Five Budget-Friendly Tips for Planners

 Plans and budgets are musts in the meetings and events world, but today, these tasks are ever more critical as inflation hits 9.1%, and supply chain challenges and product shortages become the norm. Without solid planning and realistic budgets, planners may struggle to control costs while trying to meet event goals. As an executive director for Executive Director Inc., Kristen McGuire, CMP, oversees meeting planning for the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA). “Our budget has increased significantly,” she says. “Being a nonprofit, the current budget climate has been especially challenging.”  [#item_full_content]