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Top tips and Euro zone advice for companies doing business abroad.
Members’ Area
From receiving expert help and guidance to benchmarking your business’ performance, the Members’ Area is a gateway to resources, services and support specifically developed for those working in the field of design.
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Essential guidance, templates, insight and tools to support you on all aspects of the business of design. From contracts to client opinion, legal updates to exporting support, our resources give you instant access to expert advice and tools to help solve a wide range of business challenges.
If you can’t find the information you’re after please email membership@dba.org.uk or call +44 (0)20 3855 4126 and we’ll look to source or signpost you to guidance to match your needs.
Top tips and Euro zone advice for companies doing business abroad.
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First steps to exporting
Ten essential steps to get you started.
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Exporting to the United Arab Emirates
This guide brings together advice from the Sector Lead for the Creative Industries at the British Embassy in Dubai, guidance from the Embassy of the UAE and helpful nuggets from the UKTI LinkedIn Group, to offer useful pointers for any agency looking to work in this market.
International trade
Members only
Exporting to Brazil
This guides summarises the presentation made by UKTI's Commercial Manager in Sao Paulo, Simone Ricci to DBA members in September 2012 on how to export design services to the Brazilian market.
International trade
Members only
Writing press releases
The DBA's media partner Packaging News, explains how you can increase the chances of your press releases getting coverage.
Business skills
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More buck for your bang
Simon May takes effectiveness thinking one step further to help you financially capitalise on the value you bring to clients.
New business & client relations
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More bang for your bonus
DBA Expert Chris Lang explains how important it is to have both accurate and timely financial data in order to project your agency’s cash position and looks at the three types of information you need to compile this.
Financial
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Retainer agreement
A short form retainer agreement which addresses some of the issues that need to be considered when entering a retainer arrangement with a client.
Legal
Members only
Retention of title clause
A retention of title clause essentially seeks to provide that title to the goods/services (and/or the interest that is passing in the intellectual property rights therein) is retained by the seller until the seller has received full payment. This document provides a short retention of title clause and is accompanied by a drafting note.
Legal
Members only
DBA Member Logo (multiple versions for digital and print)
DBA members can download the DBA Association Member logo in multiple formats for use on their website, email footers and other promotional material. Use of the logo is restricted to the period of time the company remains a member of the DBA.