managemymarket

managemymarket

for markets of all sizes

The Days Before managemymarket

Problems With The Old Way

• The “clipboard situation”

• Vendor information is easily misplaced

• Manager gets frustrated, loses energy, and leaves

• Next manager has to start from scratch

The Goal: Make Life Easier

• Take the burden of data management off the shoulders of overworked, underpaid market managers

• Make day-to-day (and year-to-year) operations run more smoothly

The Idea: Eliminate Paperwork!

• Take the entire vendor management process (registration, scheduling, billing and reporting) and put it online.

• Completely eliminate data entry for the market manager.

Organize Everything Electronically

• Vendor applies online

• Manager gets an email

• Manager can review applications from any computer

• Vendors get notified of the market’s decision via email, immediately

Vendors Find This Easier, Too

“The online application process was very painless. I simply filled out a general profile, selected your market and applied. It was very easy. Much easier than other applications I've done.”-Vendor in Colorado, in an email to a market manager

What About Vendors Without Internet?

• They can call us, and we’ll input their info for them

• They can fill out a paper version, and the market can enter their info

Managers Don’t Love Data

• No one gets into the business of managing a farmers market because they like spreadsheets and data tracking

• Keeping track of data can lead to manager frustration, which can lead to high rates of manager turnover

Market Managers Love managemymarket!

“managemymarket makes my life easier, and I love anything that makes my life easier”-Manager of the Beaverton Farmers Market

“managemymarket is better than sliced bread, and I’m a baker!”-Manager of the Grayslake Farmers Market