Venue Agent shows innovation in wedding planning

Venue Agent, founded by Kentuckians Jocelyn and Joe Cates, won the 2010 Cincinnati Innovates innovation competition with a new way for future married couples to hook up with wedding venue sites.

"Event space can be compared to seats on a plane and guest rooms in a hotel" Jocelyn Cates told Soapbox writer Alyce Vilines. "They're all perishable and if they don't book, the opportunity to make money is gone."

How does it work? Watch the handy Venue Agent "Tutorial #1 — Free Basic Profile."

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