Commercial Kitchen Equipment & Service: Best Referral Sources
Who should be sending you clients, and the rooms they are already sitting in.
Get the networking events worth showing up to
Tell us where you are. We will send you the best rooms for commercial kitchen equipment companies and the next meeting dates. Add a ZIP and this page will also show your local chapters and which seats are open.
Most business owners network where their competitors are, not where their referral partners are.
Your own trade group is for learning. Your partners' groups are where the work comes from. Everything below starts with one question. When something happens that makes people need commercial kitchen equipment companies, who else gets a call that same week?
Commercial kitchen equipment companies sell to other businesses, and most of the work starts when a business signs a lease or opens a location. It is usually an emergency, so whoever is trusted at that moment gets the call. Clients come back, which makes one good introduction worth years.
- New lease or locationwhen a business signs a lease or opens a location
- Building system failurewhen the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
- Compliance deadline or inspectionwhen an inspection or compliance deadline lands
- Business formationwhen somebody starts a company
Who should be sending you clients
Who you should be sending clients to
Ranked by what starts the job, not by who sounds close to your trade.
The same list, turned around. Give first and the rest follows.
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Commercial Property Manager
They send you work90Trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
Commercial property managers hear about it when a business signs a lease or opens a location, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 02
Facility Manager
Two-way79Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
You and facility managers both get the call when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 03
Restaurant / Food Service
They send you work78Trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
Restaurants hear about it when a business signs a lease or opens a location, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo)
Two-way74Trigger: an inspection or compliance deadline lands
You and community association managers both get the call when an inspection or compliance deadline lands, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 05
IT Services / Managed IT
Two-way70Trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
You and IT and managed service providers both get the call when a business signs a lease or opens a location, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 06
Commercial Real Estate Broker
They send you work69Trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
Commercial real estate brokers hear about it when a business signs a lease or opens a location, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 07
Attorney Business & Corporate
They send you work69Trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
Business attorneys hear about it when a business signs a lease or opens a location, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 08
Structural Engineer
They send you work68Trigger: an inspection or compliance deadline lands
Structural engineers hear about it when an inspection or compliance deadline lands, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 09
Insurance Property & Casualty
Two-way66Trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
You and P&C insurance agents both get the call when a business signs a lease or opens a location, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 10
Bookkeeper
They send you work66Trigger: somebody starts a company
Bookkeepers hear about it when somebody starts a company, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 01
Shredding & Document Management
You send them work71Trigger: an inspection or compliance deadline lands
You hear about it when an inspection or compliance deadline lands, before shredding and records companies do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 02
Commercial Janitorial
You send them work70Trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
You hear about it when a business signs a lease or opens a location, before janitorial companies do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 03
IT Services / Managed IT
Two-way69Trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
You and IT and managed service providers both get the call when a business signs a lease or opens a location, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 04
Office Equipment & Copiers
You send them work69Trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
You hear about it when a business signs a lease or opens a location, before office equipment dealers do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 05
Restaurant / Food Service
They send you work67Trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
Restaurants hear about it when a business signs a lease or opens a location, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 06
Septic & Drain Services
You send them work65Trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working
You hear about it when the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working, before septic and drain companies do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
Where those people actually are
Ranked by how many of your best partners are in the room, and how much work each one can send you.
Software & platform user groups
Your partners are in this room: facility managers, IT and managed service providers, and bookkeepers.
Groups for the software your customers use, like practice management, property management, and accounting. You meet people in the middle of a problem.
Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
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Software & platform user groups
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: facility managers, IT and managed service providers, and bookkeepers.
Groups for the software your customers use, like practice management, property management, and accounting. You meet people in the middle of a problem.
- 02
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: commercial property managers, restaurants, and community association managers.
Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.
Chapter finder → - 03
CAI (Community Associations Institute)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: community association managers and structural engineers.
Condo and HOA managers, board members, and management companies. One manager here can control hundreds of homes. They have a membership just for vendors, so you can join.
Chapter finder → - 04
LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities
Online communityYour partners are in this room: facility managers, IT and managed service providers, and commercial real estate brokers.
Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.
Chapter finder → - 05
BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: commercial property managers and commercial real estate brokers.
People who own and run office buildings. Vendors can join, and the local chapters run events just for them.
Chapter finder → - 06
CAI chapter trade show & expo
Event or trade showYour partner is in this room: community association managers.
Hundreds of association managers and board members walking a vendor floor, there to find vendors. One of the few trade shows where a booth actually pays off.
Chapter finder → - 07
Restaurant & lodging association
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: restaurants.
Restaurant and hotel owners. They replace equipment all the time, fail inspections often, and talk to each other more than almost anyone.
Chapter finder → - 08
IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: commercial property managers.
Property managers for apartments, offices, and mixed buildings. Vendors can join and go to chapter meetings.
Chapter finder →
Software & platform user groups
Your partners are in this room: facility managers, IT and managed service providers, and bookkeepers.
Groups for the software your customers use, like practice management, property management, and accounting. You meet people in the middle of a problem.
Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
- 01
Software & platform user groups
Vendor & supply chainYour partners are in this room: facility managers, IT and managed service providers, and bookkeepers.
Groups for the software your customers use, like practice management, property management, and accounting. You meet people in the middle of a problem.
- 02
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: commercial property managers, restaurants, and community association managers.
Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.
Chapter finder → - 03
CAI Southeast Florida chapter
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: community association managers and structural engineers.
South Florida has more condos than almost anywhere, so this room is packed with association managers. Vendors can go to the trade shows and the monthly lunches.
Chapter finder → - 04
LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities
Online communityYour partners are in this room: facility managers, IT and managed service providers, and commercial real estate brokers.
Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.
Chapter finder → - 05
BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: commercial property managers and commercial real estate brokers.
People who own and run office buildings. Vendors can join, and the local chapters run events just for them.
Chapter finder → - 06
CAI chapter trade show & expo
Event or trade showYour partner is in this room: community association managers.
Hundreds of association managers and board members walking a vendor floor, there to find vendors. One of the few trade shows where a booth actually pays off.
Chapter finder → - 07
Restaurant & lodging association
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: restaurants.
Restaurant and hotel owners. They replace equipment all the time, fail inspections often, and talk to each other more than almost anyone.
Chapter finder → - 08
IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: commercial property managers.
Property managers for apartments, offices, and mixed buildings. Vendors can join and go to chapter meetings.
Chapter finder →
Let us be straight with you. For commercial kitchen equipment companies, a weekly referral group is not the best pick. Your partners gather in professional groups instead, so spend your time there. We would rather say that than sell you a seat you do not need.
Is your seat open?
Prime Time takes one commercial kitchen equipment & service per chapter. Put in a South Florida ZIP above and we will show you which seats are open.
Add a ZIP code at the top of the page to see which seats are open.
Prime Time doesn't operate where you are yet.
We have fifteen chapters in South Florida and none near you. Telling you to join would be bad advice. The rooms above are the real answer where you are. We can email you the one page version and let you know if we open near you.
Send me those roomsHave the next meetings sent to you
The rooms above are the answer. This is when they meet. Tell us where to send it and we will email you the next dates for commercial kitchen equipment companies, with the one page plan.
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Your one-page action plan
Five partners, five things to say, three rooms. Print it and keep it in the car.
Networking plan: Commercial Kitchen Equipment & Service
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Commercial Property Manager (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location - Facility Manager (Two-way)
Shared trigger: the AC dies, a pipe fails, or something in the building stops working - Restaurant / Food Service (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location - Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo) (Two-way)
Shared trigger: an inspection or compliance deadline lands - IT Services / Managed IT (Two-way)
Shared trigger: a business signs a lease or opens a location
The three rooms to be in
- Software & platform user groups: Your partners are in this room: facility managers, IT and managed service providers, and bookkeepers.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: commercial property managers, restaurants, and community association managers.
- CAI (Community Associations Institute): Your partners are in this room: community association managers and structural engineers.
- Software & platform user groups: Your partners are in this room: facility managers, IT and managed service providers, and bookkeepers.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: commercial property managers, restaurants, and community association managers.
- CAI Southeast Florida chapter: Your partners are in this room: community association managers and structural engineers.