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