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3 Key Strategies for Success as a Small Firm Architect

Patience, Promises and the Power of Being Centered There are 3 key strategies required for a successful architecture firm. Have patience and don’t over-promise. Then find one thing that clients need and become the very best at that one thing. Patience Anyone practicing architecture for more than a few months knows that patience is a prerequisite. […]

My ONE Word for 2017

How to Achieve Your Goals as a Small Firm Architect In December of 2015, in preparation for the coming year, I recorded a podcast episode and published an article describing my idea for establishing just one goal for 2016. Instead of picking numerous goals in every area of my life, I would set just ONE Goal. My ONE […]

3 Steps to a Stronger Architecture Profession

I entered the architecture profession in 1993 after graduating from Roger Williams University. The day I walked through studio for the first time, I heard the stories of a struggling profession; a culture built upon the belief that architects were artists and money was for those who sell out to the masses. That story is […]

Using Strategic Deadlines for Higher Productivity

Goals are Dreams With Deadlines The deadline is a critical tool, used by the most successful people in the world to make things happen. When teaching about business planning, author/speaker Dave Ramsey says, “Goals are dreams with deadlines.” It’s the deadline that will take our intentions and turn them into reality. Without them, life flows […]

Financial Management for Architects

This is a guest post written by Steve L. Wintner, AIA, Emeritus, an architecture management consultant and co-author of the book, Financial Management for Design Professionals: The Path to Profitability. To learn more about Steve, his firm Management Consulting Services or to dive deeper into the subject that Steve is sharing with us here at EntreArchitect, visit his website […]