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How To Plan For a Business Event

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify">Whether it’s an employee retreat&comma; an industry networking event or simply a company celebration&comma; planning a successful business event doesn’t just happen overnight&period; There are a number of preparations to make when planning an event for your company – from arranging entertainment to compiling a guest list&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><i>To make sure that your business event is as successful as possible here are a few considerations to think about when planning your event…<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;i><br &sol;>&NewLine;<b>1&rpar; Why do you need an event&quest;<&sol;b><br &sol;>&NewLine;If you don’t know already&comma; the first thing you should think about when planning a business event is what the purpose of the event should be&period; It could be a gathering of industry experts at a networking gathering or perhaps it is an expo dedicated to the latest innovations within your sector&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7347" alt&equals;"business events" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;business-events&period;jpg" width&equals;"275" height&equals;"183" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>2&rpar; Who is on the Guest List&quest;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;b>If your event is strictly internal employees&comma; the guest list should be moderately simple&period; For networking events you may want to invite clients and suppliers in addition to professionals not currently associated with your business – remember to fork out a little bit for PR to ensure that you attract a good amount of attendees to your event&period; <b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>3&rpar; Where is the Venue&quest;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;b>When you have got the guest list sorted&comma; you can start to take a look at which venue to choose&period; Knowing who is going to come to the event will help you decide how big the venue should be as well as its location&period; For internal employee events&comma; a reasonable sized venue in your company’s locality should do while you may even have conference facilities of your own&period; If guests are coming from all parts of the country&comma; make sure that you choose a venue that has good public transport and motorway links&period; <b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>4&rpar; Should you have Entertainment&quest;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;b>Having entertainment at your event is a great icebreaker and a good way of helping your attendees to relax&period; For internal company events&comma; you may want to hire a motivational speaker&period; There are a number of motivational celebrity guest speakers who can inspire and encourage your employees through talking about their own achievements in life – ideal if you are a sales company eager to drive those targets&period; For networking events you may consider booking a celebrity host who will provide an entertaining commentary to help structure the evening&period; <b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>5&rpar; What is the Event’s Itinerary&quest;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;b>After you have booked the entertainment&comma; the next thing you should consider is the itinerary of the event&period; Having a clear schedule of speakers&comma; entertainment and discussions will help to guarantee that the evening runs as smoothly as possible&period; Remember to allocate time for drinks or networking mixers to add that relaxed element to your event&period; <b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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