how to become an event planner. I could use some help

Hello - I live in Atlanta Georgia and I am very interested in becoming an event planner/coordinator. For the past 11 years I have been planning church events for teenagers in the Atlanta area and I have been successful at it. Now I would like to brach out however i do not know what steps I need to take. I have a degree in Communications From Reinhardt University.

If someone out there could help me that would be great.

thank you

Hello mikey, Its interesting to knew about your success.It seems that you have keen interest in event planning.According to me,To become a successful event planner in starting stage few basic things keep in mind.
1)Flexibility
2)Time management
3)Passions
4)Planning should be out of the box.for that think out of the box(new thoughts,ideas)
5)Communication skills,presentation skills.Last but not the list is communication but as you explained above you have a degree in communication . So you hav eto work on basic 4 points. All the best . If you have other queries then please ask. All the best
I think this will help you for growing your business.

mikey54 in Alpharetta, Georgia said: Hello - I live in Atlanta Georgia and I am very interested in becoming an event planner/coordinator. For the past 11 years I have been planning church events for teenagers in the Atlanta area and I have been successful at it. Now I would like to brach out however i do not know what steps I need to take. I have a degree in Communications From Reinhardt University.

If someone out there could help me that would be great.

thank you

I would like to find out information about proper certification in / around the atlanta area.

mikey54 in Alpharetta, Georgia said: Hello - I live in Atlanta Georgia and I am very interested in becoming an event planner/coordinator. For the past 11 years I have been planning church events for teenagers in the Atlanta area and I have been successful at it. Now I would like to brach out however i do not know what steps I need to take. I have a degree in Communications From Reinhardt University.

If someone out there could help me that would be great.

thank you

Hi there. I am interesting in finding out information about where in / around Atlanta I should go to ear my certification. I have 12 years as an independent contractor for national PR events. Looking forward to hearing from you