Practicing ArchitectureBest Practices
04.01 Starting an Architectural Firm
04.01.01 Starting a Firm: Essential Resources
04.01.02 Starting a Firm: Lessons from Failure
04.01.03 Seven Tips for Emerging Firms
04.01.04 New Firms Grow with a Marketing Plan
04.01.06 Considering Your Own Firm?
04.01.07 Comments from Recent Startups
04.01.08 Business Plans: The Executive Summary
04.02 Firm Legal & Organizational Structure
04.02.01 Multi-state Practice: Certificates of Authority
04.02.02 Legal Structure of Architecture Firms
04.02.03 Understanding Organizational Structure
04.03 Strategic Planning for the Design Firm
04.03.01 Business Planning for Small Firms
04.03.02 The Rationale For Strategic Planning
04.03.03 The Strategic Planning Process
04.03.04 The ABCs of Mergers and Acquisitions
04.04 Firm Identity & Expertise
04.04.01 Seven Attributes of Design-first Firms
04.05 Firm Identity & Expertise
04.05.01 Organizational Peer Review
04.06 Strategic Alliances
04.06.01 Forming Strategic Alliances
04.06.02 Strategic Alliances: Insurance Considerations
04.06.03 Interorganizational Alliances: The Power of Long-Term Collaboration
04.06.04 Adding Value in Today's Business Environment
04.07 Ownership Transition
04.07.01 Essential Elements of Ownership Transition
04.07.02 Ownership Transition: Establishing a Rabbi Trust
04.07.03 Ownership Transition: A Case Study
04.07.04 Ownership Transition: Key Points to Ponder
04.07.05 Ownership Transition Guidelines
04.07.08 Twenty Ownership Transition Planning Mistakes
04.07.09 Firm Valuation Resources
04.07.10 How Much Is Your Firm Really Worth?
04.07.11 What Drives Value in a Design Firm?
04.08 Leadership Succession Planning

