How to Start an Event Planning Business from Home (Updated 2018)

BY BECKI CROSS

MAY 30, 2019

Many Event Planners start out working from home. This can be a great model for setting up an event
planning business as it keeps overheads down in those critical early stages of trading and can
maximise productivity. If you are considering whether it could work for you and how to make a
success of it, here are some things to think about.

When I set up my Event Management company over 14 years ago I started working from home. It
seemed like a natural choice and it meant that instead of worrying about paying expensive office rent
in the early stages I could focus on building my business. It worked for me and I worked from home
for over a year before outgrowing my home office and renting an office.

Many other Event Planners, Wedding Planning and Freelance Event Managers report the same and
find it a workable solution for them – either for the short or the long term. Others just don’t seem
able to imagine the realities of working from a home base and I have been quizzed and insulted in
equal measures by people trying to understand the intricacies of working from home!

This post is designed to be the ultimate event planning startup kit, for anyone wanting to start their
own event management company. These are the chapters you will explore:

8 Compelling Reasons You Should Start an Event Planning Business from Home

A Quick Guide to Setting Up Your Event Planning Company: Follow These Easy Steps

Start NOW: Get Your Free Event Planning Business Plan Template

9 Secrets to Nail Your Business Name without Delay

The No $%^& Guide to Startup Costs for an Event Planning Business

How To Create a Cash Rich Event Business in 2018

Carve Out Your Niche: Proven Strategy to Increase Your Business Earnings

6 Steps to Boost Your Event Business' Sales on a Tight Budget

100 Effective Ways to Attract More Clients and Grow Your Event Planning Business (when time and
money are in short supply)

Important Final Advice for All New Event Business Owners

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8 Compelling Reasons You Should Start an Event Planning Business from Home

Perhaps you are currently employed but want to test the water by starting to develop your own
client base and run your own events for people? You may be part of the rise of 5 to 9 entrepreneurs
– those that work evenings and weekend to get their own business off the ground.
Or you may have decided that you want to be your own boss and are simply itching to go it alone?

Are you worried that you will struggle or that it will be too big a leap?

Here are eight things to consider if you are looking to start your own Event Planning Business from
home.