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Are design-build contracts killing small architecture firms?

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Current federal contracting laws are harming the livelihood of small architecture firms, costing the government more money by increasing the number of firms competing, while discouraging small firms from entering the market, according to AIA testimony presented today on Capitol Hill.

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Successful Project Planning for Small Firm Architects (Transcript)

EntreArchitect

This is the transcript from EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 226, Successful Project Planning for Small Firm Architects. If you don’t know how, learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. Start Transcript. LePage: .

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Three Steps for Marketing Your Architecture Firm

EntreArchitect

At Archmark Architect Branding & Marketing, we’ve seen architecture firms struggle to implement effective marketing strategies that help them get in front of better prospects so they can win better projects. Historically, architecture firm marketing has relied heavily on word-of-mouth referrals.

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How To Enjoy an Annual Summer “Shut Down” as a Small Firm Architect

EntreArchitect

Many architects have experienced the result of this shut down when ordering products or materials from European suppliers. For many of us small firm architects, this sounds a bit scary. Below are 5 steps that will allow us to enjoy an annual summer shut down at our architecture firm. No social media.

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How to Make More Money as a Small Firm Architect

EntreArchitect

To successfully complete a project, an architect is responsible for making thousands of critical decisions. As a requirement for licensure, registered architects are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of every occupant in every project we design. But wait… for architects, there’s more. must earn a profit.

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How I Started My Own Architecture Firm (Part 2)

EntreArchitect

With my expertise in surveying existing conditions, I launched a direct mail marketing campaign (though I had no idea that’s what it was called) aimed at local sole proprietors and small firms. Annmarie McCarthy, Architect. A nnmarie McCarthy, Architect was launched. We had started our own architecture firm.

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A Guide to Successful Recruitment at Your Architecture Firm (Part One)

EntreArchitect

(This is a guest post by Bob Morgan, an architect based in South-East Asia). If not fully applicable to Architects or the Studio Team, it might well be worthwhile for Administration, and Back Office activities such as Document Control, Bookkeeping and Monthly Payroll. Rates to ‘Contractors’ can be very low indeed.