The Interior Design Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Profitability - Hardcover

Knackstedt, Mary V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471412325 ISBN 13: 9780471412328

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2002

Synopsis

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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A full range of business techniques and strategies for running an interior design practice

The Interior Design Business Handbook presents cutting-edge procedures, tools, and techniques for managing a successful interior design business. Filled with essential information presented in an easy-to-use format, this comprehensive reference is an invaluable component of any design firm's daily operations. Extensive revisions in this Third Edition provide the most up-to-date information and administrative strategies for thriving in today's market. Featured topics include:

*Technology and its use in the creative practice

*The pros and cons of working alone

*Creating partnerships with other professionals

*Presenting the value of design

*Considering the many avenues of income available to design professionals

Every technique presented here for handling the challenges of your business has been incorporated by design firms across the country and proven effective. The Interior Design Business Handbook, Third Edition is an essential tool for existing firms looking to streamline their operations as well as new firms working to ensure a successful long-term future.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471412325
• ISBN 13: 9780471412328
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 416