For stall owners and traders

Bake, make, print or recycle it, and be ready to trade.

Set up each of your stalls once, keep its insurance and food hygiene documents in one place, and apply to markets and festivals in a few clicks.

  • Run up to 3 stalls from one account
  • Documents checked automatically on upload
  • Join open events or answer an organiser's invite

For venues and event organisers

Run your market, car boot sale or festival, all in one place.

Recruit traders, take applications, collect the documents your council asks for, work out the numbers and send each trader their pack.

One
place to manage the whole event
5+
traders in a single event
Council
documents kept in order
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A event with five or more traders usually means spreadsheets, long email threads, documents in different places and licence deadlines that creep up on you.

Putting it all in one place gives you time back to grow the business and run a better event.

The flow

How an event comes together

A clear path through each stage, so everyone involved knows what to do and when.

  1. 02

    Start the idea

    Begin with a concept and a date. The key licensing dates are worked out for you as soon as the event takes shape.

  2. 01

    Recruit your traders

    Put out the call and bring in the right traders for your venue and audience.

  3. 04

    Take applications

    Collect every trader application in one place, with the stall and electricity options you offer.

  4. 03

    Approve your line-up

    Review and approve traders so you know exactly who is trading on the day.

  5. 06

    Collect the documents

    Gather insurance, risk assessments, food safety records and anything else the council asks for, sorted by category.

  6. 05

    Sort suppliers and support

    Keep council, police, ambulance, fire, security, welfare and crowd management contacts in one shared record.

  7. 08

    Work out the numbers

    See your stall income, options and costs before you commit to the event.

  8. 07

    Build trader packs

    Turn approved applications into a complete pack for each trader, so they turn up prepared.

  9. 10

    Submit to the council

    Send the council a complete submission against the right dates: Market Rights, Temporary Event Notice and food documentation.

  10. 9

    Run the event

    With the admin done and everyone on the same page, you can concentrate on the day itself.

Everything in one place

One workspace for the whole event

Made for multi-trader popup events, so every part of the job has a home.

Recruitment and applications

Bring in traders and keep their applications together, instead of digging through your inbox.

Council documentation

Collect and sort every document you need before submitting to your local council.

Estimates and numbers

Add up stall income, options and costs so you know the event works before you commit.

Suppliers and support

Police, ambulance, fire, security, welfare and crowd management. Every contact in one record.

Key dates and licences

Market Rights Licence, Temporary Event Notices and food documentation deadlines are worked out from your event date, so you don't miss them.

  • Market Rights Licence lead time
  • TEN windows for alcohol on sale
  • Food documentation deadlines

Trader packs

Turn approved applications into complete packs and send them to each trader.

One shared view

Organisers, traders, suppliers and the council all work from the same up to date picture of the event.

Who it's for

Who uses The Trader Network

Venues

Hosting a popup with several traders? Fill your space with an approved line-up and keep every decision on record.

Event organisers

Run multi-trader markets of five traders or more, from recruitment through to documents, numbers and trader packs.

Local councils

Receive complete submissions against the right dates, instead of chasing missing paperwork.

Suppliers and support

Power, security, welfare and safety partners stay up to date with accurate event details.

Traders

Apply, get approved and receive a full pack so you arrive ready.

Get your next popup event organised

Bring the whole event into one place and keep everyone working from the same plan.