SHORT COURSE: fashion FOUNDERS COLLECTIVE
Have you started your own fashion business and want to scale up? Do you want to turn your side hustle into your full-time job? This unique programme will show you how to take your idea and turn it into a viable and successful business.
- Ideal for existing fashion entrepreneurs who want to learn how to develop their brand into a successful business
- Learn from an industry professional
- Study at the Fashion Retail Academy, the home of fashion's next generation
Overview
Over five months, this programme will take you and your business on a journey, where you immerse yourself in the industry, the pitfalls and the opportunities.
The tutor, Emma Watkinson, and a team of experts will guide you through the development stage of your business, discussing products, trends, customer profiles, routes to market, styling, money saving tricks, sustainability, production, marketing and ultimately sales. Due to the small class sizes there will be opportunities to get feedback on your business idea.
To get the maximum benefit, you should have already started to create a fashion brand or have tested the market with your product. If you haven’t yet set up your business, you may want to consider completing our ‘Starting A Small Fashion Or Lifestyle Business’ short course first.
Every month you will have a one-day workshop as a group in London, and two online insight sessions, with industry guest speakers. The course will culminate in a ‘Dragons Den’ style panel, with a chance to pitch your business to SilkFred, and the opportunity of being included in the platform if successful.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a good understanding of what it takes to develop a successful fashion brand. You’ll be able to apply what you’ve learnt throughout the course to evolve your idea into a successful business.
TUTOR
Emma Watkinson is CEO & Co-Founder of online fashion destination SilkFred. She began her career on the shop floor and now runs one of the UK’s most exciting retailers. She is an ambassador for Meta’s She Means Business programme, a guest speaker at the FRA and a Forbes mentor.
Course details
Want to know more?
Get in touch with our team if you have any questions:
Email: shortcourses@fra.ac.uk
Phone: 0207 307 2350
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