Members only
Data on Staff Turnover Rates: 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report
By Design Business Association
Available to download and utilising data from the 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report, this special report focuses on staff turnover trends within agencies across the last three years.
Members only
Data on Staff Benefits: 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report
By Design Business Association
Available to download and utilising data from the 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report, this special report focuses on DBA member staff benefits including pensions, parental leave, health and travel benefits and bonuses.
Twenty/Twenty: time to make the leap
By Hannah Paterson, Insight & Content Editor, DBA
If you're considering applying for Twenty/Twenty mentoring this article's for you: 2LK's ECD Andy Sexton, Brandon's CEO Richard Taylor & Point 6's MD Sally Forsyth Spark discuss the continued impact of the mentoring programme two, five and ten years on.
The value of design: what’s next?
Have we reached a turning point for design? Join 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.
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Benchmarking for micro-agencies: 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report
By Design Business Association
Available to download and utilising data from the 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report, we have taken the respones of agencies with one to five people and created this report specifically for micro-agencies to enable them to benchmark their business performance, income, fees, how they use freelancers and more.
A look beyond the headlines in the 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report
By Design Business Association
DBA Experts take a closer look at findings from the 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report and what they mean for your business.
DBA Members’ Forum | November Summary
By Design Business Association
In our November DBA Members' Forum, we delved into the key findings from the 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report, exploring how the data will impact members and the way they run their businesses.
Members only
Understanding the impact of the 2024 NI rate increase
By Chris Lang, Founder, Flash Partners
What does the 2024 increase in Employer’s NI mean for your business? DBA Expert Chris Lang, Founder at Flash Partners Limited shares a helpful guide to the new tax changes.
Working overseas – how to make it work
By Clare Dowdy, Design Week
With a sluggish UK economy, more and more design businesses are finding work with international clients. Speaking to DBA members, Design Week's Clare Dowdy looks at the opportunities and challenges.
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2024 DBA Annual Survey Report Launch | DBA member-only webinar
By Design Business Association
The DBA Annual Survey Report gives you the most comprehensive analysis of fees, salaries, and trends in the UK design sector. It’s your essential tool for benchmarking financial performance against businesses just like yours.
