Event Planning tasks your Virtual Assistant can complete in one hour

I am participating in the ’31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge’ run by Darren Rowse at Pro Blogger. The challenge for day 2 was to write a list to blog post. Recently I posted a blog title ‘Tasks your Virtual Assistant can complete in an hour’.   My current focus is planning an event for a client, so I decided to create a variation of my previous list and provide a list of 20 event planning tasks your Virtual Assistant could do in one hour.

1. Research venues and compile a shortlist
2. Research potential vendors and organise quotes
3. Research sponsors for the event
4. Research entertainers for the night
5. Compile a guest list and/or an attendee database
6. Create/monitor a sponsorship database
7. Create a sponsorship document for potential sponsors
8. Brainstorm themes and colour schemes
9. Create an invitation
10. Create a flyer for the event
11. Update details on the event website
12. Create invitations for an event
13. Mail out 100 invitations, including stuffing and labelling envelopes
14. Research accommodation options and travel for attendees
15. Organise logistics and travel for attendees
16. Organise catering for an event
17. Compile a run-sheet for the event
18. Create name badges for attendees
19. Follow up on potential attendees
20. Assist with invoicing attendees and sponsors