While you’re gaining valuable event planning experience, you can also become a certified event planner.

1.        Which are the 10 steps to become an event planner?

Step 1: get experience and volunteer your time in a variety of event services.

Step 2: move into a position with some responsibility.

Step 3: wherever you go, collect contact information for the people you meet.

Step 4: create an event portfolio.

Step 5: while you’re gaining valuable event planning experience, you can also become a certified event planner.

Step 6: form your business entity.

Step 7: develop a business plan.

Step 8: secure funding for your event planning business.

Step 9: create a website, a Facebook fan page, Pinterest page, Linkedln profile, and twitter account  to help keep your services top of mind.

Step 10: develop your network of suppliers and staff resources and network with vendors you’ve met or worked with at events.

2.        What is your long-term success in event planning based on?

The long-term success in event planning is based on the experience that you bring to your clients.

3.        Which are some of the solid skills that you have to develop?

The solid skills are:

        Verbal and written communications

        Organization and time management

        Negotiation and budget management

        Creativity, marketing, public relations and more.

4.        Why is it important to determine your preferred event planning market?

Determine our preferred event planning market will help us focus on the right type of vendors to work with, clients to establish relationships with, and events to plan.

5.        Why is ‘’networking’’ so important in this business?

The networking is important because we can build stronger relationships with our clients.

6.        What way can you showcase your work?

We can showcase our work with photos, brochures, and invitations of the events we’ve worked on.

7.        What are the advantages of getting certified in events planning?

Get our certification in event planning can help us to learn a few tricks and to establish our credibility with clients, it´s also helpful to get involved with meeting planners international (MPI) to keep up with industry trends and establish contacts within the industry.

8.        What do you have to do to create your legal business?

It depends on where you live. Do some local online research to find out if you need to create a corporation, a limited liability company or a limited liability partnership, and where and how to register your business name. If you are opening an office, get a business license from your city or country. And don’t forget to obtain business insurance to protect your business interests. Several forms of insurance exist, so it’s best to speak with an insurance agent to learn more.

9.        What are two key pieces of an event planning business plan?

Two key pieces of an event planning business plan are to establish an event planning business name and fee structure.

10.        What do you have to do before you decide your fee structure?

Before we decide our fee structure, we have to determine our event planning operating expenses, salaries and your profit.

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