BQE CORE PRESENTS

Succession Planning and Leadership Transition:

Securing Your AE Firm’s Future 


Thursday, October 3, 2024

2pm ET | 11am PT 


For many architecture and engineering firms, the business is not just a career, but a lifestyle. However, when the time comes to retire or slow down, the most important investment you can rely on might not be your 401(k), IRA, or real estate portfolio—but your firm. Succession planning is not just about ensuring your practice can continue without you; it’s about building a valuable asset that can provide significant financial security and wealth, potentially making your firm your most significant retirement asset. 

Join Steve Burns, FAIA, Founder of The Well-Designed Firm, for an essential webinar on the best practices for succession planning and leadership transition. This session, designed specifically for firm owners who may not have considered the long-term financial benefits of planning ahead, will be led by an industry expert, who successfully sold his 17-person firm in 2007. Steve will show you how to strategically grow your firm’s value, preparing it for a successful transition that can offer you the financial freedom to step back when you are ready. 

He’ll cover the critical steps for ownership transition, from strategic and financial planning to cultivating leadership within your team. By empowering the next generation and creating a strong, sustainable firm, you’ll be setting yourself up for a future where your hard work pays off in more ways than one. 

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to turn your firm into your most significant retirement asset. Secure your spot today and start building the financial future you deserve!

 

By the end of this session, you will learn how to:

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Prepare for ownership transition with strategic and financial planning 

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Cultivate leadership and identify future firm leaders 

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Ensure continuity, growth, and stability during leadership changes 

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Empower the next generation to pursue innovative initiatives and goals 

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Did you know that you can receive one LU for this course?

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Steven Burns, FAIA 

Founder of The Well-Designed Firm &

Former Chief Creative Officer at BQE Software

LEARN FROM AN EXPERT

As a distinguished thought leader, Steve blends his passion for design and firm management with profound insights into emerging technologies. Over the past 2 decades, working directly with over 1,400 firm owners, Steve has significantly contributed to reshaping these businesses for enhanced growth and sustainability. 

Steve's career highlights include a 7-year tenure at SOM Chicago, founding BBA Architects in 1993 and growing it to 17 architects before its 2007 sale, and creating ArchiOffice, a groundbreaking project management software company acquired by BQE Software in 2010.  

Recognized for his significant impact on the profession, in 2009 Steve was elevated to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. Currently, as Founder of The Well-Designed Firm, he focuses on leading AE firms to operational excellence, mentoring leaders to craft businesses as elegant and innovative as the architecture they create. 

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ABOUT BQE: A PROUD HOST OF THIS WEBINAR

BQE CORE is the award-winning firm management software, created by architects and engineers for architects and engineers, that project-based firms trust to run their operations for better project outcomes, and more profitable futures. Their fully integrated suite of intuitive tools with 24/7/365 support provides back-office automation to power front-office insights, making firm management more agile, informed, and data-driven. Learn more at www.bqe.com