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For solo and small interior design firms, you are not alone! We offer pro-to-pro advice for the wide range of issues facing your business every day.

Surviving Design really helped me streamline my business.  We learned how to maximum profit and rid ourselves of problem clients.

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Combining years of expertise with a sense of humor and an innate ability to get things done, we want to help you run a successful business. From peer-to-peer collaboration to professional coaching and more, let us help your business survive design.

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Designers can help assess a client’s needs, develop a realistic budget, a design that works, and bring it to fruition.

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Saving Money

Designers save money by making sure you get it right, the first time.

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Designers know which materials are best suited for your needs, which helps with function, form, and durability.

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Doing Work for Ourselves

I have experienced a pretty interesting reality check lately.  It had been awhile since we had done this, but we have been doing some major work in our own home, and I cannot help but be humbled by the emotions experienced by our clients when they are deep in the renovation process.  We as designers […]

Customer Service Issues
21May

Customer Service Issues

One of the biggest problems in the interior design business is dealing with all the customer service issues.  You can be impeccable at your job, but the amount of stuff that goes wrong is unbelievable.  The fun then begins by arguing with whatever company you bought screwed up product from and trying to make it right. I […]

Interior Design Can Be a Lonely Business
19May

Interior Design Can Be a Lonely Business

There are a lot of small companies with one or two people running the show.  And it can resemble the greatest show on earth.  It can “wow” at the end, but it can, quite frankly. be a circus to get it all together.  From the start, every detail must be exact.  Every drawing must be precise.  Every purchase order needs […]

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We have decades of experience in the interior design industry and have seen it all.  We can help you run your business more efficiently as well as solve contractor issues, deal with difficult clients, hire the right staff and so much more!  Schedule your appointment today!

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