Who We Are

Derwae + Associates is a business communications agency, offering writing, editing, design and web site development services to companies and institutions of all sizes. We specialize in helping our customers develop new business proposals, grants, and corporate capability material. We have offices in Cleveland and New York.

There are three aspects of D+A that set us apart. First, everything we do is driven by a sales impulse because we recognize that successful communication is based on the art of persuasion. Our goal is to "sell the story" in a way that's clear, concise and compelling. The salesmanship may be subtle, but it's always there. We will leverage our expertise and your assets to creatively sell your vision.

Secondly, our associates have worked previously in such fields as institutional financial services; manufacturing; engineering; sales; marketing; government; academia; not-for-profit; publishing; science and technology; and conference development and management. Many of them have run their own businesses, so they bring an entrepreneurial "can-do" attitude to their work. And our clients come from a variety of industries. This means we will spend less time becoming familiar with your industry and more time enhancing your business communications.

The third aspect of D+A that sets us apart is the level of education and depth of experience of our associates. They are well-educated (as can be seen on the D+A Team page) but, more importantly, they bring decades of experience and "lessons learned" to their work. For example, our Editorial Director has more than 20 years experience in the field and our Graphics Director (at 32, the youngest director) has more than a decade of experience. The payoff to you is that we can solve complex problems and reach effective solutions faster. And that means that we will keep the price down and the quality up.