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.

Some sections are exclusively accessible to DBA members, connecting you to the extensive range of benefits your membership provides.

DBA membership extends to everyone working within your business – all members of your team can register for their own password – ensuring the whole team benefits.

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Resources

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 020 7251 9229 and we’ll look to source or signpost you to guidance to match your needs. 

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The recruitment process

By JourneyHR
Whilst we’ll all have our preferences on how we would like the process to look, the cost on the employer to get it right is huge. JourneyHR details how to hire the right people, what to watch out for in recruitment practices and what you can do as an employer to get the best outcomes.

Business skills, HR

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Risky Business: how embracing risk will help your agency grow

By Ralph Ardill, DBA Expert
DBA Expert Ralph Ardill explores the value of exploring and addressing the risk attached to 'big ideas', with your clients.

New business & client relations

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How to write an equality & diversity statement

By Design Business Association
Your Equality and Diversity Statement will document your approach to hiring staff from different ethnic and minority backgrounds as well as different sexual orientation if you wish to address this. A client may want to know what your approach is to hiring and working with staff from culturally diverse backgrounds. They will need to ensure that your policy is similar to theirs in approach.

HR, Legal, New business & client relations

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How to tap into different thinking styles

By Rebecca Faulkner, Senior Brand and Behavioural Strategist, Rufus Leonard
There are no hard and fast rules for creating the ultimate cross-cultural design experience, but tapping into some of these findings can help to challenge assumptions.

Business skills, International trade

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Who needs an Expert?

By Adam Fennelow, Head of Services, Design Business Association
DBA Head of Services, Adam Fennelow, details the benefits gained through our Experts Register.

Business skills, Legal, Maximise membership

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Working for free on a Friday?

By Mike Satterthwaite, Chairman, Pegasus Systems
As we prepare to launch the 2017 Annual Survey Report, Mike Satterthwaite of Pegasus Systems explains how to optimise your recovery and utilisation rates.

Business skills

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Trading Disclosure Requirements

By Humphries Kirk
A reminder of legal requirements for company trading disclosure information from our legal partners, Humphries Kirk.

Financial, Legal

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Master the art of managing your nerves

By Catherine Allison, Master the Art
DBA Expert Catherine Allison details some valuable tactics to help you master sometimes unavoidable pre-pitch or pre-presentation nerves.

Business skills, New business & client relations

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Why does ‘About Us’ have to be so dull?

By Jonathan Kirk, Founder, Up to the Light
Could it be time to look again at the ‘About Us’ part of your agency presentation, pitch and website? DBA Expert Jonathan Kirk explains how to make it work harder for your business.

New business & client relations

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Take an agile approach to new business

By Natasha Ellard-Shoefield, Director, The Hand
Having an action plan in place for the months and potentially years ahead is crucial for your agency’s success. But so too is having the flexibility and ability to change it, if and when necessary.

Business skills, New business & client relations

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