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Pre & Grand
Opening Advising

Opening a venue is harder than operating one. We’ve led grand openings at major venues — and we’ll make sure yours is ready on day one.

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LAS VEGAS BALLPARK

LAS VEGAS, NV

OUR EXPERTISE

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

SOFI STADIUM & HOLLYWOOD PARK

INGLEWOOD, CA

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.

  • 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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Explore More Expertise

Pre and grand opening advising is one way we help. Here’s the rest of what we do.

01

Facility Condition Assessment

Know the true condition of your facility, and exactly what to prioritize, fund, and fix next.

02

Business & Operations Advising

An independent read on how your venue runs, and a clear path to running it better.

03

Safety & Security

Practical planning that protects your guests, your staff, and your reputation.

04

Guest Experience Benchmarking

See your venue through your guests' eyes, measured against the standards that matter.

05

Advantage Training

Guest experience, leadership, and team development training that lifts frontline performance—delivered through a VSG partner.

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Opening Soon? Let's Get Ready.

The best openings start long before opening day. Bring us in early, and we’ll help you open ready — and open right.

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CHASE CENTER

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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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.
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.
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.
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.