As an event planner, you must be organized and detail-oriented to a fault. You've got to have a major creative streak to come up with new ideas and the planning skills to be able to implement them.

Using your organization and event planning skills will enable you to start a corporate-meeting planner service. Long gone are the days of boring boardroom meetings for middle managers, executives ...

As Shea can attest, an event requires considerable planning of details big and small, from choosing a venue and reviewing contracts to juggling guest lists and issuing name badges. Overall ...