NetSuite for event companies: 5 key challenges solved

Running an event company means managing tight deadlines, multiple stakeholders, and high delivery expectations.

But when critical information is scattered across spreadsheets, emails, and disconnected tools, it becomes difficult to stay in control – especially as the workload grows.

NetSuite is a cloud-based ERP system that helps event companies consolidate their operations into a single, unified platform.
With projects, finance, resources, and communication all in one place, it becomes easier to deliver professional events—and track performance in real time.

Here are five common challenges we see in event businesses and how NetSuite helps solve them:

1. Lack of financial visibility

Without a unified financial system, it’s easy to lose track of costs, revenue, and budgets—especially during busy periods.

With NetSuite:

Each event can be managed as its own project with an associated budget and performance tracking. Income and expenses are directly tied to the event, giving finance and leadership full visibility into profitability—before, during, and after delivery.

2. Event information spread across tools

Schedules, guest lists, invoices, speaker presentations, and programs are often handled in separate systems. This increases the risk of errors and time-consuming duplication.

With NetSuite:

You manage every part of the event lifecycle in one system—from planning to execution to follow-up. This streamlines workflows and reduces the chance of things falling through the cracks.

3. Difficult resource planning and coordination

Events require close coordination between internal and external resources—from technicians and staff to venues, catering, and printed materials.

With NetSuite:

Resources can be scheduled based on roles, availability, and prior bookings. You gain better visibility into capacity and avoid conflicts—while keeping everything aligned with your project budget.

4. Unnecessary administration

Chasing receipts, updating spreadsheets, or manually following up on invoices isn’t sustainable long term.

With NetSuite:

Time tracking, expenses, purchasing, and invoicing are all handled in a single, integrated workflow. That saves time and improves data quality.

5. Hard to analyze and improve

Without up-to-date numbers and reports, it’s difficult to evaluate past events and make better decisions for future ones.

With NetSuite:

Dashboards and reports give you real-time performance data for your events, making it easy to analyze, compare, and apply insights to your next project.

Ready to take the next step?

For event companies looking for an even more tailored solution, SuiteCorner has developed Event Success for NetSuite—a packaged solution with ready-to-use templates and tools built specifically for event management.

It includes, for example:

• Preconfigured project templates for different types of events

• Website integration for booking and attendee communication

• Budgeting, resource planning, and follow-up at the event level

• Digital check-in and automated administration

Learn more about Event Success here or book a demo to see how it could work for your business.