by June R. Jewell, CPA | Oct 16, 2018 | Best Practices, Business Management, Company Culture, Leadership, Profitability, Strategy, Systems, View All Posts
The number one challenge stated by our clients right now is hiring and retaining employees. Because finding experienced employees is so difficult in the A&E industry, many firms are getting creative with their compensation plans, benefits, profit-sharing and other...
by June R. Jewell, CPA | Sep 21, 2018 | Accountability, Best Practices, Business Management, Company Culture, Leadership, Profitability, Project Management, Strategy, Systems, View All Posts
The Architecture, Engineering and Environmental industry is as hot as it has ever been in my 30-year tenure, yet even when work is booming, I still find even the best A&E firms struggle to meet targets in any given month, quarter or year. So many factors impact...
by June R. Jewell, CPA | Aug 3, 2018 | Accountability, Best Practices, Business Management, Company Culture, Leadership, Profitability, Project Management, Strategy, View All Posts
The Architecture and Engineering industry is busier right now than it has been in a long time. This is great for your firm – right? I talk with at least 5 to 10 A&E firm CEOs a week, and their results are surprisingly mixed. While it is obviously a booming market...
by June R. Jewell, CPA | Jul 17, 2018 | Best Practices, Business Management, Company Culture, Leadership, Profitability, Project Management, View All Posts
Many A&E firms come to me because their profits are too low, not hitting expected targets, and barely enabling the firm to grow. In most cases, their projects are making a profit – just not at the levels expected or needed. The leaders of these firms are...
by June R. Jewell, CPA | May 24, 2018 | Best Practices, Business Management, Profitability, Project Management, View All Posts
The employee utilization rate is one of a handful of key performance indicators (KPIs) used by A&E firms to measure the ability of the firm to keep employees working on billable projects.Your employees are your firm’s primary asset and...
by June R. Jewell, CPA | Apr 4, 2018 | Best Practices, Profitability, Success Stories, Training, View All Posts
The AEC Profitability Summit is an event developed specifically to help architecture and engineering firm leaders increase profits by focusing on implementing business management best practices. The 2018 Summit, held at the beautiful Eden Roc resort in Miami...
