Architect's essentials of starting, assessing, and transitioning a design firm / Peter Piven and Bradford Perkins ; with William Mandel.
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TextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2008.Description: xix, 444 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780470261064 (cloth)
- 0470261064 (cloth)
- 720.68 22
- NA1996 .P584 2008
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Combines: Architect's essentials of ownership transition and Architect's essentials of starting a design firm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 429) and index.
Introduction -- Pt. 1. Starting a design firm -- Deciding 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 excellences -- Potential causes of failure -- Launching your firm --Appendix A. Study guide -- Appendix B. Charting your course -- Pt. 2. Introduction -- Ownership transition options -- Determining candidate selection criteria and communicating founders' expectations -- Valuing the firm : how much is it worth? -- Making the purchase affordable : ownership transfer mechanisms -- Design the ownership transition program -- Getting the ownership transition program started -- documenting the ownership transition program --Choosing the form of entity -- Developing leadership in the firm -- Preparing for future transition -- Glossary --Bibliography --Index.
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