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Shout, shout, let it all out: why it’s time to highlight your benefits package
These three simple steps can help you clearly communicate the benefits of working for your design business, beyond just the salary you're offering.
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These three simple steps can help you clearly communicate the benefits of working for your design business, beyond just the salary you're offering.
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Confidence, capability and you: finding the sweet spot
What role does confidence play in running a design agency and winning new business? The DBA's Adam Fennelow discusses this issue with DBA Expert Ralph Ardill to get his take on it.
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Changing Times, Reporting Profits
Changes to profit reporting: Chris Lang explains the who, what and when of changes proposed by HMRC and how to mitigate the impact on your business.
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Negotiations: a client’s lens
Five observations on agency readiness for negotiations and how to achieve better outcomes.
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Export Support Service
British businesses exporting to Europe can now access one-to-one advice via a new phone and online service.
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2021 DBA Annual Survey Report launch | DBA Member-only webinar
On 13 October, the 2021 DBA Annual Survey Report was launched, and Esther Carder, Partner at Moore Kingston Smith presented a detailed analysis of the benchmarking data and trends across key performance metrics affecting design agencies, and gave insight into how to apply these valuable findings to your business. Our flagship report analyses fees, salaries, utilisation, income, recovery rates, benefits and trends of DBA member agencies. Watch the full recording here.
Financial, HR, New business & client relations
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DBA Design Effectiveness Awards: handy tips for a winning case study
With the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards entry deadline coming up on 5 November, here are some handy tips to strengthen your entry.
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The importance of time tracking in the new workplace (and how to make it work)
Let’s be honest. Perhaps, for many, timesheets are a little mundane. But at a point when the working world as we know it has been flipped on its head, now is the time to pay a little more attention to the simple act of clocking on and off.
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The 10 financial KPIs all design agencies should monitor, and how to manage them
Monitoring these financial KPIs will help you understand where your business’ numbers are today and where they should be in the future.
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Structural reviews: building your dream team
Right now, for agency leaders inertia is not an option. With so much having changed, DBA Expert Jeremy Paterson looks at how you can develop and shape your team for future success.