886+
business owners supported
15,000+
jobs created
$11 billion
in revenue impact
Up to 71%
valuation increase with the Value Builder System

Who I work with

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.

The pattern I see most

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.

What we do about it

We protect the design quality that built your name, then put real studio leadership underneath it. Clearer decision rights for your project architects. Fee discipline so the good work actually pays. Utilization targets your team can hit.

One 25-person architecture firm doubled net margin in 18 months.
The work that gets you there compounds over time with Significant Business Results.

Questions Business Owners Ask

Do you only work with large architecture firms?

No. I work with architecture firms in the $1M to $20M range, from small studios to multi-principal practices.

I'm not planning to sell. Is this still for me?

Yes. Most owners come to me for profit and leadership problems, not a sale. Building firm value gives you options later.

Will this turn my design firm into a numbers exercise?

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.

Do we meet in person in Philadelphia?

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.

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About Franne McNeal and
Significant Business Results

Trusted Advisor.
Proven Results

Franne McNeal is President of Significant Business Results LLC, a Certified Value Builder Advisor, 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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