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Bookkeeping Basics for Small Firm Architects

EntreArchitect

” These are the sentiments of many firms in the architecture community. There’s absolutely nothing creative about it and yet it is crucial to the growth of all design firms. As an added bonus, create an automated ecosystem of accounting and project management tailored to fit your firm’s unique needs. Bring it on!

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Basic Financial Statements for Small Firm Architects

EntreArchitect

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

EntreArchitect

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?

EntreArchitect

Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. Expensive… Until You Need It.

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Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

EntreArchitect

I’ve been continuously improving my firm’s project management systems since we launched in 1999. Every firm, with any experience, has many of these processes already in place. It’s the document that we use at my firm to gather much of this important information from our clients. Systems allow us to be better architects.

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AIA Antitrust and Establishing Fees for Small Firm Architects

EntreArchitect

Fees for Small Firm Architects. As creatives, our passion seeks the art of design and the process of developing a concept into construction. The post AIA Antitrust and Establishing Fees for Small Firm Architects appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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9 Extra Small Architectural Firms Making Major Waves in the Design Industry

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For the first time at the 11th A+Awards , the most outstanding super-small practices were recognized in the Best X-Small Firm category, designed for studios of between one and five employees. The firm’s ethos is highly collaborative, working closely with clients and craftspeople to deliver exceptional, informed structures.