Interior designers must be proficient in a variety of business practices to contribute to, manage, or launch a successful design office. This guide offers comprehensive coverage of professional practice for interior designers. The third edition provides a solid overview of the full range of legal, financial, management marketing, and administrative issues facing interior designers. The study's comprehensive approach embraces issues and procedures for commercial and residential design offices, and large and small businesses. It includes chapters on personal power and setting up the studio with information on the integration of technology into the design office.