Vendor
Portal
Welcome!
This page is intended for market vendors and participants. Here you will find resources, answers to questions, and helpful tidbits to set you up for a successful market experience including:
Approval process review
Links to All Vendor Meeting materials
How to manage and update your application
Requesting additional dates
Dropping dates
Uploading documents and license/s
Updating/adding products
Invoicing and Payments FAQs
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If the market is cancelled this message will be updated.
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FTGFMC has the right to deny or restrict any vendor or vendor representative’s access to the market for failure to follow the Market Policies. To address, problems, complaints or concerns a vendor grievance must be brought to a FTGFMC staff member within 24 hours of the event.
Please email:
fromthegroundfmc@gmail.com
The Market Manager will follow up with you accordingly. Thank you!
Approval Process
MarketSpread allows for improved communication for each step of the approval process. Please note, that each step may take some time to complete. The most up-to-date information will be available on the individual event application/s in your MarketSpread account. Login and check it out!
Step 1: Application Approval
Application notices will be sent via email. Once processed, each applicant will receive one of the following statuses. If your application status changes, you will be notified via email.
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You’re in!
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You’re approved, however the Market Manager needs some more time to better understand which individual dates you are approved for. You will be updated accordingly.Description text goes here
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The application is being kicked back to the applicant with a specific request for more information so the application can be properly processed.
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AKA Waitlisted. If any openings arise you will be contacted accordingly.
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The participant is not allowed to participate in the market.
Step 2: Per-Day Status
Approved applicants will need to view which dates they are approved for. To find this information sign into MarketSpread, click APPLICATIONS in the left menu and select the appropriate application. Each requested day will have it’s own status.
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A date the participant has requested to attend.
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This state indicates the participant is on the waitlist for this day and will be contacted as openings become available—which they do! Quite frequently!
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The Market Manager has approved the participant to attend the market this day. The participant is expected to attend. Once a booth has been assigned this status will change to “assigned”.
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The participant is not allowed to participate in the market this day.
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A default state indicating the participant has not selected to attend this particular day.
Step 3: Booth Assignment
Approved applicants will also need to view their booth assignments for each approved day. Following the instructions from Step 2 will also allow you to view booth assignments for each approved day.
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The Market Manager has not yet assigned a booth for this day, check back!
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Typically a pre-season status that indicates the participant has been assigned a booth, however, the Market Map has not yet been made public. Once the map is published, usually shortly before the start of the market season, this will update with the actual booth number.
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The actual booth number the Market Manager has assigned you to for the day. Booth assignments are subject to change and often do, sometimes even day-of. Be sure to check your booth assignment often.