Step by Step
From the guest list to the gate: how ABVENTS takes the pressure off organising an event.
For event organisers
Organise your event in 5 steps
The jobs organisers usually do with notebooks, WhatsApp groups and endless phone calls, in one place.
Start organising for free-
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Create your event
Sign up free and add your event: type, date, venue and expected number of guests. It becomes your Event Hub.
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2
Collect michango and pledges
Share your campaign link. Contributors pledge, pay straight to your own account and send the transaction reference. You confirm each payment, and record cash you receive by hand.
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3
Invite your guests
Add your guest list, choose Single, Double or Group cards (with the number of people), and send by SMS (in Swahili) or WhatsApp. Guests confirm attendance through their own link.
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4
Coordinate your committee
Put tasks under each committee, name who follows up each one, and let members sign in to see and update their tasks.
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5
Run the gate
Gate staff open the scan link with a password on any phone. Each card works only once, so copied cards and gate crashers are stopped, even when the network drops.
Event Hub
The usual headaches, and how ABVENTS handles them
Every tool below is part of your Event Hub and works today.
Chasing pledges
See each contributor's pledge, what they have paid and the balance. Send reminders only to the people who haven't contributed yet.
Michango records that don't add up
Online payments, cash and direct transfers sit in one list, with totals per group such as family, friends or colleagues. The totals update as you confirm each payment.
Sending cards to hundreds of guests
Send to the whole list at once, or only to those not yet invited, and watch the progress. Anything not delivered is listed for you and its tokens are refunded.
Gate crashers and shared cards
Every card has its own QR code and card number and can be used only once. If it is used again, the scanner shows who already entered and when.
A committee that loses track
Each task has a committee, a person who follows it up and a completion note, so the chairperson can see what is done and what is still pending.
A budget that gets out of hand
Set an amount per category, record every expense and compare it with your plan. Vendor quotes and payments sit right next to the budget.
For service providers
Grow your event business
Get found by people organising events in Tanzania, and keep bookings and payments on record.
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1
Register as a vendor
Sign up free and choose your category: venues, catering, photography, décor, entertainment, transport, cakes, beauty and more.
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2
Build your profile
Add your services and packages with prices, photos of your work and your location.
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Get the Verified badge
Our team reviews vendor profiles and adds a free Verified badge to those we have checked. Verified vendors rank higher in search.
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Receive bookings
Clients chat with you and send booking requests. You confirm or decline them from your dashboard.
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Get paid
With escrow, ABVENTS keeps its 10% from the client's 30% deposit and sends you the other 20%; the balance follows in full once the client confirms delivery. With direct payment, the 10% is due when you confirm the booking, and you clear it before confirming your next one. No monthly fee.
Everything in one place
No more juggling WhatsApp groups, notebooks and spreadsheets. It all works in the browser on any phone, with no app to install.
Ready to get started?
Create a free account — no credit card, no monthly fees.
I'm planning an event
Collect michango, send invitations, coordinate your committee and run the gate from one place.
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List your business for free and get booking requests from people organising events.
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