TY - BOOK AU - Piven,Peter AU - Perkins,L.Bradford TI - Architect's essentials of starting a design firm SN - 0471234818 (Paper) AV - NA1996 .P583 2003 U1 - 720.68 21 PY - 2003/// CY - New Jersey PB - John Wiley KW - Architectural practice KW - United States KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - Deciding whether 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 excellence -- Potential causes of failure -- Getting started -- Study guide UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley044/2002155590.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley037/2002155590.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley031/2002155590.html ER -