The interior design business handbook : a complete guide to profitability /
Knackstedt, Mary V.
The interior design business handbook : a complete guide to profitability / Mary V. Knackstedt. - fourth edition - xi, 514 pages ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [498]-501) and index.
Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1. Finding Your Place In Interior Design. Chapter 2. Starting a Business. Chapter 3. Planning For Profit and Growth. Chapter 4. Setting Up a Design Studio. Chapter 5. Developing a Team of Staff and Consultants. Chapter 6. Marketing and Selling. Chapter 7. Succeeding in Project Management. Chapter 8. Charging For Your Services. Chapter 9. Working With Sources and Contractors. Chapter 10. Managing Your Office. Chapter 11. Mastering Financial Management. Chapter 12. Growing Your Firm and Your Professional Skills. Appendix: AIA Document B171 ID. Professional Associations. Design Schools. Glossary. Recommended Reading. Designers' Business Forum. Index.
The Interior Design Business Handbook is the complete guide to managing an interior design practice for firms small and large. It complements the interior designer and simplifies their system of work, allowing them to understand business basics and establish and maintain a profitable practice.
0471696986 (cloth)
2005017413
Interior decoration--Practice--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Interior decoration firms--Management--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Interior decoration--Marketing--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
747.068 / K.M.I
The interior design business handbook : a complete guide to profitability / Mary V. Knackstedt. - fourth edition - xi, 514 pages ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [498]-501) and index.
Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1. Finding Your Place In Interior Design. Chapter 2. Starting a Business. Chapter 3. Planning For Profit and Growth. Chapter 4. Setting Up a Design Studio. Chapter 5. Developing a Team of Staff and Consultants. Chapter 6. Marketing and Selling. Chapter 7. Succeeding in Project Management. Chapter 8. Charging For Your Services. Chapter 9. Working With Sources and Contractors. Chapter 10. Managing Your Office. Chapter 11. Mastering Financial Management. Chapter 12. Growing Your Firm and Your Professional Skills. Appendix: AIA Document B171 ID. Professional Associations. Design Schools. Glossary. Recommended Reading. Designers' Business Forum. Index.
The Interior Design Business Handbook is the complete guide to managing an interior design practice for firms small and large. It complements the interior designer and simplifies their system of work, allowing them to understand business basics and establish and maintain a profitable practice.
0471696986 (cloth)
2005017413
Interior decoration--Practice--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Interior decoration firms--Management--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Interior decoration--Marketing--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
747.068 / K.M.I