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Kitchen and Bath Business and Project Management

Name: Kitchen and Bath Business and Project Management
ISBN: 9781118736326

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eBook - ePub

Kitchen and Bath Business and Project Management

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Kitchen & Bath Business Project Management, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to professional practice for the kitchen and bath professional. This one-stop reference is based on the real-world experiences of kitchen and bath experts to ensure success in business and professional life. Kitchen & Bath Business Project Management, Second Edition is illustrated in full color throughout with improved graphic design so that visual learners can easily absorb both technical and professional practice information. This book also includes access to a companion website with easily customizable forms for increased efficiency, and an Instructor's Manual.

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Architecture

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Interior Design

1
Getting Started

Millions of people start their own businesses every year. Possibly you’ve already started yours, or you’re giving it serious thought. Whatever the case, many skeptics may try to scare you with the statistics on how many new businesses fail every year, how hard you’ll have to work, and how long it will take before you show a profit. But, if everyone listened to the skeptics… John Michael Kohler would not have started Kohler Company, Paul Wellborn would not have expanded Wellborn Cabinet, Inc., and the seven Jacuzzi brothers would not have started the now multiproduct Jacuzzi, Inc.

Learning Objective 1: Compare the pros and cons of owning your own business.

Learning Objective 2: Compare your personal leadership traits to the traits and characteristics listed in the chapter.

Learning Objective 3: Review the entrepreneurial innovation assessment and define your personal strengths and weaknesses.

Learning Objective 4: Recognize the characteristics of failed and successful entrepreneurs.

Learning Objective 5: Analyze common mistakes to avoid as an owner/manager of a business.

Pros and Cons of Owning Your Own Business

Pros

You are your own boss. The sky’s the limit.
You can prove yourself.
You will have a hand in all aspects of the business.
You will be able to take pride in promoting and marketing your own business.
You will be in control.
You will have creative freedom.
The more the company makes, the more you make.
You cannot be fired, laid off, or forced to retire.
You will have the ultimate satisfaction of knowing you started and ran a successful business.

Cons

There is no guaranteed paycheck.
It’s all on your shoulders.
You cannot please everyone.
You will work harder and longer than ever before.
You will assume the risk of investment.
There will be constant stress and pressure.
You will have to adhere to all the laws and regulations.

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

It All Starts with an Idea

At some point it hits you that, like so many others, you could own and run your own business. You want to step out on your own and take control of your work and financial future. You are confident that you have what it takes to buck the odds and succeed. You also know that owning your own business comes with risks.