Financial Management for Design Professionals: The Path to Profitability

Wintner, Steve, Tardif, Michael

ISBN 10: 141958331X / ISBN 13: 9781419583315

Published by Kaplan Publishing, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Financial Management for Design Professionals: The Path to Profitability
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 141958331X
• ISBN 13: 9781419583315
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

You don’t need to be a financial wizard to ensure the future success of your design firm!  An accessible guide to financial management, Building a Sustainable Design Firm is for mid-career design professionals looking to advance their careers but who have little or no financial management experience.  Using a simple, step-by-step format, this book shows design professionals how to:

• Develop an annual budget and profit plan

• Calculate the overhead rate for a firm

• Calculate the break-even rate and hourly billing rate for each employee

• Establish project fees

• Use readily available financial information in successful negotiation

• Design and interpret financial reports

• Plus: clear explanations of the fundamentals of financial management!

About the Author

Steve L. Wintner, AIA, is an architect and founding principal of Management Consulting Services, a consultancy specializing in design firm management.  A registered architect since 1968, he is also a contributing author to several books on financial management.  

 

Michael Tardif, Assoc. AIA, Hon. SDA, is a freelance writer and editor with extensive experience as a project architect and manager, design technology consultant to architectural/engineering firms, and director of educational programs and publications for design professionals.  He is a contributing editor of The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 13th Edition (American Institute of Architects), and is a lifetime honorary member of the Society of Design Administration.