Part I. Launching a career in the interior design profession : Fundamentals of the interior design profession : Value of the interior design profession ; Professional organizations ; Licensure, registration, and professional credentials ; Public and community service -- Career opportunities in interior design : Types of design firms ; Design practice specializations and nontraditional opportunities ; Globalization and international business practices ; Global economics and the design profession -- Attaining an entry-level position : Career portfolios and networking strategies ; Résumés and traditional/digital design portfolios ; Job search plan and strategizing opportunities ; Interviews and negotiating a position -- Part II. Working in a design firm : Professional business responsibilities : Personal management strategies and professional ethics ; Multidisciplinary collaboration and virtual teamwork ; Western business etiquette -- International business practices : International practice, collaboration, ventures, and logistics ; INternational business cultural dimensions: attitudes, values, and beliefs ; Intercultural business communication styles ; Intercultural business protocols: meetings, negotiations, and socializing -- Professional compensation, administrative practices, and legal responsibilities : Professional compensation and fees ; Determining compensation and fees ; General accounting and administrative practices ; U.S. laws and professional practice -- Part III. Long-term client relationships and project responsibilities : Enhancing your value: client relationship skills : CRC: beginning long-term client relationships ; Client relations: interpersonal communication and appointments ; Client relations: contracts and presentations -- Enhancing your value: project management skills : Project management: elements and strategies ; Project management: resources ; Project management: processes -- Enhancing your value: knowledge of the total design process : Integrated design process (IDP) ; Client and project management strategies: predesign and programming ; Client and project management strategies: schematic design and design development ; Client and project management strategies: contract documents, bidding procedures, contract administration, and post-occupancy -- Part IV. Owning and operating an interior design business : an overview : Business requirements : Entrepreneurship ; Business plans -- Operating and managing a green interior design business : Green business management plan: a sustainable building ; Green business management plan: purchases and supply chain ; Green business management plan: conserving resources and minimizing waste ; Green business management plan: marketing and communications -- Business policies and operations : Accounting procedures and financial management ; Strategic management planning -- Promoting an interior design business : Strategic marketing and communications programs ; Brand communications ; Brand activities and marketing program management -- Managing, growing, and leading a profitable interior design business : Human resources management ; Humanism in human resources management -- Appendices : A. Resources: organizations, research, design blogs, and government -- B. CIDA professional standards -- C. State/province boards and agencies -- D. Design centers and international exhibitions -- E. Commercial interior design service contracts.