On April 8, 1999, I discovered a book that changed the way I view business; a book that helped me to realize that running a successful architecture firm required so much more than designing great architecture. It taught me that inside the owner of every small firm exists a battle among The Entrepreneur, The Manager […]
The Architecture Business Plan Competition
Competitions are a integral part of the architecture experience. Since architecture school and throughout our careers, design competitions provide a vehicle for architects to promote our talents and showcase our skills. Several architects have built their firms around the results of competitions, allowing them to leapfrog years of marketing strategies, accelerating their brands and business […]
Entrepreneur Architect Business Trends Survey
We’re taking matters into our own hands. We’ve all been talking about the many issues that we need to address in the profession of architecture; the identity crisis, the financial crisis, the licensing crisis… The list goes on and on. For years architects have slowly surrendered responsibility for much of the design and construction processes […]
Five Fundamentals I Wish I Knew Before Launching My Architecture Firm
When Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio, we were “young and dumb”. We were optimistic and enthusiastic, but we didn’t know what we didn’t know. We were 29 years old, had a dream of starting our own firm and jumped. I always knew I would own my own firm. I’m a born entrepreneur. What I […]
My Social Media Strategies for Architects
Annmarie and I launched our first website at fivecat.com in 1998, way before any other architects in the region were online. I’ve been writing blogs since 2006 and as social media grew in popularity, we adopted early and benefited tremendously. Having a strong online presence has made us very accessible on search engines. We’ve held […]
10 Rules for a Powerful Brand in Architecture
When Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio in 1999, we knew that we wanted to give our firm a unique identity. Every other firm in the region was named for their founders. Another “Smith and Smith Architects” was not what we wanted to be. (No offense to any Smith and Smiths out there.) Our plans […]
Conversion Rates for a Small Firm Architect
The last fifteen years has been one wild ride for Fivecat Studio. We have survived two recessions, several natural disasters and a major terrorist attack within 40 miles of our front door. The confidence level of our clients has been riding the roller coaster of an uncertain, unpredictable economy. Project conversions have been up and […]
The Passion Profit Cycle of Success [Archive]
This Entrepreneur Architect community has grown tremendously these past 12 months. If you are new to the community, “Welcome!” With that thought in mind, I will periodically share some of my favorite posts from the Entrepreneur Architect archive. This post, from October 2012 (two months before the 12/12/12 relaunch), is one of my favorites. […]
Be Better
I had many interesting conversations with architecture students while I was in Chicago. It was very interesting that many of them had similar questions to those I receive every day from the licensed architects who follow this blog. Some were concerned about finding a job. Others wanted to know about how to start their own […]
Top 10 Entrepreneur Architect Blog Articles of 2013
Today I’m in Chicago at AIAS Forum 2013 celebrating the new year with a thousand architecture students from every corner of North America. I’ve been asked to present a workshop session based on the Entrepreneur Architect Academy blog series, which I posted during the first weeks of this year. My session is titled, 12 Steps to Business Success […]
Structure Your Monday: 7 Steps to a Successful Week
As the new year quickly approaches, we hear the annual recommendations for planning our year ahead. Every magazine and blog is running an article about how to plan for 2014. Although stating long term goals and planning for their success is important, I suggest that planning your week, every week, will put you closer to […]
3 Ways To Use Your Architecture Firm’s Website As A Sales Tool
This week Entrepreneur Architect is joining BusinessofArchitecture.com in celebration of “Architect Website Week” (Dec. 8-14). The following is a guest post by my friend Enoch Sears, AIA, the founder of BusinessofArchitecture.com and author of the book Social Media for Architects. Not Just a Portfolio Your website has great potential as a selling tool for your architecture firm, […]
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