EntreArchitect

AUGUST 14, 2018

In my professional opinion, one of the best practices to apply in advance of providing a client with a proposed fee is to always invest the time and expense required to develop a Project Fee Budget. This method is applied to ensure that, if selected, the Firm has an opportunity to earn the minimum 20% Net Profit.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 31, 2017

From that original small studio, we built our reputation for highly detailed residential architecture and our “personal touch” customer service. We learned to accommodate our new “partner” and established routines to allow us to keep the firm and our family as separate as they could be within 900 square feet. Separate responsibilities.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 10, 2007

Since 1990, he has designed, financed and built almost two dozen buildings. No clients. Without clients to rein in his aesthetic choices, Segal has also won a slew of local and national design awards.). The post Jonathan Segal: Entrepreneur Architect appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 15, 2021

There are a myriad ways each of us can impact the profession, serve clients and the public, and design a better built environment. If you studied architecture but are thinking there is a different way you want to apply your skills than working for a firm, please go do it. There is no right way to pursue a career in architecture.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Really I was renting a small conference room from a larger engineering firm. Coworking spaces are offices where small businesses and freelancers pay to be members so they can use a nice office space they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford on their own. How about we meet at this coffee shop I know, instead?”. Absolutely.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Financial Management for the Small Architectural Firm: Terminology and Examples. In my previous article , I made the strong case as to why your small firm needs to think like a business and not just like an architect. Don’t include any of those that are reimbursed by your client (e.g., 5 Person Firm.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 1, 2017

To learn more about Steve, his firm Management Consulting Services or to dive deeper into the subject that Steve is sharing with us here at EntreArchitect, visit his website at ManagementConsultingServices.com. Time spent on project activities that, while chargeable to a project, are not-billable to the clients. Cash Flow: No Formula.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 14, 2013

We learned to accommodate our new “partner” and established routines to allow us to keep the firm and our family as separate as they could be within 900 square feet. With several small commercial projects complete and our first major residential project well underway, the business was beginning to grow.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 10, 2018

Well, you can learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects right now at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. Freshbooks, the cloud based accounting software that makes running your small firm easy, fast and secure, spend less time on accounting, more time doing the work that you love. Not really.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 12, 2018

Do you know how to calculate the exact amount you need to charge your clients in order to earn 20 percent profit on that project? Learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. Gusto is making payroll benefits and HR easy for small businesses. Thanks Mark.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 15, 2015

Still one of the most popular posts on the blog; in this 3-part article Steven walks us through the step-by-step process of developing a powerful Profit Plan for our architecture firm. Providing great architectural services and running a financially successful firm are not mutually exclusive. – Mark. Don’t worry. It’s in our DNA.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Steve is the creator of ArchiOffice ® the leading office, project management and time tracking software used in more than 1,000 small and mid-sized architectural firms. Providing great architectural services and running a financially successful firm are not mutually exclusive. Clients are attracted to winners.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 24, 2017

Everything I have learned about succeeding in business as a small firm architect has come to me in two ways; either through trial and error (with lots and lots of error) or through the many dozens of business and “self-help” books that I’ve read over my many years as an architect. Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us.

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A Better Built Environment

APRIL 12, 2021

This weekend we walked to China Town in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Although not our first time there, it was a wonderful reminder that we live in a vibrant city with incredible diversity. Due to the pandemic we haven’t been able to take full advantage of all that New York City has to offer. Leave a comment I need your help.

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