Professional Liability Insurance for Architects Perfection is Impossible Architects are inherently burdened with risk and liability for the services we provide. As licensed professionals we are legally responsible for the health, safety and welfare of the people using the structures we design. We practice under legal contracts requiring us to meet very high standards and […]
Putting First Things First for Balance & Prosperity
How To Get To The Business of Your Business In a recent conversation with a professional colleague who is a small firm practitioner (3 people total), he expressed his frustration with not being able to get to the ‘business of his business’. The demands of clients and project activities, plus other daily priorities leaves precious […]
How To Sell As An Architect
7 Sales Mistakes Keeping You From Signing the Projects You Want Are you designing the projects you want? Are the projects you’re signing resulting in a profit for your firm? Want to learn how to better sell as an architect? Want to sign more of the projects you want and need? Take a close look […]
The Financial Chart of Accounts 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 […]
How to Write a Business Plan for Your Architecture Firm in 60 Minutes or Less
A Simple Business Plan for Architects No one told me that I needed to know how to run a business. I’m an architect. I just need to tack up my shingle, design great buildings and clients will come knocking. Right? Maybe… but whether clients come knocking or not, its not so simple to keep them […]
Architect-Led Construction Management Services
During my interview with a potential client, I answer many questions. Most are very similar; How much will it cost? How long will it take? Are you available to start right away? Do you have any references? You know… all the questions they learn to ask from their favorite shows on HGTV. Another question that […]
A Financial Management System 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 […]
How To Develop An Owner/Architect Agreement That Works for Your Architecture Firm
It may be the most critical step in the entire process of acquiring a new architecture client. We may have perfected our marketing, developed a strong reputation, executed a flawless sales process and have received our prospective client’s eager authorization to proceed with a new project. We may have done everything right and find […]
Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects
11 Steps To Better Project Management Systems for Architects One of the most important of all the tasks we perform as architects is Project Management. The success of each project sits squarely in our hands. If managed poorly, a single project may set our progress back years. If managed well, it can take us to […]
5 Tips To Help Your Firm Hire Top Talent Outside of Architecture
How To Hire Your Non-Architect Team Members Architecture talent may be easy for you to spot, but what about talent outside of architecture? Do you need an administrative assistant? What about an in-house marketing coordinator or an accountant? These positions can be critical to your firm’s success. Finding candidates with the right experience and who fit well […]
How To Build a Powerful Brand in Architecture
When Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio in 1999, we knew that we wanted to give our firm a unique identity. Every other firm in the region was named for their founders. Another “Smith and Smith Architects” was not what we wanted to be. (No offense to any Smith and Smiths out there.) Our plans were to […]
5 Secrets To My Success as an Entrepreneur Architect
My Secrets To Success as an Architect My wife and I launched our architecture firm, Fivecat Studio, in 1999. We were 29 years old; young, ambitious and a little crazy. We started with no money and no clients. One good lead and some help from a few local architect friends gave us the courage to […]
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