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 […]
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 […]
Developing a Powerful Profit Plan for Your Architecture Firm
This is a post pulled from the EntreArchitect archives. It was originally prepared in February 2013 by my friend Steven Burns, FAIA as Step 7 of the original EntreArchitect Academy “12 Steps to Success” Blog Series. Still one of the most popular posts on the blog; in this 3-part article Steven walks us through the step-by-step process of developing […]
Entrepreneur Architect Academy 007.3 | How To Become The Richest Architect You Know (Part 3 of 3)
OK. This is it… where the rubber meets the road. This is the final part of a 3 part guest post by Steven Burns, FAIA, the Director of Product Strategy and Innovations at BQE Software. Steve is the creator of ArchiOffice® the leading office, project management and time tracking software used in more than 1,000 small and mid-sized […]
Entrepreneur Architect Academy 007.2 | How To Become The Richest Architect You Know (Part 2 of 3)
Warning! We’re learning how to get rich (slowly) here. If you’re not interested in learning how to make money as an architect, carry on with your daily grind. For the rest of you… pay attention. We’re going to get deep into the numbers now. This is Part 2 of a 3 part guest post by Steven […]