How To Start/Oper Yr Own Design P
by Rubeling,Albert W. JrEdition: 2nd
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2007-05-17
Publisher(s): FRWHEEL
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Summary
For interior designers and architects who have always dreamed of having their own design firm...this book can make that dream a reality.How to Start and Operate Your Own Design Firmtakes readers step-by-step through the process of establishing a business, from developing a business plan to running an office. This comprehensive guide is packed with nuts-and-bolts information on such topics as getting financing, setting fees, establishing a client base, advertising and marketing, dealing with insurance and banking, and getting accounting and legal assistance. There's even valuable help with the psychological challenges of starting a businessfear, risk, guilt, success. Filled with real-life success stories, business checklists, and self-evaluation forms, this invaluable guide offers everything designers and architects need to make their dreams come true.
Author Biography
Albert W. Rubeling, Jr., owns his own architectural firm, a $5 million enterprise with 28 employees. A fellow in the American Institute of Architects, he has served on the group’s national board of directors, and he is currently a trustee of the National AIA Trust. He lives in Baltimore.
Table of Contents
| Making the decision | |
| So you want to start your own design firm? | p. 3 |
| Facing the hard questions | p. 9 |
| The reality of a start | |
| Investing in yourself | p. 25 |
| Vision and goal setting | p. 29 |
| Financial considerations | p. 35 |
| Banking considerations | p. 71 |
| Marketing considerations | p. 83 |
| Legal considerations | p. 111 |
| Insurance considerations | p. 123 |
| Office and equipment considerations | p. 137 |
| Getting down to business | |
| Developing preliminary business and marketing plans | p. 153 |
| Fear, risk, and guilt | p. 169 |
| Success | p. 187 |
| The future | p. 195 |
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