Category BQE

  • The Seven Pillars of Highly Successful Architecture Firms

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software Culled from experiences working with more than 3,000 AE firms over 25 years, this session will examine the seven common denominators of every successful firm. Success comes in many flavors. For some, it’s money; for others, it is peer recognition, awards, or fame; for most of us, […]

  • Cash is King: Managing Cash Flow for Growth and Profit

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software The average days to collect cash in the AEC industry is between 60 to 120 days. In this training, we will examine the complete project lifecycle to understand how cashflow can be increased or decreased. Participants will gain valuable tips to improve cashflow by improving timesheet practices, […]

  • How to Make 2023 Your Most Profitable Year Yet

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    As the end of the year approaches, firms look inward and consider what they should do differently to make the coming year more profitable and aspirational. In this webinar, Steven Burns, FAIA, and Enoch Sears, AIA, will take their combined 60 years of experience in AE firm operations and distill it into 45 minutes of […]

  • Profit by Design: A Financial Bootcamp for Architecture Leaders

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    This engaging, bootcamp-style webinar is designed to enhance the financial acumen of Architect executives and professionals, offering foundational knowledge and practical strategies to empower your financial management skills. During the session, you will learn how to interpret crucial financial statements, harness technology for efficient financial management, and master the art of budgeting and forecasting. Additionally, […]

  • THE PHOENIX IS ON FIRE: How Your Firm Can Rise From the Ashes

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    Navigating yourself and your firm through the COVID-19 conundrum What the heck happened? There you were, thriving in a growing economy with unprecedented unemployment and enough work to keep your firm busy for months if not years. In a flash, it all evaporated. This webinar will look at our current state of affairs (changing daily) […]

  • Holistic Firm Management: Operational Insights in Service Towards a Work-Life Balance

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software What if you had the tools to understand where you are with regard to all aspects of your firm? Key Performance Indicators can be defined and implemented to guide you towards both professional and personal success. If you can’t measure it, you can’t track it, and you […]

  • Vitruvian Principles Applied to Firm Management

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software Commodity, Firmness and Delight of Project Accounting Simply uttering the word “accounting” can make the eyes of an architect glaze over in boredom. However, for a profession that should appreciate the benefits of data, the beauty of organization, the importance of analysis and the value of truth, […]

  • Spinach Ice-Cream for Architects - How to Have Fun while Keeping Your Firm Healthy

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software Who doesn’t love design? It’s like a bottomless bowl of chocolate ice-cream. Just like our bodies can’t survive merely on sweet desserts, your firm needs vegetables and protein too. Most firms struggle with maintaining the proper balance between the fun side of our practice and the necessary […]

  • Your Architecture Firm is Leaking Money: How to Identify Losses and Plug the Holes

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software Most firms look at profitability as a bottom-line metric. They use this as a gauge to determine if the firm is financially healthy. However, every firm is composed of countless independent elements: employees, clients, projects, phases, consultants, and a myriad of expenses. What does a firm do […]

  • 10 KPIs Your Architecture Firm Needs to Track for Maximum Project Profitability

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    Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software Projects are the core of your architecture firm. Not only do they generate profits, but they are also at the center of your firm’s business operations. As such, doing everything you can to ensure their success should be one of your top priorities. Key performance indicators (KPIs) […]