(Ebook) How to Start and Operate Your Own Design Firm, : A Guide for Interior Designers and Architects by Albert W. Rubeling FAIA ISBN 9781581154740, 9781581156331, 1581154747, 1581156332

(Ebook) How to Start and Operate Your Own Design Firm, : A Guide for Interior Designers and Architects by Albert W. Rubeling FAIA ISBN 9781581154740, 9781581156331, 1581154747, 1581156332

For interior designers and architects who have always dreamed of having their own design firm…this book can make that dream a reality. How to Start and Operate Your Own Design Firm takes readers step-by-step through the process of establishing a business, from developing a business plan to running an office. This comprehensive guide is packed with nuts-and-bolts information on such topics as getting financing, setting fees, establishing a client base, advertising and marketing, dealing with insurance and banking, and getting accounting and legal assistance. There’s even valuable help with the psychological challenges of starting a business—fear, risk, guilt, success. Filled with real-life success stories, business checklists, and self-evaluation forms, this invaluable guide offers everything designers and architects need to make their dreams come true.