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    • …build financial knowledge
      • Financial mentoring for designers
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      • digital copy: the business of design publication
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Design Business Council > Business of design
Looking for designers
What I learnt spending 5 days with designers
22
Nov

Contrasting and comparing coworking spaces to commercial leasing options is a commonly discussed topic in design circles – mainly because rental is a large component of a studio’s overheads.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , Design pricing , Human centred design ,
Tags: Business of design , design , design innovation , Design management , design studio management , designers , designers hours , designers mental health , mental health , new business development ,
I don’t have time to work ON my business
29
Oct

I’m hearing this a lot lately. In one way it shows our industry is healthy. Most agency owners I talk to are up to their ears in work. Or are they up to theirs in deep water …

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design index ,
Tags: Business of design , design centric , Design management , Design strategy , Studio management , value pricing design ,
design value
The secret to value pricing design
23
Oct

Value pricing will only work with some clients. As an industry we have spent far to long selling our services by the hour. We need to accept that our legacy clients …

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Tags: Business of design , design centric , Design management , Design strategy , Studio management , value pricing design ,
The design journey
Taking clients on the design journey
14
Oct

Design-led companies have effective processes in place to continuously listen to customers. They are committed to testing ideas and iterating those ideas better over time.

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Tags: Business of design , customer journey map , design centric , Design management , Design strategy , Studio management ,
Coworking vs leasing
01
Oct

Contrasting and comparing coworking spaces to commercial leasing options is a commonly discussed topic in design circles – mainly because rental is a large component of a studio’s overheads.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , Design pricing , Design value chain , Human centred design ,
Tags: Business of design , design , design innovation , Design management , design studio management , designers , designers hours , designers mental health , mental health , new business development ,
Risk averse
Are Australian designer too conservative?
24
Sep

Design-led companies have effective processes in place to continuously listen to customers. They are committed to testing ideas and iterating those ideas better over time.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design index ,
Tags: Business of design , design centric , Design management , Design strategy , Studio management ,
Contacts or clients
From contact to client…
17
Sep

So you have a client contact list as long as your arm. All ready for that day when you get around to sending them something to try and get more work. STOP.
You don’t need contacts. You need clients …

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Tags: Business of design , Design management , Design strategy , Studio management ,
Gain retain grow clients
One week, 10 masterclasses to gain, retain and grow clients
10
Sep

The Business of Design week gives you the opportunity to spend time working ON your business with Australia’s leading design business mentors.

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Tags: Business of design , Design management , Design strategy , Studio management ,
Victoria’s design strategy
19
Aug

Creative Victoria is seeking submissions to help shape the creative industries strategy 2020-2024.
It’s important that Victorian graphic designers submit.

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Tags: Business of design , design , design innovation , Design management , design studio management , designers , designers hours , designers mental health , mental health , new business development ,
Presenting: this could go one of two ways.
06
Aug

Presenting in front of a client is no longer common place.
Everyone is busy.
Everyone is impatient.
Everyone is tuned to immediate gratification.

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Tags: Business of design , design , design innovation , Design management , design studio management , designers , designers hours , designers mental health , mental health , new business development ,
The leap
29
Jul

I understand the leap of faith needed to make changes. It’s not to be underestimated how easier it would be in the short term to continue business as usual. But long term value of change is often immeasurable.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index ,
Tags: Business of design , design , design innovation , Design management , design studio management , designers , designers hours , designers mental health , mental health , new business development ,
Design maturity
How ‘design mature’ are your clients
15
Jul

Business maturity is a method of examining a businesses capabilities. This idea derived from a U.S. Defence Department model to assess the capability of businesses supplying to the U.S. Government.

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Tags: Business of design , Design management , design maturity report , new business development ,
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