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Jun 29 2015

Learn to Say, “No!”

When Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio more than 15 years ago we had no projects, no clients and no money. We were two young architects seeking the freedom of our own firm. A friend helped start us off with our first project; a new local restaurant named Meetinghouse located in Bedford, New York. Meetinghouse led […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: target market

Jun 22 2015

My Simple Financial Projection Calculator

At the beginning of each new year, along with my annual goals and business plan, I review my firm’s financials. I look at where we’ve been over the past 12 months and I prepare a projection to plan for the year ahead. Several years ago, I developed a Google Docs spreadsheet to calculate my projections. No […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: calculators, Financial Planning, projections, spreadsheets

Jun 15 2015

Developing a Powerful Profit Plan for Your Architecture Firm

This is a post pulled from the EntreArchitect archives. It was originally prepared in February 2013 by my friend Steven Burns, FAIA as Step 7 of the original EntreArchitect Academy “12 Steps to Success” Blog Series. Still one of the most popular posts on the blog; in this 3-part article Steven walks us through the step-by-step process of developing […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: financial management, Profit, Profit Plan for Architects

Jun 09 2015

6 Steps To The One Thing That Matters Most

Finding clients you seek to serve, who have projects with appropriate budgets and realistic schedules is very important. Understanding business fundamentals and building systems that will lead to a healthy profitable firm is critical. Developing an effective marketing strategy that provides appropriate leads and a sales system that converts those leads to clients, may make […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Uncategorized · Tagged: Architects, GTD for Architects, Integrated Life, Personal Productivity, Success in Architecture

Jun 03 2015

Specifications for Residential Architecture

This is a guest post by Rand Soellner; a founding member of ArCH (Architects Creating Homes, LLC). Win – Win – Win Recently the subject of specifications for residential architecture was discussed in detail on the EntreArchitect™ Podcast. This generated some interest in the subject nationwide, as it should. Why? If you are a licensed […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business, Professional Practice · Tagged: ArCH, documents, residential architecture, Specifications

May 26 2015

How to Build a Stronger Team for Your Architecture Firm

This is a guest post by Norbert Lemermeyer of Architecture + Business. Establish an Orientation for New Employees The following outlines the standard orientation for a new employee into a small architectural office. This was my orientation some 40 years ago. Recently I talked to Tyler, a newly graduated architect and he outlined a similar experience […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: Employees, Orientation, Small Firm

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