How to Start a Home-Based Interior Design Business, 5th

Overview

Everything you need to know to run a successful interior design business from your home

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based interior design business? Have you been hesitant to put your business plans into action? This book contains all the necessary tools and success strategies you need to launch and grow your business. An experienced designer shares her advice on every aspect of the trade.

Learn how to develop a business plan, estimate your start-up costs, price your services, and stay profitable once you're in business. Read all about getting clients and referrals, outshining the competition, bidding competitively, establishing your daily schedule, organizing your business, getting paid, and much more. The book is packed with worksheets, including a:

Products and services chart
Sample balance worksheet
Profit-and-loss worksheet
Cash-flow projections worksheet
Weekl y accounting ledger
Bid sheet
Job-tracking worksheet

This new edition also includes numerous sidebars and lists as well as new information on "green" home furnishings and environmentally friendly paints that clients may ask about.

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Author Information

Bio of Nita Phillips

Nita B. Phillips is an interior designer based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Upon obtaining her associate degree in interior design, she began her career working for a local firm. After gaining some experience she started her own retail business, which she ran for six years. She currently runs her own home-based interior design business, which specializes in consultation for private clients and builders of model homes.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Globe Pequot Press, The

Filesize

3.99 MB

Number of Pages

208

eBook ISBN

9780762756179