Start & Run a Meeting and Event Planning Business

Make money planning events with style and impress your clients. Start & Run a Meeting and Event Planning Business shows would-be business owners how to start and run a successful enterprise planning events of all kinds—from weddings and private parties to corporate events, meetings, conferences, and sporting events. This book will show you not only how to organize events, but also how to run the business itself. Keeping track of all the many details involved in putting on a successful event is easy when you have the checklists, schedules, tips, and experts’ advice you need. Written in the step-by-step style that has made the Start & Run series the best of its kind, this indispensable guide will help readers to make any event—and event planning business—a resounding success.
You'll learn how to:

- Select an appropriate site
- Price your services
- Develop your portfolio
- Market your business
- Arrange for entertainment
- Create and maintain a budget

Bonus download kit includes:

- Forecasting for your break-even point
- Industry trends worksheet
- Marketing plan
- Analysis of competition
- Record of monthly revenue

--and much more