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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Data on Staff Benefits: 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report

By Design Business Association
Available to download and utilising data from the 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report, this special report focuses on DBA member staff benefits including pensions, parental leave, health and travel benefits and bonuses.

Financial, HR

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Benchmarking for micro-agencies: 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report

By Design Business Association
Available to download and utilising data from the 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report, we have taken the respones of agencies with one to five people and created this report specifically for micro-agencies to enable them to benchmark their business performance, income, fees, how they use freelancers and more.

Financial, HR

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Understanding the impact of the 2024 NI rate increase

By Chris Lang, Founder, Flash Partners
What does the 2024 increase in Employer’s NI mean for your business? DBA Expert Chris Lang, Founder at Flash Partners Limited shares a helpful guide to the new tax changes.

Financial

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2024 DBA Annual Survey Report Launch | DBA member-only webinar

By Design Business Association
The DBA Annual Survey Report gives you the most comprehensive analysis of fees, salaries, and trends in the UK design sector. It’s your essential tool for benchmarking financial performance against businesses just like yours.

Financial

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Why ‘good enough’ is good enough: The decision making sweet spot with David C. Baker | DBA Webinar

By Design Business Association
Are you a quick decision maker that’s too focused on the short term? Are you thinking of the long term and missing what’s happening next week, next quarter, next year? Are there just too many decisions to make? David C. Baker helps us find that decision making sweet spot.
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DBA Annual General Meeting 2024

By Design Business Association
We were delighted to welcome Louise French, Studio Operations Director at forpeople, Andrew Lindsay, Global Head of Enterprise Design at Kraft Heinz and Matt Round, Chief Creative Officer at tangerine to the DBA board of directors at our Annual General Meeting.
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The human side of innovation, a fireside chat with Mauro Porcini, Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo | DBA Webinar

By Design Business Association
How do you create an environment where innovation can thrive? Mauro Porcini, Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo was in conversation with Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive at the DBA, explores how you can nurture a space where design can have the greatest impact.
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Developing a PR and media strategy for design agencies

By Design Business Association
Why should design agencies engage in PR? How do you get started? The DBA's Adam Fennelow puts these questions and more to accredited DBA Expert Katherine Sandford-Anderson in this Q&A video, which is supported by a downloadable PR guide for design.

Strategy development

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2024 ‘What Clients Think’ report: the annual snapshot of the client/agency relationship

By Design Business Association
The 10th annual 'What Clients Think' report by Up to the Light, in association with the DBA, has been launched. Based on 675 in-depth client interviews, the report gives a unique view into client/agency relationships. Access the report and associated resources.

New business & client relations

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What Clients Think Report 2024 Official Launch Webinar

By Design Business Association
2024 What Clients Think Report launch. In this eye-opening hour long webinar, Jonathan Kirk, author of the report and DBA Expert, will explore the latest findings.
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