Fashion Event at the City Business Library
28-08-2013
The Business of Fashion: inspiration, information and networking
City Business Library
Thursday, 3 October 2013 from 17:45 to 20:30 (BST)
London
Are you starting a fashion label, thinking about it or just need some ideas of how to make your business more successful for the future?
Hear a series of industry experts talking on a range of topics to help your label succeed in fashion today!
The Speakers:
Jenny Holloway, Director Fashion Enter / FashionCapital
Caren Downie, Ex Topshop and ASOS Buying Director
Nick Gould, Partner at Collyer Bristow LLP
Nigel Rust, Business Mentor
Michaela Jedinak, Co founder of Michaela Jedinak and Joy of Clothes
Discover how the City Business Library and other organisations can help you:
CIDA – Cultural Industries Development Agency
Network with other like-minded people over a drink and Tsuru sushi.
Admission is £10. Places are limited so early booking is recommended.
Book online via: http://cblfashionoct13.eventbrite.co.uk/
The City Business Library
Do you know where to find valuable market research for free? Reports that would normally cost thousands of pounds, and you don’t have to pay anything? This information is a must for your business planning.
Do you need to know what your possible competitors are doing? Or are you looking for suppliers, or business contacts? Or are you looking for potential business customers? Do you need a Business to Business mailing list, but can’t afford the huge prices to buy one? Or are you looking for high-net-worth individuals to buy your designs?
Do you need training to help you with your business from experts in their field at very low cost?
Do you think that the Internet has all the answers? Sorry, it doesn’t. Business Information that is worth having is not freely available on the Internet.
Photo From City Business Library Facebook Page
Do you know where to find all of these things under one roof? We do – the City Business Library in the City of London. All our information is FREE to use, the only catch is that you need to visit the Library. The Library is a public library funded by the City of London Corporation, so anyone can come along to use the valuable reference sources. We have newspapers, books and magazines to help you run your business, but the best things are the online sources – we buy these so you don’t have to – just come along to the Library and use them.
We have sources like “Drapers”, “Global apparel update”, “Retail week”, “Key Note” market research, Data monitor and Euro monitor market research data, “Retail directory” (to find names of retail buyers), etc.
You can’t borrow anything from us, but it is possible to download or copy small bits of information (within copyright law). Always bring a memory stick when you come.
There are lots of events too (we have between 40 and 60 a month). Seminar subjects vary from Business planning to Social media to Presentation skills. They’re all advertised on Eventbrite Why not come along to The Business of Fashion evening that we’re holding with Fashion Capital on the 3rd October – click here for more details and to book.
If you need more information, why not have a look at our web pages or send us an e-mail cbl@cityoflondon.gov.uk or give us a call 020 7332 1812. Would you like to join our mailing list and receive information about what’s happening at the Library and news of our partner organisations?
We’ll look forward to seeing you.
