Good Practice Guide: Starting a Practice

RIBA

November 2006
Code: 59233
ISBN: 1 85946 249 9
978 1 85946 249 2
Paperback
£17.95

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This series has been specifically developed to provide architects, and other construction professionals, with practical advice and guidance on a range of topics that affect them, and the management of their business, on a day-to-day basis.

Written in an easy-to-read, straightforward style each guide will be the reader’s first point of reference on the particular subject in question, offering a quick overview of the key points and then providing a ‘route map’ for finding further, more detailed information. Were appropriate, checklists, tables, diagrams and case studies have been included to aid ease-of-use.

Written by a highly respected architect who has made a success of own architecture business, Guide to Starting a Practice is a comprehensive, straightforward and completely up-to-date guide to the myriad issues and key steps to take in the process. As with any new business, the decision to go it alone is laden with uncertainty, risk that can be countered in part by being properly informed. Fundamental advice for business success that asks realistic questions of you and your plan precedes the more practical aspects of starting a practice.

The book explains the different forms of practice, where to set up your office, how to draw up your business plan, what professional advice to seek, and the hurdles to clear to incorporate the firm. Once properly set up, the book considers how to run the business, look after your finances, deal with staff, get noticed and win work.

Part of the RIBA Good Practice series, Guide to Starting a Practice is an essential first point of reference for all architects considering setting up their own business.