Services and resources to help you manage your design business
We research and write about the type of information we know is helpful to manage and grow a sustainable business. It’s information we wish we knew at an earlier stage of our careers.
We know having business knowledge equates to confidence.
Confidence means you can grasp opportunities and back your instincts.
Taking control of your business lessens stress and makes life more enjoyable.
Short, succinct ebooks – immediate download
Each of our ebooks is a snapshot of one aspect of managing a creative business.
They’re written based on our experience sharing our experience (of owning and running a design studio), research, and insights (from a decade spent mentoring many Australian creative business owners).
This is the same material we use when we consult to designers, advising on how they can better manage their creative business. We research at write about the type of information we know is helpful to manage and grow a sustainable business. It’s information we wish we knew at an earlier stage of our careers.
Our onlyness is our knowledge of the Australian design industry. We’re not just mentors or coaches – we’re practitioners – we’ve spent our career having skin in the game. We know what it’s like to balance creativity with productivity; client needs with profit, and flexibility with deadlines.
We keep our ebooks short, so they’re fast to write and quick to amend. That means they’re easy to keep up-to-date as our industry changes and evolves.
It also means they’re quick to read. We include the most important information we think will help a creative business owners manage their practice better.
More info about LinkedIn for designers – a new business strategy.
More info about What’s a fair wage? exploring roles and rewards.
More info about Finance in a design studio: unravelling the numbers.
More info about What’s the risk: Risk Management for creatives.
The bible about founding, managing and building a creative business
The Business of Design
The Business of Design is one publication containing all the information needed to start, manage and grow a design studio.
It’s a practical tool written from a completely local perspective. It’s about the Australian design industry, written for Australian creatives, by two Australian design practitioners. The content is relevant to micro-, mid- or a large studios. They all face similar challenges.
More information and order a copy here.
Business of Design masterclass
We’ve written a program unlike any other on the market. It’s based on your needs and your studio, and it’s not done alone or online. Infact we considered naming it a mentored-shortcourse because we work alongside you, directing your to research, tools and materials relevant to your specific business challenges.
It’s 3-month program written to help business owners build business knowledge and confidence. It’s based on your current business challenges, and measurable outcomes.
More info about the Business of Design masterclass here, or just email Greg to discuss your needs.
How to… short courses
A series of short courses about the business of design written for creatives to help them manage their business better.
They’re mentored deep-dives into specific issues about managing a creative business.
The topics are from discussions we’ve had or questions we’re often asked.
How to explain design value to your clients.
How to get better clients.
How to write a pricing policy.
Free resources
Not got the cashflow to access our services at the moment? We get that. Hopefully soon, in the meantime there’s lots of ways to access our research and insights:
- Subscribe to the Design Business Review – a weekly article about the business of design
- Access a library of review articles here
- Subscribe to our YouTube channel
- Factsheets (see below)
- Follow us on Facebook
- Follow Greg on LinkedIn
- Follow Carol on LinkedIn
