The Interior Design Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to ProfitabilityJohn Wiley & Sons, 2002 M04 8 - 416 pages Discover how you can run the practical side of your practice more profitably. This comprehensive guide to managing an interior design business gives you an arsenal of proven procedures and practical tools and techniques perfected over the course of some thirty years. New to this edition are sections on establishing an electronic office, the pros and cons of working alone and creating partnerships, hiring and working with off-site employees, and more. It also includes more than fifty sample forms and letters, such as an existing conditions survey and a letter of transmittal, that can easily be adapted to your own uses. |
Contents
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Chapter 2 Starting a Business | 29 |
Chapter 3 Planning For Profit and Growth | 51 |
Chapter 4 Setting Up a Design Studio | 63 |
Chapter 5 Developing a Team of Staff and Consultants | 79 |
Chapter 6 Marketing and Selling | 117 |
Chapter 7 Succeeding in Project Management | 191 |
Chapter 8 Charging For Your Services | 217 |
Chapter 9 Working With Sources and Contractors | 241 |
Chapter 10 Managing Your Office | 271 |
Chapter 11 Mastering Financial Management | 313 |
Chapter 12 Growing as a Professional | 371 |
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Design Schools | 381 |
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Other editions - View all
The Interior Design Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Profitability Mary V. Knackstedt No preview available - 2002 |
The Interior Design Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Profitability Mary V. Knackstedt No preview available - 2001 |
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References to this book
The Complete Guide to Designing Your Law Office Suzette S. Schultz,Jon S. Schultz Limited preview - 2005 |