Most interior designers who own - or plan to own - their own firms are at a disadvantage because they lack formal business training. This book provides them with essential information on accounting, financial analysis, revenue operation, contracts, personnel issues and more.
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Most interior designers who own - or plan to own - their own firms are at a disadvantage because they lack formal business training. This text aims to provide them with essential information on accounting, financial analysis, revenue operation, contracts, personnel issues and more.
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Preface xvii

Part 1 Managing and organizing an interior design practice

Chapter 1 Interior Design Management 3

Chapter 2 The Basics of Management 10

Chapter 3 The Basics of Planning 18

Chapter 4 Starting a New Practice 26

Chapter 5 The annual Plan 48

Chapter 6 Basic Financial Accounting 57

Chapter 7 Understanding Financial Statements 67

Chapter 8 Monitoring and Reporting Performance 89

Chapter 9 Fees and pricing 99

Chapter 10 Contract for Professional Services 121

Chapter 11 Contracts for the Sale of Goods: The Uniform Commercial Code 146

Chapter 12 Project Management 156

Chapter 13 Liability 180

Chapter 14 The Marketing Plan 193

Chapter 15 Prospecting 203

Chapter 16 Selling and Negotiating 223

Chapter 17 Managing Employees 233

Chapter 18 Hiring and Firing 239

Chapter 19 Job Descriptions 261

Chapter 20 Performance Evaluation 273

Chapter 21 Compensation and Benefits 284

Chapter 22 The Employee Handbook 294

Chapter 23 Motivating Employees 304

Chapter 24 To be a Professional 310

Appendix 315

Glossary 323

Selected Bibliography 327

Index 333

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780471284314
Publisert
1992-08-01
Utgiver
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Vekt
1263 gr
Høyde
290 mm
Bredde
222 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
360

Biografisk notat

CHRISTINE M. PIOTROWSKI, currently based in Phoenix, Arizona, provides consulting services to interior designers on business practices. She is a former professor of interior design at Northern Arizona University and has more than twenty-five years of commercial and residential design experience. She has won the ASID/Polsky Prize twice and received honorable mention once. Her books include Becoming an Interior Designer, Designing Commercial Interiors, and Problem Solving and Critical Thinking for Designers.