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Professional Practice for Interior Designers, 3rd Edition
Author: Christine Piotrowski, Hardcover, 672 pages, August 2001
$75.00

The tools needed to create and manage a thriving interior design practice

This essential sourcebook provides all of the information needed to establish and manage a productive, profitable interior design firm. Filled with savvy business and career advice, Professional Practice for Interior Designers, Third Edition delivers updated and expanded coverage of the full range of legal, financial, management, marketing, administrative, and ethical issues faced by sole practitioners, firm principals, and managers.

This comprehensive reference lays out clear, practical guidelines on how to structure a contract and prevent legal problems; work with other designers, allied professionals, clients, and vendors; and calculate fees that are both fair and profitable. Recommended reading for NCIDQ candidates, it offers easy-to-follow tips and instruction on how to:

* Write and implement a successful business plan
* Choose the right form of business to fit specific needs
* Institute strategic planning
* Develop effective promotional tools
* Manage finances and set up a computerized accounting system
* Manage employees and team members

Establishing a comprehensive foundation for effective business practice, Professional Practice for Interior Designers, Third Edition is the one-stop resource that no interior designer can afford to be without.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PROFESSION OF INTERIOR DESIGN.

The Profession.

Ethics.

Personal Goal Setting.

HOW TO ESTABLISH AN INTERIOR DESIGN PRACTICE.

Planning a New Interior Design Practice.

Advice and Counsel.

Business Formations.

Legal Filings.

On Your Own.

THE BUSINESS OF INTERIOR DESIGN.

Business Organization and Management.

The Planning Function.

Personnel Management.

Legal Issues of Employment.

Legal Responsibilities.

Warranties and Product Liability.

MANAGING THE BUSINESS'S FINANCES.

Financial Accounting.

Financial Management.

Determining Design Fees.

Preparing Design Contracts.

Product Pricing Considerations.

The Sale of Goods and the Uniform Commercial Code.

MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

Marketing Interior Design Services.

Promoting the Interior Design Practice.

Advanced Promotional Tools.

Selling Your Services.

Design Presentations.

Personal Power.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

Project Management Techniques.

Working with Trade Sources.

Contract Documents and Specifications.

Contract Administration.

Contract Administration: Delivery and Project Closeout.

CAREERS.

Career Options.

Getting the Next—or First—Job.

Glossary.

Appendix.

Index.