event day schedule

 

Vendor Setup & Check-In

Event Start Time

Event End Time

7:00AM to 9:00AM

9:00AM

1:00PM

VEndor guide: What to know before the fair

Before the fair

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A few things vendors need to do.

  • Complete registration and payment by Thursday, September 8, 2026

  • Review the vendor requirements. 

  • Prepare your products, signage, payment method, and promotional materials. 

  • Promote your participation to your customers, friends, family, and networks. 

  • Tag Center of Hope CDC when promoting the Fair on social media. 

Please Don't

  • Don't block aisles, entrances, exits, or neighboring vendors. 

  • Don't use amplified sound or disruptive displays without prior approval. 

  • Don't sell prohibited products or materials. 

  • Don't leave trash or materials behind. 

  • Don't photograph or record guests, especially children, in a way that suggests endorsement without appropriate permission. 

  • Don't use promotional materials that are obscene, sexually explicit, discriminatory, threatening, or otherwise inconsistent with the community-centered nature of the event.

Marketing the fair

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Promote Your Booth!  Spread the Word!

Vendors are welcome and encouraged to share the Small Business Fair with their customers, friends, family, and community networks. We believe the Fair is stronger when our participating businesses help us reach the people who would most enjoy supporting them.

We will be promoting the Fair through Center of Hope CDC's marketing channels as well. When sharing the event, please tag Center of Hope CDC so we can help amplify your posts and promote your participation.

Tag us!
Instagram: @hopecdcla
Facebook: hopecdcla

Please use professional, accurate, and appropriate content when promoting the event.  Promotional materials should reflect the family-friendly and community-centered nature of the Hope Small Business Fair and Center of Hope CDC.

Event day

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Vendor Setup

  • Arrive during the designated vendor setup period.  7:00AM – 9:00AM

  • Check in at the CDC table located in the Courtyard before setting up. 

  • Remain within your assigned vendor area. 

  • Keep walkways and entrances clear. 

  • Bring your own tent and table covering if desired/needed. 

  • No electricity is available. 

  • Keep your area clean throughout the event and remove all trash when you leave. 

Guests & Timing

The Fair takes place during church activities.  From 9:00AM–1:00PM., the event provides access to the COH and Inglewood community.

Vendors are encouraged to be prepared for both audiences and to remain available throughout the event.

Free guest parking available in lot and in neighborhood.

Make your booth work for you

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1.  Tell people you're coming.
Post your business name, what you sell, where you'll be, and the Fair date/time.

2.  Make it easy to buy.
Bring cash/change and/or have a digital payment option such as Cash App, Venmo, Zelle, Square, etc.

3.  Bring a sign.
Your business name should be visible from a distance.  You don't need a fancy banner.  A clean, readable sign works.

4.  Give people a reason to stop.
Consider a special Fair price, sample, giveaway, bundle, demonstration, or other small incentive.

5.  Collect future customers.
If appropriate for your business, invite customers to follow you on social media, join your email list, or save your contact information.

“Don't have marketing materials?”  No flyer? No fancy banner? No problem. 
Your booth does not need to look like a Fortune 500 trade show.  Make sure your business name, products/services, prices, and contact information are easy to see.  Your goal is to make it easy for someone who likes your product to find you again.