EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects

Business training and resources for small firm entrepreneur architects.

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 […]

My Social Media Strategies for Architects

Annmarie and I launched our first website at fivecat.com in 1998, way before any other architects in the region were online. I’ve been writing blogs since 2006 and as social media grew in popularity, we adopted early and benefited tremendously. Having a strong online presence has made us very accessible on search engines. We’ve held […]

Conversion Rates for a Small Firm Architect

The last fifteen years has been one wild ride for Fivecat Studio. We have survived two recessions, several natural disasters and a major terrorist attack within 40 miles of our front door. The confidence level of our clients has been riding the roller coaster of an uncertain, unpredictable economy. Project conversions have been up and […]

The Passion Profit Cycle of Success [Archive]

This Entrepreneur Architect community has grown tremendously these past 12 months. If you are new to the community, “Welcome!”   With that thought in mind, I will periodically share some of my favorite posts from the Entrepreneur Architect archive. This post, from October 2012 (two months before the 12/12/12 relaunch), is one of my favorites. […]

Be Better

I had many interesting conversations with architecture students while I was in Chicago. It was very interesting that many of them had similar questions to those I receive every day from the licensed architects who follow this blog. Some were concerned about finding a job. Others wanted to know about how to start their own […]