Welcome to Think Veterans First's 4th Annual Vet Ohio Expo.
EVENT INFORMATION
DATE: Thursday, September 5, 2024
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
VET OHIO MATCHMAKER - 12 Noon - 2 pm - This is a Free Event. You must register to attend HERE.
The registration to be a Matchmaker Prime Vendor is available on a separate document located HERE.
THE VET OHIO EXPO - 2 pm - 6 pm - This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
ROOFTOP RECEPTION - 6:30 pm - 8 pm
There is an additional entry fee of $45 for the Rooftop Reception. Register HERE.
EVENT LOCATION: The National Veterans Memorial and Museum, 300 W. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 Host: Think Veterans First, PO Box 963, Pickerington, OH
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 220-204-0624
EXHIBITORS RECEIVE:
• 6’ Display Table (Bring your own Tablecloth) / (2) Chairs
• Table Business Signage and Logo on selected marketing collateral
• Recognition and link on event website.
NOTE: Veteran Owned Businesses Receive Priority Consideration for Exhibit Space.
ONLY 3 EXHIBITORS WILL BE ALLOWED PER ‘INDUSTRY CATEGORY’ TO MINIMIZE DUPLICATION AND ALLOW FOR MAXIMUM RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
BUSINESS PARTICIPATION RATES
MARKETPLACE VENDOR - $399 - General business, products and services. You do not have to be a veteran business to participate.
VETERAN OWNED / NON-PROFIT BUSINESS - $299 - Veteran Owned (Must be 51% Veteran Owned business - For Priority Consideration: Please Attach Copy of Veterans Card, Veterans ID or DD214.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AGENCY - FREE
FOOD TRUCK:
$299 Non-Veteran Owned
$199 Veteran Owned Food Truck
On-site sales to Exhibitors & Attendees
• Promote Franchise Opportunities (if applicable)
• For Safety & Logistics, Food Trucks will be located OUTSIDE of the museum.
• Since there is a maximum of 6 Food Trucks, only ONE Food Truck per ‘category’ will be accepted.
FOOD TRUCK VENDORS will have the ability to choose their space on a first come, first serve basis. Spots will be designated for all Food Trucks.
Fill out the information below to register your business, make your payment and submit your business collateral for marketing and advertising inclusion.
ELECTRICITY
There is an additional $50 fee for electricity.
Service/Duty
Military Status: Are you ACTIVE Military?
Business
SELECT YOUR INDUSTRY CATEGORY
Review the Industry Categories Descriptions. Provide Industry and Number.
What Exhibitor or Vendor Type are you requesting?
FOOD TRUCKS:
What is the length of your food truck?
Do you serve beverages? - NOTE: Alcoholic beverages are not permissible at this event.
Will you need to deliver the Food Truck with an addition truck and hitch?
GOVERNMENT AGENCY:
If you are a Government Support Agency, select your agency category.
In the space provided below please upload any files (copies of food truck insurance, permits and vendor license, DD214 or VA ID, Gov't ID) and content to help us promote your business, products and services pre, during and post event. Accepted content include documents, images, audio and video in PDF, Word, PNG, JPEG, MP4, and MP3 formats.
Exhibitor Guidelines & Standards of Conduct
1. Exhibitors who are 51% or more Veteran-Owned Businesses, Franchisees, Non-Profits or Entrepreneurs, will be given priority consideration for VET OHIO EXPO.
2. VET OHIO EXPO has the right to determine the eligibility of any company and their right to participate in the Expo.
3. Once the agreement is signed and payment is received, NO REFUNDS will be issued within 14 days of the event.
4. All Exhibit Space is honored on a first-come, signed-agreement basis. Once either a Specific Category or the VET OHIO EXPO is ‘sold out’ then Exhibitors will be placed on a waiting list. If the Exhibitor is not honored from the waiting list, appropriate monies will be returned to the potential Exhibitor, between the dates of September 20, 2024 and September 30, 2024.
5. Marketplace Vendor Setup is Thursday, September 5th, 2024 at 1:00 pm. Take down is Thursday, at 6 pm. Museum is open to the public are 10:00 am-5:00 pm. Failure to adhere to Expo hours will result in elimination from all future VET OHIO EXPOs.
6. Exhibitor will limit their display within the boundaries of the 6’ table-top. Special arrangements will need to be made for any exceptions.
7. Exhibitor is on premise to ENHANCE the experience of all attendees and to promote their service/product in a professional manner. The VET OHIO EXPO has the right to ask an Exhibitor to modify their behavior and/or leave the premises, if their actions are deemed detrimental to the overall Expo environment, towards other Exhibitors or towards the Attendees.
8. All Exhibitor promotional give-a-ways or drawings must be free and clear of any financial obligation on the part of the recipient.
9. VET OHIO EXPO cannot guarantee the number of attendees at the VET OHIO EXPO.
For more information contact us today at
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 220-204-0624
EIN: 84-4974254
VetOHIOExpo Cancellation Policy
The VetOHIOExpo is committed to offering the highest quality Expo for our Sponsors, Exhibitors and Attendees. In the event you do need to cancel your Agreement at the VetOHIOExpo, please refer to the Cancellations and Refund Policies listed below.
Cancellations/Refund Policies
Cancellations/Refunds—Cancellations must be made in writing (Mail OR e-mail are accepted); they cannot be accepted over the phone or via voicemail. Any Sponsor/Exhibitor cancelling exhibitor space on or before July 31, 2024, will receive a 75% refund of monies paid. Any company cancelling between August 1, 2024, and August 25, 2024, will receive a 25% refund of monies paid and any company cancelling on/after August 26, 2024, forfeits the entire fee and will not receive any refund of any monies paid.
Cancellations are effective as of the date of receipt. If a company does not occupy and exhibit in their designated space by 1:00PM on September 5, 2024, then VetOHIOExpo shall have the right to use the Exhibit space in such a manner as it deems necessary, for the exposition’s best interest. Failure to occupy Exhibit space on the day of the event, forfeits the Exhibitor’s Fee.
Cancellation of Show—In the event the Expo is cancelled by VetOHIOExpo, 75% of Sponsor/Exhibitor monies paid will be returned*. However, Sponsors & Exhibitors fees will not be refunded if the Exhibition is cancelled, postponed, curtailed, or abandoned due to a Federal or Local Government mandate, an act of war, catastrophic weather, pandemic, epidemic, radioactive contamination, or other unforeseen circumstances or contamination.
*Such refunds will be processed between the dates of September 10, 2024, and September 30, 2024.
Refunds are not granted for cancellations on/after August 26, 2024, failure to attend, arrival after 3:00pm on September 5, 2024, or unattended exhibit spaces, or early departure from exhibit space.
Cancellations via mail are to be sent to:
Regina Rembert, Vet OHIO Expo
PO BOX 963
Pickerington, OH 43147
Cancellations via email are to be sent to:
Completion of this form and agreement does not secure vendor or exhibition space at the Vet Ohio Expo.
Vendor registration will not be approved until payment has been received.
Send payments by Check or Money Order to: Think Veterans First and mailed to: PO BOX 963, Pickerington, OH 43147.
Registrations must be received by August 31, 2024 at 5 pm.
Payments may be sent through bank transfers to Kemba Financial Credit Union: Think Veterans First:
Routing #244077556
Account #: 800014051095
You will be notified once your application has been approved.
I have read and acknowledged the Exhibitor Agreement and Cancellation and Refund Policies. I agree to terms provided by Think Veterans First and the Vet Ohio Expo.
Your Signature Below.