Download or read book Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing and Transitioning a Design Firm written by Peter Piven and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-03-21 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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