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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. I wrote about my experience at the Academy in the introduction to my original Entrepreneur Architect Academy blog series back in 2013. Some months we have money left over and other months we struggle to pay each bill.

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Conversion Rates for a Small Firm Architect

EntreArchitect

Below are two charts that present data collected throughout the history of our small firm architecture studio. The trend for 2013 continues to improve, so our fingers are crossed that conversions will continue to climb. Prospects and Projects. How To Use This Data. Collecting and organizing this data is great.

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A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects

EntreArchitect

Originally published in 2013 as Part 4 of the original EntreArchitect Academy Blog Series, this final article of our month dedicated to Business Development shares my firm’s simple sales system. You can read the entire original 2013 blog series here. A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects.

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Top 10 Entrepreneur Architect Blog Articles of 2013

EntreArchitect

Today I’m in Chicago at AIAS Forum 2013 celebrating the new year with a thousand architecture students from every corner of North America. The year 2013 has seen amazing growth for the blog. With this final post of the year, I present to you my top 10 articles of 2013. …and the number one article of 2013; 1.

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Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas… Looking Forward to 2013

EntreArchitect

Looking forward to 2013. Financially, 2012 has been the absolute worst year in the history of Fivecat Studio … but because of the crisis, we shifted gears, restructured the firm and became more efficient at what we do. The year 2013 is going to be very exciting. See you in 2013. I am truly looking forward.

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Architectural Job Starter Kit | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I have almost always worked in small firms – except for that one time when I didn’t, which wasn’t a bad year but it cemented in my mind that my skill set is better suited for a small architectural firm. Here are my Top 5 Reasons to work in a Small Architectural Firm: 1. I loved it!

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Gradient House, Sequitur winery and the rise of an award-winning firm: Linden, Brown Architecture

Portland Architecture

For me, like many, Gradient provided an introduction to the work Linden, Brown, which is the latest in a succession of award-winning local small firms founded by architects formerly with Portland’s Allied Works (including Waechter Architecture, Lever Architecture, and Beebe Skidmore).

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