{"id":17888,"date":"2019-12-10T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/?p=17888"},"modified":"2019-12-10T07:00:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T12:00:26","slug":"5-things-new-event-planners-forget-to-include-in-their-event-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/5-things-new-event-planners-forget-to-include-in-their-event-proposal","title":{"rendered":"5 Things New Event Planners Forget to Include in their Event Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alyssa Perna has over a decade of event operations experience for leading multinational business-to-business conferences, festivals and trade shows, press conferences, large-scale fundraisers, complex social events, and more. She is the founder of Experience Events<\/a>, the Managing Director of Ingenuity Cleveland. She is also the lead instructor (and tutor!) of the Corporate Event Planning<\/a> course at QC\u2019s Event Planning School.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you own your own business, you probably have to manage much more than just events. You may be responsible for handling your businesses\u2019 marketing, accounting, social media, and business development (just to name a few). If you don\u2019t have a background in sales, it may be challenging to know what to include in your corporate event planning<\/a> proposals.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a deep dive into event proposals. Specifically, what they are, and the 5 things new event planners tend to forget in these proposals. Master this list, and you can win new business and thrive!<\/p>\n

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Say you\u2019re approached to plan a fundraising gala for a local nonprofit organization. You should learn more about what the prospective client is looking for<\/a> from you. Importantly: is it just event coordination, or do they want you to handle the event from start to finish? The latter would involve finding a venue, negotiating the contract<\/a>, handling registration, coordinating the event, and more.<\/p>\n

Once you understand what the prospective client expects, you should draft an event proposal \u2013 a.k.a. \u201cbusiness proposal\u201d \u2013 as the next step. Business proposals are written documents that you send to a potential customer. It’s an important step in the sales process of business event planning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Event proposals should include some crucial, key elements:<\/p>\n