7 Tradeshow Booth Business Success Stories [2024]

Updated: November 19th, 2023
Start A Tradeshow Booth Business

Here are some real life success stories of starting a tradeshow booth business:

1. Display Pros ($360K/year)

Founder's friend approached him for help in designing a booth display. The final product stood out and caught the attention of other exhibitors, which made the founder realize its potential.

How much they make: $360K/year
Current team size: 0

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How I Started A $30K/Month Business Selling Custom Trade Show Booths

Founder Ryan Schortmann started a custom trade show display company offering easy-to-use, portable display kits for small and medium-sized businesses that have since hit over $30k in monthly revenue, reinvesting in marketing efforts to increase online sales.

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Ryan started Display Pros almost 6 years ago
Revenue
Ryan grew the business to $30K/month
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So... can you actually make money with a tradeshow booth business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

  1. Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
  2. Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
  3. Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

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4. 10 Times

World's largest business event platform, find all upcoming events, business conferences, trade shows, global seminars, networking meets and workshops. Browse and connect with visitors attending, participating exhibitors and view profiles of speakers and organizers. Manage, sell event tickets and promote your event on 10times.com

Where they're located: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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5. Bisnow

Commercial real estate news, live events and education.

Where they're located: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Website traffic: 550K/month

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So... can you actually make money with a tradeshow booth business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

  1. Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
  2. Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
  3. Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

7. NRF 2021

Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

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