About

Party planning is big nowadays, and whether you’re looking to start a successful business or simply throw great shindigs for your friends and family, this online Party Planner course is for you.

Planning parties may sound simple enough, but there is a lot more to it than meets the eye, which is why more and more people are happy to pay a party planner to handle it for them. The modules in this course break down the intricacies of this career into easy-to-digest segments. You’ll learn the basics of party planning, such as the types of parties, how to make it memorable, and working with vendors, as well as the business side of things: developing a business model, generating clients, and maintaining your brand.

By the time you’ve completed all the modules you’ll know more than enough to launch your business and be a resounding success. So don’t hesitate: Sign up today to our online Party Planning course and take the first step towards a career you love.

Requirements

International Open Academy courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.

Lessons

Module 1: Getting Started

• The popularity of parties
• Why do many people dread party planning?
• Why party planners are in demand

Module 2: Type Of Party - Overview

• Children’s parties
• Birthday parties
• Cocktail parties
• Garden parties
• Baby shower parties
• Fancy dress parties
• Other party types

Module 3: Developing A Business Model

• What area of party planning do you wish to specialize in?
• The importance of specializing in one or two party types
• Selecting your target audience – what works for you?
• Go where your passion and interest lies

Module 4: Generating A Client Base

• Experience comes before clients
• How to plan parties for friends to help your business
• The importance of testimonials
• Spreading the word

Module 5: How To Plan A Party

• Know who you are aiming your business at
• Creating a website
• Creating a blog – and updating it
• Business cards
• Social media
• Advertise locally in the right places

Module 6: Making Your Party Memorable

• Discovering what the client wants
• Creating a questionnaire for your clients
• Finding and selecting locations
• Creativity
• Keeping in touch with your client
• Feedback and testimonials

Module 7: Business Operation

• A good venue
• Formal or informal?
• Theming a party
• Food
• Drink
• Music
• Ensuring every element fits with your client’s wishes and aims

Module 8: Networking

• Learning how to work with people
• Building a list of contacts in various industries
• Suppliers and how to negotiate with them
• The importance of professionalism
• Building a good reputation with suppliers

Module 9: Working With Vendor And Supplier

• The power of a good reputation
• The power of a bad reputation
• The customer is always right
• The importance of good and positive communication
• Going the extra mile
• A good reputation equals free and positive publicity
• Build a business by word of mouth

Module 10: Maintaining Your Brand

• Registering as a business
• Keeping business records
• Profit and loss
• Working out what to charge
• Providing additional services for additional fees
• Do you need premises?
• Making yourself accessible online, by email and by phone

Module 11: Finding Success In Business

• Developing your brand
• Looking into other marketing channels
• Reinvesting your profits into a bigger and better website
• Expanding
• Hiring staff
• Should you franchise?

Career

Who is this course for?

Are you known for your epic parties? Have you always had a knack for creating a spectacle, MC'ing the perfect evening, bringing together all sorts of people into one space to create a memorable night?

Being a party planner means being organized, creative, flexible, and able to think on your feet to creatively solve problems. Sound familiar? It's also a great job, consistently challenging, no sitting behind a desk all day, doing the same thing over and over! 

Start this course now to start down a new path!

Career path

After completing this course, you could: 

• Start your own Party Planning business
• Join the team of a Party Planning company 
• Use your increased skills and abilities to impress your boss and earn a promotion
• Begin planning parties for yourself, your friends and family
• Create parties to increase awareness, visibility, or sales for your existing business

Certification

Creator

Matthew Kimmel

Expertise: Education, Business, Job Training, Personal Health

Matt Kimmel is a professional educator and writer who specializes in writing about education, travel, personal health, business, and job training. As an English teacher, Matt enjoys introducing new material to his students, making it entertaining and accessible to all. It is this love of connecting with people that makes his writing unique and effective. His experiences with his students has prepared him to adjust his instruction to engage students of all age-levels, skill-levels, and levels of English language acquisition. Matt brings all of these experiences to his writing to give it richness, depth, and authenticity.