The Special Events industry includes event planning and management, consulting, production, lighting, sound, entertainment, decor, catering, and more. This handbook discusses the best way to start, grow, and manage a special events-related business, instructing the professional on how to develop quality controls to produce profits.
Book Details:
- Author: Joe Goldblatt
- ISBN: 9780471249573
- Year Published: 1999
- Pages: 320
- BISAC: BUS081000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
About the Book and Topic:
The Special Events industry includes event planning and management, consulting, production, lighting, sound, entertainment, decor, catering, and more. This handbook discusses the best way to start, grow, and manage a special events-related business, instructing the professional on how to develop quality controls to produce profits.
There is no current book on successfully running a special events management company, and there is a large potential market of special events entrepreneurs, both individual and corporate. Goldblatt will promote through two associations, The International Special Events Society and the National Caterers Roundtable, and through speaking engagements.
The only book specifically covering start-up and management of a special events business. * Authors are widely-recognized experts on special events management. * Includes helpful photographs, charts, and tables.
About the Author
JOE GOLDBLATT, CSEP, is the Director of The International Institute of Tourism Studies and the founding director of The Event Management Program at The George Washington University. As executive producer of his own special events firm in Washington, DC, he has produced United States presidential inaugurations, galas for foreign governments, and the opening of the Trump Taj Mahal Resort. Frank Supovitz provides leadership to consulting and management organizations. He is an award-winning event organizer and former NFL, NHL, and Radio City Music Hall executive.