BQE CORE PRESENTS
The 60-Minute MBA for Architects & Engineers
Available on demand
Being a brilliant architect or engineer rarely translates into having a successful business. With all the years of education and training to make us experts in our profession, the skills needed to have a successful business were conveniently overlooked. This webinar will fill the void and provide you with the business management highlights that every firm needs to apply to achieve their full potential.
In this session, we will learn the fundamentals of all successful AE firms and provide the basis for making well-grounded business decisions. We will learn how firms can transition from being professionals providing services, to highly tuned businesses that can identify the needs of the marketplace and create services and products that are appropriately priced and yield consistent and greater profits.
Rather than seeking out new projects that merely build upon your current skills, you will start from a business-thinking mindset, where processes that are critical to building a thriving firm are examined and constituted in your firm. We will explore the importance of data within an AE firm and demonstrate how careful collection and interpretation can lead your firm into more exciting and profitable territory.
Join us for an engaging, live webinar presented by Steven Burns, FAIA, the founder of The Well-Designed Firm and former Chief Creative Officer at BQE Software, as he shares lessons learned over 35 years working with over 1,300 AE firms.
By the end of this session, you will learn how to:
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Identify why a “business-thinking” mindset is of utmost importance for service professionals
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Explain best practices for implementing a metrics-oriented leadership system
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Summarize how data-based performance management drives smarter business decisions
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Analyze how profitability drives growth rather than being merely a result
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Reframe your firm as a platform that enables you to achieve your business and personal goals
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Did you know that you can receive one LU for this course?
Steven Burns, FAIA
Founder, The Well-Designed Firm
LEARN FROM AN EXPERT
Steven Burns, FAIA, is a global thought leader and speaker on topics related to firm management and emerging technologies. He is the founder of The Well-Designed Firm, a nascent business consultancy helping A&E firms that wish to make their business as elegant as the architecture they create. Steven received his Master of Architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, spent 7 years at SOM, and founded his own architecture firm, BBA Architects which he sold in 2007. He created ArchiOffice, the popular office and project management software, which he sold to BQE Software in 2010, which later evolved into BQE CORE.
ABOUT BQE: A PROUD HOST OF THIS WEBINAR
BQE Software develops innovative business management solutions for architecture, engineering, and other professional services firms. Its flagship product, BQE CORE, streamlines project management, time tracking, billing, accounting, and other business processes on a single platform. Every day, over 5,000 customers use BQE CORE to get clear visibility and control over their projects, productivity, and profitability – all in one place. Learn more at www.bqe.com.