{"id":1159,"date":"2016-12-05T05:56:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T05:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:48:07","slug":"start-events-company-faqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/start-events-company-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"How An Event Planning Course Will Help You Start An Events Company | FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\/uct-events-management-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">event management<\/a> industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, with an expected growth rate of 44% by 2020 in the United States alone. It&#8217;s a fast-paced and dynamic industry and, although relatively young in comparison to other more established industries, it has shown large growth and profitability.\u00a0<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0As the events\u00a0industry has grown, strategic tools and professional standards have also been developed in order to manage and control the industry as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re an aspiring events manager, or perhaps you\u2019ve worked in the industry and now you want to branch off to build your own events company &#8211; an event planning course is your ultimate solution to ensuring you always remain one step ahead of both your client and competitor.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/events-management-good-career-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">field of events management<\/a> is fast-paced, creative, innovative and offers significant earning potential. The importance of on-the-job experience in the event industry cannot be stressed enough. However, it&#8217;s important to keep in mind that experience is not the only thing employers are looking for &#8211; having recognised skills is also what sets one event manager apart from another at any given event. Having the in-depth knowledge in combination with on-site experience will equip you to deal with high-pressure moments and site situations.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You&#8217;ve heard about some of the steps to starting your own events planning company, now you have the opportunity to gain the necessary skills to make it a reality.\u00a0Get your skills recognised with an online event planning course and gain experience from industry experts with years of experience in the field.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Gain the confidence you need to build an events management empire.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Find out how the UCT Events Management online short course\u00a0will\u00a0help\u00a0start your own events planning company.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button large postcta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\/uct-events-management-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GET AHEAD<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Source:<\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/business-and-financial\/meeting-convention-and-event-planners.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BLS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hear from Mandy Mulder, Head Tutor on the UCT Events Management online short course. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":17345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[124,130],"article-format":[],"class_list":["post-1159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-education","tag-entrepreneurship"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium 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