Architect's essentials of starting, assessing, and transitioning a design firm / Peter Piven and Bradford Perkins ; with William Mandel.

By: Piven, Peter [author]
Contributor(s): Perkins, L. Bradford | Piven, Peter. Architect's essentials of ownership transition | Piven, Peter. Architect's essentials of starting a design firm
Language: English Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, c2008Description: xix, 444 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780470261064 (cloth); 0470261064 (cloth)Subject(s): Architectural firms -- United States -- Management | Architectural firms -- Ownership -- United StatesDDC classification: 720.68 LOC classification: NA1996 | .P584 2008Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
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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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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