Make money planning events with style and impress your clients. 'Start & Run a Meeting and Event Planning Business' shows would-be business owners how to start and run a successful enterprise planning events of all kinds—from weddings and private parties to corporate events, meetings, conferences, and sporting events. This book will show you not only how to organize events, but also how to run the business itself. Keeping track of all the many details involved in putting on a successful event is easy when you have the checklists, schedules, tips, and experts’ advice you need. Written in the step-by-step style that has made the Start & Run series the best of its kind, this indispensable guide will help readers to make any event—and event planning business—a resounding success.

Shannon Marie Lach has been creating and planning events since 2002 and has been hired for event consultation and planning throughout Western New York for businesses, corporations, non-profits, universities, celebrities, and more. Shannon is the Owner/Principal Planner of PEAR, her New York based event planning company. A born innovator and a natural teacher, Shannon embraces social media as the avenue to build a comprehensive voice across multiple platforms for her company. With the continued support of dedicated partnerships, PEAR has grown into the ripe, collaborative event enterprise it is today.

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