This week Annmarie and I headed out of state to explore a few “opportunities” for our future, so I am handing over guest posting duties to my friend Jeff Echols. If you are interested in writing for Entrepreneur Architect, click here for information on how to submit your work for consideration. Until next week, please enjoy […]
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25 Architects You Should Follow on Twitter
I joined Twitter in 2009, after my friend Susan Serra suggested that I was missing out on the social media fun. I signed up and Susan quickly introduced me to California architect Neal Pann. Since that day, I’ve been a member of a growing virtual family from around the world connected through the vast digital […]
Can Architecture Be Saved?
I entered the 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 alive […]
Business Basics for Architects: Gross Income vs. Net Income
This post is the first in a series of articles where I will focus on Business Basics for Architects. Without the business background required for success, there are many relatively simple terms and strategies that we, as business owners, need to know but were never taught. These are the critical elements of business success that […]
5 Steps To Turn Your Clients Into Raving Fans
“Design great architecture and they will come.” That’s been the mantra of architects for generations. Hang a shingle, wait for the phone to ring and you’re in business. Design an amazing project and your massive talent will have new prospects knocking your door down. Though that formula is not impossible, the reality for most of […]
Launch a Blog and Convert More Clients
This past week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I shared my original 2006 business plan for Fivecat Studio. If you listened to the episode, you heard me talk about starting a blog as part of my Lead Conversion Action Plan. Shortly after completing the plan, I launched Living Well in Westchester and wrote consistently until […]
The Architecture Business Plan Competition
Competitions are a integral part of the architecture experience. Since architecture school and throughout our careers, design competitions provide a vehicle for architects to promote our talents and showcase our skills. Several architects have built their firms around the results of competitions, allowing them to leapfrog years of marketing strategies, accelerating their brands and business […]
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 […]
Share Your Knowledge and Architects Will All Succeed
I relaunched Entrepreneur Architect on December 12, 2012 as an online resource for sole proprietors, small firm architects and students of architecture. It is my mission to share everything I know about succeeding in the profession and I encourage every other architect to do the same. The most successful organizations are built around great teams […]
10 Rules for 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 […]
My Ultimate Guide to Landing Your First Job in Architecture
This past December I was invited to speak at AIAS Forum 2013; the American Institute of Architecture Students national convention. This year the event was held in Chicago… Yes, Chicago in December, and yes, we were snowed-in for days. While we waited for the airports to open, I had the opportunity to speak in length […]
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 […]
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