Want to secure meaningful business growth? 8 essential tips to ensure smart use of PR & communications

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These eight pointers have been designed to help steer businesses who are thinking about engaging in PR services or who want to inject new life and targeted rigour into their existing communications activity.

HR and employment law webinars

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As part of your DBA membership you are able to access our HR and employment law partner, Croner's schedule of webinars. View the schedule and register your place.

Department for International Trade’s Internationalisation Fund

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The Department for International Trade has launched its new Internationalisation Fund for eligible businesses in England. Match-funded grants of between £1,000 and £9,000 will be available for future activity (subject to eligibility and availability). To secure a grant, you will need to fund a proportion of your costs yourself. This varies according to where your business is based and will be either 40 or 50% of the total cost.

2021 What Clients Think report

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Based on 580 client interviews conducted on behalf of design agencies, this highly respected annual report is a fascinating snapshot of the client/agency relationship. Browse 3 top take-aways from the launch event and access the full report.

Making the right financial decisions in 2021: live Q&A with Moore Kingston Smith LLP | DBA webinar

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When we are faced with tough business decisions and multiple, sometimes unclear options, thinking with our heart before our head is a tempting path to follow. In this 90-minute webinar, Moore Kingston Smith covered staffing, finance, debt and cashflow management and Brexit. Ensure you have all the answers and watch the full recording here.

Tackling diversity & inclusion in the creative sector

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In this excellent article, DBA Annual Survey Report sponsor Paprika explores how the design sector can tackle diversity and inclusion.

The Four-Day Week Report

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Download Dr Alex Soojung-Kim Pang's report on the Four Day Week to find out how working less can revolutionise the way your company gets things done.

Crossroad moments: how to take the right turn

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How agency leaders can make confident business decisions at pivotal moments.

What Clients Think 2021 report launch | Exclusive webinar for DBA Members

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Watch the launch webinar of Up to the Light’s highly anticipated ‘What Clients Think' report in association with the DBA. In this webinar exclusively for DBA members, DBA Expert, Up to the Light founder and author of the report Jonathan Kirk, took us through the main findings of the brand new report and answer your questions about what clients really think.

Appraisal / Performance Review / Personal Development Template

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This template is an example of how an appraisal / performance review / personal development meeting could be run. There are many other forms this type of meeting could take. Please amend as you see fit. It is designed to work as a free-flowing conversation that is led by the employee (with prompts from their manager).