Start your own event planning business
Subtitle: your step-by-step guide to success
By: Staff of Entrepreneur Media Inc. & Cheryl Kimball
Contributors: Entrepreneur Press
Edition: Fourth edition.
Series: Entrepreneur magazine's startup; Entrepreneur magazine's start up
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781599185620
Subjects: Planning; Management; Business planning; Special events; New business enterprises; Entrepreneurship
Other titles: Entreprenur magazine's startup start your own event planning business; Startup start your own event planning business
Description: "Covering hot new trends in the industry, including the rise in first birthday celebrations, environmentally friendly parties, small-plate catering, and more, this startup guide provides entrepreneurs with everything they need to take their event business from concept to reality. Aspiring event planners gain expert advice on logistical startup issues such as finding a location, selecting attorneys and other professionals, writing a solid contract, locating reliable vendors, buying adequate insurance, hiring quality employees, and more. Plus, readers learn success strategies for both full- and part-time event planners. New anecdotes from successful event planners, fresh dollar-stretching ideas, a brand new chapter on social media incorporating key sites such as Instagram and Pinterest, and more industry resources make this book a must-have for anyone entering this fast-paced, high-demand field"--

"This up-to-date primer on one of today's hottest businesses walks readers step by step through the process of developing an event planning business, featuring more resources, new trends, new online tools and new interviews with fresh advice from successful event planners"--
Notes: "Worksheets and samples included!"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The event planning industry; title: Building your business foundation; title: A day in the life; title: Getting started; title: Financing your business; title: Hiring employees and outside vendors; title: Marketing your business; title: Website essentials; title: The world of social media; title: Managing your finances; title: Planner profiles; title: Onward and upward; title: Event planning resources.