TY - GEN AU - Piotrowski,Christine M. TI - Professional practice for interior designers SN - 9780471760863 (cloth) U1 - 747.068 PY - 2008/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Interior decoration firms KW - United States KW - Management KW - Design services KW - Marketing KW - Interior decoration KW - Practice N1 - 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 -- UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0826/2007032148-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0826/2007032148-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0826/2007032148-t.html ER -