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The mission of the AIA Small Firm Exchange (SFx) is to advance the mutual interests of architects practicing in small firms. The objectives of the AIA SFx are three-fold:

1. Advocate the value of small firms, the national SFx, and local SFx groups, both within the AIA and to the public.

2. Curate and disseminate the most pertinent resources and information, from the AIA & elsewhere, that benefit small firms.

3. Inform the AIA of current issues facing small firms and areas in which current resources/information are lacking.

Approximately 75% of all firms within the AIA are small firms (less than 10 employees), which equates to 14,459 small firms within the organization.

~26.8% = sole practitioners = 5,173

~33.5% = 1-5 employees = 6,459

~14.7% = 5-10 employees = 2,827

For context, small firms share of staff is 16.0% and share of billings is 12.0%

We need to find ways to leverage that size for collaboration and influence, just like the individual large firms do.

   

  

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Practice Continuation Agreements

  • 1.  Practice Continuation Agreements

    Posted 08-18-2014 04:12 PM
    This message has been cross posted to the following Discussion Forums: Small Firm Round Table and Practice Management Member Conversations .
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    Are there any sole practitioner firms that have created or used a Practice Continuation Agreement between yourself and another firm?  I am a corporation but a sole practitioner and a friend of mine is an LLC but a sole practitioner as well.  We each have staff but no partners.  We want to have a Practice Continuation Agreement between our firms in the event of an injury or death of one of us.  I have researched this online and with my insurance company.  The best examples have been agreements between CPA firms.  I was wondering if any sole practitioner firms have used one of these specific for an architectural practice before and I could see as an example.

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    Brian McNew AIA
    McNew Architecture, APAC
    Shreveport LA
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