What does it cost to become a Trusted Venue Partner?

There’s no cost to become a Trusted Venue Partner. Your Spiky Carrot membership is included as part of the partnership, normally worth £39 a month.

What do I need to provide?

All we ask is for a suitable piece of wall space for an A3 Spiky Carrot frame. We handle the frame, installation and poster changes.

What happens when another business is promoted in my venue?

We handle the campaign from start to finish, including the artwork, printing, installation and poster changes. You don’t need to manage anything.

What happens when there isn’t a campaign running?

The frame can showcase your venue alongside other independent businesses in your local patch, giving people another way to discover what’s around them.

Can my venue host a Carrot Club meet-up?

Trusted Venue Partners can have the opportunity to host Carrot Club meet-ups. We look at the venue and the space available and keep each meet-up small and friendly, with numbers based on the venue and a maximum of 15 people.

Do I have to organise or run the Carrot Club meet-up?

No. We organise and promote the meet-up, manage the bookings and bring the business owners. You simply provide the venue and get the opportunity to welcome them through your doors and introduce them to your business.

How can Carrot Club help my venue?

Carrot Club gives you opportunities to share your story, experience and expertise through the digital magazine and meet-ups. You can also share your own events through the magazine, helping put them in front of people across the Spiky Carrot network and subscribers to our patch mailing lists.

How can people discover my business through Spiky Carrot?

Your business has a profile within the Spiky Carrot patch, giving people another way to find out what you offer and how to get in touch. Your profile can be discovered by potential customers as well as other independent businesses.

Do I get a say in which businesses are promoted in my venue?

Yes. We’ll communicate with you before placing a campaign in your venue to make sure there are no conflicts or concerns.

Do I need to maintain or clean the frame?

No. We take care of the frame and its maintenance, so there’s nothing for your team to manage.

What kind of venues are you looking for?

We’re interested in independent venues where people already spend time, such as cafés, shops, salons, restaurants, studios and other welcoming local spaces. If you think your venue could be a good fit, we’d love to hear from you.

Are there any hidden costs or fees?

No. There’s no membership fee for Trusted Venue Partners. The partnership is based on providing a suitable space for the Spiky Carrot frame.

TRUSTED VENUES

Give Your Venue More Opportunities to Grow

Become a Trusted Venue Partner and get Spiky Carrot membership included, with opportunities to bring local business owners through your doors, build your visibility and make new connections.

Become a Trusted Venue Partner What's In It for Me?

What’s in it for your venue?

Be seen, discovered and connected in more ways, both online and in the real world.

Bring People Through Your Doors

Host a Carrot Club meet-up and introduce your venue to local business owners. Let them experience what you offer, meet you and discover what makes your venue different.

Help People Discover You

Your Spiky Carrot profile gives people another way to discover your business, find out what you offer and take the next step towards visiting or getting in touch.

Build Visibility & Credibility

Carrot Club and the digital magazine give you opportunities to share your story, experience and expertise, helping potential customers and other businesses get to know you.

Make New Local Connections

Meet other local business owners, build relationships and create opportunities for referrals, collaborations, partnerships and new customers.

Trusted Venues Already Part of the Patch

Take a look at some of the independent venues already part of Spiky Carrot and see how they’re helping businesses get discovered while creating more opportunities for their own business.

Girl Gang Beauty Salon & Training Academy

Trusted Venues

Girl Gang Beauty Salon & Training Academy

Hazel Grove View Venue →

Trusted Venues

Nantwich Gin | Cheshire Botanicals

Family-Run Craft Gin Distillery

Nantwich View Venue →

Trusted Venues

Number Nine

Independent Café in Warrington

Warrington View Venue →

HOW IT WORKS

A Simple Partnership That Works Both Ways

You provide a little space in your venue. We create more opportunities for your business while helping other local businesses get discovered.

YOU PROVIDE

A Little Space

A suitable piece of wall space for a Spiky Carrot frame, where people visiting your venue are likely to see it.

YOU RECEIVE

More Opportunities

Membership, visibility, discovery, Carrot Club opportunities and new ways to connect with local businesses and potential customers.

We handle the frame, campaigns and poster changes. When there isn't a campaign running, the frame can showcase your venue alongside other independent businesses in your local patch.

CARROT CLUB

Bring Local Business Owners Through Your Doors

Trusted Venue Partners can have the opportunity to host a Carrot Club meet-up, giving you the chance to introduce your venue to a group of independent business owners.

Let them experience your venue, meet you and your team, and discover what you offer. It's a chance to start conversations and create new relationships that could lead to customers, referrals, collaborations or partnerships.

Small, friendly meet-ups Numbers are based on the size of your venue, with a maximum of 15 people. We organise the meet-up and bring the business owners.

BE DISCOVERED

Give More People a Reason to Discover Your Business

Being part of the Spiky Carrot patch gives your venue more opportunities to be discovered by local people, potential customers and other independent businesses.

Your Spiky Carrot profile gives people a place to find out more about what you offer, where you are and how to get in touch.

Another way to find you Your profile becomes part of the patch, giving people another route to discover your business when they're exploring local businesses and places.

People discovering an independent local business

Carrot Club digital magazine featuring independent businesses

CARROT CLUB MAGAZINE

Let People Get to Know Your Business

Being discovered is one thing. Giving people a reason to remember your business is another.

Through Carrot Club and the digital magazine, you have opportunities to share your story, experience and knowledge, helping potential customers and other businesses understand what you offer and what makes your venue different.

Share your events too Publish your upcoming events in the magazine and get them in front of people across the Spiky Carrot network and subscribers to our patch mailing lists.

It's another way to build awareness, credibility and interest around your business.

WE HANDLE THE REST

Simple for You. Managed by Us.

You already have a business to run. We handle the practical side of being a Trusted Venue Partner, from the frame and campaigns to organising Carrot Club meet-ups.

We Provide the Frame

We supply and install the Spiky Carrot frame in a suitable space within your venue.

We Manage the Campaigns

We handle the artwork, printing, installation and poster changes when another business is being promoted in your venue.

We Organise the Meet-Ups

We organise and promote Carrot Club meet-ups, bring the business owners and help showcase your venue at the same time.

You Provide the Space

All we ask is for a suitable piece of wall space and your support in helping local businesses get discovered.

TRUSTED VENUE PARTNER

A Little Space Can Create More Opportunities

Provide a little space in your venue and become part of a growing local patch where businesses help each other get seen, discovered and connected.

Membership included Carrot Club opportunities More ways to be discovered

Become a Trusted Venue Partner

FAQs

Everything you need to know about becoming a Trusted Venue Partner.

What does it cost to become a Trusted Venue Partner?: There’s no cost to become a Trusted Venue Partner. Your Spiky Carrot membership is included as part of the partnership, normally worth £39 a month.

What do I need to provide?: All we ask is for a suitable piece of wall space for an A3 Spiky Carrot frame. We handle the frame, installation and poster changes.

What happens when another business is promoted in my venue?: We handle the campaign from start to finish, including the artwork, printing, installation and poster changes. You don’t need to manage anything.

What happens when there isn’t a campaign running?: The frame can showcase your venue alongside other independent businesses in your local patch, giving people another way to discover what’s around them.

Can my venue host a Carrot Club meet-up?: Trusted Venue Partners can have the opportunity to host Carrot Club meet-ups. We look at the venue and the space available and keep each meet-up small and friendly, with numbers based on the venue and a maximum of 15 people.

Do I have to organise or run the Carrot Club meet-up?: No. We organise and promote the meet-up, manage the bookings and bring the business owners. You simply provide the venue and get the opportunity to welcome them through your doors and introduce them to your business.

How can Carrot Club help my venue?: Carrot Club gives you opportunities to share your story, experience and expertise through the digital magazine and meet-ups. You can also share your own events through the magazine, helping put them in front of people across the Spiky Carrot network and subscribers to our patch mailing lists.

How can people discover my business through Spiky Carrot?: Your business has a profile within the Spiky Carrot patch, giving people another way to find out what you offer and how to get in touch. Your profile can be discovered by potential customers as well as other independent businesses.

Do I get a say in which businesses are promoted in my venue?: Yes. We’ll communicate with you before placing a campaign in your venue to make sure there are no conflicts or concerns.

Do I need to maintain or clean the frame?: No. We take care of the frame and its maintenance, so there’s nothing for your team to manage.

What kind of venues are you looking for?: We’re interested in independent venues where people already spend time, such as cafés, shops, salons, restaurants, studios and other welcoming local spaces. If you think your venue could be a good fit, we’d love to hear from you.

Are there any hidden costs or fees?: No. There’s no membership fee for Trusted Venue Partners. The partnership is based on providing a suitable space for the Spiky Carrot frame.