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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.

   

  

  • 1.  2017 CRAN Symposium

    Posted 07-17-2017 07:56 PM
    Registration for the 10th Annual CRAN Symposium is now open. Join us this year in Miami, Florida for another event filled with great speakers, houses, sponsors, and fellow residential architects. Every year we hit our max registration earlier than the previous year, so do not delay in signing up.

    https://network.aia.org/cran/home/symposium/2017symposium

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    Jared Banks AIA
    Shoegnome, LLC
    Seattle, WA

    If you're not following CRAN on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/AIA_CRAN ) or Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/AIACRAN/ ), you should. We post lots of news and interesting stuff pretty much daily.
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  • 2.  RE: 2017 CRAN Symposium

    Posted 07-18-2017 07:26 PM
    Is registration available by day? Is the registration all inclusive? Lunch, tours, cocktail parties?

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    Nancy Perez Miller, AIA
    AR 17002 AA 3376
    NPMA LLC
    Florida Keys
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  • 3.  RE: 2017 CRAN Symposium

    Posted 07-19-2017 05:20 PM
    Hi Nancy,

    Registration is not available on a day-by-day basis. Registration includes the home tour, meals (breakfast and lunch), and cocktail receptions. The dinner cruise is $100 extra.

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    Dawn Zuber AIA
    Owner
    Studio Z Architecture
    Plymouth MI
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  • 4.  RE: 2017 CRAN Symposium

    Posted 07-21-2017 07:37 AM
    Thank you Dawn. I will be there, if I can devote the time for full attendance. Although I don't focus on residential, this conference is somewhat close by. 


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    Nancy Perez Miller, AIA
    AR 17002 AA 3376
    NPMA LLC
    Florida Keys
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  • 5.  RE: 2017 CRAN Symposium

    Posted 07-19-2017 06:24 PM
    Edited by Jared E. Banks AIA 07-19-2017 06:25 PM
    Everything but dinners are included and you register for the whole event not by day.

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    Jared Banks AIA
    Shoegnome, LLC
    Seattle, WA

    If you're not following CRAN on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/AIA_CRAN ) or Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/AIACRAN/ ), you should. We post lots of news and interesting stuff pretty much daily.
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  • 6.  RE: 2017 CRAN Symposium

    Posted 07-21-2017 07:39 AM
    Thanks Jared. I will do my best to attend. I hope to see you there.

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    Nancy Perez Miller, AIA
    AR 17002 AA 3376
    NPMA LLC
    Florida Keys
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