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5 Fundamentals To Learn Before Launching Your Own 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 […]

Building a Culture of Transparency at Your Architecture Firm

This is a guest post by Todd Reding, the Chief Operations Officer and Vice President for Investments at Charrette Venture Group. How Much Should We Share With Our Employees? Some design firms have a culture of secrecy. Few people outside of the partners know anything about the finances, the vision or the ways in which the […]

3 Things All Successful Architects Have in Common

All successful architects have three things in common. They have patience. They have become masters at under-promising and they are all focused on being the very best at one thing. Patience Anyone practicing architecture for more than a few months knows that patience is a prerequisite for success. An efficient process of architecture is all about choices and obtaining decisions […]

The 6 Critical Steps to a Profitable Architecture Firm

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 […]

How To Market Your Residential Architecture Firm

This is a guest post by Enoch Sears from Business of Architecture. Marketing a residential architecture firm is perhaps different than marketing any other kind of professional service or product in the world. It isn’t like we’re selling the latest widget or a used car. Selling architectural services is all about relationships. And yet residential architects have […]