How to Start a Kids Party Business 1-2-3
There are lots of opportunities to make money in the kids party business. You can:
- Develop party supplies or kits
for children's events
- Be a children's party entertainer
- Provide a location where parents can host parties
- Offer kids party rentals like jump houses
- Drive a kids party bus
- Be a kids party planner
Parents are busy but want to provide a fun and memorable event for their children. Services that make this
job easier for parents are in high demand, and you can provide solutions to people at virtually every income
level.
Many parents are looking for kids birthday party ideas or party themes. You can make their parties easy to
put on, so they can save time and enjoy the festivities. Some people are looking for a full-service party
planner, while others want a cheap do-it-yourself kit.
Choose your target market and develop your business around a specific niche rather than trying to appeal to
all parents. Put together a business plan that will help you get an idea for the feasibility of your business
idea. You can see a sample party
planning business plan that focuses on providing easy "party kits" to customers.
Party Planner Start-Up Guide:
Find out how to choose a party theme,
calculate a budget, plan an organizational timeline and prepare and present a party proposal that
clients will accept.
Get tips on creating and sending unique party
invitations, serving food and drink, choosing the right music and entertainment, stylish (yet
affordable) decorations and fun party activities.
- How to attract clients, price your services and easily get paid. Plus all the sample forms you could
ever want for your party planning business, included free.
Party Planner Start-Up Guide
Party Planning Business Resources:
Get Your Customers
Print
Brochures Showing Your Services
Brochures can be a great way to sell potential clients on your services. Include photos of past events,
testimonials from customers and charity events that you have helped put together.
You want to use quality materials and photos if you can, but company brochures don't have to be expensive.
You can use programs online to design your own brochures, and have
them automatically printed for you at a discounted price.
See also: Design Your Own Logo and
Free Business Cards.
Network with people in your community which can enable you to leave your brochures at libraries, community
centers and schools.
You can host free workshops
for parents on a how-to topic relating to kids activities or events, and this can help you get the the word out
about your business without having to pay for ads. The people who come to your workshops can end up becoming
clients - but they can also refer you to their network of friends.
Another way you can advertise your business for free is to help out at a charity fundraiser or community
event. You can demonstrate your party-planning skills and ideas to others, and people often want to reciprocate
the favor and hire you for work later on.
Set up a simple website for under $50/year to
advertise your party planning services. Help people find you in the search engines: get listed in 20 search engines for free or in
300 search engines for $4.
Local Search
is becoming more and more popular. People are many times using online search instead of the traditional yellow
pages to find local businesses. Local Search sources that are affordable and receive substantial traffic
include: Google Local, Yelp, Super Pages and Insider Pages.
