DBA Roundup
A roundup of industry expertise, exclusive resources, business support and tools for your design business.
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A roundup of industry expertise, exclusive resources, business support and tools for your design business.
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DBA Roundup
A roundup of industry expertise, exclusive resources, business support and tools for you and your design team.
Business skills, Financial, HR, International trade, Legal, Maximise membership, New business & client relations, Strategy development
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In Focus: Where agency margins are won – or lost in delivery
DBA Expert Manish Kapur looks at two places where design agencies tend to lose margin and why small changes can make a noticeable difference.
In Focus: Staff cost to fee income ratio
DBA Expert Mike Almandras explores a key metric you should be looking at to set your design business up to be profitable.
In Focus: The people story behind the numbers
DBA Expert Aliya Vigor-Robertson explains why the latest sector data reveals something most agencies are missing: the financial pressure we're seeing isn't just a finance story. It's a people one.
Design events calendar
There are many industry events held every year to enrich your team and business. We've compiled a snap-shot of what's coming up.
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Looking for a good book? Check-out these recommended reads
Our book list has been compiled to signpost you to titles that have informed and inspired design industry peers.
DBA Member Forum | February Summary
Our February DBA Member Forum brought together four DBA expert perspectives on the DBA In Focus benchmarking report, drawn from real member data.
Design Leadership Webinar | Design Leadership Excellence
Design leadership today demands the ability to bridge gaps between teams, between priorities and between the language of design and the language of business. This taster webinar will explore what it takes to lead design at a more strategic level. Taking place 1 - 2pm GMT on Friday 13 February. Register for free.
Simon Everingham
Simon is an expert employee ownership adviser who has helped over 50 companies transition their ownership structure into being owned by an Employee Owned Trust. He is passionate about enabling employee ownership as an ownership succession solution, and as a fairer approach to ownership in general.