Architect's essentials of starting a design firm / Peter Piven, Bradford Perkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Piven, Peter.

Contributor:

Perkins, L. Bradford.

Series:

Architect's essentials of professional practice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural practice--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Architectural practice.

United States.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

viii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, [2003]

Summary:

Easy access to crucial business information for design professionals

Find the concise, practical business information you need right now in the Architect's Essentials of Professional Practice Series. These authoritative guides quickly make you an instant expert on the best business practices crucial for success in today's design and construction professions. Each portable, affordable, user-friendly volume gives you: Authoritative advice from leading national figuresFlip-and-find access to critical business informationBulleted lists and callout boxes for quick referenceClear, insightful explanations of complex business topics

Architect's Essentials of Starting a Design Firm presents a thorough, organized approach to building your own design firm or expanding an existing firm. Written by two leading experts in the field, this authoritative resource offers real-world tips and guidance, as well as pitfalls to avoid, to give your practice the best chance for success. Coverage addresses all aspects of getting started, from preliminary analysis of personal skills and resources preceding a startup (including creating a business plan and evaluating initial costs) to business and marketing strategies to keep your firm going. This complete reference also gives the solid, hands-on advice you need to manage such nuts-and-bolts issues as firm organization, personnel requirements, fee setting, contract negotiation, creating a budget, legal considerations, and much more.

Architect's Essentials of Starting a Design Firm is a peerless, single-source reference for everyone starting or running his or her own design firm. Step-by-step guidelines to understanding and evaluatingthe goals, risks, and rewards of starting a design firmHelpful strategies, information, and considerations for building a startup from the ground upReal-world knowledge for building or expanding a design firm

Contents:

Deciding whether to "go on your own"

Marketing and sales

Financial management

Negotiating fees and contracts

Organization and personnel

Legal and ethical issues

Resources and support

Strategic and business plans

Planning for excellence

Potential causes of failure

Getting started

Study guide.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0471234818

OCLC:

51242192