Capitalizing on Your Strength: Delegating Basics
What’s inside a party planner’s home office? One look around the work room of a budding party entrepreneur will tell you exactly what his or her strengths and weaknesses are. There are files and file folders everywhere, a few telephone units, and a desk containing the basic necessities like a personal computer and a receipt [...]
Read more »The Sleek Car or The Delivery Van: the Investment Question
So let’s say you’ve been at it for a while. Your portfolio of successful events is bursting! You are on call for any emergency get together in your community and your number is being transmitted from one distressed housewife to another. What’s the next thing to do? Why, invest more, of course. There are several [...]
Read more »What Clients Think: Did I Do Well?
One of the pressure sources of party planning is constantly worrying what the clients thought of the party you helped them throw. Was it too bland? What about the lights? Did you love the buffet table? The best time to ask them would be right after the party, and while they are handing out the [...]
Read more »Party Planning Setbacks: Worst Case Money Scenarios
When a party entrepreneur is involved in a party, so many ‘worst case scenarios’ come up: deliveries are not on time, food isn’t halfway ready and it’s hours before the party, the bride isn’t made up yet, the groom’s mom keeps following you around with a calculator, etc. So many little things that add to [...]
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