Listen "I was more focused on creating an image of success"
Episode Synopsis
This is the third recorded episode of The Broke Architect Podcast brought to you by the Global Architect Alliance (GAA).
In this episode, I talk to Agnieszka Sidorczuk a newly qualified architect currently employed by Bowman Riley Architects in Leeds, UK. We discuss why Agnes setup an architecture business in Poland after leaving University and how she got into debt. We discuss why she choose to move to the UK, and how she found work and qualified which led to her gaining her Part III.
We talk about education, the lack of business teaching in Universities and the Polish tax system. We also discuss projecting an image of success and the early mistakes many people make when setting up a business early in a career. We also talk about the realities of living with debt and how it impacted her life.
Should you be facing issues such as those discussed in this episode a range of help is available. The Architects Benevolent Society founded in 1850 exists to support the architectural community and their families and can help you in a range of ways during your working life, or once you have retired..
https://www.absnet.org.uk/get-help/
Please also consider support the ABS through a range of donation options https://www.absnet.org.uk/get-involved/donate/
In this episode, I talk to Agnieszka Sidorczuk a newly qualified architect currently employed by Bowman Riley Architects in Leeds, UK. We discuss why Agnes setup an architecture business in Poland after leaving University and how she got into debt. We discuss why she choose to move to the UK, and how she found work and qualified which led to her gaining her Part III.
We talk about education, the lack of business teaching in Universities and the Polish tax system. We also discuss projecting an image of success and the early mistakes many people make when setting up a business early in a career. We also talk about the realities of living with debt and how it impacted her life.
Should you be facing issues such as those discussed in this episode a range of help is available. The Architects Benevolent Society founded in 1850 exists to support the architectural community and their families and can help you in a range of ways during your working life, or once you have retired..
https://www.absnet.org.uk/get-help/
Please also consider support the ABS through a range of donation options https://www.absnet.org.uk/get-involved/donate/
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