by June R. Jewell, CPA | Apr 13, 2019 | Best Practices, Business Development, Business Management, Company Culture, Leadership, Profitability, Project Management, Strategy, Success Stories, Testimonial, Training, View All Posts
Scope creep – that vicious blood-sucker that steals your project profits. When the scope of the work done exceeds what is promised in your contract, and you don’t get more money, you pay for it. It comes straight from your profit margins and can leave a project at a...
by June R. Jewell, CPA | Apr 13, 2019 | Best Practices, Business Development, Business Management, Company Culture, Leadership, Profitability, Project Management, Strategy, Success Stories, Testimonial, Training, View All Posts
In 2014 Hillmann Consulting, a then 100-person environmental consulting firm based in Union, NJ, found itself on the cusp of growth. They started seeing what many A&E firms experience when transitioning from a small local firm to a mid-size geographically...
by June R. Jewell, CPA | Jan 17, 2019 | Best Practices, Business Development, Business Management, Company Culture, Leadership, Profitability, Project Management, Strategy, Success Stories, Testimonial, Training, View All Posts
We waited ten years for business to be booming again, and now that it is, most of our problems have gone away, right? In reality, we just have different problems, and for some firms, more problems. That is because as we grow and add more people, offices, services,...
by June R. Jewell, CPA | Dec 13, 2018 | Best Practices, Business Development, Business Management, Company Culture, Leadership, Profitability, Project Management, Strategy, Success Stories, Testimonial, Training, View All Posts
The majority of A&E firms will concur that 2017 and 2018 have been stellar years for the industry. Opportunities have been abundant, and economists are telling us that it is likely that the momentum will continue into next year. With this high volume...
by June R. Jewell, CPA | Oct 26, 2018 | Best Practices, Business Development, Business Management, Company Culture, Leadership, Profitability, Project Management, Strategy, Success Stories, Testimonial, Training, View All Posts
“While I have always been concerned for the client, the company, project performance and profits, as an engineer my focus has always been on the technical aspect of the work. This focus on quality and technical excellence will never change. What has changed, however,...
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...
