Posts Tagged ‘interior design business’
The Importance of Having a Vision for Success
“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” Warren G. Bennis If someone were to ask you to state the vision for the success of your firm, could you easily answer them? Could the rest of your team answer that question? Developing a clear vision for success gives you the ability to set goals…
Read MoreCash Flow is the Lifeblood of Your Business – Keep it Healthy
When I ask creative business owners what they think they need to run a successful business, they almost always say more clients or better projects. Rarely do they mention help managing their finances. Yet, eight out of ten small businesses run into trouble or fail because of poor cash flow management. That’s right; it’s not…
Read MoreIn Uncertain Times, Your Vision Will Get You Through
Every business has to manage with some level of uncertainty. But every now and then something happens that causes uncertainty to rise to the level of upheaval. Your world goes topsy-turvy, and you find yourself facing challenges you haven’t encountered before. The way to keep your bearings is to focus on the future and your…
Read MoreGrow as You Go or No?
In today’s episode, Gail and Erin talk with Lisa Kahn, lead designer and CEO of Lisa Kahn Designs in Naples, Florida, who specializes in creating peaceful, nurturing sanctuary spaces that harmonize the built environment, the natural world, and the human spirit.
Read MoreNetworking Like a Pro
As an Interior Designer, networking locally is a vital part of growing your business. Proper networking will ensure you are known locally and will continue to gain new clients. Meaningful relationships with others in your community will establish you as a qualified designer in your industry. So, here are a few great ways to network…
Read MorePlanning Your Marketing Strategy
Is your marketing strategy ready for 2020? Do you even have a marketing plan that identifies your marketing strategies? Hopefully, you will accept some advice as you gear up for your 2020 marketing strategies. First of all review and evaluate your marketing efforts in 2019. Make a list and identify which, if any, strategies you…
Read MoreShould You Open an Office? Add a Team?
By Gail Doby, ASID CVO & Co-Founder, Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting & Design Success University Congratulations! Your business is thriving. You’ve got several projects in the pipeline and a list of likely prospects. Maybe you’re thinking now is the time to move out of that spare bedroom and into a real office space. Or…
Read MoreMarketing: How to Creatively Distinguish Your Business
By Nick May Owner at Walls By Design and Podcast Host at The Chaise Lounge We live in a challenging time to grow and market a business. Twenty years ago, when I was just starting to build an exterior painting firm, you had to spend thousands on an enormous Yellow Pages advertisement for people to…
Read MoreTrends on Their Way Out in 2018
It is almost impossible to predict if a trend will become timeless, or if it will slowly decline. Thankfully, it takes many years for trends to truly disappear and most either wane, are reinvented, or evolve but never fully go away. That’s great news if you just remodeled your kitchen in black and brass. For…
Read MoreHow to Get Published
By Drue Lawlor, FASID Director of Coaching, Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting & Design Success University Photo Credit: Katie Klein Media is changing and a number of traditional print magazines have closed or consolidated, while others have reduced the page count of projects. These changes mean designers are competing for fewer pages, so it is…
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