Our leaders have personally led grand openings at major venues.
When it comes to preparing for your big opening, experience is everything — and ours is hands-on. We've been on the grand opening management teams ourselves, so we know exactly what it takes to be ready.
Preparing pre-opening budgets and checklists
FF&E (furniture, fixtures, and equipment) reviews
Organizing storage spaces
Writing procedures and protocols
Preparing operating budgets
Coordinating third-party vendors
Placing and staffing event personnel
Staff training on emergency plans
Building plans for premium seating services
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OUR CLIENTS
On the Team When the Doors Opened
When these venues prepared to open their doors, they brought Venue Solutions Group onto the team.
Client Portfolio: Pre & Grand Opening Advising
3Arena / Dublin, Ireland
Acrisure Stadium
Amerant Bank Arena
Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid
Baylor University
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
BMO Stadium
Bridgestone Arena
Brookshire Grocery Arena
Busch Stadium
Carter-Finley Stadium
Centreville Bank Stadium
Chase Center
Citi Field
Emirates Stadium
Ford Center / Evansville
Four Winds Field
Gillette Stadium
Golden 1 Center / Sacramento Kings
Huntington Bank Stadium
IU Indianapolis James T. Morris Arena
Kia Center
Kyle Field / Texas A&M University
Lee’s Family Forum
Los Angeles Football Club
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex
Petco Park
Prudential Center
Rocket Arena
Sacramento Republic FC
Silverstone Circuit
SoFi Stadium
University of South Carolina Upstate
USL Pro Iowa / Pro Iowa Stadium
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Pre and grand opening advising is one way we help. Here’s the rest of what we do.
Hands-on guidance for preparing a new or renovated venue to open successfully — covering operating budgets, procedures, staffing, vendor coordination, premium seating plans, and more, so you’re ready the day the doors open.
Why is opening a venue harder than operating one?
An opening has no established routines, no tested procedures, and no margin for error in front of a first audience — everything has to work the first time. Having led grand openings ourselves, we help you build and test it all in advance.
When should we bring in Venue Solutions Group for the grand opening?
As early as possible. The most successful openings start well before opening day, with enough runway to prepare budgets, write procedures, train staff, and coordinate vendors without a last-minute scramble.
What does pre-opening work typically include?
Pre-opening budgets and checklists, FF&E reviews, storage planning, operating procedures and protocols, third-party vendor coordination, event staffing, emergency-plan training, and premium seating service plans.