Petrula Vrontikis – Running a Design Business – Starting Small

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• Running a Design Business – Starting SmallBy: Petrula VrontikisDuration: 1h 33mLevel: BeginnerDescription:Learn how to transition your freelance design career into a full-fledged business, one step at a time, in this installment of Running a Design Business.

• Petrula Vrontikis, founder of her own design firm, explains how to parse the legal options, business licenses, and tax ramifications that come with starting a small business; hire subcontractors and employees; get work; and maintain good business relationships.

• The course also points to important trends in the industry that your office might want to embrace, such as virtual partnerships that allow you to nimbly collaborate, and common small business challenges that you want to make sure to avoid.Topics include:* Naming and structuring your business* Keeping records* Cultivating business relationships* Hiring employees and subcontractors* Creating schedules and managing deadlines* Understanding industry trends* Avoiding the pitfalls of spec work* Promoting your business through social mediaContentsIntroduction 2m 52sWelcome 56s Disclaimer 40s About this course 41s Exercise files 35s1.

• A Solid Foundation 11m 13sStarting for all the right reasons 2m 11s Balancing accountability and creativity 2m 29s Defining realities and roles 3m 8s Nine steps to developing a business plan 3m 25s2.

• Structure and Form 18m 15sUnderstanding your options for legal structure 2m 48s Creating partnerships 2m 42s Naming your design office 3m 15s Project management and workflow 3m 56s Record keeping 3m 15s An overview of business licenses 2m 19s3.