Best Ways to Get More Corporate Events in 2026: 9 Compared & Ranked
Compare 9 ways to get more corporate events for restaurants, venues, and caterers: booking services, marketplaces, software, catering platforms, and pricing.
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Win more corporate business
Step-by-step playbooks for restaurants, venues, and caterers. Who to contact at nearby companies, what to send, and when to follow up, with email templates you can copy.
How to Get Corporate Events at Your Venue
Find the people who plan team events at nearby companies, reach out personally, and follow up until they're ready to book. Includes three email templates, a month-by-month outreach calendar, and what it costs to run.
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How to Get Corporate Catering Clients
Who orders catering at companies, how to reach them, and how to stay on their list all year. Includes three email templates and a 30-day plan.
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A Restaurant Catered the Masters With No Price Agreed. The $75,000 Bill Ended Up in Court.
A $75,000 catering bill with no contract: what to get in writing before you cater an event.
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Emails you can copy. Three templates for first outreach and follow-up.
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When companies book what. A month-by-month outreach calendar.
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Your first 30 days. A simple plan to start this week.
See it working
Restaurants, venues, and caterers booking more corporate events.
Axe Kickers · Seattle
Corporate event revenue up 87%
Booked major Seattle employers to fill mid-week slots, and rebooked 30% of past corporate clients.
Old Town Putt · Fort Collins
Event sales up 35% year over year
Landed its largest corporate event of the year, a full venue buyout, and filled more weekday slots.
Voodoo Cellar · Boise
5X more inquiries, about double the bookings
Private events moved from an occasional, referral-driven extra to a consistent growth channel for the cellar bar.
Tropics Shave Ice · Oakland
Real bookings within two months
Won a corporate client that runs events every quarter, and the added bookings already cover the service.
Library Square Public House · Vancouver
Corporate events beyond game nights
Booked larger corporate groups like RBC and Netflix on non-game days, cutting reliance on sporting events.
Bearded Social House · North Charleston
A measurable uptick in corporate inquiries
Direct conversations with local planners brought new corporate customers who more than paid for the service.
X-Golf Pittsford · Rochester
Tours that turned into event bookings
Personalized outreach reached local HR leaders and office managers, and responses began coming in within weeks.
Game On Berkeley · Berkeley
The right people at the right organizations
A virtual account executive gave outreach a personal touch, and customers said they enjoyed interacting with her.
Summerville Burrito Co. · Charleston
Less reliance on ezCater
Direct bookings, a past-customer follow-up system, and new local referral partners mean fewer commission fees.