Total Venue Control ... Latest News!
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| January 2007 (Phoenix, Arizona) - Total Venue Control (TVC) was accepted into a prestigious business incubator affiliated with Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management. Thunderbird's Global Entrepreneurship Incubator provides a variety of resources to high potential startup businesses, including access to venture and angel investment capital, client networking, professional services (e.g. business planning, marketing stretegies, legal, tax and IT consultants), office services (e.g. receptionist, furnished offices and conference room, printing and design services, utilities), staffing (select Thunderbird students - 'Enterprise Scholars') and other entrepreneurial advisory services. |
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First Cashless Arena Event in the US!
October 2006 (St. Louis, Missouri)
Total Venue Control (TVC) successfully implemented the first cashless arena event in the US from October 26 through October 29, 2006 (9 shows over 4 days). More than 15,000 people attended the "Circus to Save Lives," a huge 3-ring circus presented as a benefit for Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. Hosted at the 11,500-seat Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, all food, beverage and merchandise concessions as well as event entertainment (e.g. elephand and pony rides) were purchased using custom-designed concession smart cards. TVC provided point-of-sale equipment and reporting software, a sales, marketing and operations staff, and the event-specific collectible concession cards. "Circus to Save Lives" event attendees spent 30% less time waiting in concession lines and more time enjoying event entertainment.
Total Venue Control was featured in Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal following this landmark event.
Please click here to read the article.
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May 2005 (Chicago, Illinois) - Total Venue Control (TVC) has entered into a 2-year co-marketing agreement with Game Time Food & Beverage Services, Inc. Game Time is an established and rapidly growing concessionaire with a varied client base including minor league sports venues, concert venues, airports and convention centers. TVC and Game Time will co-bid new business opportunities and Game Time will facilitate introductions with all existing clients for possible conversion to TVC's cashless smart card payment system. TVC's payment system increases concession and sponsorship revenues, decreases operating expenses and enhances each customer's event experience. For more information about Game Time, http://www.gametimefbs.com.
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