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How To Prepare For A Career In Event Planning

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Traditionally, many event planners started their careers working in hospitality (as assistants at hotels, for example) and gradually moved into management. Their curriculums typically consist of courses, such as experience design, event marketing, event financing, venue management, agreement negotiating, and more.

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Wedding venue management software: How we saved Hidden Barn Venue from spreadsheet paralysis and saved them 62 hours a month

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Hidden Barn relied on a makeshift system of various tools and systems to manage their venue bookings, wedding planning, party rentals, invoicing, finances and more. If there is one thing inefficiencies can do, it can distract you from maximizing and growing your business.

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How To Create a Budget for Your Next Event

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Just as you’d take the necessary steps regarding finance when establishing a new business, such as opening a business checking account, you should also take the necessary steps regarding finance when organizing a large-scale event. Expand this train of thought to a large-scale event attended by thousands of people.

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10 innovative ways to squeeze more from your event budget

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Yes, if two simultaneous events use the same menus, share catering/hospitality staff and may even share some common spaces, the venue and/or catering vendors probably realize cost savings that they can pass on to the event promoters/planners. Piggyback onto another event. However, in practice this is much trickier.

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How to Start an Event Venue Business: Two Experts Share 20 Secrets for Opening an Event Space

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This document can be quite lengthy and in-depth because it fleshes out every detail regarding your venue business – from facility and organizational structure to finances, budgets and marketing. Once you’ve narrowed in on your audience, you should focus next on developing your business plan.

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Best Hopin Alternatives and Competitors in 2024

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Hopin and RingCentral serve various industries, including technology, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, education, government, retail, and hospitality. Industry Niche and Scope: What Types of Event Organizers Use Hopin?

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Perfect Venue vs Planning Pod Comparison – Venue and Event Management Platform Software Alternatives & Pricing

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Perfect Venue Perfect Venue has been a popular option for event centers and hospitality groups since launching in 2017. Reports Perfect Venue allows you to generate multiple reports based on leads, finances, and contacts. Stay tuned for more details! Never want to miss an update? Follow us on Instagram.