The Interior Design Business Handbook : A Complete Guide to Profitability
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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.
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It is imperative that interior design firms maintain a solid business structure to permit them to work in a profitable way. Although the creative part of your business and administration often seem to require different talents, this book can help you realize how one can complement the other. All successful businesses must constantly redesign themselves to fit the market of the day.
For over a decade, The Interior Design Business Handbook has helped firm owners manage their operations successfully. Now in its Third Edition, this book's accessible, practical guidance has been brought up to date to address the latest trends and challenges in the field. This Third Edition outlines every component of managing a firm, from choosing a location and administering daily operations to putting it up for sale. Included are innovative ideas for attracting and keeping clients, building a team of staff and consultants, mastering financial management, working with outside sources and contractors, and, most importantly, achieving professional growth. Techniques and practices used by leading firms have been meticulously researched and detailed here, such as tips for equipping your office to be Internet-friendly and strategies for establishing service value in today's economy.
Supplemented with more than 50 sample forms and letters-including a prospective client report form, a design service outline, an existing conditions survey, and many more-this book is an essential reference for seasoned interior designers and those starting their own firms.
The Interior Design Business Handbook : A Complete Guide to Profitability
The Interior Design Business Handbook : A Complete Guide to Profitability,Mary V. Knackstedt,Wiley,0471412325,Architecture,Decorating,Handbooks, manuals, etc,Interior Design - General,Interior decoration,Interior decoration firms,Management,Marketing,Practice,United States,Architecture / Interior Design,Interior design,Management & management techniques
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