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VenuMark platform preview

A working walkthrough of the VenuMark venue + vendor platform for Florida's event industry. Open to anyone, no login required. Includes both the venue experience (event posting, application review, vendor browsing) and the vendor experience (event discovery, applications, document vault).

What VenuMark is

VenuMark is the compliance intelligence platform built for Florida's event industry. Its flagship product, VMScore, is a 0 to 100 score and A through F letter grade derived from Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) public inspection records. Coverage today: every Florida vendor licensed under DBPR license type 2014 (Mobile Food Dispensing Vehicles, commonly called food trucks) or 2013 (Caterers). Roughly 16,000 vendors, 80,000+ inspections, synced weekly.

The platform is two sided. Venues post events. Food vendors browse and apply. Every vendor has a VMScore attached automatically — venues see compliance signal at the moment of decision, and vendors carry their score across every application.

How to navigate the preview

The preview lets you switch between role views. The default user is a venue. Use the role switcher to flip into the vendor view and see the same data from the other side. State is held in browser local storage, so refreshing keeps your preview position. A "Reset demo" control wipes local state back to seed data.

Venue side: every page

Venue dashboard (/dashboard as a venue)

• Upcoming events block with date, vendor slot fill, and pending application counts
• Recent activity feed with unread badges (new applications, document uploads, status changes)
• Pending applications quick list with VMScore inline per applicant
• Vendor compliance summary across the active roster
• Quick actions: create event, browse vendors, edit venue profile

Events list (/events)

• All events the venue has created, grouped by status (Draft, Published, Closed, Completed)
• Per-event line: name, dates, vendor slots filled / open, application count, application deadline
• Click into any event for full detail and application review

Event creation (/events/new)

Multi-section form covering everything needed to publish an event. Fields include:

• Event name, internal description, public description
• Event type (one of: Concert, Festival, Corporate, Private, Backyard, Roundup, Stadium, Government)
• Single date or date range (multi-day events supported)
• Location (street, city, state, ZIP) plus indoor / outdoor / mixed flag
• Expected attendance, vendor slot count, vendor types wanted
• Application open date, application deadline, decision-by date
• Required documents picker (default selection: COI, DBPR MFDV License, Local Business Tax Receipt; optionally add FDACS Permit, Workers Compensation, Florida Sales Tax Certificate, Fire Safety, Liquor License)
• Compensation model (paid slot, revenue share, free with exposure), application questions
• Save as Draft or Publish (Publish makes the event public and opens applications)

Event details (/events/:id) and application review

• Header with event name, dates, location, status, vendor slots progress
• Application list with each applicant's VMScore, letter grade, recent violations summary
• Document checklist per applicant: Valid (green), Expired (amber), Missing (red), with one-click view of COI / DBPR / Fire Safety where available
• Auto-derived signals per application: hasInsurance, hasLicense, documentsComplete
• Application detail view (/events/:id/applications/:appId) shows the full submitted application, every answered field, every attached document, audit timeline of state changes
• Status transitions a venue can take: Approve, Reject, Request Changes, Invite, Confirm. Each transition opens a Reason modal that captures a note for the audit log.
• Request a specific document from a vendor (Request Document action), which writes a "document.requested" entry to the activity feed and shows up in the vendor's dashboard
• Event status controls at the top: Pause Applications, Close, Mark Completed, Duplicate Event

Vendors browse (/vendors and /vendors/:id)

• Search and filter the full Florida vendor list (16,000+ vendors)
• Filter by VMScore range, letter grade, cuisine, unit type (truck, trailer, cart, caterer), city, license status
• Each vendor card shows: name, score, grade, top cuisines, primary city, license tier (MFDV vs CATR)
• Vendor detail (/vendors/:vendorId) opens a full ScorecardV2 view: the same scorecard a Starter PDF would show — VMScore gauge, A-F grade, violation breakdown by severity (high-priority, intermediate, basic), inspection history, license verification block, key terms glossary
• Embedded DBPR License component shows live license status
• Embedded COI Certificate, Fire Safety Inspection viewers when those docs are on file
• Decision Cockpit with a one-line recommended action (Clear, Conditional, Escalate, Decline)
• Add a vendor to a watchlist or invite to a specific event

Venue profile (/profile and /venues/:id)

• Edit venue identity: name, type (theme park, stadium, festival, convention center, corporate, private), address, contact, capacity, indoor / outdoor mix, photos
• Default required documents for new events
• Internal compliance thresholds (e.g. auto-decline below grade C)
• Public venue profile (/venues/:id) is what vendors see when browsing — venue overview, upcoming open events, application instructions

Vendor side: every page

Vendor dashboard (/dashboard as a vendor)

• Open applications with current status (submitted, under review, changes requested, approved, invited, confirmed)
• Activity feed: new event invites, status changes, document requests, document expirations
• Document vault summary with expiring and missing alerts
• VMScore self-view: the vendor's own score, grade, and recent inspection notes
• Quick links to discover events, edit profile, manage documents

Discover events (/discover)

• Browse open events accepting applications
• Filter by event type, date range, city, vendor types wanted, compensation model
• Each event card shows venue, dates, slot fill, application deadline, required documents
• One-click apply opens the application flow with vault documents pre-attached

Application flow (/events/:id/apply on the public surface, then /applications/:appId)

30+ structured fields covering everything a venue needs to evaluate the vendor. Section breakdown:

• Service: vendor type (truck / trailer / cart / caterer), cuisine, menu items, sample pricing
• Operational footprint: setup dimensions (length, width, height), tow vehicle if applicable, generator size, power requirements (amps, voltage), water needs, propane usage, prep area requirements
• Staffing: on-site staff count, certifications (food manager, alcohol service)
• Logistics: load-in time needed, equipment needs from venue, accessibility
• Compliance attestations: confirms current DBPR license, current COI, food safety practices, allergen handling
• Document attachment: pulls automatically from the vendor's vault. The application form shows which required documents are Valid, which are Expired, which are Missing, before submission.
• Application questions defined by the venue at event creation
• Submit moves the application to "submitted" lifecycle status and writes to both the venue's and vendor's activity feeds

Application details (/applications/:appId)

• Full read-only view of the submitted application
• Current lifecycle status, history of all transitions with timestamps and notes
• Inbox of document requests from the venue (with one-click upload to fulfill from the vault)
• Withdraw application action

Document vault (/vault)

Vendors upload documents once. Documents auto-attach to every future application. Each document carries a status (Valid, Expired, Missing) and an expiry date with proactive alerts. Supported document types:

• COI (Certificate of Liability Insurance)
• DBPR MFDV License (Florida Mobile Food Dispensing Vehicle license)
• FDACS Permit (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services permit)
• Local Business Tax Receipt
• Workers Compensation
• Florida Sales Tax Certificate
• Fire Safety
• Liquor License
• Other (free-form)

Each upload creates an activity entry (document.uploaded, document.replaced, document.fulfilled, document.refreshed, document.deleted). Replacing a document while an application is in flight automatically refreshes that application's compliance signal.

Vendor profile (/profile, public view at vendor scorecard)

• Edit business identity: legal name, DBA, primary unit type, cuisines, service radius
• Photos and brand assets
• Contact, social links, website
• Service capacity (max guests, max events per month)
• Public profile is what venues see — pulls VMScore + scorecard automatically from DBPR data

Public surfaces (no login required)

• Public event landing page (/public/events/:eventId): venue info, event details, required documents, "Apply" CTA. This is the URL a venue shares to recruit vendor applications.
• Public venue profile (/venues/:venueId): venue overview, upcoming open events, application instructions
• FAQ (/faq), Privacy (/privacy), Terms (/terms), Interest survey (/interest)

Application lifecycle (state machine)

Every application moves through a tracked state machine:

• submitted — vendor has hit Submit; visible to the venue
• under_review — venue has opened the application
• changes_requested — venue requested edits or additional documents
• approved — venue accepted the vendor (still pre-event)
• rejected — venue declined
• withdrawn — vendor pulled the application
• invited — venue proactively reached out to a specific vendor
• confirmed — vendor and venue have both confirmed for the event

Open application states (those that should appear in active queues): submitted, under_review, changes_requested, approved, invited, confirmed.

Audit log model

Every state transition and every document change writes an activity entry tied to both the actor and the affected event/application. Activity kinds include: event.created, event.published, event.duplicated, event.status_changed, application.submitted, application.transitioned, document.requested, document.uploaded, document.replaced, document.fulfilled, document.refreshed, document.deleted. Each entry stores actor ID, timestamp, optional note, and target IDs. The activity feed is the source of truth for "what happened" — both the venue dashboard and the vendor dashboard render filtered slices of it.

Three-tier required documents model

• Always required: COI, DBPR MFDV License (MFDV vendors) or DBPR Caterer license (CATR vendors). Cannot be unchecked at event creation.
• Event specific: chosen by the venue at event creation (e.g. Fire Safety for festivals, Liquor License for events serving alcohol)
• Conditional: requested per application by the venue once they see the submitted file

VMScore on every vendor

Every vendor in the preview has a VMScore attached automatically — same scoring methodology as the public scorecards at venumark.com. The score uses Florida DBPR inspection data. High-priority violations (FDA Food Code direct food safety hazards) carry the heaviest weight, intermediate and basic violations carry less. Trend over the last twelve months is shown alongside the absolute score. License status (Active, Lapsed, Suspended, Renewed) is tracked separately.

Two-tier business model

• Starter — $9.99 per single PDF report. One vendor, one report. Wedding planners, single event coordinators, individual food truck operators checking their own standing. First report free with promo code FIRSTFREE.
• Enterprise — pricing scoped per pilot. Bulk vendor list screening (CSV in, ranked output with VMScore, grade, recommended action per vendor). Weekly watchlist monitoring (email digest of new high-priority violations, score changes, license status changes). For theme park compliance teams, stadium concessions managers, convention center food service ops, large festivals, corporate procurement.

More information

• VenuMark home — overview and live VMScore search
• Where VenuMark is heading — marketplace direction and early-access signup
• Pricing — Starter and Enterprise tiers
• Contact — enterprise pilots and general inquiries
• /llms.txt — plain text platform description following the llmstxt.org convention
• FAQ — how VMScore works, what DBPR inspections cover, scoring methodology
• Florida DBPR inspection guide
• How to vet a Florida food truck