Thinking about starting an event planning business? Not sure if this is the path for you or where to start? Then Startup Saturday is for you. Startup Saturday was created as a way to teach aspiring event planning entrepreneurs how to turn their ideas into a business. The series features weekly articles on startup issues, old and new, currently […]
As an Event Planner, one of the biggest challenges when starting out is finding event planning clients who will pay for your services. You might have started out planning events for your friends and family for free and making that transition to paid can be a little rocky. Also being new means that not everyone
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A confession: When I started my event planning business I tried to sell to everyone and their mother. I was eager to begin booking clients. If you were hosting an event you needed to have me as your event planner. I started hustling like my life depended on it and something very interesting happened…I booked
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Communication is an often undervalued component of operating a business. The way you interact with and speak to your clients could mean the difference between them being a repeat customer or losing their business forever. In the event planning industry this is no different. I will share with you five phrases that will make you
Learning what to do to get your business off to the right start is the first step to being a successful event planner. Event planning is a customer focused industry and because of this most event planners will go the distance to ensure client satisfaction, even at the expense of their business. While it is
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Dreaming of launching your event planning business from the comfort of your home or while at your 9-5 job? Perhaps you’ve been planning events for several years for your family and friends and you are now ready to start planning for paying clients. Time to turn your passion into profit. Below are important steps you will
