How to Build a Business Planning Raves

Creating a business planning rave parties is not that much different than starting any type of small business and/or planning a large event or party. First, it takes keen preparation, good organization and determined persistence and patience. Second, planning rave parties as a business requires good social and networking skills. Part of that is the understanding of the importance of public relations, especially since raves have had a bum rap in the past due to problems at some raves with underage drinking and drug abuse. The key to sustainable business success in planning rave parties has mostly to do with always providing a friendly, safe, secure, clean and substance abuse-free environment where people of all ages can dance, listen to cutting-edge music and have a great time. Read on to learn more.

Instructions

1. Find out as much as you can about starting your own business. A good place to help you start thinking about building a business planning raves is at "Small Business School," which is a website dedicated to educating and helping people who want to start or who already have their own small businesses. Each week the organization also airs the television show, "Small Business School," on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) station.

2. Check out the government website, "United States Small Business Administration." The site provides tons of information about starting and maintaining your own business. It also provides listings of community experts who answer questions about business planning and funding. They may also direct you to appropriate government officials for information on security and law enforcement issues/solutions related to providing problem-free rave parties.

3. Apply for a business license before actually planning your first rave party. Maintain a current business license if you own and operate any type of business-it's the law. Business licenses are obtained at local government offices for a small fee.

4. Determine funding sources. Without personal funding of some kind, you must market your idea for planning rave parties as a business to someone who can provide you with outside funding (e.g., relatives, banks and government grants).

5. Decide if rave parties will be local or regional and contact various warehouses, convention centers and other venues that offer space rental for parties and businesses and find out about availability and cost.

6. Have appropriate business equipment and software for keeping track of funds, ticket sales, promotion/advertising, entertainment and rentals for rave parties-unless you prefer to keep up with these things with pencil and paper. Keep accurate and secure records either way. Make backups of records weekly if not daily.

7. Book your first rave party venue and date. Advertise and promote your rave. Count on advertising to be expensive! However, create and post flyers around town if you want to save money. Cut down on advertising expense and attract ravers with original artwork instead.

8. Buy or rent equipment needed, such as speakers, lights, decorations and refreshments, for your rave party if the venue doesn't supply them. Hire security personnel or bouncers to make sure your rave party stays safe. Have a successful rave party so that you can stay in business doing what you love.

Resources

• Small Business School
• United States Small Business Administration