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Ask an Operations Expert: Business Advice from Jennifer La Caze of Jadestone Consulting

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with operations extraordinaire, Jennifer La Caze of Jade...

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Margot LaScala
January 16 2019 . 4 min read

Creative Conversations: Phyllis Harbinger Talks Design, Time Management, and Marketing

Phyllis Harbinger runs an award-winning interior design firm, leads her own coaching and consulting ...

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Melissa Bischoff, Contributing Author
January 9 2019 . 7 min read

Ask A Bookkeeper: What is the Best Accounting Software for Interior Designers?

Brad Shark has worked with residential interior designers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area for the l...

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Angela Sanders, Contributing Author
January 2 2019 . 6 min read

Staying in the Black: Using Time Tracking and Billing Software For Your Interior Design Business

Billing is a complicated issue for interior designers. With a multitude of potential pricing methods...

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Lindsay Paoli
December 28 2018 . 8 min read

How to Increase Profitability for Your Interior Design Business

As an interior designer, you create the spaces that paint the backdrop for people’s everyday lives. ...

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Lindsay Paoli
December 5 2018 . 8 min read

Going Plastic: How To Leverage a Merchant Account While Avoiding Common Mistakes

Interior design has traditionally been a cash-based industry, and up until recently, it was common p...

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Lindsay Paoli
November 28 2018 . 6 min read

The Art of Cultivating Repeat Customers: Building Loyalty

The business of interior design is built on relationships. A designer’s personal and professional li...

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Margot LaScala
November 26 2018 . 6 min read

Setting Boundaries for Working With Family and Friends

If you work in the interior design space, you’ve no doubt experienced what it’s like to work with fa...

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Angela Sanders, Contributing Author
October 24 2018 . 6 min read

Year-End Tax Tips to Make Filing a Breeze

It’s late October and you suddenly realize that the end of the year is creeping up on you. Chills ru...

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Lindsay Paoli
October 17 2018 . 7 min read

Creative Conversations: How Miles Redd’s Business Manager Stays Organized and Saves Time

Lauren Carras is proof that for every creative genius, there’s a business-minded individual workin...

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Melissa Bischoff, Contributing Author
October 10 2018 . 6 min read

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