Party, event planners lose business over coronavirus pandemic - 0 views
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Natasha Miller expected her San Francisco event planning company to organize more than 600 events this year, basking in the glory of previous corporate parties planned for corporations such as Google and Yelp.
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As more cases of coronavirus are confirmed globally, Entire Productions feels the crimp caused by the outbreak as her clients are “pulling the plug” on contracts.
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organizers are canceling or postponing events throughout the country because of the outbreak of COVID-19.
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which has 10 full-time employees, suffered a loss of more than $15,000 in the past month alone.
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The event planning business generates $325 billion of direct spending in the USA and helps support more than 5.9 million jobs with $249 billion of labor income, according to an Oxford Economics and Events Industry Council study in 2018.
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organizers are canceling or postponing events throughout the country because of the outbreak of COVID-19.
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which has 10 full-time employees, suffered a loss of more than $15,000 in the past month alone.
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With Covid-19 crippling businesses everywhere, event planning companies are no exception. With gatherings more than 10 people, being postponed or cancelled, most events and concerts have been cancelled. With contracts, deposits paid for, and purchased tickets, event planners are struggling to stay afloat.