a large pool making the process fast especially if you need the location urgently.

You also need someone you can rely on. There are some functions that normally come up urgently. For such functions, you will need to find a location within a very short notice. It will be disheartening to give this task to your agent and he forgets about it almost immediately.

Before contracting such a person, it is usually advisable to visit his office. With will enable you know his level of organization. Organization is usually very important in this business as these agents do always have to multi task most of the time. Visiting his office will also enable you gauge his level of seriousness. This is very important to avoid amateurs who are only out to rip you off your hard earned money.

These brokers normally earn their living through this. As such, it will only be sensible to put some money aside for his service fees. This should however not be too much. Carrying out price comparison from different brokers will enable you choose one that you can afford without much of a struggle.

The expert you finally settle on must also be someone you are comfortable with. You need a person you can describe to all that you need in a location. If you are not very comfortable with the agent, you may find it difficult to reject a venue that he proposes even if it does not meet all your needs.

You should also look for an expert who belongs to the brokers union. Such a person can be traced in case of any malpractice. It will be very hard to trace somebody you just meet along the road especially if he is not registered.

In order to avoid cases of a venue broker taking your money and disappearing, you should avoid paying them in advance. You can only pay him a small percentage upfront as deposit. The rest of payment should be done after the work.




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