Author: Jill S. MoranPaperback: 197 pages
Publisher: Globe Pequot (April 1, 2004)
Condition: New
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Product Description
This insider's handbook reveals how to start a successful business planning a wide variety of events from home. Topics covered include purchasing equipment and supplies, writing a business plan, working with caterers and other service professionals, attracting and keeping clients, dealing with legal and accounting issues, and more. Also included is information on professional organizations to join and places to learn more about the event-planning business.
From the Back Cover
Are you the person who always organizes the family reunions, the friends’ birthday parties, and the school fund-raisers? Have you thought about becoming an event planner but hesitated about putting your plans into action? This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools and strategies you will need to launch and grow a successful business.
Author Jill S. Moran, a Certified Special Events Professional, shares her experiences and advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based event planning business. From finding customers to staying in touch with the latest trends and techniques, her step-by-step methods are practical and easy to understand. She even includes “war stories” from other event planners so that you can avoid their mistakes!
Make a career out of planning: Weddings • Birthday parties • Trade show events • Corporate outings • Award dinners • Fairs and festivals • Fund-raising events, and more..
Learn all about:
- Getting Clients and Referrals
- Organizing Your Business
- Marketing Your Talents
- Setting Your Rates and Services
- Hiring Help and Getting Paid
- Maintaining a Steady Stream of Work
- Education and Training
- Ten Suggestions for Success
- Sample Cash Flow Projections
- Sample Business Plan
- Sample Event Budgets
- Sample Event Production Schedules
- Contract Essentials and Event Ethics
- The Event Tool Kit
