This excerpt is part of Entrepreneur.com’s Second-Quarter Startup Kit which explores the fundamentals of starting up in a wide range of industries. In Start Your Own Event Planning Business, the staff ...

If you love to plan and host parties and special events, then starting an event and party planning service will be right up your alley. Event and party planners share common personality traits; they ...

Expect the unexpected. That could be the motto of every event coordinator. Most event planners agree there's no such thing as a typical day. Just ask Carol Rosen, a certified special events planner ...

As the Super Bowl is approaching in the next few weeks, the question comes up, "How do you prepare?" Whether you are preparing for a major sporting event, a papal visit or your town fair, know that ...