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WE04 Financial Management for Small Firms: Beyond Intuition
05/14/2008, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM


Learning Units: 3.75-Advanced level

Training Units: 0.9375-Training Area 15 (Office Management)

An architect would never design a building without knowing the financial criteria involved. Similarly, firm leaders need financial knowledge to make strategic decisions in designing their firms. This interactive seminar will cover the basics of financial management for small design firms. Among the topics covered will be macroeconomics and how to track the financial health of a firm over time. This is not an accounting course; the emphasis will be on practical financial tools.

Learning Objectives:
  • Track the financial health of your firm and identify the macroeconomic trends that could affect it
  • Apply financial tools to solving practice-based strategic planning dilemmas, such as decisions to hire new staff or move to a larger office (participants are advised to bring a calculator)
  • Share knowledge and experience of small-firm practice with your colleagues from around the nation, increasing your ability to analyze and benchmark your performance
Speaker: Rena M. Klein, FAIA

Provider: RM Klein Consulting

WE04a Wednesday, 8 a.m.-noon, $125 AIA Member
WE04b Wednesday, 8 a.m.-noon, $175 Nonmember