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Mentoring, business support and access to funding for the fashion industry
 December 2016 

NEWSLETTER

READ ON FOR NEWS, EVENTS AND OFFERS
TO HELP START AND GROW YOUR FASHION BUSINESS.


THE BUYERS LOUNGE - NETWORKING TALK
8TH DECEMBER 2016 | 6.30 - 8.30PM 

 
Selling to retail stockists can be the best way to build a brand and scale up a business, however with so much competition, getting noticed by buyers and having the opportunity to even show them your collection, can be a challenge.. 

Join us for insider tips, and some pre-Christmas cheer at this inspiring and informal Buyers Lounge talk, our last networking event for 2016.

We’ll be joined by Christine Kitching, Senior Account Manager for Bergdorf Goodman at global buying office Lambert & Associates & Sasha Ramdoo who has extensive Fashion Buying experience as Senior Fashion Buyer for large retailers such as Debenhams and Marks & Spencer.

Chaired by Fashion Angel founder Alison Lewy, we will be discussing:-

  • How to get noticed and approach buyers
  • What information should be sent to a buyer
  • Trade shows vs showrooms
  • Pre collections/mainline – do you need both?
  • How current disruptive industry changes may affect the buying cycle.

This talk is a must for fashion, jewellery, textile, homeware and accessory brands looking to develop the wholesale side of their business.

WHEN:      8th December 2016
TIMES:       18.30 - 20.30
WHERE:     Worklife Camden, 13 Hawley Crescent, London, NW1 8NP

COST: Business Club Member FREE (Silver & Gold level)  Non-member: £20        

BOOK NOW
EVENT  
Plan Pitch Sell

Our first seminar for 2017 will help you prepare & get confidence to sell yourself, your brand and your products to retail buyers if you're planning to build a wholesale business. READ MORE
FINANCE
Start Up Loans

If you're looking for finance, and are pre-start/trading 2 years or under, we can help you access a government backed Start Up Loan, which comes with FREE mentoring. We're the only Delivery Partner to specialise in supporting fashion related businesses.READ MORE
BLOG
Fashion PR on a Budget 
So you’ve got an amazing product, but how can you make the world love it as much as you do? Despite the rumours, fashion PR doesn’t have to cost the earth. READ MORE
PARTNER FOCUS

Shopify

Shopify helps you easily create an online store or add ecommerce to an existing site and take orders over multiple sales channels. Using a template based platform can be the quickest & most effective way to get started. You can trial for FREE & Business Club members also get 10% discount on paid plans. READ MORE 
Upcoming Events:

WEDNESDAY 18TH JANUARY 2017
Plan Pitch Sell
Discover how to sell to retailers
BOOK NOW

WEDENSDAY 7TH FEBRUARY 2017
Getting it Made
How to manage sourcing & production
BOOK NOW

WEDNESDAY 22ND MARCH 2017
Routes to Market
Discover the right sales channels for your brand
BOOK NOW
BLOG
Fashion Business Planning

Fashion start-ups often don't have a clear strategy in place, partly because the business side doesn’t come naturally to designers. READ MORE
COMMUNITY NEWS 

MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS, to our Start Up Loan alumni, Isabelle Ugochukwu founder of luxury handbag brand Isabella Queen who has just won GB Entrepreneur Awards' Creative Entrepreneur of the Year.                          
Congratulations also to Louise Walker, founder of Sincerely Louise who won the Etsy People's Choice Award for UK & Ireland.



HOLIDAY CLOSURE DATES

2016 has been a fantastic year and we're privileged to have helped hundreds of fashion start-up and established businesses get to market and raise finance.
The Fashion Angel team deserve a well earned rest so please note
the office will be closed from
Friday 23rd January to Monday 9th January.

Events will still be bookable online 
Copyright © Fashion Angel 2016, All rights reserved.

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