Get Paid to Plan Parties
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L V Page
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By L V Page
Published on 12/5/2006
Enjoy giving a party? Consider becoming a party planner.
Imagine a high-paying job that lets you use your creativity to organize fabulous parties. Welcome to the world of event planning.
As a party planner, you’ll create some of the most important moments of people’s lives. Party planners organize events that give people the opportunity to have fun.
With your own party planning business you can enjoy the freedom of being your own boss and creating your own schedule. You can work out of your home and get deductions for your business expenses and travel. (Contact your tax professional on tax tips.) Check with your local government for licensing requirements. You can usually get a “dba”, business name, very inexpensively. Design business cards and get a phone number and you’re in business.
As a professional party planner you can organize all types of parties, or you might choose to specialize in the type of party you enjoy most. You might become a wedding consultant or a corporate event planner.
Imagine the possibilities - from children’s parties to weddings to business conventions, to charity fundraisers and golf tournaments. The list is endless.
You can do as little or as much of the party organization as you like. One of my friends who handles mainly corporate functions, did a grand opening for one of my clients a few years ago. (Cookie & ice cream shop). She helped with designing the invites, rented all the chairs and linens & purchased napkins, plates, etc. Together we created the menu, except for the dessert which was the ice cream and cookies from the shop. She also developed the theme, decorated the tables and hired staff to help serve and clean up. It was a tremendous success. I could have never done it that well on my own. Hats off to Betty!
As a party planner, you’ll usually attend the party to supervise that all goes well. You might provide some of the decorations and serving pieces. You may also cook some of the dishes. Often you’ll hire extra people to serve and perhaps a bartender if necessary. Other times a caterer will handle those details for you.
As you get experience you’ll develop a group of vendors you enjoy working with that you’ll suggest to your clients. In turn, those very same vendors will recommend your services to their clients. This can be a win-win situation. Choose your vendors carefully – they can help build, or tear down, your business.
Now, where are those invitations…
Information on becoming a party/event planner.
Get Paid to Plan Parties
Enjoy giving a party? Consider becoming a party planner.
Imagine a high-paying job that lets you use your creativity to organize fabulous parties. Welcome to the world of event planning.
As a party planner, you’ll create some of the most important moments of people’s lives. Party planners organize events that give people the opportunity to have fun.
With your own party planning business you can enjoy the freedom of being your own boss and creating your own schedule. You can work out of your home and get deductions for your business expenses and travel. (Contact your tax professional on tax tips.) Check with your local government for licensing requirements. You can usually get a “dba”, business name, very inexpensively. Design business cards and get a phone number and you’re in business.
As a professional party planner you can organize all types of parties, or you might choose to specialize in the type of party you enjoy most. You might become a wedding consultant or a corporate event planner.
Imagine the possibilities - from children’s parties to weddings to business conventions, to charity fundraisers and golf tournaments. The list is endless.
You can do as little or as much of the party organization as you like. One of my friends who handles mainly corporate functions, did a grand opening for one of my clients a few years ago. (Cookie & ice cream shop). She helped with designing the invites, rented all the chairs and linens & purchased napkins, plates, etc. Together we created the menu, except for the dessert which was the ice cream and cookies from the shop. She also developed the theme, decorated the tables and hired staff to help serve and clean up. It was a tremendous success. I could have never done it that well on my own. Hats off to Betty!
As a party planner, you’ll usually attend the party to supervise that all goes well. You might provide some of the decorations and serving pieces. You may also cook some of the dishes. Often you’ll hire extra people to serve and perhaps a bartender if necessary. Other times a caterer will handle those details for you.
As you get experience you’ll develop a group of vendors you enjoy working with that you’ll suggest to your clients. In turn, those very same vendors will recommend your services to their clients. This can be a win-win situation. Choose your vendors carefully – they can help build, or tear down, your business.
Now, where are those invitations…