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The Benefits of Great Benefits – Jeff Pelletier on Vacation
The Business of Design

The Benefit of Great Benefits

Professionals in the architectural world are simply not compensated well, contrary to public perception. Jeff Pelletier is here to change that. He thinks giving employees the best benefits in the industry will foster happy employees who treat their clients well, adding value to the services Board & Vellum provides. Well, guess what? It's working.

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How Architects Can Be Model Citizens: The B&V Team at the Street Fair - Cropped for Featured Image
The Business of Design

How Architects Can Be Model Citizens

This week in the ArchiTalk series, we launch from the theme of "Citizen Architect" to discuss what it means here at Board & Vellum to be a model citizen. From community outreach as a group, to our individual volunteer efforts, the cycle of change starts with people getting involved and helping to better where they live.

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Other Tangents, The Business of Design

What Does It Take to Become an Architect?

So, what does it take to become an architect? Just like everything else, there is no clear answer to that question. The real answer: "It depends." The details keep changing, and they vary by location! Ryan Adanalian breaks it down for you, at least how it works right now, in 2015 in Washington.

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10 B&V’ers + Remote Cabin = 1 Surprisingly Productive Good Time

Ben summarized all the fun things these B&V'ers learned about themselves while taking a break over a couple of days at the annual Board & Vellum summer retreat.

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Our Painted Picture and a Recap of our Planning Retreat

Every year, Board & Vellum takes some time off from our regular work week and travels somewhere out of town (usually the woods) where we can spend some time relaxing and planning our goals for the upcoming year. This is a recap of this year's accomplishments.

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The Business of Design

Strategic Planning: Charting the Course

Strategic planning is a process in which you identify your goals and how you're going to get there. Here is a list of the values and the vision that keep Board & Vellum humming, as of 2011.

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PSBJ: 2014’s 40 Under 40

PSBJ: 2014’s “40 Under 40”

In 2014, the Puget Sound Business Journal inducted Board & Vellum principal, Jeff Pelletier, to their “40 Under 40” list of local business leaders.

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