Between now and the new year, most venues have their busiest weeks: more bookings, more walk-ins, and a calendar full of end-of-year celebrations.
The venues that run smoothly all summer are the ones that get organised early. So we’ve put together a cheat sheet, full of easy tips that take a few minutes to implement - but will get you so much more out of every dollar you spend.
1. Bring every supplier into one place
If you’re ordering by text, phone, email, and three different apps, the cracks will are likely to start showing now. One place for every supplier means one login, one order history, and one set of invoices.
Since many of the suppliers you work with are likely on Ordermentum (we have 1,000 suppliers across 25 categories!), you can start by adding those ones. If one of your regular suppliers isn’t on Ordermentum yet, it takes a few seconds to let them know you’d like to order that way.
2. Standing orders for your staples
Milk, bread, coffee. The things you can’t run out of on a warm, busy Saturday!
Set your staples up as standing orders and they’ll arrive on schedule without needing to remember.
As Jess Dufficy from Four Ate Five in Sydney puts it: "Sometimes we also forget to order, but that's saved by having standing orders in place for staples."
Top tip: Review your standing order quantities now. Your venue needs from July to December are likely to be quite different.
>> Set standing orders for your staples