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Dec 11 2018

How Custom Proposals Overcomplicate Your Business

This is the third guest post by Ashley Gartland in a series of three about simplifying your business. Save Time and Make More Money By Developing a "Signature Package" Do you spend too much time creating custom proposals and delivering custom work to your clients? Nine times out of ten, my business coaching clients answer this question with a definitive YES. They have good intentions for creating custom proposals and delivering custom work. It feels generous, personalized and valuable. … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: proposals, Systems

Dec 04 2018

How To Systematize Your Marketing

This is the second guest post by Ashley Gartland in a series of three about simplifying your business. Marketing Without the Overwhelm Let’s just call it like it is: marketing takes up a lot of time in your business – not to mention space in your head. Between social media, content marketing, networking and pitching, you’re working what feels like a full-time job trying to get the word out and stay on people’s radar – and not surprisingly so, because big companies actually have marketing … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: guest post, Marketing, Systems

Nov 27 2018

How Systems Support More Success in Your Business
(and Freedom in Your Life)

Back in the early days of my coaching business, I didn’t place much importance on systems. They simply didn’t seem necessary, and they certainly didn’t strike me as something that would contribute to my success. Plus, creating systems just felt like more work, a way to waste time I didn’t really have. That changed as I got busier with my business and realized that NOT having systems was preventing me from reaching the next level and achieving more growth. Before I had systems in … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: freedom, Process, Systems

Jun 28 2018

Behind the Design 002:
HillHouse by Zack / de Vito
Architecture + Construction

Project Name HillHouse Project Location Mill Valley, CA Firm Name Zack/de Vito Architecture + Construction Architect’s Name Jim Zack & Lise de Vito Project Design Team Jim Zack, Andrew Germann, Lise de Vito, Sarah Nicolas Consultants Weller Design (Lighting) Firm Address 156 South Park, San Francisco, CA 94107 Website URL www.zackdevito.com Instagram Account @zack_devito_architecture Photography Credit Bruce Damonte Photographer Instagram … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Behind the Design · Tagged: Architects, architectural photography, Architecture, behindthedesign, Business, Marketing, sales, Systems

Jun 21 2018

Behind the Design 001:
Calender Rd. by Allen Architecture, LLC

Project Name Calender Rd. Project Location Arlington, Texas Firm Name ALLEN ARCHITECTURE LLC Architect’s Name Brandon E. Allen, AIA Project Design Team Brandon E. Allen, Anissa Allen, Brad Blessing, Ana-Sofia Gonzalez Consultants JHF Construction (GC), H&H Engineering (Structural), edited (furniture, art, staging) Firm Address 1227 W. Magnolia Ave. LL100, Fort Worth, Texas 76110 Website URL www.allenarc.com Instagram Account @allenarchitecture Photography Credit Brian … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Behind the Design · Tagged: Architects, architectural photography, Architecture, behindthedesign, Business, Marketing, sales, Systems

Jun 12 2018

Building Science, Climate Change and The Pretty Good House (Transcript)

This is the transcript from EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 223, Building Science, Climate Change and The Pretty Good House. Listen to this podcast episode or download the audio file here. ***Start Transcript*** Mark R. LePage:            00:00               Do you know how to calculate the exact amount you need to charge your clients in order to earn 20 percent profit on that project? It's simple to do. If you know how. Learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm … [Read more...]

Written by Sarah Rowe · Categorized: Uncategorized · Tagged: Architects, Architecture, building science, Business, climate, climate change, Design, money, Profit, Success, Systems

Jul 18 2017

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 great heights. I’ve been continuously improving my firm’s project management systems since we launched in 1999. With each new project, I learn more and modify the systems we … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: Business Systems, Project Management, Systems

Feb 14 2017

How To Transition from CAD to BIM in 4 (Not So) Simple Steps

  How To Transition from CAD to BIM It may be one of the biggest decisions an experienced small firm architect will make; to BIM or not to BIM? I have shared on this topic before over at the podcast, but times have changed. Today, I think that question is no longer valid. The decision is no longer whether or not to transition, but how to transition. I’ve been using AutoCAD since 1995, when I was hired as an intern to learn the software and integrate it into the workflow of an established … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: BIM, Business Systems, CAD, Goals, software, Systems, technology

May 03 2016

How to Develop Powerful Systems for Your Architecture Firm

As we move into a new month, we are shifting our focus to a new category of small firm success. All throughout the month of May, we will be diving deep into the subject of Client Fulfillment. How do we best serve our clients? How do we manage expectations and keep our clients happy? How can we ensure that at the end of each project, we have inspired "raving fans" eager to spread the word about our exceptional skills, talents and remarkable customer service? These are the questions that we … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: books for architects, business of architecture, expert training, operations for architects, Success, success as an architect, Systems, systems for an architecture firm

Nov 16 2015

What Not To Wear (As a Small Firm Architect)

Several times each week, I post a question to the EntreArchitect™ Facebook Group and we have a discussion among the 500+ group members. This past week, I posed the question, “Formal? Casual? Or something in between? What do you wear when meeting with clients?” We always have a big response and this question was no different. About 20 small firm architects posted their response and the answers were mixed, but certainly leaning toward the casual. That was not a surprise to me. Small firm … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: clothing, quantification, Systems

Jul 01 2014

The Ultimate Guide to Streamlining Your Architectural Production Process

This week's post is written by David M. Sanders, AIA a residential architect based in Capistrano Beach, California. David has generously shared his own system for preparing the ultimate set of construction documents. You may learn more about David and his firm at his website. Send him an email and say thanks for sharing such valuable information. Many of us here at Entrepreneur Architect have taken the excellent advice of our host and begun to strengthen our marketing plans. For myself, it … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business · Tagged: Architecture, CAD standards, Construction Documents, production, Systems

Mar 24 2013

Entrepreneur Architect Academy 012 | My 10 Rules for Better Project Management

This is the final piece to the puzzle; the final session of the Entrepreneur Architect Academy. For the past twelve weeks, we've explored every element required for a successful architecture firm. We started with your Personal Productivity and we'll wrap it up here with Project Management. You will find all 12 sessions of the Academy by clicking the link in the header menu above or by visiting EntreArchitect.com/Academy. Be sure to bookmark that page, so you will have it for reference in the … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Academy Blog Series, Business · Tagged: Architecture, Business, Project Management, Success, Systems

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