| You will need to start a planner business the following | | | | business is all about and you have a good chance to |
| items. First think of a name for your business, check | | | | get new business this way or be referred to |
| with your local government agency to make sure | | | | someone that needs your services. |
| that you can use the name you selected. Get your | | | | Your marketing material will say who you are as a |
| domain name and choose your email name. Be simple | | | | business person. When someone asks you what you |
| and yet creative; less is more. Try to make it easy | | | | do for a living then that is an opportunity to hand out |
| so your potential clients to be able to remember your | | | | your marketing material. Have professionals design |
| business name and like a poem it needs to flow | | | | this for you unless you are an advertisement |
| gracefully. If you find that you need to spell out the | | | | designer and can do a professional job. This material |
| name of your company then it means that is oo | | | | will say more of you are than you can say about |
| complicated for anyone to remember. Also in your | | | | yourself. |
| email your name should be in front of your business | | | | One of the main things that you will need is a |
| name. Your number one method of getting new | | | | business computer for your software; this computer |
| business is going to be your old clients referring you | | | | should be use for the business only. There is |
| to their family and friends but not if you make it | | | | software designed for wedding planners and event |
| difficult for them to remember you name or business | | | | planners that will be beneficial for you and will impress |
| name. | | | | your clients. But your computer will be use also to |
| Licenses will be needed to do business in any state | | | | write up invoices, keep some bookkeeping, write |
| and you need to check with your local government | | | | proposals and to keep your ideas stored for when |
| agencies about license requirements for either | | | | you need them. |
| working at home, office or opening a store; each | | | | Many planners think that they do not need a land |
| state might have different requirements. If you are | | | | phone because they use their cell phone at all times. |
| working from home it is very important to check | | | | But serious business people know the importance of |
| with your local government as some neighborhoods | | | | having a land phone to their clients is; it makes them |
| prohibit any type of commerce inside a home. Your | | | | feel more secure of you when you mention that you |
| local government will be your best source of | | | | have an office phone number; you probably never |
| information on licenses and taxes. | | | | going to answer it and that is why you need a voice |
| To open a bank account in your business name you | | | | mail so your clients can leave you a message. The |
| will need the formal registration from your local | | | | phone line makes you look respectable and serious |
| government and corporation stamp but is always | | | | about your business. |
| best to go to your local bank and ask what they | | | | Get a webmaster if you do not know how to build a |
| require for you to open a business account so this | | | | website but that is going to be if not the first thing |
| way you will have everything when you are ready to | | | | that your potential client sees or maybe even your |
| do business. | | | | second face. The internet will be a crucial part of |
| Business card is a must and should always be on you. | | | | your business because you will be able to show your |
| It should be readily handed out as soon as you give | | | | work to your future client and you might be able to |
| someone your name; be ready to hand business card | | | | secure your event planning jobs. A professional |
| or marketing material. That is going to be your | | | | website will be your storefront and we all know that |
| greatest opportunity to tell the world what your | | | | an attractive store front brings in clients. |