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 Firm takes 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 business—fear, 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.
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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.
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This review is from: How to Start and Operate Your Own Design Firm: A Guide for Interior Designers and Architects (Paperback)
This is a very good book on the nuts and bolts of how to launch an architect's office. It is extremely comprehensive for a small book, and it covers matters that are almost impossible to find elsewhere like how much to budget for your E&O insurance premiums. The author speaks as a well seasoned architect mentoring you through the process from start to finish. The only thing I would like to see changed in the future edition are the pesky sentences that read "Many a designer..." scattered throughout the book, just say "Many designers..." and the thought will flow more smoothly. Otherwise this book is great!
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An invaluable guide for any collection catering to businesspeople or designers alike.,
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This review is from: How to Start and Operate Your Own Design Firm: A Guide for Interior Designers and Architects (Paperback)
Any interior designer or architect who has dreamed of operating a design firm needs the second updated edition of this classic which covers all the basics of establishing such a business, from developing a plan and financing an office to setting fees, locating clients and marketing design services. Both general and design firm-specific tips are blended together making this an invaluable guide for any collection catering to businesspeople or designers alike.
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This review is from: How to Start and Operate Your Own Design Firm: A Guide for Interior Designers and Architects (Paperback)
Very good book if your looking to get started on your own. Everything you need to know. Nothing is left out!!!
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I can remember the first year in business; it was the most romantic time my design career. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
marketing cold calls, business conscience, own design firm, indirect marketing, good bookkeeper Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Apple Architecture, United States, Uncle Sam, Partner Sanity Test, George Apple New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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