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 +44 (0)20 3855 4126 and we’ll look to source or signpost you to guidance to match your needs. 

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Leading creativity: a fireside chat with Eric Quint | DBA webinar

By Design Business Association
As former Chief Brand and Design Officer at 3M and Head of Design Management and Consulting at Royal Philips, Eric Quint has a uniquely experienced view of the world of leading design. During this webinar, he shares unmissable insights into effective design leadership and answers your questions. Listen to the full recording here.

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Adapting, learning and leading change: design in 2020 | DBA webinar

By Design Business Association
DBA Chief Executive, Deborah Dawton, chairs this explorative Q&A webinar, joined by a range of industry leaders from a range of backgrounds who shared their experiences of this unexpected and eventful year. Watch the full discussion here.

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DBA webinar: DBA Annual Survey Report launch 2020

By Design Business Association
Esther Carder, Partner, 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, at the 2020 DBA Annual Survey Report launch. The report analyses fees, salaries, utilisation, income, recovery rates, benefits and trends of DBA member agencies. It is the most valuable tool you will find to help you plan effectively for 2021 and you can watch the presentation here.

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Off payroll working with Moore Kingston Smith LLP | DBA Briefing – exclusive to DBA members

By Design Business Association
Changes to off-payroll working rules (commonly known as IR35) come into effect in April 2021, is your business ready? Join Moore Kingston Smith’s Tax Partner, Tim Stovold on Wednesday 14 October for this DBA member exclusive briefing, who will explain the changes and what they mean for your design business.

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DBA webinar: personal resilience

By Design Business Association
When your team and clients are looking to you for guidance and leadership, and you find yourself juggling multiple and often conflicting demands, the ability to face reality, improvise solutions and identify a path forward is paramount. Learn how to embrace change, feel less isolated at the top and take command of the situation with a stronger, adaptable mindset with insight and advice from this expert panel. DBA members can watch back our panel discussion on personal resilience here.

Business skills, HR

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DBA webinars: Creating financial resilience now

By Design Business Association
As government measures unwind over the coming months, many are at risk of facing a cash shortfall. Esther Carder and her team at Moore Kingston Smith LLP took us through the key things you can do right now to ensure you survive and thrive through the next 18 months in a live audience Q&A. DBA members can watch the recording here.

Business skills, Financial, HR, Legal

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DBA Webinars: the art of closing

By Design Business Association
DBA members can re-watch this lively webinar recording, featuring DBA Experts Dan Sudron, Catherine Allison and Adam Graham tackling some of your toughest challenges when closing the deal and winning business.

Business skills, New business & client relations

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DBA Webinars: Work better, not harder

By Design Business Association
Working a shorter week could improve creativity, productivity and happiness. DBA Members can watch this webinar recording and discover how redesigning the working week could revolutionise the way your business gets things done.

Strategy development

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DBA Webinars: do we need a new philosophy of design?

By Design Business Association
Coronavirus resource: In our rush to innovate, what are we unleashing? In a provocative and stimulating hour, designer and historian Craig Walmsley challenged our thinking on ‘design thinking’, exploring what a new philosophy of design might look like and why it’s needed. DBA Members can watch a recording of the webinar here.

Strategy development

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DBA Webinars: reignite your creativity

By Design Business Association
Coronavirus resource: Mark Shayler, owner of sustainable innovation consultancy Ape, took to the stage to inspire and remind us of the power of purpose-driven creativity. DBA Members can watch the recording here.

Business skills

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