In 2019, FINESPUN is now 10 years old. It goes fast. Getting to the 10th birthday mark feels good and comforting - it says you know how to start up, get work, work hard, manage financials and eventually this wisdom turns into business smarts - you now know you can survive in the wild.

This rings true when you see statistics showing about half of new small businesses are dusted in three years. This survival rate continues to drop when only 1 in 3 businesses survived the 10 year mark. Pat on the back to you who have gotten to this mark - the Government should send you a commemorative coin or something.

Ive been invited to join a panel at the third installment of the Australian Consulting Architects - B.o.S.P. Event (Business of Small Practice) with key speaker Warwick Mihaly, Director of Mihaly Slocombe Architects and local Nick Juniper of newly formed outfit The Fulcrum Agency. We get to talk business, how we do it (including the mobile outfit) and how to keep doing it. Something for everyone! Its in Fremantle and tickets are AVAILABLE HERE for 2-5pm Friday 10th May.

For those starting up a new architectural practice, you can read some of Warwick's Paniflo blog on the topic. On a similar note, i can also highly recommend 30X40 Design Workshop You Tube channel enough - super videos on the making of architecture and much much more for architects.

Stop watching Netflix you lazy bastard and click on these links.