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Summary: Become an event planner that organizes corporate events, birthday parties or weddings by volunteering with other event planners and taking classes in marketing, accounting and sales. Network an event planning business by making a Web site and contacting local vendors with the help of this free video on job information from a career service specialist.
Stacie Royer has a degree in applied management. She is an exclusive career services specialist, and she is active in business and career networking throughout the Austin, Texas area....read more
"Hi, my name is Stacie Royer, and I'm a Career Specialist from Austin, Texas. I'm going to talk to you today about becoming an Event Planner. The first thing that you'll need to know is that you love working with people. Event Planners can plan all different types of events, such as corporate events, weddings, or even birthday parties. It can be a lot of fun and also very time consuming. What you'll need to do is start volunteering at different events such as, bridal shops, or trade shows, or other, other local event planners that might allow you to gain that experience and knowledge. You'll also want to take some marketing, accounting, and sales classes to help you become the Entrepreneur that you're wanting to be. Start networking from that point and get in touch with other local vendors that will help with presenting your business and networking with them. Also, create a website and a portfolio, and just hit the ground running."
eHow Article: How to Become an Event Planner