What kind of resources will you need as a career party planner? What types of events will you be planning? Having a reliable merchant express account in your repertoire is a step in the right direction for any business person who expects to get paid.
What’s The Plan?
Party planners deal with all sorts of celebratory events. There are weddings, birthday parties, congratulations parties, retirement, anniversary, corporate and any number of other events requiring a party planner. Will you need custom invitations printed up? What about custom napkins, matchbooks, a huge happy birthday banner to hang from the ceiling? All of these become your responsibility. Moving money will be a big part of what you do in the buying for and planning of all these events. Having a merchant express account will make this much easier.
Party Supply Stores?
There are endless online resources that a party planner can utilize all the way from party essentials (plates, plastic ware/silverware, decorations, table cloths) all the way to caterers, wait staff, chefs and equipment. If you aren’t already familiar with resources for these types of services and/or equipment, take a look on the Internet and don’t forget to read customer reviews.
Word of mouth is a great way to explore resources as well, just be sure that the mouth that the words are coming from is trustworthy.