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Six Ways To Earn More Profit As A Small Firm Architect

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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. Here are six approaches to earning more profit as a small firm architect: 1. Remember, without profit our firms will fail.

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AIA Antitrust and Establishing Fees for Small Firm Architects

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Fees for Small Firm Architects. There are hundreds of articles, forums, blog posts and comments discussing how we architects are not paid enough and how our clients don’t understand what we do. The value of architecture and the services we provide are established by you and me, not our clients. We are worth more.

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Do Small Firm Architects Need Professional Liability Insurance?

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As licensed professionals we are legally responsible for the health, safety and welfare of the people using the structures we design. Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. Have you experienced a situation where your policy saved your firm?

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How to Make More Money as a Small Firm Architect

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As a requirement for licensure, registered architects are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of every occupant in every project we design. Most sole proprietors and small firms I know, struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. Forget about profit. We deserve to earn more. Additional Services.

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8 Reasons Why You Should Provide Construction Administration On Every Project

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I am often surprised by the number of firms providing architectural design services and forfeiting the final phase of the process, Construction Administration. Here is a recent comment from the group; “I need to get better at selling my clients on construction administration. Most think they do not need it and refuse it when offered.

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Your Story is the Key to Your Success

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It says that 80% of new commissions come from repeat clients and referrals. I published a case study recently where the small architecture firm I highlighted could trace $10 million dollars of construction back to just 4 people. They were the repeat clients and referrers; the R&R’s. Your Number One Job. Probably so.

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Construction Administration is NOT an Option

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I am often surprised by the number of firms providing architectural design services and forfeiting the final phase of the process, Construction Administration. Here is a recent comment from the group; “I need to get better at selling my clients on construction administration. I tell them, for us, that is not an option.