Mark R. LePage, Author at EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects Page

Mar 30 2014

Launch a Blog and Convert More Clients

This past week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I shared my original 2006 business plan for Fivecat Studio. If you listened to the episode, you heard me talk about starting a blog as part of my Lead Conversion Action Plan. Shortly after completing the plan, I launched Living Well in Westchester and wrote consistently until […]

Mar 24 2014

How The E-Myth Revisited Book Helped My Architecture Firm Succeed

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 […]

Mar 16 2014

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 […]

Mar 09 2014

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 […]

Mar 02 2014

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 […]