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A roundup of industry expertise, exclusive resources, business support and tools for your design business.

Work in an exciting and dynamic industry, with inspiring and market-leading design professionals, and help champion the transformative power of design.

In our November Members’ Forum, we explored how to practically apply the findings in this year’s DBA Annual Survey Report to your business. Here’s a summary of the conversation.

In this quick read, Fifth House MD Jonny Kermode shares his experience of DBA Twenty/Twenty mentoring and the benefits it’s brought to him and his business. 

Being part of a mentoring relationship can be transformational. It’s an opportunity to develop the impact you have on your business in a sustainable way.

The 2023 DBA Annual Survey Report is hot off the press and packed full with valuable benchmarking data. DBA Experts delve into the Report’s findings and share advice you can apply to your business. 

Having a member of the leadership team with a keen eye on the financials to help drive the commercial success of an agency is key, whatever the size of a creative agency. But when should a creative agency employ its own Finance Director?

The My Life in Design podcast returns this October, with series four kicking off with designer Jim Sutherland of Studio Sutherl&, while Michael Wolff, Rowena Curlewis and Margaret Nolan will also feature.

We’re delighted Sean Carney, former Chief Design Officer & Business Leader Healthcare Transformation Services at Philips, will be Chairing the Judging Panel for the 2024 DBA Design Effectiveness Awards. Here Sean shares a few thoughts on why evidencing the impact of design is important.