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Topics covered include:

¨ Types of formation – sole trader, partnership, limited

   liability partnership or limited company

¨ Marketing and getting work

¨ Employing staff; resources and equipment

¨ Budget and finances; legislation

¨ Resourcing and outsourcing

¨ External advisers and sources of help

¨ Bringing in new partners

¨ Managing growth and succession planning.

Target Audience: Architects who have recently set up in practice or who are looking to do so in the near future, also of interest to those planning growth of an existing practice.

Speaker: Chris Askew , Architectural Consultancy

A former Partner and Practice Manager at Feilden Clegg Bradley, with over 20 years in practice, Chris has wide ranging experience in architectural management. He has completed projects in a number of sectors - housing, headquarter offices, retail and workspaces, using a variety of procurement routes - traditional, design and build, and partnering contracts. He is a Part III examiner at Birmingham UCE, Plymouth and Cardiff, and runs his own architectural consultancy in Bristol, combining architectural projects with providing strategic advice for other practices. He is also a director of a Bristol-based property company and a trustee of the Architecture Centre.