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I work with architecture firm owners and principals across the USA and Canada, in the $1M to $20M range, including right here in Philadelphia. People who have a strong design reputation, margins that swing or stay thin, and too many decisions routed through one or two people.
Architecture: From founder-centric studio to transferable practice
Great projects, a portfolio you're proud of, and profit per partner that doesn't match the quality of the work. Principals reviewing every set and every fee. A practice that stalls the minute the founder steps back.
Client Success Stories
“Franne McNeal provided me with invaluable, specific and practical advice that I was able to implement into how I manage my architectural design business. Franne’s advice gave me a new perspective that is affording me the ability to see opportunities for growth in my architectural design firm.”
“Franne is insightful and unrelenting in helping entrepreneurs reach for growth for their companies and for themselves as leaders. She understands the core competencies needed for her clients to grow, and she makes sure they map an ambitious but realistic path to that growth.”
No. I work with architecture firms in the $1M to $20M range, from small studios to multi-principal practices.
Yes. Most owners come to me for profit and leadership problems, not a sale. Building firm value gives you options later.
No. The point is to protect the design reputation you built while fixing the economics underneath it. When the fee structure and studio leadership are right, the design and the margins both improve.
I coach over Zoom and in person. I'm based in Bryn Mawr and work across the Philadelphia region and throughout the USA and Canada.
About Franne McNeal and
Significant Business Results
Franne McNeal is President of Significant Business Results LLC, an Accredited Value Guide, and
the former leader of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses (PHL). She holds a BA from Princeton,
an MBA from Eastern University, and an MSBR from Temple University, and has advised business owners for 35+ years.
Founded in 2006. Based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Recognized by ABC, NBC, AP, NPR, Yahoo, and The Washington Post.
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