Event Business 101
Build your first event business without owning equipment.
EVENT PLANNERS ALLIANCE
Start your event business, strengthen your skills and grow your professional practice with EPA books, guides, membership and certification pathways.
Explore Books & GuidesFor aspiring planners, working professionals and training institutions.
Practical resources for starting, planning and working professionally.

Start small.
Plan with confidence.
Build your first event business without owning equipment.
Organise budgets, suppliers and the details that shape an event.
Prepare for corporate expectations and professional client service.

Become an EPA Professional Member and complete the Professional Readiness Self-Assessment as part of your certification pathway.
Certification is awarded after successful assessment and EPA approval.
USD 95
Annual renewal: USD 59
Join EPAIncludes the Professional Readiness Self-Assessment.
Resources for teaching event management, developing your programme and supporting your learners.
Practical guidance to help tutors prepare lessons and support learning in event management.
For teachers, tutors and trainersAn event management curriculum and structured delivery framework for institutional training.
Licensing package — USD 500Connect learners with EPA’s professional membership and certification pathway alongside your training.
Subject to application and approvalInterested in a training partnership? Contact EPA
Based in Cary, North Carolina, Event Planners Alliance supports aspiring planners, working professionals and training institutions through practical resources, professional membership and certification.
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