{"id":1946,"date":"2020-07-20T20:48:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T20:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infogm.goodmarket.global\/info\/?page_id=1946"},"modified":"2024-04-28T05:13:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T05:13:01","slug":"marketplace-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.goodmarket.global\/info\/srilanka\/marketplace-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketplace Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1946\" class=\"elementor elementor-1946\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c88fab9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c88fab9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19a59ae\" data-id=\"19a59ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba9aaac elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-173 elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"ba9aaac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmarket.global\/info\/\">Good Market Info<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da14015 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da14015\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6c96e4\" data-id=\"e6c96e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e237a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35e237a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Weekly marketplace events feature fresh organic fruits and vegetables, natural food and snacks, ethical fashion, toys, and housewares, non-toxic home and garden supplies, natural personal care products, live music, kids programs, and more from Good Market approved farmers, social enterprises, responsible businesses, and voluntary initiatives. Come out and show your support for the community!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-018ac07 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"018ac07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dbdc5c\" data-id=\"9dbdc5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50308cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50308cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6155eae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6155eae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5205e3b\" data-id=\"5205e3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabaf15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cabaf15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saturday Good Market<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc43354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc43354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: start;\">Every Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm (rain or shine!)&nbsp;in the nuga tree car park at the Colombo Racecourse.<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75331c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"75331c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Saturday%20Good%20Market%20Event%20sri%20lanka&#038;t=m&#038;z=13&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Saturday Good Market Event sri lanka\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Saturday Good Market Event sri lanka\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec5b6b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec5b6b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53dba0e\" data-id=\"53dba0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb39a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb39a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e0205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26e0205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wsite-content-title\">The following resources are available in this section:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li class=\"wsite-content-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmarket.global\/info\/getting-a-stall\/\">Getting a stall<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wsite-multicol\"><div class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmarket.global\/info\/one-day-events\/\">One day events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmarket.global\/info\/performing\/\">Performing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmarket.global\/info\/event-rules\/\">Event rules<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmarket.global\/info\/stall-recommendations\/\">Stall display recommendations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmarket.global\/info\/food-safety\/\">Food safety reminders<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae3cdae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae3cdae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-566ea8d\" data-id=\"566ea8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0122d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0122d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Starting a Curated Marketplace Event<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4954ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4954ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Want to start a curated marketplace event in your area? Here are some considerations. If you have additional questions, check out the resources in this section or\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:hello@goodmarket.global\">get in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfff888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfff888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"paragraph\"><p><strong>Minimal Startup Costs<\/strong><br \/>Good Market events were started with no external funding or investment.\u00a0Vendors pre-paid for stalls for 4 weeks, and those funds were used to pay for the venue, electricity, and other logistics. All equipment was rented.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Incubator Services<\/strong><br \/>A weekly event provides an ideal incubator space for startups and small-scale farmer and artisans. It is particularly popular with women entrepreneurs because it provides them with flexibility to work around family commitments. Many new initiatives that started at the event have gone on to open their own outlets, secure international orders, hire staff, purchase assets, and expand production facilities. The event is also great way for established enterprises to launch a new product or service or get customer feedback.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Community Building<\/strong><br \/>A physical marketplace helps build trust and relationships between producers and consumers. It also strengthens connections between the participating vendors. Many vendors now supply other Good Market community members based on relationships that started at the Good Market.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Public Awareness<\/strong><br \/>A marketplace event with food, music, and entertainment can draw people of many different ages and backgrounds. It pulls a crowd and creates an opportunity to raise awareness about issues like zero waste, organic, home gardening, fair trade, ethical fashion, social entrepreneurship, etc. Vendors have a chance to share the stories behind their products and services. It is very common for regular visitors to become inspired and submit an application for their own initiative.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28b4f6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28b4f6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-917f666\" data-id=\"917f666\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9bd560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9bd560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommendations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf18da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecf18da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">C<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">uration and Capacity Building<\/span><br \/>The primary reason that the Good Market events have been successful is that they have been closely curated. Participating vendors have to meet minimum standards, and the team spends most of their time meeting with vendors to help them improve and raise their standards. It is much easier to start with basic curation standards than to introduce them later. Once a market is started, it is possible to work with all vendors to raise the minimum standards together.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Self Financing<\/span><br \/>Operating on a self-financing basis is critical for sustainability and credibility. It pushes the team to find creative ways to operate within actual resource constraints. Directly supporting a market initiative with grant aid is distorting and rarely sustainable. When the donor funding stops, the activity stops. Financing a curated marketplace through sponsorship is similarly problematic because it raises concerns about corporate influence and the credibility of the curation process.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Event Frequency and Consistency<\/span><br \/>The event needs to operate on a weekly basis in order to provide incubator opportunities for farmers with fresh produce. A weekly market with fresh produce and other perishable products, pulls a consistent crowd of customers. Once the market days and times are fixed, consistency and key. Customers are able to include the event in their weekly calendar without checking to see whether it is happening. Vendors are able to make plans and invest to develop their business.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Venue Selection<\/span><br \/>The ideal venue is an attractive, central location with\u00a0access to public transport and parking. In order for an event to serve as an incubator for startups and small-scale producers, the costs need to be kept as low as possible. This is easiest if the event venue is provided for free or on a variable-cost basis. Variable cost means that the price adjusts depending on the number of stalls per week. A high fixed-cost venue fee may be difficult to cover during certain seasons when participation is low.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Pre-Payment<\/span><br \/>It is very difficult to collect receivables after an event. Having a consistent pre-payment policy reduces the administration cost of payment collection and frees up time for other services. Vendors know that if they do not make a payment by a certain deadline they will not have a stall at the event. Pre-payment policies also minimize the cash flow issues associated with receivables. In order to avoid politics, conflict, and miscommunication, the pre-payment policy must be enforced consistently with no exceptions.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Market Mix<\/span><br \/>Market mix is critical for drawing a diverse and consistent crowd. This means including an adequate number of &#8220;crowd-puller&#8221; stalls that have ready-to-eat food, perishable products, and unusual options that are not available elsewhere. In addition to the normal curation process, it may be necessary to curate by product category, for example, by maintaining a 2-3 stall limit for a particular product category. A market with a high percent of stalls selling the same type of product is less attractive for customers and less beneficial for vendors. It is important that this is handled transparently. For example, priority could be given to higher level vendors with greater social or environmental impact.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Market Layout<\/span><br \/>There is a tendency to divide the market by product category and put vendors with the same type of product next to each other, but this does not benefit all vendors or the overall market experience. It is best to space out the &#8220;crowd-puller&#8221; stalls that have fresh produce and ready to eat food. While walking to these stalls, regular customers will walk past stalls with products and stories that they might not have otherwise been exposed to.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Consistent Rules<\/span><br \/>Event rules are shared with each new vendor. The purpose of the event rules is to ensure that the event is sustainable,\u00a0community members and other vendors have a positive experience, and good relationships are maintained with the venue. It is very important that the reason for each rule is clearly explained and that the rules are clearly and consistently enforced. If vendors feel that the rules are arbitrary or unfair, it will create internal politics and tensions.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Transparent Costs<\/span><br \/>Good Market charges based on stall area because it minimizes administration requirements and ensures that the pricing is seen as fair and consistent. The same rates are applied for all vendors. If a not-for-profit initiative has a difficulty covering the cost, they are encouraged to take a half stall, share a space with another vendor, or reserve a space in the community entertainment area with\u00a0no canopy cover.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Impact Monitoring<\/span><br \/>In an open, outdoor marketplace where all transactions happen directly between vendors and customers, it can be difficult to capture data for impact monitoring. 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