Tuesday, January 27, 2009
1 – 2:30pm EST (10 – 11:30am PST)
There is no doubt in any ones mind or business that the next few months are going to be challenging to everyone’s financial, business and cultural future. With home sales down, the credit crunch with the nation’s banking system added to the bust on Wall Street plus the crisis with the automotive manufacturers, it seems there are no easy fixes or short term answers.
As with most small businesses of every kind, there will continue to be difficulties in dealing with such issues as finding your next project and client since most of the marketplace has pulled back and taken a “wait and see” approach. But here are ten techniques you can do now to help your business survive in these unsettling times but just as important, ensure that you are well positioned in the marketplace when better, more prosperous economic times return. And they will.
- Optimize this downtime
- Plot your new market position
- Read, learn and discover existing trends
- Build a playing field to grow your business
- Make yourself indispensible
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About Michael A. Thomas, FASID, CAPS
As President and Design Principle of the Design Collective Group, Michael Thomas brings over 35 years of design expertise and knowledge to the DCG business venture. Michael holds memberships in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA). His work has been published in numerous magazines and papers including Florida Home and Garden, Palm Beach Illustrated, Palm Beach Post, Miami Herald + ASID ICON Magazine. Michael is a Certified Aging In Place Specialist (CAPS) and was awarded the highest award to a member from ASID as a Fellow of the organization.
As much as passion drives his design projects, Michael also shares his passion for design as a continuing education instructor. He has taught over 100 workshops and seminars all over the country for interior designers and architects as a part of the continuing education courses required of design professionals. In the fall of 2005, Michael was asked to author the first book on the topic of aging-in-place by the well known publishing house of John Wiley and Company. After some two years of research and writing, the book, Residential Design for Aging In Place, is the first to address the accessible design of homes and house for some 76 million baby boomers, many who are just now entering the first years of retirement. Michael has started his second book, Design Business Matters - A Practical Guide To The Business Of Design. He continues to author many articles about the business of the interior design profession and shares his knowledge and experience on his website and blog: www.designsuccess.org.
