Hiring the best graduate talent

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School's out and there are graduates about! Now is the time to be attracting fresh, new talent to your agency so make sure your candidate experience is up to scratch with this useful advice from JourneyHR.

Increasing creative confidence

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Creative Director of Studio Texture, Stuart Youngs talks to the Design Business Association about how he developed his communication skills to confidently pitch and present creative work.

How to successfully open a studio abroad

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Elmwood's CFO, Debbie Longbottom, shares her insights into successfully opening an overseas studio.

Thinking of moving office?

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Agencies share their advice on moving offices. What are the first things to consider? Is there a particular order in which things should be done? What are the pitfalls?

The secret to capturing data on design effectiveness

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Instead of retrospectively asking for data once a project looks successful you need to start every project as if you are going to enter it into the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards. Whether you enter is by-the-by – the outcome will be effectiveness based case-studies that will strengthen the agency/client relationship, deliver new business to the agency, and prove the design spend ROI to the client.

Pension auto enrolment

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KPMG Small Business Accounting offers useful advice to ensure compliance and a smooth set-up of ‘pension auto enrolment’ for your design business.

Discussing deals informally

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The intention to establish legal relations is an important part of creating a contract. But what happens if the deal was discussed informally and not confirmed in writing? Humphries Kirk explore the legalities.

Agency growth case study: PATH

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As part of our new series of case studies on agency structure and growth, we asked Thomas Herman of London based PATH (30 staff, £3.5m fee income) to tell us how they have facilitated growth and their plans for the future. Hear the advice he'd give to agencies with about 15+ staff looking to grow.

Agency growth case study: Uniform

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As part of our new series of case studies on agency structure and growth, we asked Nick Howe of Liverpool based Uniform (50+ staff, £2.65m fee income) to tell us how they have facilitated growth and their plans for the future. Hear the advice he'd give to agencies with about 20+ staff looking to grow.

Keeping an eye on your financial position

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DBA Expert Gary Baxter outlines two useful calculations to enable you to identify potential weaknesses in your business.