The Business Side of Preservation
November 4, 2010 |
Today's extreme economic climate is changing your work and business. Are you in control of the change? Learn how to shift your business and career out of the Fast/Things/Cheap wasteland of the Consumer Economy, into the realm of Low Cost/Good/Relationships, where people help each other care for historic buildings. As any small business person knows, well planned and executed management of the business is crucial, regardless of ho...w knowledgeable and skilled the owner or crew. In the working world of historic preservation, assessing and planning for the risk of unknown variables inherent in the buildings we save, can make or break a business. The instructor will review assessing unknown variables, assembly of planning teams when confronting conditions that baffle, and proven tests and methods that lessen the work in estimating costs and solving problems.
When an assessment reveals the worst; knowing how to help the client cope, may make the difference between getting and losing the job. The instructor will outline suggestions for phasing projects over a period of time.
Our field demands certain ethical standards; the instructor will review how to convey the importance of such standards to clients.
More Here: http://www.preservationworks.org/pdf/Business%20Side%20%20of%20preservation_Nov2010.pdf November 4 at 9:00am - November 5 at 5:00pm
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| Location Information |
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Windsor, VT |
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| Contact Information |
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Vermont Historic Preservation |
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whipple5000@msn.com |
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