How to Start a Home-Based Event Planning Business (Home-Based Business Series) [Paperback]

Jill Moran CSEP (Author)

Book Description

Series: Home-Based Business Series | Publication Date: April 1, 2004

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.

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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

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

dn0 The Event Tool Kit

About the Author

Jill Moran has been the owner of an event-planning business for more than thirteen years and has coordinated events throughout the United States and internationally for both corporate and social clients. She.is one of only 150 people worldwide who have earned the Certified Special Event Professional designation, and she is president of the New England branch of the International Special Event Society. She lives in Medfield, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1st edition (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762724862
• ISBN-13: 978-0762724864
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #624,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A 20 year veteran of the special events industry, Jill Moran is a three time nominee of industry awards and a two-time recipient. In 2003, jsmoran was awarded for Best ISES Team Effort for an event created for the Sheraton Commander in Cambridge, MA. Author Jill Moran won in 2005 for Best Industry Contribution for her book, How to Start A Home-based Event Planning Business (Globe Pequot Press).

Jsmoran special event planning and management produces celebratory, non-profit and corporate events for clients worldwide. Moran earned the CSEP (Certified Special Event Professional) designation in 2002 and has served in various leadership roles in ISES both locally and internationally. Her latest book, How to Start A Home-based Wedding Planning Business was published in January 2009. In addition to her books, she has published articles on event related topics, spoken at global industry conferences and was featured on WHDH Channel 7 in the Boston market for a holiday décor segment.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

67 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Home-Based Event Planning, February 21, 2006

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Kathryn Murphy "Closet Entrepreneur" (Roanoke, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Start a Home-Based Event Planning Business (Home-Based Business Series) (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is considering a career in the event planning industry. The author, Jill Moran, shares so much information with her readers - more than most "how to" instructors. I was so pleased with the way she mapped out the entire process. She's very thorough; it's plain to see that she's an industry expert. She also cites many excellent resources for those who are new to event planning. I am very satisfied with this investment. It will serve as a terrific reference tool as I take steps to launch my own business.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Serious and Practical, July 4, 2006

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encouragingwordsmith "lovinglydunn" (South of Atlanta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Start a Home-Based Event Planning Business (Home-Based Business Series) (Paperback)

Moran does not sugar coat the event planning business. If you are serious about making it your career, she has provided a road map. It isn't for the fainthearted, but it is do-able with perserverance.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Helpful, April 9, 2007

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M. Green "mystery/suspense love" (New Castle, DE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Start a Home-Based Event Planning Business (Home-Based Business Series) (Paperback)

As an event planner, I found this book extremely helpful with planning my business. It gave great tips and suggestions. A must for any start up event planner.