Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing

Written by two leading experts in the field this essential volume offers a step-by-step guide to understanding and evaluating the goals, risks and the rewards of starting a firm. Covers the basics of firm organisation, personnel requirements, legal considerations, fee setting, marketing issues and the essentials of strategic and business plans Addresses how to get started including how to create your first business plan, evaluate initial needs and costs, create a budget and a produce a list of action items to get started This volume is practical, applied, concise, portable, affordable and user-friendly

Peter Piven, FAIA, is a principal consultant of The Coxe Group, Inc., Philadelphia, the oldest and largest multidisciplinary firm providing marketing and management consultation to design professionals. He is a guest lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Bradford Perkins, FAIA, MRAIC, AICP, is the founding principal of Perkins Eastman Architects, PC, a 750-person architecture, planning, and interior design firm based in New York. He is the author of Building Type Basics for Elementary and Secondary Schools, Building Type Basics for Senior Living, and International Practice for Architects, all published by Wiley.

Introduction to the New Edition	p. ix
Starting a Design Firm
Introduction to Starting a Design Firm	p. 3
Deciding to "Go on Your Own"	p. 7
Marketing and Sales	p. 17
Financial Management	p. 47
Negotiating Fees and Contracts	p. 81
Organization and Personnel	p. 99
Legal and Ethical Issues	p. 133
Resources and Support	p. 151
Strategic and Business Plans	p. 165
Planning for Excellence	p. 181
Potential Causes of Failure	p. 201
Launching Your Firm	p. 215
Study Guide	p. 225
Charting Your Course	p. 227
Ownership Transition
Introduction to Ownership Transition	p. 249
Ownership Transition Options	p. 255
Determining Candidate Selection Criteria and Communicating Founders' Expectations	p. 265
Valuing the Firm: How Much Is It Worth?	p. 283
Making the Purchase Affordable: Ownership Transfer Mechanisms	p. 327
Designing the Ownership Transition Program	p. 341
Getting the Ownership Transition Program Started	p. 351
Documenting the Ownership Transition Program	p. 365
Choosing the Form of Entity	p. 389
Developing Leadership in the Firm	p. 401
Preparing for Future Transition	p. 415
Glossary	p. 425
Bibliography	p. 429
Index	p. 431
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Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing and Transitioning a Design Firm

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