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The membership fee is £150 plus VAT per annum (£176.25) and subscription can take place on line or via post by cheque made payable to Fashion Enter Ltd. Please post your cheque to;
Fashion-Enter Ltd
Head Office
28 Station Approach
Hayes
Bromely
BR2 7EH
Tel: 020 8462 9620
For membership enquirers please contact Vanessa Camelia on vanessa@fashion-enter.com.
Membership Benefits:
1. Enter Boutique at Croydon. Learn what is selling and, more importantly, why it's selling by showcasing your collection at our Enter boutique in the upmarket Centrale Shopping Centre in the heart of Croydon. All designers' collections are carefully screened before they are put on sale in the boutique. Only members to Fashion-Enter can use the Enter Boutique facility. Commision charges are applied on sales.
2. E-Commerce boutique to sell your collection on line. By simply setting up a Paypal account and follow the simple instructions to showcase your collection on line.
3. The first UK on-line Directory with a database of over 15,000 entries ranging from buttons suppliers to pattern graders and a full listing of CMT units and manufacturers throughout the UK.
4. Specialists advice. This is unique to the Fashion-enter site whereby we have short listed a panel of over 15 experts to help you with a wide cross section of services. Sometimes you need general advice but there are occasions when you need detailed advice that can only be supplied by the real experts.
5. Representing...at Fashion-Enter we recognize the importance of obtaining both national and international orders by networking your collection with buyers. Representing is our wholesaling division. We have a specific London based retailer database. TopShop, REISS, Bentalls, agents in China, Japan, New York, Chicago and Venezuela. Meetings have also taken place with River Island, John Lewis .
6. Mentoring On-Line Mentoring cannot be overlooked. We have the latest technology in one-to-one video Conferencing whereby you can simply talk to us about any problems you may have on-line.
This service is available upon request, as part of the membership fee, seminars and workshops are run addressing common issues faced by designers in the fashion and textile sector. One to one mentoring sessions are vitally important for all designers and Fashion-Enter provides constant support even if its just a phone call...at least you know that someone is here for you.
7. Gallery. So many designers need a cross section of services but they haven't the time to source and interview contractors. That’s where our Gallery can help you. The Gallery section enables you to view exactly what and who you are looking for on line and then you can make contact accordingly.
Other initiatives are also being brokered such as attending exhibitions on behalf of a set number of designers, an exchange programme with Chicago and of course the Profile event.
Fashion-enter.com - all you need to succeed in fashion today.
Jennifer Holloway
In the medium term the Enter boutique concept will be rolled out further to other regions within the UK. Fashion-enter is pleased to report that a private investor is available to expand the Enter boutique across the UK.
For the phase 2 of the Fashion-enter.com site there will be an ecommerce boutique that is part of the annual membership fee which is £105 (plus VAT).This ecommerce boutique site will be open to all viewers of the site to ensure maximum publicity and exposure for the participating designers. Once there is critical mass of designers within the ecommerce boutique an advertising and marketing campaign aimed at both trade and consumer will commence.
You can have the "best" collection in the world but without sales and market penetration there is not a business. Fashion-enter provides you with two levels of market access, in addition, there is real networking contacts with high street fashion retailers too.
Telephone No. 020 8681 5014
Both these services are available to our members only.
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Every trade has professional tools to conduct their work to the highest standards and fashion isn't any different. This section reviews paperwork and admin systems to keep you organised, ensure there are no problems with your production and sealing process, how to measure garments properly and much more besides.
Whilst these forms are extensive there is always more infomration that you can add on to and even seek legal professional advise too but they are an excellent starting point for any company in fashion.
The forms include:
A legally binding Confidentiality Agreement
A Contract of Goods and Services drawn up by a solicitor with full trading terms and conditions that can be downloaded and then you enter in your company name
First Make Sample Card
Order Confirmation Sheet
Invoice layout
Blank Specification Sheet
Itemised Specification Sheet
Docket
Progress Sheet
Quality Report
A Licence Agreement with over 90 pages of information that again is downloadable
How to Measure Guide
Body measurements size chart from 8-26 plus petite grading too.
Costing Sheet
This information is vital for any business and as such is exclusively for the members of Fashion Enter. The forms and paperwork are available in PDF format and are downloadable to enable each designer to alter the forms and enter in their own logos and addresses.
Each form is explained in the Tools of the Trade section in Members only
Jennifer Holloway
Welcome to fashion-enter.com
www.fashion-enter.com is a new website for all designers!
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Please return this membership form with an enclosed cheque of £105 (+VAT)
If you are interested in becoming a member of www.fashion-enter.com then please make your cheque payable to fashion-enter Ltd and send to:
Fashion-Enter Ltd
Head Office - 28 Station Approach - Hayes - Bromley - BR2 7EH.
For further information please call Vanessa on: 020 8462 9620 or
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Fashion-Enter is a dedicated not for profit company that has been created to provide fashion designers at any stage of their business development. Full support and networking opportunities combined with an online presence and a retail boutique based in Centrale’s Shopping Centre Croydon make Fashion-Enter a unique company.
Fashion-Enter was established to continue the work of a five year initiative that was funded by LDA – The London Fashion Forum expired in March 2006. The company receives some funding from City Fringe Partnership, Croydon Business and Equals.
Fashion-Enter have recently been approached by Croydon Enterprise through the Legi Funding Program to introduce a Fashion Cluster group in Croydon.
Fashion-Enter is an exciting company that offers REAL support for today’s highly talented fashion designers. Many designers, either newly graduated from university or designers that have had a career change, or you could be a designer who has a fantastic product idea that fits a niche market but don't always understand the complexities of running a fashion business. This is where Fashion-Enter and its highly experienced team can help.
Fashion-Enter is an excellent support mechanism for today's industry. Its remit is for all sectors of the Clothing and Textile Industry.
Principle Activities for Fashion-Enter Members:
The company has a boutique called Enter, based in Croydon's trendy Centrale Shopping Centre in Surrey. Stocking exclusive designers, from new and emerging designer talent. The boutique has received critical acclaim for press including the Sunday Times.
Fashion-Enter has an online e-boutique which is available to all members.
A comprehensive Business section containing the following:
Business Identity
Business Planning
Export
Finance & Accounts
Funding/Grants
Import
Judicial Requirements
Legal
Manufacturing/CMT
Marketing
Retail Advice
Sourcing
Tools of the Trade
Wholesale
The site also has a comprehensive Directory with over 15,000 contacts in 350 categories across all aspects of the supply chain from CMT units to pattern graders, ribbon and lace suppliers.
We also have a Gallery that holds works of art from: Fashion Illustrators, Models, Historical & Contemporary Fashion, LFW, Photographers, Textile Designer's, Textile Fabrics.
Daily Updates of News articles related to a whole host of issues concerned with the industry.
P.R. Dispensary offering press release and distribution service as well as layout editorial services. The service can be tailor made around your needs.
Fashion-Enter also offer’s a service called Representing that supports members with an agency service, meeting buyers and representing labels.
Fashion-Enter has a clear objective of providing Specialist Support from a wide cross section of business areas for designers from Access to Finance to, Fashion Stylist from Printing to custom made Web Design. In total there are 21 specialists on the site that are there to help designers at all levels of their business. Fashion-Enter have also negotiated special insurance rates with a leading broker.
Trends are vitally important to any designer and we work to the highest standards to bring you the latest Trend Prediction Service.
Lastly the importance of On-Line Mentoring cannot be overlooked. We have the latest technology in one-to-one video Conferencing whereby you can simply talk to us about any problems you may have on-line.
This service is available upon request, as part of the membership fee, seminars and workshops are run addressing common issues faced by designers in the fashion and textile sector. One to one mentoring sessions are vitally important for all designers and Fashion-Enter provides constant support even if its just a phone call...at least you know that someone is here for you.
Fashion-Enter also embark on a learning seminar at FE and HE level entitled “Getting It Right First Time”. Projects have been successfully concluded with Croydon College which resulted in a commercial company purchasing the T-shirt designs from the students. We have also worked with Kingston College (networked with Bentalls of Kingston) and Central St. Martins as well as with TopShop. The same event has also been successfully concluded with a Secondary School (Langley Park School for Boys).
Fashion-Enter has over 1000 members. Membership for 2007 is £150+VAT per year with additional charges for specific services as required.
Fashion-Enter
Fashion House
1st Floor
28 Station Approach
Hayes
Bromley
BR2 7EH
0208 462 9620
www.fashion-enter.com
jenny@fashion-enter.com
"We want you to enjoy this site, learn from it and make your business succeed! Fashion is a fantastic industry but one that has many complexities and at times it's a lonely place to be in! There is no substitute for experience but we can pass on words of wisdom to ensure you are prepared and eliminate the risk of failure as much as possible. We are here to guide you through your business journey and encourage you every step of the way." Jennifer Holloway
Contact us::
Head Office: 28 Station Approah Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7EH.
Tel: 020 8462 9620
You can also contact us via Skype too - please add our names to your Skype address book!
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Representing-fashion-enter. (wholesale business)
Jenny Holloway, Director jenny@fashion-enter.com
Vanessa Camelia, Development Manager vanessa@fashion-enter.com
Yoel Morales, Web Wizard yoel@fashioncapital.co.uk
Hayleigh Amos, Boutique and Admin Manager hayleigh@fashion-enter.com
Jenni Sutton, Journalist/Assistant jenni@fashion-enter.com
Emily Tullett, Admin Assistant emily@fashioncapital.co.uk
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Croydon Boutique No: 020 8681 5014
Centrale Shopping Centre - Unit 2 - 21 North End Road - Croydon - CRO ITY
Barking Boutique No. 020 8507 3435
Vicarage Feild Shopping Centre - Unit 32, Ripple Road - Barking - 1G11 8DQ.
Skype is basically a small piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype system, anywhere in the world. Making calls to fellow users are free, they are really excellent quality. You do however have to buy a head set and you do rather feel as though you are working from a call centre when you wear one! You can also make free video calls. 
Skype is a free Voip (voice over internet protocol) solution and the network is provided by all combined users of the free desktop software application. Skype users can speak to other Skype users for free, call traditional telephone numbers for a fee (SkypeOut), receive calls from traditional phones (SkypeIn), and receive voicemail messages. The program and more information can be had at www.skype.com. It is free to download from http://skype.com/download/, working on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems. Jenny-fashion-enter
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