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How the CARES Act Provides Relief for Small Firm Architects

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As small firm architecture business owners, many of us may benefit from this historic legislation. Typically, self-employed people, freelancers, and contractors can’t apply for unemployment. Additional COVID-19 information and resources for small firm architects. Stay healthy. lovelearnshare.

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Six Ways To Earn More Profit As A Small Firm Architect

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Prior to starting our own firms, we business-owner architects experienced an “entrepreneurial seizure”, as Michael Gerber so accurately described in his book, The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It. It’s the precise moment when a passionate employee commits to starting her own firm.

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Do Small Firm Architects Need Professional Liability Insurance?

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Professional Liability Insurance for Architects. Architects are inherently burdened with risk and liability for the services we provide. Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. Sources of Professional Liability Insurance for Architects.

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Successful Project Planning for Small Firm Architects (Transcript)

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

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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. In order to successfully shut down, you need to communicate your schedule to everyone affected by your firm’s absence.

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How to Make More Money as a Small Firm Architect

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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. Forget about profit.

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Developing a Powerful Small Firm Culture from the Ground Up

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This is a guest post written by our friend (and founding member of EntreArchitect Academy) Marica McKeel ; an architect, designer, foodie, and entrepreneur. Marica finds inspiration by surrounding herself with creative people, collaborating with her clients, and forging strong working relationships with her contractors.