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How to Start an Event Planning Business

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn how to successfully launch and manage a business that plans, throws and markets events in this free online course. With events held practically every day, event management is a multi-billion dollar sector expanding at a rate of 150% annually. This free event planning course explains how to organise and stage memorable events. We discuss the rationale behind the organisation of various types of events and describe the role of event planners. We examine each aspect of event planning, from sending out invitations to marketing and putting up decorations and more.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID195280
Course CategoryEvent Management Courses, Business
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Explain the methods used to invite guests to an event and techniques to keep them connected to a theme
• Discuss the concept of event marketing
• Describe the decorations that can be applied to an event to enhance attendees' experience
• Define ‘event management’ and list some reasons that cause people to stage events
• Identify the different types of events that required event planners
• Explain how to organise planning meetings for events and engage clients and stakeholders
• Describe the steps taken to successfully plan an event
• Outline the skills required to become an event planner and describe their role
• Discuss the considerations to take into account when organising catering for various events
Course Code6336

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