About VenuWorks
There's a clear, positive message that our clients take away from our Ames, Iowa headquarters of VenuWorks in America's Heartland.
It's the inherent values we share that are found in small towns and communities everywhere across America, our heritage of hard work, team spirit,focused management and frugal spending that produces the productive results that we consistently deliver for our customers and clients every day.
What we do:
VenuWorks provides full management services to theatres, arenas, and convention centers throughout the United States. Beginning with one facility, today we provide management services to over 50 venues across the country. In addition to our facility management services, we also perform feasibility studies, operations audits, and consulting work for clients with existing and prospective public assembly facilities. Contact us today to find out more about VenuWorks services.VenuWorks, formerly known as Compass Facility Management, was founded in 1996 by Steve Peters for the purpose of serving the unique management and operational challenges of arenas, theatres, and convention centers. We are very proud of the success we have had in our first 15 years.
VenuWorks Philosophy - It's All About Events
It is the mission of VenuWorks and its subsidiaries to maximize the presentation of successful events in client facilities for the cultural, recreational, educational, and economic benefit of the communities we serve.
- We are experts at all aspects of facility management and consulting.
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Our customized approach offers you the best solutions.
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We perform as part of your team with the highest ethical standards.
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We "work" to make you a success.
With VenuWorks, you gain the services of our talented staff with years of comprehensive experience in facility operations, marketing and management. We will work along side you to set an energetic agenda for the future of your facility and provide ongoing support for your local venue staff in all phases of facility management.
VenuWorks is dedicated to delivering fun at all of its facilities and making memorable experiences for our patrons. Patrons who have satisfying and exciting experiences and memories at the facilities we manage will return again and again and will bring their friends with them.Click here to see testimonials!
A Message from VenuWorks Founder and President, Steve Peters:
When I formed VenuWorks in my basement fifteen years ago, I originally called the company Compass Facility Management. I chose that name based on the works of Stephen Covey who advised leaders to manage by the compass and not by the time clock . In 2007 the Compass name changed to VenuWorks but the philosophy of the original name lives on. As a privately held company VenuWorks still manages client venues by the compass. VenuWorks is not tied to the "time clock" of quarterly earnings reports. This allows us to work with each client to find the "true north" for its facility. We can afford to take the long view as we work with you and the community to 
achieve the best solutions and the best outcomes possible.
Virtually every society on earth values the four basic principles of integrity, accountability, compassion, and forgiveness. Yet in today's world, large corporations prosper and profit by contradicting these basic human values. As a privately held, family owned, and independent company, VenuWorks encourages and empowers its people across the country to observe and practice these four principles that are so basic to us all.
Steven L. Peters