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Basic Financial Statements for Small Firm Architects

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Seven years into owning our own small firm, Annmarie and I decided to make some changes. As a small firm architect with no investors, I use my accounting software to prepare two simple financial reports; my balance sheet and my income statement. Balance Sheet (Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders’ Equity).

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Six Ways To Earn More Profit As A Small Firm Architect

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It is the passion for profit that allows us to grow our firms and continue to build successful practices. During good times and bad, the dangers threatening our firms not only come from outside pressures but literally from inside our heads. Six Ways To Earn More Profit As A Small Firm Architect. So what can we do?

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AIA Antitrust and Establishing Fees for Small Firm Architects

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Fees for Small Firm Architects. During a typical architectural project, we make thousands of decisions, work hundreds of hours and are responsible, by law, for the health, safety and welfare of the people using our buildings. We’re a disgruntled bunch of professionals. We are worth more. AIA Antitrust Guidelines.

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Do Small Firm Architects Need Professional Liability Insurance?

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Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. If our business systems failed and the firm was required to defend itself without a policy, we certainly would have been crushed by the costs involved in such a legal action.

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Developing a Powerful Small Firm Culture from the Ground Up

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In this article Marica shares her recent experience with building a new team for her small firm and how she is being intentional about the culture in which they work. Using an Off-Site Retreat to Build a Better Business. Team Building. My first full-time employee started September 1, 2015.

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Generative Architecture is Expanding Horizons for All Architects (Including Small Firms!)

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Creating a Building Rather than Designing It. But his designs were also incredibly difficult to achieve, as his goal was not simply to design a building, but to design a building almost as though it were living; creating a building rather than designing it. Generative Architecture for Small Firms.

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How To Get Published as a Small Firm Architect

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Build Your Platform. Build a community of people interested in what you do and what you have to say. Does the project utilize innovative technology or construction assemblies? The post How To Get Published as a Small Firm Architect appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.