02922cam a2200385 a 4500 24076 24076 15163515 OSt 20170127160704.0 080131s2008 njua b 001 0 eng 2008004927 9780470261064 (cloth) 0470261064 (cloth) (OCoLC)ocn191847092 DLC DLC YDX BAKER YDXCP IBI BTCTA ORX DLC n-us--- NA1996 .P584 2008 720.68 22 Piven, Peter. Architect's essentials of starting, assessing, and transitioning a design firm / Peter Piven and Bradford Perkins ; with William Mandel. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2008. xix, 444 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 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. Architectural firms United States Management. Architectural firms Ownership United States. Perkins, L. Bradford. Piven, Peter. Architect's essentials of ownership transition. Piven, Peter. Architect's essentials of starting a design firm. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2008004927-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2008004927-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008004927-t.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOKS NA 1996 .P584 2008 0 0 lcc 0 0 MUC MUC TECH 2017-01-27 Donation (BFA) 0 NA 1996 .P584 2008 32581 2018-07-10 2017-01-27 BOOKS