Architect's essentials of starting, assessing, and transitioning a design firm
By: Peter Piven and Bradford Perkins ; with William Mandel
Contributors: Perkins, L. Bradford
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9780470261064
Subjects: Management; Ownership; Architectural firms
Notes: Combines: Architect's essentials of ownership transition and Architect's essentials of starting a design firm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 429) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Pt. 1. Starting a design firm; title: Deciding to "go on your own"; title: Marketing and sales; title: Financial management; title: Negotiating fees and contracts; title: Organization and personnel; title: Legal and ethical issues; title: Resources and support; title: Strategic and business plans; title: Planning for excellences; title: Potential causes of failure; title: Launching your firm; title: Appendix A. Study guide; title: Appendix B. Charting your course; title: Pt. 2. Introduction; title: Ownership transition options; title: Determining candidate selection criteria and communicating founders' expectations; title: Valuing the firm : how much is it worth?; title: Making the purchase affordable : ownership transfer mechanisms; title: Design the ownership transition program; title: Getting the ownership transition program started; title: documenting the ownership transition program; title: Choosing the form of entity; title: Developing leadership in the firm; title: Preparing for future transition; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography; title: Index.