EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Slack for Architects. As my team and I consider new or improved ways of sharing knowledge to small firm entrepreneur architects throughout 2018, I produced this video for my YouTube channel. Or would rather dive in deep to longer, more developed information? Visit Slack.com for more information.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2016

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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EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2017

Every project we perform as professionals must be commenced with a signed written agreement, but for small firm architects working with inexperienced clients, this is a critical moment. This one step could kill the project before you ever have a chance to demonstrate your skill as an architect. We are architects.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 3, 2016

As we move into a new month, we are shifting our focus to a new category of small firm success. ” The engine driving the success of every small firm is our network of operational systems. The engine driving the success of every small firm is our network of operational systems.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Empowering architects to better serve the world with more than 681,000 total downloads in 2021, the EntreArchitect Podcast has grown to serve small firm architects from every corner of the planet. Number 2 with 7,072 downloads is episode 416 with Edward Shannon – The Sole Practitioner Architecture Firm.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2015

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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EntreArchitect

MAY 16, 2017

As small firm architects, we are responsible for so many different roles and responsibilities. Oh yeah… and we need to design and develop our architecture projects as well. We are architects after all. The first step in being more productive is to automate your architecture firm.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

You might not get all the information you want or maybe, you don’t even bother to determine the profitability of each project because it would involve too much time. However, it’s also possible that you are siloing your information and the people stuck in those silos are held back.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 26, 2016

The large majority are venture groups that want to inject resources into underperforming businesses to help them achieve levels of growth they could have never realized if not for the connections, knowledge, capital and guidance such a firm offers. Many investment firms employ talent across a wide range of expertise.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Years before launching EntreArchitect, I published a quarterly newsletter for my own residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. With more than 5,000 subscribers, I have built a strong community of like-minded small firm architects who look forward to my letter and respond in kind with thoughtful communication.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

This article was written by architect Timothy Ung of JourneyofanArchitect.com. Almost 40 tips for Starting an Architecture Firm. So I purchased several inspiring books written by life coaches, architects, and business professionals. Here’s a summary of each of each of their advice: Advice from an Architect.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 3, 2015

. “They didn’t want us to know about the business because they felt they would be training their future competition,” said one architect. Because the younger employees do not feel engaged, informed or a part of the larger picture, they eventually leave and launch their own firm or join a competitor.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Anyone who has started their own architecture firm from scratch knows this dilemma well. We can’t complete any projects without a firm and its tough to start a firm without any projects. We can’t complete any projects without a firm and its tough to start a firm without any projects.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 2, 2018

How do I get noticed when I am first starting an architecture firm? I’ve shared articles at this blog in the past on how much it may cost to start your own firm and how Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio with no clients and very little money. Starting a firm from scratch is not easy. Tell fellow architects.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 22, 2017

An annual budget is developed on the basis of information contained in past financial reports. When you have reliable historical data from past financial reports, those forecasts become informed forecasts, rather than simply best guesses. Financial Management for Architects (blog). So which comes first?

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 21, 2016

Years before launching EntreArchitect, I published a quarterly newsletter for my own residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. With more than 5,000 subscribers, I have built a strong community of like-minded small firm architects who look forward to my letter and respond in kind with thoughtful communication.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Rooted in a solid conceptual approach, the firm elevates functional design into inspiring schemes that envelop the senses. With eight studios across the US and an international reach, the renowned firm comprises a collaborative community of landscape architects, planners and strategists.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 12, 2016

(This is Part 2 of a guest post by Bob Morgan, an architect based in South-East Asia. The same analogies can be used for the Architects’ Studio. However, for the Small Practice, it could become more ‘Personal’ in that “We need another Samantha!” Senior Architect. Process of Recruitment at an Architecture Firm.

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Archmark

MARCH 29, 2019

How to make marketing work for your architecture firm. No matter how good an architect you are, or how talented your team is, you need a strategic approach to marketing in order to succeed. Read on to learn about five effective marketing building blocks that contribute to architecture firm growth.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 21, 2013

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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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

A member of our Linkedin group, Entrepreneur Architect , posted a response to my discussion, “Learning From Other Industries: Could an architecture firm be successfully structured to run like a high-end salon?” Hyperform is an informal collaborative with approximately 50 members and shared studio space.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Money may not buy you happiness, but running an architecture firm that works most certainly will. Last week, I presented a 60 minute webinar where I shared the step by step process of developing a profit plan for a small firm. I’ve given you the information you need. The EntreArchitect Profit Challenge.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 5, 2016

(This is a guest post by Bob Morgan, an architect based in South-East Asia). However, in other locations, ‘Informal Casual Employment’ is still the norm. Without wishing to ‘Blow my own Trumpet) My own Practice is based in The Philippines, and we have several Retained Architect and Developer Clients in the UK and Middle East.

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Archmark

JULY 26, 2021

Five Architect Marketing Building Blocks to Grow Your Firm! If you don’t build a pipeline of work you have no work.” — Richard Marshall, Principal, Perkins+Will No matter how good an architect you are, or how talented your team is, you need a strategic approach to marketing in order to succeed.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 11, 2021

Trained as an architect, having practiced at a range of firms around the world, including running my own firm with a couple partners in Portland, Oregon, I’m passionate about the business of architecture and impacting the profession with an entrepreneurial spirit. Contact Us.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Yet in our experience, many architecture firms are doing exactly the same thing. What we learned from studying more than 400 architecture firm websites. Over the past year, we’ve evaluated the websites of more than 400 architecture firms. Greater confusion about whether an architect is even needed at all.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 26, 2019

Can Your Firm Benefit from a Third-Party Business Assessment for Architects? As a busy architect and business-owner, it’s easy to become so focused on day-to-day tasks that we forget the importance of stepping back and taking in the big picture. Are they looking at the whole firm as a system?

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In recognition of this fact, Architizer is delighted to present the much-anticipated fifth edition of the coveted A+List , an annual rundown of every firm that scooped an A+Award and A+Firm Award in the previous season. We’ve also curated a selection of featured firms, providing some extra background on their A+Award triumphs.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 30, 2013

I’ve been asked to present a workshop session based on the Entrepreneur Architect Academy blog series , which I posted during the first weeks of this year. My session is titled, 12 Steps to Business Success in Architecture. In 2014, I will be announcing the launch of the next big thing from Entrepreneur Architect Academy.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 5, 2016

The all-new EntreArchitect is built exclusively for you; the small firm entrepreneur architect. We’ve developed a comprehensive content calendar for the entire year, which will allow us to systematically improve our firms, step by step. Architects will be talking about money. Welcome to the All-New EntreArchitect.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 26, 2017

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. How do YOU make more money?

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Years before launching Entrepreneur Architect, I published a quarterly newsletter for my own residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. Today, with the success of The Entrepreneur Architect Report , I better understand the value of producing a quality online periodical. Keep it simple. Reveal behind the scenes.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 10, 2016

Simply based on my inbox, there is a new batch of bright and shiny new future architects about to graduate and they are on the hunt for their future … hopefully in an office like mine. The Not so Sexy Side of Architecture Practicing architecture for 99.9% Does school prepare you for being an architect?

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 20, 2013

Today we’re going to put all that information to work. Every potential client starts their search for an architect with a very specific list of expectations and assumptions. I love being a residential architect.). There are dozens of architecture firms offering similar services to Fivecat Studio.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

After responding to a hopeful architect on Dwell.com I decided to flesh out my answer and include more books. Naturally there is some overlap and some of these books could fit in multiple headings, this is architecture after all. Being a successful architect takes more than creating a wonderful idea and presenting it to your client.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 28, 2021

Yet, I can’t tell you how many architects we have talked to that have said they do exactly that. For decades, architects have adapted to use innovative technology to make their designs a reality. Your argument is probably: the operative side of architecture isn’t enjoyable. Design is what we do as architects.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

About a year ago I announced the idea behind my 12/12/12 Project and invited the small Entrepreneur Architect community to take their lives to the next level. My 12/12/12 Project was to launch the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast and relaunch this website as EntreArchitect.com. “Do something life altering!”,

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