Payments for Event Staffing

Event staffing agencies bill clients for bartenders, servers, security and brand ambassadors, then pay a large, changing crew. Roots sets up client billing and contractor payouts.
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Payment solutions for event staffing agencies

How these solutions fit event staffing agencies

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Gig Worker Payouts

For event staffing agencies: Pay event vendors and freelance production crews from approved jobs or service records, with earnings and transfer status tracked together. Pay contractors per shift or event to their bank account or debit card. Pay freelancers and contractors per job to their bank account or debit card, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners.
  • We connect payouts to your scheduling or job data
  • We set up onboarding with our licensed partners
  • Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter
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Payouts

For event staffing agencies: Distribute amounts owed to event vendors and freelance production crews, with payment references matched to event dates, deposits and vendor invoices. Send bulk payouts to crews after each event. Payouts send money to partners, owners and vendors from your platform, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter.
  • We design the payout flow and connect it to your software
  • We coordinate onboarding with our licensed partners
  • We support you after launch
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Square Payroll

For event staffing agencies: Organize payroll for event coordinators and venue staff, using staff and time records to prepare pay runs. Run payroll for W-2 event staff with automated tax filings. Square Payroll runs full-service payroll with automated tax filings, synced with timecards from Square. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We connect timecards, tips and payroll
  • We set up seasonal hiring and off-boarding workflows
  • Roots Payments is an independent Square Reseller, not Square.
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Square Invoices

For event staffing agencies: Send itemized invoices for venue deposits, event packages and final balances and track deposits, due dates and outstanding balances. Invoice clients with deposits and payment schedules. Square Invoices sends estimates, e-signature contracts and invoices with deposits, payment schedules, recurring billing and automatic reminders. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We build invoice, estimate and contract templates in your brand
  • We set up deposit and payment-schedule rules that match your policies
  • We connect invoices to QuickBooks Online or Xero
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ACH Payments

For event staffing agencies: Offer bank-account payments for venue deposits, event packages and final balances, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow. Collect client invoices by ACH. ACH moves money straight from a customer's bank account, usually for far less than card fees on large invoices and recurring charges.
  • We set up authorization forms and verification
  • We connect ACH to your invoicing or billing
  • We explain return codes and timelines to your team
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Level 2/3 Processing

For event staffing agencies: Include purchase-order references and itemized invoice data for business-card purchases of venue deposits, event packages and final balances. Lower interchange when corporate clients pay by card. Passing enhanced data such as tax amounts, PO numbers and line items with corporate, purchasing and government cards can qualify transactions for lower interchange rates.
  • We review which of your customers pay with commercial cards
  • We set up data capture in your invoices or software
  • We verify the lower rates show up on statements
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Square Staff

For event staffing agencies: Set roles, permissions and schedules for event coordinators and venue staff, with a clearer view of staffing across shifts. Track shifts and hours for W-2 staff. Square's staff tools schedule shifts, track attendance and hours, and set custom permissions with Square Advanced Access. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We set roles and permissions for each department
  • We build schedules and tip rules for seasonal crews
  • Roots Payments is an independent Square Reseller, not Square.
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Tip Payouts

For event staffing agencies: Route customer gratuities to event vendors and freelance production crews, with tip amounts and recipient allocations recorded separately. Event gratuities are distributed by hours or role. Roots sets up digital tip collection and fast distribution to event staff, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Each tip is recorded so it can be reported on the right information return.
  • Configure tip flows and pooling rules
  • Integrate with scheduling or time-tracking data
  • Set up reporting for payroll or
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Event Staffing Agencies payment questions

Start with the workflows your business needs. Options on this page include Contractor Payouts for Event Staffing, Payouts for Event Staffing, Square Payroll for Event Staffing. Roots helps compare the setup, software and processing requirements around how you operate.
Yes. Bring your current POS, checkout or billing tools and recent processing statements. We review reservations, tickets, deposits and on-site checkout, then plan the changes your event staffing agencies business needs.
Request a quote for your business. The review covers your payment mix, locations, software, hardware recommendations and implementation work. Consultations and payment reviews are free.
Bring recent payment statements, the systems you use and a record of how a customer places an order, receives a service or pays a bill. Tell us which event staffing agencies workflows need to improve so we can scope a practical setup.

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