This is the second guest post by Ashley Gartland in a series of three about simplifying your business. Marketing Without the Overwhelm Let’s just call it like it is: marketing takes up a lot of time in your business – not to mention space in your head. Between social media, content marketing, networking and pitching, […]
How Systems Support More Success in Your Business
(and Freedom in Your Life)
Back in the early days of my coaching business, I didn’t place much importance on systems. They simply didn’t seem necessary, and they certainly didn’t strike me as something that would contribute to my success. Plus, creating systems just felt like more work, a way to waste time I didn’t really have. That changed as […]
5 Principles of Servant Leadership for Small Firm Architects
Forever Changed as a Leader Late one winter night, under a bare bulb in an empty under-heated DC university dorm room I read Leadership Is an Art by Max De Pree; a book that influenced my approach to leading others from that night forward. Earlier that day, our hosts at the 1992 American Institute of Architecture Students […]
How to Rewrite the Story of Our Profession
No More Starving Artist With a twisted sense of pride, too many architects today accept the small firm stereotype of “starving artist”. Seeds planted in architecture school bloom into a full-on virus as professionals launch their own firms and find their way to small business. New firms are launched every day without proper planning, without […]
The EntreArchitect Profit Challenge
A Quick & Dirty Version You have read this from me before here at EntreArchitect Blog… Profit, Then Art. Build a profitable business and you’ll have the time and resources to do the work you love. You will be happier. You will be less stressed. You will have stronger relationships with your family and friends. Money […]
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Behind The Design 010:
House on Kona Coast by
Dynerman Architects
EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a continuing blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. Want to have YOUR best work featured here at EntreArchitect? Click here to learn how. House on Kona Coast by Dynerman Architects Project Name House on Kona Coast Project Location Kona, HI Firm Name […]
They Try to Publish…
And Thus They Perish
Starting out in architecture on your own, not as an intern, or a middle career employee, those of us who want personal expression in design see two venues: competitions that are open to anyone or publication of what you have done. You know you have the chops. You are convinced that what you do has […]
The Power of Blogging
as a Small Firm Architect
The Power of Blogging for Architects The blog is still one of the most effective tools a small firm architect can use to foster community. The goal when writing a blog is to gain an audience. Over time, if encouraged to interact, your audience will develop into a community. A community will guide you, support […]
A Productivity System for Architects
A Productivity System for Architects 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 […]
Value Based Compensation for Architects
For years architects have been looking for ways to justify their fees and hourly rates to their clients. It may just be that this “justification” posture is the obstacle to achieving their goal of higher fees and enhanced profitability. Instead, more energy could be expended in improving our communication skills, especially our listening skills. We […]
How To Retain Top Talent For Your Architecture Firm
This is the second in a three-part series on recruiting, retaining, and coaching new talent. It outlines how firm leaders can build cultures that top performers choose to stay in. To read Part 1, click here: How To Build Sustainable Recruitment Strategies for Small Firm Success. Top 5 Things To Remember About Retaining New Talent Firm […]
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Behind The Design 009:
SteelHouse 1&2 by
Zack/de Vito
Architecture & Construction
EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a weekly blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. Want to have YOUR best work featured here at EntreArchitect? Click here to learn how. SteelHouse 1 & 2 by Zack/de Vito Architecture & Construction Project Name SteelHouse 1 & 2 Project Location San […]
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