Start A Community Event Planning Business
Are you always the one planning the church picnic? The school carnival? The neighborhood Christmas party everybody talks about for months?
Honey, you could be getting paid for that.
Towns, churches, schools, parks departments and local businesses all need someone to run their events, and most of them don’t have anyone. You already know how to wrangle volunteers, stretch a budget and pull off a party with a folding table and a prayer. This workbook shows you how to turn that into a real business, one event at a time.
Inside you’ll find:
♥ Why start your own business: you already understand people, your contacts are valuable, and you get to work on your own terms♥ Ways to earn: full-service planning, day-of coordination, vendor and sponsor coordination, seasonal event packages and add-on services♥ Set up your business: your first 90 days, naming your business, a startup checklist, licenses, insurance and safety basics♥ Price it right: pricing models, deposits and payments, three ready-made packages, and simple bookkeeping with an income and expense tracker♥ Find your first paying client: how to approach city offices, parks and recreation, the chamber, churches, schools and downtown merchants, plus an introduction script♥ Market it locally: Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram, simple event flyers, and a referral circle♥ The 12 steps to a successful event: your planning roadmap from idea to cleanup♥ 10 ready-to-plan events: Community Carnival, BBQ at the Park, City Hot Dog Day, Pancake Breakfast, Dog Day & Pet Photo Event, Community Clean-Up Day, Fall Festival, Storefront Decorating Contest, Christmas Parade and Christmas Tree Lighting♥ Vendor, sponsor and volunteer forms: applications, trackers, sponsor letters and packages, shift schedules, check-in sheets and thank-you letters♥ Planners and checklists: an annual event calendar, budgets, run of show, setup and teardown checklists, and post-event evaluations
What you get:
140-page printable PDF
Letter size (8.5 x 11)
Instant digital download
Print as many copies as you need for your own business
Start small. A pancake breakfast for 40 is a great first event. Then watch what happens. 💕
