It’s all about focus. Making your architectural practice more profitable is actually quite simple. All you need to do is focus on the right kind of projects , the right kind of clients and ensure your employees are productive in the right way. Sounds easy, but determining what “right” is …

There are 4 main types of employees in any professional service firm Reallocating the nature of work between the different types can drastically improve profitability The A Team We are going to be using the hot 80's TV show, The A Team, to illustrate our point: If you have a …

When I was a teenager, I authored an Excel workbook that was used extensively to capture the quantity, species and location of wild animals being spotted from a helicopter - in order to plot, aggregate and extrapolate game populations for management purposes.

What is certainly not a secret, is that architects are not particularly excited by the financial management aspects of running a practice. At Fresh Projects, we believe that is the way it should be. We understand that architects became architects to create great spaces and design timeless buildings. Not to …

For years, I worked in the financial team of a large AEC firm. We had over twenty people running the accounting functions that kept the business ticking over. If I reflect on what actually made a difference at the end of the day, I believe there are really only three …

For years, I worked in the financial team of a large AEC firm. We had over twenty people running the accounting functions that kept the business ticking over. If I reflect on what actually made a difference at the end of the day, I believe there are really only three …

For years, I worked in the financial team of a large AEC firm. We had over twenty people running the accounting functions that kept the business ticking over. If I reflect on what actually made a difference at the end of the day, I believe there are really only three …