There are tens of thousands of people in Michigan with physical or mental disabilities.
Many of these people are clients of one of the agencies listed.
These are some of the agencies we have invited or have had clients exhibit at previous events.
Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority
Easter Seals
Community Network Services
Ourhouse Clubhouse
United Cerebral Palsy
Community Choices
JVS Detroit
JVS Southfield
JVS West Bloomfield
MORC
New Center Community Mental Health Detroit
Northbrook Psychological Clinic Novi
Northland Clinic Southfield & Rochester Hills
Northwest Counseling & Psychotherapy Center Southfield
Novi Psychiatry and Psychology
Oakland County Community Mental Health Pontiac
Wayne County Mental Health
Oakland Family Services Berkley, Walled Lake, Pontiac, Rochester
Oakland Psychological Clinic Livonia
Oakland Psychological Clinics Bloomfield Hills, Southfield, Milford
Operation Get Down Detroit
Perspectives Of Troy, Sterling Heights
Psychassets Birmingham
Psychological Institute Michigan Franklin
Psychotherapy & Counseling Services Northville
Quality Behavioral Health Detroit
Redford Counseling Center
Relationship Institute Royal Oak
Rochester Center Behavioral Medicaine
Saint Joseph Mercy Behavioral Brighton
Judson Center Royal Oak
Samaritan Counseling Center Farmington Hills
Senica Farmington Hills
Teen Mental Health Services Detroit, Farmington Hills, Redford
Turning Point Recovery Center Pontiac
University Psychiatric Centers Detroit, Livonia
Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital Westland
Community Mental Health Waterford
Visions Clubhouse Pontiac
Clubhouse Inspiration Lapeer
Crossroads Clubhouse Monroe
Dreams Unlimited Clubhouse
Gathering Place Redford
Inner City Clubhouse Detroit
Motor City Clubhouse Detroit
New Directions Clubhouse Detroit
Next Step Clubhouse Inkster
Phoenix Friendship House Highland Park
Turning Point Lincoln Park
Michigan Department Community Health Lansing
Macomb County Mental Health
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Monica House Detroit Community Treatment
Monroe County Community Mental Health -
MSU Counseling Center - East Lansing
MSU Psychological Clinic - East Lansing
National Council on Alcoholism - Detroit
National Council on Alcoholism - Lansing
Neighborhood Service Organization - Detroit
network180 CMH - Grand Rapids
NeuroHealth Associates - Rochester
New Center Community Mental Health- Detroit
New Day Counseling - Troy
New Life Home for Recovering Women - Detroit
New Light Consultants - Flint
New Light Recovery Center - Detroit
New Oakland Child-Adolescent & Family Center -
Clinton Township, Clarkston, Livonia,West Bloomfield, Warren
New Passages Psychological Services - Flint
New Passages Psychological Services - Mount Clemens
North Central Community Mental Health - Detroit
Northeast Guidance Center - Detroit
Northbrook Psychological Clinic - Novi
North Kent Guidance Services - Grand Rapids & Greenville
Northbrook Psychological Clinic - Novi
Northland Clinic - Southfield & Rochester Hills
North Oakland Family Counseling - Clarkston
Northwest Counseling & Psychotherapy Center - Southfield
Novi Psychiatry & Psychology - Novi
Oakdale Recovery Center - Canton
Oakland County Central Diagnostic & Referral -
Pontiac
Oakland County Community Mental Health -
Pontiac
Oakland Family Services - Berkley & Walled Lake
Oakland Family Services - Pontiac & Rochester
Oakland Psychological Clinic - Flint & Grand Blanc
Oakland Psychological Clinic - Livonia
Oakland Psychological Clinics - Bloomfield Hills, Southfield, Milford, Lake Orion
Oaklawn Psychiatric Hospital - Marshall
Oakridge Counseling Center - Battle Creek
Odyessy House - Flint
Odyessy House - Saginaw
Okemos Psychological Consultants - Okemos
Operation Get Down- Detroit
Our Hope Substance Abuse Services - Grand Rapids
Ozone House - Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti
Pathways Michigan- Allegan, Grand Haven & Muskegon
Perspectives of Troy - Troy & Sterling Heights
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services -
Grand Rapids & Kalamazoo
Pioneer Counseling Center - Sterling Heights & Clinton Township
Pioneer Counseling Center - West Bloomfield
Prevention, Education & Referral Services - Brownstown, Clinton Township & Westland
Professional Psychological Services - Lansing
Progressive Guidance Center - Monroe
Project Rehab - Grand Rapids
PsychAssets - Birmingham
Psychiatric Associates of Ingham - Okemos
Psychiatric Associates of West Michigan - Grand Rapids
Psychology Associates - Grand Rapids
Psychological & Behavioral Consultants - Lansing
Psychological Consultants of Michigan - Battle Creek & Kalamazoo
Psychological Institute of Michigan - Franklin
Psychotherapy & Counseling Services - Northville
Quality Behavioral Health - Detroit
Rainbow Recovery Center - Monroe
Reach Youth Center - Flint
Reality Counseling Services - Grand Rapids & Lansing
Redford Counseling Center - Redford
The Relationship Institute - Royal Oak
Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine -
Rochester Hills
Rose Hill Center - Holly
Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center - Memphis & Warren
Sacred Heart Outpatient Services - Flint, Bay City & Saginaw
Safehouse - Kalamazoo
Saginaw Community Mental Health - Saginaw
Saginaw County Youth Protection Agency - Saginaw
Saint Joseph Mercy Behavioral Services - Ann Arbor & Canton
Saint Joseph Mercy Behavioral Services - Brighton
Saint Joseph Mercy Greenbrook - Ann Arbor
Saint Vincent Catholic Charities - Lansing
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center - Flint
Salvation Army Harbor Light - Clinton Township
Salvation Army Harbor Light - Monroe
Salvation Army Harbor Light Evangeline Center - Detroit
Salvation Army Outpatient Services - Monroe
Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center - Romulus
Salvation Army Turning Point - Grand Rapids
Salvation Army Booth Family Services - Grand Rapids
Samaritan Counseling Services - Ann Arbor
Samaritan Counseling Center of SE Michigan -
Farmington Hills
S.E. Michigan Community Alliance (Detroit Only) - Detroit
S.E. Michigan Community Alliance (Wayne & Monroe Counties) - Taylor
SENICA, LLC - Farmington Hills
Serendipity Group Substance Abuse Treatment - East Lansing
Shar - Detroit
Shinedling, Shinelding & Haller - Bay City
Sobriety House - Detroit
Social Resources - Macomb Township & Fraser
Southwest Counseling & Development Services - Detroit
SOS Community Services - Ypsilanti
Sparrow Hospital, St. Lawrence Campus - Lansing
Starfish Family Services - Inkster
Star Center - Detroit
Still Waters Counseling - Saline
St. Mary's Hospital Substance Abuse Services - Livonia
Substance Abuse Prevention Group - Battle Creek
Summit Pointe - Battle Creek
Taylor Teen Health Center - Taylor
Team Mental Health Services - Detroit, Farmington Hills, Redford & Southgate
Ten Sixteen Recovery Network - Midland
Therapy Center of Ann Arbor - Ann Arbor
Traffic Safety Association - Fraser
Triad Associates - Clarkston
Trinity Family Counseling Center - Utica
Turning Point Recovery Center - Pontiac
University Psychiatric Centers - Detroit & Livonia
University Substance Abuse Clinic - Kalamazoo
U of M Addiction Treatment Services - Ann Arbor
U of M Alcohol Management Program - Ann Arbor
U of M Autism & Communications Center - Ann Arbor
U of M Center for the Child and the Family - Ann Arbor
U of M Center for the Development of Language & Literacy - Ann Arbor
U of M Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Ann Arbor
U of M Department of Psychiatry - Ann Arbor
U of M Depression Center - Ann Arbor
U of M Family Assessment Clinic - Ann Arbor
U of M Psychological Clinic - Ann Arbor
U of M Sexual Health Counseling - Ann Arbor
Vista Maria - Dearborn Heights
Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital - Westland
Washtenaw County Community Support & Treatment Services - Ypsilanti
Washtenaw/Livingston Substance Abuse Coordination - Ypsilanti
Wayne Youth Services - Wayne
Wedgwood Christian Services - Grand Rapids
Wellspring Counseling - Grand Rapids
Western Michigan University Counseling Services - Kalamazoo
Westlund Guidance Clinic - Saginaw
Wolverine Human Services - Detroit
Women's Center of S.E. Michigan - Ann Arbor
Women's Personal Growth Center - Okemos
Wyandotte Henry Ford Hospital - Wyandotte
Vendor Event Success Tips
BY MISTY KEARNS
If you are a crafter or direct sales business owner, a great way to get new contacts and leads for your business is by doing vendor events. There are several kinds of vendor events you can set up a display at.
Mall events are good to advertise and promote your brand, products and your name.
Why participate in a vendor event for your direct sales business?
I personally prefer to spend money on a booth at an event as my main form of advertising. This type of event gives you the chance to talk to people, give out your card and let people in your target area and target market know that you are their local connection for your business. You are also able to get contact info from interested prospects that you can follow up with later. If you advertise in a paper or online, you have to wait and hope that people will see your ad and then contact you. A vendor event if done correctly and attended well can have a very high return on investment for your business.
What things should you consider before agreeing to participate?
When you are calling to check on the events there are a few things you need to keep in mind before signing up. First you want to make sure that there are no other consultants from your company. Michigan Crafters Marketplace - Saturday Super Sale offers Exclusive Exhibitor, only one person selling each brand. Also find out how many years the event has been established and how many people attend on average. Other things to consider are whether it is indoors or outdoors. For an event that tens of thousands of people come through, it may be worth it to pay $250-$500 for a booth.
How to prepare for a vendor event:
Once you have found an event or two to participate in, it’s time to get yourself, your products and your display ready. As for products, I recommend bringing your business kit that new recruits get for signing up as part of your display. Then bring host specials and customer specials for the rest of your demo. You are going to want to be focusing on recruiting and dating parties so having those items and signage that goes along with it will help. Be sure to have catalogs, sales fliers, business cards and party and recruiting packets too!
Be sure to bring a good selection of products to sell and set up a clean display. I like to use small metal shelves on my table to organize my display and my cash and carry products. It helps my booth stand out from the others and allows me to showcase many more products than just stacking a few on the table.
Be sure to dress for success or match the type of event you are attending. Wear a shirt with your logo and casual dress pants or a logo or polo shirt and very nice jeans. Depending on the event and the location of the event, I typically wear nice clothes with a logo shirt. Most of the events and the areas my business is in are outdoors or more casual so I would look out of place and not as approachable if I were wearing business attire. If your event is in a higher class area or business/location you may want to dress up more. Whatever you choose to wear, make sure it is ironed and looks nice so you represent your company (and yourself) well.
How to get leads and new contacts for your business:
The most important reason to do vendor events is to get those new contacts and leads for your business – contacts that you can follow up with. The easiest way to do this is to a drawing for a prize! It can be products you have in stock or a gift certificate. The amount is up to you and should be based on the size of the event. For a smaller event, I may do just a $15 gift certificate. For a very large event, I may do a gift basket with $100 worth of products in it. I put out a few clipboards with a drawing slip and a sign about the drawing. The drawing slip asks for their name, address, phone #, email and then has a few check boxes asking their interest in learning more about earning free products by hosting a party, earning an income by beginning their own business and learning more about our fundraiser program. I do ask them to fill it out completely. While they are filling it out I will have a quick conversation with them. If they check off yes on any of the boxes I will go ahead and follow up right then and see if I can share more information or find out more about what specifically they are interested in.
Not everyone will want to fill out a drawing slip. Not everyone who fills it out is really interested in your product or company, some just want a chance to win a prize. The rule of 100 no’s to get 10 yeses applies to vendor events too.
Remember to smile and be friendly to everyone! Say hello, ask them how they are, compliment them, invite them into the booth. Use open ended questions to start a conversation. How long has it been since you’ve seen our products? How long has it been since you’ve been to one of our parties? What problems are you having that we can help you solve with our products? Be genuinely interested in helping people. You do not need to be pushy or sales person like to be successful in direct sales.
The #1 Rule to make your vendor events successful
You may give out 200 business cards and get 100 drawing slips filled out. You may even get a booking or two on the spot. All of that is great and an essential part of building your business, but you need do to one more thing to make sure your vendor event is successful. You must follow up. Let me repeat, you must follow up! “The fortune is in the follow up” they say and I promise you that is the truth! You need to call your leads within 24-48 hours to follow up, especially potential hosts and recruits. People lose 10% of the excitement each day so if you wait a week to follow up they are already going to be 70% less excited than when you spoke to them. Be sure to add people to your email list if they included their email and marked that they wanted to be added to your newsletter list. I always email everyone who didn’t check off any particular boxes and thank them for stopping by my booth and offer a coupon or shipping discount on their first purchase made within 30 days too.
Vendor events can be a great way to build your direct sales business. When I started, did not know that many people. I have since grown a lot of local family and friends. They are the main way that I build my customer base over the past seven years. I love doing the events, I love meeting and talking to new people and making new connections. I especially love letting people know that my direct sales company (Tupperware) is still out there and that I am their local connection and happy to help them!
Laurel Park Place, Livonia
10,000 spaces @ Hazel Park Raceway
June, August 2017
No guns, knives, weapons, fireworks
FREE LUNCH
B I N G O
Events@essmichigan.org
412 W 14 Mile, Troy, MI
Laurel Park Place 37700 Six Mile, Livonia, MI 48152
A UNiqUe Exhibition
Some of most famous entrepreneurs came from Michigan:
Edison, Ford, Kellogg
Local artists, crafters, designers, entrepreneurs,
direct sales, local businesses, special exhibitors, vendors
tables in middle of Oakland Mall and all around fountain
Everyone provided matching tables, cloths, chairs.
Expo or Exhibition:
An exhibition or organized presentation and display of a selection of items, where companies showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services
What do you do?
What do you make? What do you sell?
Home based, Independent, Local, New, and other small businesses, services
Advertise Exhibit Market Promote Sell
http://youtu.be/taHWg-mceww
https://youtu.be/IjvW66vDzr4
http://youtu.be/B1yvKZt5mlQ
https://youtu.be/gRf2SaBlDpw
Super_Sale_WJBK_9-10am_3-08-14.wmv
Exhibit, Promote, Sell, your brands, products, services * home based, independent, direct sales, local, small businesses
Eightth year for these events. Previously in Novi, Livonia, Roseville, Hazel Park. Now EXCLUSIVE: OAKLAND MALL, Troy, MI
EVERY
Saturday 10-9
Sunday 11-6
Entrepreneurs
EXPO
Oakland Mall, Troy, MI
Saturdays 10am-7pm
March 16, 2019
October 19, 2019
70 eight foot tables, with chairs, matching white table cloths
In center hall of Oakland Mall
Tables in main entrance, around fountain, $99 or 4 tables $299
(sign up with friends, or others)
Artists * Authors * Crafters
Designers * Entrepreneurs
Exhibitors * Jewelry
Micro-Enterprises
New Products * Vendors
EXCLUSIVE EXHIBITORS
One person from each
direct sales brand
Open To Everyone
Promotes Michigan and
supports people with disabilities
Print 2 contracts for every table
Send 1 US Mail
With check or money order
Bring 1 contract for each table
to event for mall security
$99 each table set up,
plus Eventbrite ticket fee
Fill in Contract, send US Mail with check or money order, Save Eventbrite ticket service fee
Small Business MARKETPLACE
click button, print 2 CONTRACTS for every table
1 CONTRACT, fill in,
send US Mail with check or money order
1 CONTRACT, fill in,
bring printed paper CONTRACT for mall security
Family Friendly Exhibitors
Not Allowed:
1 Home made food products
2 alcohol or drug related items
3 adult items
4 cell phone accessories,
except hand made or hand decorated
5 sunglasses,
except hand made or hand decorated
Send Contract with check or money order to:
Entrepreneurs EXPO
Box 222
Walled Lake, MI 48390
Email:
EXPOMichigan@gmail.com
click button for CONTRACT
Can also pay check or money order, send in with CONTRACT
for dates, weekends, or months Save Eventbrite ticket service fees
EVERYONE must bring CONTRACT printed on plain white paper for mall security to verify.
CONTRACT MUST BE TAPED TO YOUR DISPLAY ALL DAY EVERY DAY or $10 mall late fee
January 2019, $299 each space 8ft x 8ft, 8 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
February 2019, $299 each space 8ft x 8ft, 8 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
March 2019, $349 each space 8ft x 8ft, 10 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
April 2019, $299 each space 8ft x 8ft, 8 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
May 2019, $299 each space 8ft x 8ft, 8 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
June 2019, $349 each space 8ft x 8ft, 10 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
July 2019, $299 each space 8ft x 8ft, 8 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
August 2019, $325 each space 8ft x 8ft, 9 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
September 2019, $325 each space 8ft x 8ft, 9 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
October 2019, $299 each space 8ft x 8ft, 8 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
November 2019, $349 each space 8ft x 8ft, 10 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
Includes: "Black Friday"
December 2019, $349 each space 8ft x 8ft, 11 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
Holiday Hours: Monday-Saturday 9am-10pm, Sunday: 10am-9pm. Includes: December 23, 24
Click month below to pay online Eventbrite ticket service. Or send check or money order with filled in Contract
Click link above to reserve space, Saturday and Sunday at Oakland Mall,
pay online Eventbrite ticket service
Save Eventbrite ticket service fee.
Fill in 2 Contracts on plain white paper 8.5 x 11 inches
Send 1 Contract, US Mail, filled in on plain white paper, with check or money order in advance
Bring 1 Contract, filled in on plain white paper, matching Contract mailed in
Mall late fee $10 for No Contract sent in advance for mall approval.
Mall late fee $10 for No Contract matching one sent in, brought to event
Contract must be taped to your display all day, everyday at Oakland Mall
Each space 8ft x 8ft, bring your own table, chairs, nice floor length table cloth. Not a flea market.
$99 weekend: Saturday & Sunday, $299 or $325 or $349 each month
