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AIA: Crowd-funding shows promise for financing real estate projects

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The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted 5-0 to propose rules aimed at letting startups tap large numbers of ordinary investors for small amounts of capital. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers'

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Behind The Design 004: Titan Two by F9 Productions

EntreArchitect

Our firm built the Atlas Tiny House project with our own money. The people who wanted us to build this project saw the show, were local and liked what we were doing. Self financed. This was design-build, all done by our firm. If its a development project, what is the marketing strategy to sell it? Self built.

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Building a Culture of Transparency at Your Architecture Firm

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Some design firms have a culture of secrecy. Few people outside of the partners know anything about the finances, the vision or the ways in which the business is run. 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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Welcome to the All-New EntreArchitect

EntreArchitect

The all-new EntreArchitect is built exclusively for you; the small firm entrepreneur architect. We have a new logo, a new website and a new format designed and dedicated to help YOU build a better business. All throughout the month of January we will be exploring the topic of Finance , also known as money.

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Does Your Architecture Firm Qualify for the IRS R&D Tax Credit?

EntreArchitect

This could include designing a new building or improving upon an existing design. These include the energy efficiency tax credit, which allows architects to claim a credit for designing buildings that are more energy efficient, and the small business health care tax credit, which helps small businesses pay for employee health insurance.

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How To Build a Successful Architecture Firm With No Debt

EntreArchitect

There we found a perfect space in an old brick office building, which once housed the police department and Village Hall. It met all our requirements; a unique building close to home, 1000 square feet and located in a bustling business district central to all our potential clients. Bottom line… we held some major debt.

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My ONE Word for 2017

EntreArchitect

How to Achieve Your Goals as a Small Firm Architect. We’re developing new resources and working on better ways to serve small firm architects. At Fivecat Studio, we intentionally reduced the number of new projects in order to allow me to focus on building this platform. My ONE Goal. Stay tuned.