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How to Build Sustainable Recruitment Strategies for Small Firm Success

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Recruitment Strategies for Small Firm Architects. Recruiting new employees is one of the most important things a professional services firm can do to be sustainable. He is also an adjunct lecturer on Entrepreneurialism at the University of Iowa and chair of the board of trustees of Grinnell Regional Medical Center.

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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. we would have been required to exercise the protections our professional liability policy provides. Professional Liability. Fivecat Studio would have been history.

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How to Make More Money as a Small Firm Architect

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Like any small business, architects must pay the typical operating expenses required to remain buoyant, such as utilities, professional service fees, consultants’ fees, insurances and several other overhead expenditures. Most sole proprietors and small firms I know, struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation.

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The Problem with ‘Hope Marketing’ and What to Do Instead

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If you go back to 1909, you’ll find that the times dictated some very restrictive views on the use of advertising and promotion in architecture and other professional service industries. The post The Problem with ‘Hope Marketing’ and What to Do Instead appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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Your Story is the Key to Your Success

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There’s a statistic that gets thrown around from time to time in professional services industries like architecture. The post Your Story is the Key to Your Success appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. It says that 80% of new commissions come from repeat clients and referrals.

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The Future of Practice Operations

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There’s been some software that attempts to create platforms for all professional service firms including architects, engineers, accountants, and lawyers. But these platforms fail to understand how architecture firms operate so the core problem of practice operations remains unsolved.

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Entrepreneur Architect Academy 011 | Professional Liability Insurance: The Risk and Reward

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Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. we would have been required to exercise the protections our professional liability policy provides. Professional Liability. Fivecat Studio would have been history. – Mark.