Hello! I am the “Wedding Belle,” a practicing planner who is literally starting a business as I write this. Many of you may be students or graduates who have considered self-employment, yet perhaps have had absolutely no idea where to begin. I assure you there is no fool-proof formula detailing how to start a successful business, but if you do your homework you can create a “tool box” of tips & tricks and hopefully uncover some helpful hints as to how to go about this.

The Sheffield Course in Wedding & Event Planning provides you with the education needed to take the next steps, whatever those may be -  event planning as a hobby, volunteering for a non-profit or local community group, starting a new career or furthering your current one, planning your own private event, or taking the leap to start a business of your own. In the competitive world that we live in, knowledge certainly is power.

The Sheffield Forum is also another great resource, packed with tons of great info to get you started including interesting articles, discussions, recommended books, etc.

In addition to all of these tools, a little inside info on how one planner is facing the many challenges of trying to build a start-up could offer a different and enlightening perspective… that’s where I come in!

I will be posting regularly to Stylehound as I go through this process. Follow along and check back as I tackle different issues, obstacles, revelations, share successes and yes, failures - all in the attempt to successful establish and run a wedding planning business.

Like I said, there is no formula, and there is no manual, nor am I giving you a how-to, but what I will give you is an honest FYI as to how I am going to try to make some magic happen.

PS- By the way, it doesn’t necessarily have to be just wedding planning, but I figured I would start with what I know!

See you next week!