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Step 1
Decide if your party planning career will specialize in one or two areas. For example, stick with birthday parties or wedding showers if that's your niche; once your business is in full swing, you can add a new specialty.
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Step 2
Ask the people that you planned parties for in the past to refer you to their friends who need parties planned. Offer a discount for referrals. Build a reference list so your new clients have someone to contact to verify your skills.
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Step 3
Advertise your services in as many locations as possible. Use the Internet, the yellow pages, your local classifieds, your children's school, the post office billboard, word-of-mouth, the grocery store, toy stores, and anywhere else you can think of where people who need a party planned may show up.
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Step 4
Take business and accounting classes at your local community college to get familiar with the financial aspect of your party planning business.
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Step 5
To make sure you meet all standards research your state's requirements on licenses and permits for a business such as yours.
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Step 6
Call around to other party planning businesses and get their pricing, to help determine your price list. You want to be competitive without undercharging for your time and labor.











