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How Meeting Spaces Affect Productivity
When considering a venue for your next conference, retreat or offsite meeting, it's important to understand how the space you choose sets you up for success or just another meeting. The overall atmosphere of the place including the furniture, layout, decorations and...
Questions event planners should ask
The first step an event planner should take in finding the perfect venue is ask a lot of questions! The main question you need to have answered falls under this one: Can this venue handle my event? Here are some questions to help you identify what you really need in...
Event Planning: When Should I Start Working on my Next Event?
Event planning has a lot of moving parts, so having enough time is essential. But when should you start to plan your event? Answer? It’s never too soon to start! The time to plan events varies from a few weeks to years. If your event is small, you can probably put...
Why is Company Celebration Important?
From popular culture to plain old reality, everyone is familiar with the old trope: the proverbial Company Party. Whether it’s the winter holidays, Fourth of July or the company’s anniversary, corporate celebrations tend to be trapped by cliches of chaos on sitcoms...
Five Ways to Ruin Your Next Meeting
You are running your meetings wrong, but how to fix it might surprise you. “Let’s have a meeting” is typically met with groans and grumbling. And for good reason. In national surveys, business executives consider 67% of meetings failures and 92% of meeting attendees...
What Does A Company Holiday Party Really Need?
Christmas trees? Menorahs? Cookies? Punch? If you are planning a holiday party, your list of things to include could stretch miles. MIT Endicott House is here to help you find what you really need. Venue Before you begin thinking about food, entertainment and decor,...
Outdoor Retreat Activities Boost the Bottom Line, Team Morale
Ditch that dreary conference room for an outdoor retreat. Company retreats inevitably have very different goals between employers and employees. While employers want to increase morale, relationships, creativity and, ultimately, profits, employees need a day away from...
Boston Conference Centers | Five Event Planning Trends in 2019 and Beyond
There’s no doubt about it. Events are big business — it's reflected in event planning trends for 2019. Conventions and events typically amount to about 14% of most company budgets. Trade shows and conferences account for most of these events, with the average return...
Making a Rain Plan for your Outdoor Event
“Rain, rain, go away, my outdoor event is today” Everything you need to know about Plan B It’s the day before your event. Thunderstorms won’t stop rolling in. The grass is wet and the rain won’t stop. Months of plannings are literally washing down the drain....
Five Ways to Make a Wedding Reception Memorable (and with the Least Amount of Stress)
Receptions can range from beautiful to blah. The pursuit of the perfect wedding reception can be difficult and lead to unnecessary stress during the planning process of your event. Here are some easy ways to make your reception beautiful and stress free. Make...