DBA Roundup
By Design Business Association
A roundup of industry expertise, exclusive resources, business support and tools for your design business.
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DBA Roundup
By Design Business Association
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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Business ‘elf: unwrap success in 2025
By Design Business Association
As the year draws to an end, we bring you festive offerings from the Wise Men and Women of the DBA Experts Register to improve your business 'elf in 2025.
2025: what’s in store for DBA members?
By Adam Fennelow, Membership Director, DBA
A look ahead to 2025 for DBA members, including what's in store for January and the many ways the DBA can support you and your team next year.
Caroline Carretta
HKlaw
Caroline is a Partner and the Head of the Corporate & Commercial Law team at HK Law. She has extensive experience working with clients in the design industry, having supported many DBA members since joining HK Law in 2007.
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HR advice and webinars from Croner
By Design Business Association
As part of your DBA membership you are able to access our HR and employment law partner, Croner's schedule of webinars and downloadable HR resources. View details and register.
DBA Webinar | Official launch of the 2025 What Clients Think Report
Stay ahead of the latest industry trends and understand how they impact how you work. Join the launch of the 2025 What Clients Think report at 4pm GMT on Thursday 27 March. Authored by Jonathan Kirk, Director of Up to the Light, in association with the DBA, this is an industry report you won't want to miss.
DBA Members’ Forum | December Summary
By Design Business Association
In our December DBA Members' Forum, we asked an eclectic array of people to answer the question: what would you like to see designers achieve by this time next year?
DBA Webinar | Fireside chat with Dr Mary Mc Bride
Join Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive at the DBA in this exclusive fireside chat with Dr Mary Mc Bride at 4pm GMT on Thursday 30 January 2025.
Members only
The value of design: what’s next?
By Design Business Association
Have we reached a turning point for design? Catch up on this webinar with Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive at the DBA and Kevin McCullagh, Founder of Plan, as they discuss how we can ensure design maintains its valued and hard-won position as a driving force for change and unpick the inherent skills of designers to find brand new opportunity in challenge.