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Ever tried to organize a class reunion?  If you have, then you know what a headache it is to track everybody down, issue invitations, process responses, organize the function room, catering and entertainment.  Who has the time, right?

Here's where you can come in.  If you're a born organizer and enjoy dealing with people, why not set up shop as a reunion organizer?

As a reunion organizer, you can do much more than just organize class reunions.  How about family reunions, company reunions and wartime reunions?

The process is pretty much the same in all cases.  Obviously you need to be given a list of prospective attendees by your client and as much information as they have about their whereabouts as possible but from thereon in, you can take the ball and run with it.  The greatest challenge, of course, will be in tracking everyone down so you need to be part detective to do well in this business.

Because some reunions will be easier to organize than others (there may be fewer attendees, or you may be given a reasonably complete, up to date list of attendees' addresses) you may want to charge for your services on an hourly basis.  If you do decide to charge a set fee for your time, though, do so based on ranges, for example, $500 for up to 20 attendees, $1,000 for 20 - 40, $1,500 for 40-60 and so on. Then add on your expenses such as telephone calls, postage, faxes etc..  Payments for caterers, entertainment and venue should be paid directly by the client.  Charge more or less depending on the services that you provide.  For example, if you will also be arranging travel and accommodation for out of town attendees, factor that time into your costs as well.

To generate custom, target alumni associations (for class reunions), genealogy associations (for family reunions), returned service personnel organizations (for wartime reunions) etc. and advertise in publications that reach these groups.