Planning weddings is a growing business area. The author is one of our top-selling home-based business authors and is herself a successful event and wedding planner.
Are you passionate about planning events? Have you ever wanted to be your own boss and set your own schedule while pursuing something you enjoy? Now you can make your dreams a reality. This comprehensive guide--now updated in its third edition--contains all the necessary tools and strategies you need to successfully launch and grow an event-planning business. Using plain language and easy-to-follow worksheets, Jill Moran takes you through every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based event planning business. She shares her professional experience and expert advice on everything from estimating start-up costs and finding clients to planning and executing weddings, parties, corporate events, fund-raisers, and more! Whether you''re just starting to explore your options or are an event planning wizard looking to be your own boss, this guide can help you establish and build your own successful home-based business.
Professional Wedding Planners MUST HAVE THIS Book! Whether you're just getting started or need to improve your business.Used by the most premier industry educators, "How to Start a Wedding Planning Business" is unlike any other instruction manual for the business of planning weddings.
Event planning continues to be a thriving business area for the motivated entrepreneur. Jill S. Moran is a certified special events professional with twenty-five years of experience in the field and the owner of an award-winning event-planning company. This fourth edition of her popular book includes updated ideas about creating business plans, balancing home and work, building a client base, and a more in-depth discussion on the role of social media in your event planning business.
Do you want to know how to start a home-based wedding planning business? Look no further, this book will detail exactly how to get your business started the right way! Learn how to gain valuable experience, market your services, meet with clients, and plan every detail of a wedding. Get insight into what it's like to plan weddings for a living (including average hours spent, typical work load, and day-of responsibilities). This book includes: Practical Advice from a professional wedding planner with over 10 years of experience Sample contracts for you to use to book clients Checklists, worksheets, and templates for you to use to plan any size or type of wedding BONUS (a free PDF download of all of the forms in this book is included with your purchase! print and fill them out as many times as you need to) Grace Lorenzen is a wedding planner based out of the Central Coast of California. Her work has been published in Style Me Pretty, Green Wedding Shoes, Wedding Chicks, Grey Likes Weddings, and Once Wed. Grace has authored two books, one for aspiring wedding planners and one for brides looking to plan their own weddings. Grace earned her degree in Hospitality Management in 2006 and has since owned and operated two restaurants, a hotel, and a wedding venue. She launched her planning business in 2008 and has since planned over 100 weddings. In addition to planning weddings, Grace also offers consulting services to wedding venues & aspiring planners.
Do you love all things romance, follow the wedding trends, and pay attention to detail? Starting a wedding planning business could be just the thing for you. The event and wedding planning market’s having a moment right now, and roughly 66% of millennials are willing to employ wedding planners for their special day. Need help to get you on the right track? Get your budding wedding planning business in full bloom with our comprehensive step-by-step guide.
START YOUR OWN EVENT PLANNING BUSINESS AND CELEBRATE ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK! Weddings, graduations, birthday parties, anniversaries, and conferences; what do these all have in common? Everyone would rather hire someone else to plan and run them! That someone can be you. Take your passion for event planning to the next level with in-the-trenches advice and tools you need to start, run, and grow a successful business. From writing a solid contract to finding reliable vendors, our experts help you identify your niche, teach you how to scout potential clients, evaluate the competition, market your business, and more. Discover how to: Identify a niche and establish yourself within the industry Build a loyal customer base for large and small events Implement targeted strategies for planning commercial, political, civic, social events, and more Promote your business, events, and yourself with Pinterest, Instagram, and other social and online marketing tools Develop proposals, vendor agreements, contracts, and manage day-to-day operations and costs Keep within budget using money-saving tips and industry-tested ideas Plus, gain valuable insights from interviews with practicing event planners, and stay on track with checklists, worksheets, and other resources. Everything you need to make your event planning business a successful reality is right here—get the party started today!
Event Planning Business Startup Are your friends and family always looking for you to plan the perfect party? Are you detail-oriented? Do you thrive on knowing what's going on and making it happen? Do you take pride in providing the best experience for your guests? You should become an EVENT PLANNER! You can start an event planning business from home with little startup funds. Yes, you really can! This book shows you exactly how to do just that, step-by-step, even if you have little to no business experience. People observe special events all the time - weddings, graduations, birthdays, bachelorette parties, baby showers - there's always something to celebrate. Each of these events requires someone to plan them. If you have what it takes, maybe they should be paying you to plan them? The event planning industry is on the rise, with the average salary of an event planner in the United States topping over $50K a year. If you have a laptop, cell phone, and have access to the internet, you can start this lucrative career from the comfort of your home. This book is meant to serve as a step-by-step guide and navigation tool for opening an event planning business. We will cover everything from the paperwork involved in establishing a business to startup costs management, and much, much more. In this book, I will show you exactly how to go about starting, running, and growing your new event planning company. We'll discuss topics such as: What this business really is like Examine the pros and cons of starting an event planning business How much event planners can actually make What certifications and education would be helpful to you How to find a niche in the industry Defining your ideal client How to determine your market How to compete well in that market Tips for how to conduct sound market research Advice for naming your business How to create your business entity What your startup costs look like Conditions to consider when starting your business Extensive advice about crafting a cunning business plan How to keep your finances in order How to set your pricing How to be a keen negotiator PLUS- an extensive appendix of resources for you to use The research is already done for you in this book!
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 Use these special features and workbook pages: Ten Suggestions for Success Sample Cash Flow Projections Sample Business Plan Sample Event Budgets Sample Event Production Schedules Contract Essentials and Event Ethics dn0The Event Tool Kit
From making the decision to work at home to finding the right business for you, this comprehensive guide provides down-to-earth advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based business to become a work-at-home mom. Learn all about writing for profit, inventing parent-related products, achieving a balance working at home with your children, and discovering everything you need to know about how to market yourself. Whatever your plans, large or small, each chapter can help you experience the satisfaction of establishing and building your own home-based business. Look for useful information throughout the book, including: Top Ten Home-Based Businesses for Moms Work-at-Home Moms’ Success Stories Tips for Work-at-Home Moms Helpful Glossary Chapter by Chapter Resources