A guide for start-up fashion businesses in the UK - Nesta
A guide for start-up fashion businesses in the UK - Nesta
A guide for start-up fashion businesses in the UK - Nesta
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18<br />
Gett<strong>in</strong>g advice<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g you first year <strong>in</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess, you are<br />
go<strong>in</strong>g to need as much advice as you<br />
can get.<br />
Whichever sector you are enter<strong>in</strong>g, you<br />
will come across a unique network<br />
of NEED TO KNOW people : buyers,<br />
press, manufacturers, photographers,<br />
and many more.<br />
NETWORK like crazy. Make an impression<br />
and get everyone’s bus<strong>in</strong>ess card. You<br />
never know who could be useful to you <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> future. But be careful, <strong>the</strong>se contacts<br />
are precious, so don’t take advantage<br />
and make a nuisance of yourself.<br />
GETTING ADVICE<br />
A <strong>guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>start</strong>-<strong>up</strong> <strong>fashion</strong> <strong>bus<strong>in</strong>esses</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong> Centre <strong>for</strong> Fashion Enterprise<br />
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Your college may be a good source of advice. Many<br />
regions have specific <strong>start</strong>-<strong>up</strong> advice workshops on<br />
offer through <strong>the</strong> colleges, universities or bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
s<strong>up</strong>port projects. Many are heavily subsidised, courtesy<br />
of regional public fund<strong>in</strong>g. The workshops and advisory<br />
sessions on offer should cover some of <strong>the</strong> essentials<br />
of operat<strong>in</strong>g as a freelancer, or runn<strong>in</strong>g your bus<strong>in</strong>ess.<br />
Topics may <strong>in</strong>clude ethical sourc<strong>in</strong>g, market<strong>in</strong>g advice,<br />
CAD/CAM tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g etc.<br />
On <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g pages we have listed a range of<br />
organisations which will be a useful <strong>start</strong><strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>for</strong><br />
you. Even if some of <strong>the</strong>m are not based <strong>in</strong> your area,<br />
check out <strong>the</strong>ir websites as <strong>the</strong>y may have on-l<strong>in</strong>e<br />
resources that could be useful to you.<br />
MAKE AN IMPRESSION AND<br />
GET EVERYONE’S BUSINESS<br />
CARD. YOU NEVER KNOW WHO<br />
COULD BE USEFUL TO YOU IN<br />
THE FUTURE.<br />
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