DBA APDIG submission to HM Treasury ahead of Autumn Statement
By Design Business Association
The DBA is calling for the Treasury to guarantee the future of R&D tax credits as well as expand their scope to support a design economy and business environment that will allow the United Kingdom to ‘own the global language of innovation’.
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Dividend allowance
By Jack O'Hern, Director, Wright Vigar
The Finance Act 2016 includes changes to legislation which will affect anyone in receipt of dividends. Chartered accountants Wright Vigar have the low down.
A voice for design
By Design Business Association
DBA calls for HM Treasury to guarantee the future of R&D tax credits, whilst Association CEO meets the Minister for Digital & Culture's Policy Adviser to discuss how design can help UK thrive after Brexit.
Now, more than ever, we need support for creative education
By Hannah Paterson, Insight and Content Editor, Design Business Association
If the government is serious about putting design at the heart of post-Brexit Britain, now more than ever, it must support creative education.
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The importance of information
By Les Parry, Managing Director, Pegasus
The success of a design business and its profitability is down to how efficiently the agency uses its resources. Find out the value of information, how to keep happy clients and how to make it work.
When is it right to write?
By Adam Fennelow, Head of Services, Design Business Association
I recently received a tweet (from a professional writer) commenting on a DBA course helping agencies develop and write content marketing. However, most agencies cannot afford to employ a full time writer, so this got me thinking – when is it right to write?
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What it takes to be a ‘brand custodian’
By Jonathan Kirk, Founder, Up to the Light
Many agencies like to see themselves as their client's 'brand custodian' but does it always stand up to examination?
Making design heard
By Design Business Association
Following the Referendum result, the DBA is working to ensure that the design industry's voice is represented fully as the UK navigates the transition to independence from the EU.
DBA drinks: quenching the thirst in Clerkenwell Green
By Design Business Association
What was discussed when DBA members got together to have a natter about design and the world at large?
Brexit: IP and employment law ramifications
By Design Business Association
How might intellectual property rights and employment laws be affected post Brexit? Are there precautions you should be taking now to prepare?
