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# Welcome to Vendor Space

Vendor Space is the all-in-one platform for event organizers to manage vendors, booths, sponsors, and payments — without the spreadsheet chaos.

Whether you're running a craft market, food festival, trade show, or community fair, Vendor Space gives you the tools to manage your entire vendor operation from one place.

## What you can do with Vendor Space

* **Manage vendors** — Add, import, and track vendors across all your events
* **Collect payments** — Send payment links and collect booth fees directly through Stripe
* **Build custom forms** — Create application and registration forms for your events
* **Track your pipeline** — See exactly where every vendor is in the booking process
* **Manage booths** — Assign vendors to booths and track availability
* **Coordinate sponsors** — Organize sponsorship tiers, track payments, and manage deliverables
* **Communicate** — Message vendors and send automated reminders
* **Check in vendors** — Track arrivals and setup on event day

## How this guide is organized

* **Getting Started** — Create your account, connect Stripe, and set up your first event
* **Events** — Everything about creating and managing events
* **Vendors** — Adding, importing, and tracking vendors
* **Payments** — Collecting payments and managing transactions
* **Forms** — Building custom forms and managing submissions
* **Sponsors** — Managing sponsorship packages
* **Booths** — Booth inventory and assignments
* **Communication** — Messaging, reminders, and campaigns
* **Vendor Portal** — How your vendors interact with Vendor Space
* **Operations** — Tasks, check-in, documents, and analytics
* **Settings** — Account settings, team, and billing