Professional practice for interior designers /
Christine M. Piotrowski.
- 4th ed.
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2008.
- xvii, 762 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Include index .
Part I: The Profession of Interior Design. 1. Interior Design as a Profession. 2. Professional Preparation. 3. Ethics and Professional Responsibility. 4. Legal Responsibilities -- Part II: Getting Started. 5. Personal Goals. 6. Professional Options -- Part III: Establishing an Interior Design Practice. 7. Creating a New Interior Design Practice. 8. Advice and Counsel. 9. Business Formations. 10. Business Legal Filings and Licenses. 11. Preparing the Business Plan -- Part IV: Growing the Practice. 12. Practice Organization and Management. 13. Strategic Planning. 14. Human Resource Management. 15. Legal Issues of Employment. 16. Basic Financial Accounting. 17. Financial Management-- Part V: Marketing and Business Development. 18. Marketing Interior Design Services. 19. Promoting the Interior Design Practice. 20. Additional Promotional Methods. 21. Selling Strategies. 22. Design Presentations -- Part VI: Project Compensation and Agreements. 23. Project Compensation and Fees. 24. Preparing Design Contracts. 25. Product Pricing. 26. The Sale of Goods and the Commercial Code. 27. Warranties and Product Liability -- VII: Project Management. 28. The Project Management Process. 29. Trade Sources. 30. contract Documents and Specifications. 31. Contract Administration. 32. Contract Distraction: Delivery and Project Closeout -- VIII: Looking Ahead. 33. Getting the Next-or First-Job. 34. Landing the Job -- Appendix -- Glossary --
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