How To Start Party Equipment Rental Services

How To Start Party Equipment Rental Services

Party Equipment Rental Services is a very lucrative as you will find out why after reading this. In most parts of the country, partying is a common practice especially on weekends. It is usually one party or the other. Saturdays and Sundays are known for weddings, birthdays, survival, dedication, thanksgiving parties, etc. Truthfully, we all love to have fun. That is why party equipment rental services is liken to a goldmine.

Anybody throwing a party, wants the party to be a success. So, they spend money on all the materials needed for the success of the party. This is where party equipment rental services comes in. Because, all of the chairs, tables, tents, cooking equipment and the likes will be required for the success of the event. Since the person holding the party may not have all of these materials, it will be necessary for such a person to rent the equipment.

Party Equipment rental services involves, renting or leasing equipment like chairs, tables, commercial cooking equipment, tents and so on, to people, for the smooth running of an event or occasion.This kind of business requires huge start-up capital. But, the good thing is that, once you are able to get all of the equipment needed, you will continually make money with them. The same sets of equipment will generate income for the business.

Let’s do a little analysis of chair rentage and how it generates income. The market price of one armless plastic chair is N1000 while rentage is about N1,000 per dozen.  If you buy 120 plastic chairs, which is 10 dozens, it will cost about N120,000 or less. If, for instance, you give the whole ten dozens of chair out on rent for N1,000 per dozen every weekend. That means the chairs will be generating N10,000 as revenue every week.

The more often you get patronage, the faster it is for you to cover your costs of getting the chairs and start making profit. That is why, you need to have a large customer base and do business more often. The same thing goes for canopies and commercial cooking items. You have to buy the pots and pans, get the wood-burning stove or gas stove. Getting these items can cost up to N100,000. But, the rentage of any of these items cost about N300 for one day.

Recently, a get together program was held. We had to rent cooking pots, spoons and the local wood-burning stove as well. Everything cost around eight hundred Naira (N800). We rented the items late in the evening and returned it the next day, after the program.Supposing, another group of people or individual rented the items after we returned it the next day, it would mean that, the person running the rental service has made, one thousand and six hundred Naira (N1600) in two days, with the same items. That is how party rental business works. As long as you have the equipment, you will always make money from such rental business.

Aside from the cost of maintaining the equipment, transporting them in some cases and paying the person(s) that will help you load and offload the equipment into the vehicle, you won’t be incurring any more expenses. Rather, you will be making profit.

One of the benefits of doing this business is that, you can do it from your home. All you need to do is to create space for storing the equipment in your house. It also gives you opportunity to do other businesses while you run a party rental service.

The following paragraphs will enlighten you about the things you need to do when starting a party equipment rental service in Nigeria.

It is necessary that you make basic plans before starting any business. After which you will need to raise capital and get the location (which can be your house in this case) needed to start up the business. For party equipment rental business, you may need to register your business name with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria (CAC) and also with the association of party equipment rental service in the area of your location.

Get The Equipment You Need

When you have taken the above steps, you can then go on to get the equipment you will need for your business. Ensure that all of the equipment you buy, are original and up to standard. Go for the types of equipment and brands that are in use. You can take a tour of a few parties in your area and get all of these information.

Also, make sure that the chairs you buy are strong. Ones that will not easily get broken or damaged during transportation or usage and that will last for a long time. And it any chair or equipment get broken by the customer, you charge them for the replacement.

Make Provision For Transportation

Another thing you need to make arrangements for, is means of transportation. Most party equipment rental service have pick-up vans, with their business names written on it.

It is for transporting party equipment to the location of the party. Especially, if the event is being held at a far distance from where the rental service is located and when the equipment being rented are too much to be carried by one person. So, you must have a ready and steady means of transporting the equipment.

Get Customers For Your Party Equipment Rental Services

After you have purchased the equipment and gotten the means of transportation that you need to start the business, the next thing to do is to get clients. It is also an added advantage for you if the business is located where you reside. This is because, you can talk to the people that you know are planning a party and they will rent the equipment needed from you.

The person throwing the party in your area, will not want to go and get equipment from a far distance and get to pay extra cost for transportation.

You can partner with an event management company or event planner and caterers. If you have good rapport with an event management company or planner as well as caterers, they will always rent the equipment needed for the planning of their occasions from you. They will recommend you to other prospects as well.

Start By Giving Discounts And Special Offers

You will need all the advert you can get, for the purpose of getting clients. That is why, you may need to start out by giving discounts and special offers to customers. This will create an avenue for word of mouth or referral marketing. Because, anybody that gets a discount or special offer from you, will tell another person who is holding an event about your service and they will patronize you.

For example, you can decide to give a customer who rented some dozens of chairs from you, one more dozen, as a bonus. It will make the customer happy to the extent of telling others about your services. Note that, your charges must tally with that of other rental services.

Get People To Work With You

You may need to hire one or two people for maintenance, taking record of orders and delivery as well as inventory of the equipment. It will relieve you of stress and also give you the opportunity to do other things along with running the business of party equipment rental.

Party equipment rental services is a very lucrative business in Nigeria. Once you are able to bear the cost of getting the equipment, transportation and maintenance and you are getting clients constantly, you will always smile to the bank.

How To Plan Event Halls Decoration (Amoley Event Decoration)

How To Plan Event Halls Decoration And Bring Out The Uniqueness (Beauty)

In this article, I will be discussing the basic steps to take as an event halls decor on how to decorate a hall for any occasion to stand out. Here are some basic steps to take when planning for an event decoration.

The Venue

Knowing the venue for occasion should be the first thing you should consider, because some venues are flexible and can accommodate any design at any time . You have to know the number of chairs and tables that would be in the hall, number of guests to be entertained, size of the hall color of the day will ascertain the time you will need to turn your venue into something spectacular.

Decorating a hall for an event can be overwhelming and detailed. It involve the use of drapes, chair and table covers, lights, linen, centerpieces, flowers e.t.c. These must properly coordinated to create the desired effect. You must be careful not to over do it.

Draping

This is the first step in changing the look of the venue. You choose what type of fabric to use and the design you tend to create. There are different types of materials to use such as; organza, voile and satin.

Seating Plan

Another thing to do is to agree on the center of the venue where the top table should be. It could be on either  the length or breadth side of the venue (The venue could be a hall or a marquee). From the table top, you can determine the table top or the walk way/aisle. Chairs or tables should be arranged in a balance or either side of  the aisle. The walkway would have a red carpet running through for the couple to walk on if its a wedding.

Table Setting

Always discuss the number of chairs that should go round a table.  Chair are of various types and sizes depending on what the hall is offering. In a venue with round banquet, 10 harmless chairs or 8 cozy chairs can go round it. Depending on the length of the table. You also need to talk about the ambiance preference, which is the type of color and linen, chair covers, centerpiece etc.

It is also important to liaise with the caterer to achieve perfect coordination. To avoid some other color different from the one you want to use. Caterers are usually the ones to add that finishing effect with their cutlery,wine glasses placement etc.

The Top Table (High table)

This has three major setting. The most conventional is having a  long table that the couple will sit, flanked by the parents, the chairman and other guests as deemed by the family. The table should be draped with fabric of choice and have a floral arrangement in the middle, just in front of the couple. The floral arrangement could also go to the length of the table, depending on the budget.

Another is having a table at the center for the couples with the groom’s man and maid of honor. Flanking this table are table for the  parents, chairman and special guests.

Top And Cake Tables

They are the focus tables. In a conference or a corporate function, the top table seat, the facilitators, guest speakers, special guests and the likes. For social events you have the celebrant and their special guest on the table.

Lights On The Event Halls

Lights give a lift to the ambiance. They make the venue come alive, the same you feel when there is electricity sized is returned. They are being placed on each table where the guests will be seated and where the cake will be. There different types of lights examples are; fairy lights, rice lights, joy lights e.t.c.

Chair Covers

Chair covers were formally seen as extravagance, but because of  the pace and change in perception, taste and exposure to the western culture.It is becoming a standard at a event. In fact, a wedding without covered chairs may be classified as a bland setting by social standards.

There are two types of chair covers

The fitted: It is sewn to fit a chair perfectly. It looks very graceful, and does not drag on the ground. It is however not flexible as it might not fit various types of chairs and can be expensive to make and maintain.

The Sack: It is sewn as the name implies it is usually in satin. It is flexible and can be worn on any type of chair, but drag at the base of the seat and can get clumsy at times.

Centerpieces

This complete the wow effect to an event decor. Different are created to suit the appropriate events. E.g a wedding cannot go wrong with plenty of flowers; as for corporate events, less busy centerpieces such as petals in vases are appropriate. Also candle lights are use for dinners.

Floral Arrangement

Floral arrangement can be made with either silk or flowers(artificial) or life flowers. When flowers are arranged they give a magical and fairly land look to events. Flowers are selected according to the design you want to achieve, and also the event colors because have exclusive purposes and messages. Among the popular types of flowers are; orchid, carnation (standard and spray), gladiolas e.t.c.

Event Decoration

Decorating event halls is the art of transforming a reception venue into something that was only imagined, by individuals. It is the end result of painstaking effort to creatively beautifying a place, from wedding receptions and conferences seminars to funeral services, etc.

Event Halls Decor is a bit related  to event planning, because it also involves coordinating aspect of an event in order to achieve a premeditated atmosphere. Decor is more concerned with concerned with the beauty of tables,the chairs being well set or  sometimes covered, the focus (stage), flowers and arrangements types, color coordination to anything to lift aesthetic of an event.

An Event decor is an individual that has an obsession for creating a wow event at any kind of event. The first thing that catches attention at an event, before the food, drinks e.t.c , is the ambiance which is created by the Decor. A lot of individuals and corporate bodies spend substantial amount on their events decor, because to large extent it portrays their style and taste.

The truth is that as an event decor you need acquire to training and experience before engaging in this line of business. Having a qualified certificate in hotel management or engaging yourself in related courses at a certified institution will give you a practical knowledge of how to run the business.