HOW TO WRITE A FASHION PHOTOSHOOT BRIEF

Great images can get you noticed and gives you an edge over your competition! In order to get the images you want though, it’s essential to write a clear brief for your fashion photoshoot. Why do you need a brief? Help you (or whoever is managing the shoot) keep ideas in one place and use […]
HOW TO SELECT YOUR CLOTHING MANUFACTURER

As a new fashion brand, finding the right clothing manufacturer that’s suitable for your products, is a major factor in the future success of your business. You should think of them as a partner that you can build a relationship with, and not just a service provider. The decisions they make and how they operate […]
HOW TO FIND A UK MANUFACTURER FOR YOUR FASHION BRAND

A challenge for designers and anyone starting a small fashion business, is finding a good, reliable manufacturer that can offer you the skills and support to help scale up their business. Finding these factories can be difficult, particularly if for ethical or practical reasons you only want to produce in the UK. Make sure that […]
6 EFFECTIVE SEO TIPS FOR YOUR FASHION BRAND

As a follow up to our last post , we now have six more effective SEO Tips For Your Fashion Brand. Hopefully you have started to implement some of the suggestions in part one of this post. Below as some further tips and areas to think about to improve your SEO and SERP (Search Engine Results) […]
6 TOP TIPS TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL FASHION BUSINESS STRATEGY

Every fashion brand needs a clear business strategy behind it if they want to succeed. A business plan allows an entrepreneur to think through all aspects of their fashion business and helps them understand how to deal with any potential obstacles, and ensure it has the potential to be a viable business. The business plan is […]
8 TIPS ON CREATING A FASHION BRAND YOUR CUSTOMERS LOVE

Our How to Create a Fashion Brand Your Customer Loves networking talk, at Work.Life in Camden was a great success. As ever we had a full house and it was fantastic to see so many Business Club members and Start Up Loan recipients there. Our guest speaker was marketer and serial entrepreneur Christina Richardson, founder of The Nurture […]
10 THINGS TO DO AS A FASHION START-UP

Starting a fashion business can be very rewarding, but also demanding, as you’ll need to juggle lots of balls in the air, to get the business launched and trading successfully. Research and planning is key – with the large amount of competition out there, it’s essential to have a business strategy in place, and clear […]
10 TIPS FOR STARTING UP A FASHION BUSINESS

The fashion industry contributes over £36 billion to the UK economy but is one of the hardest to succeed in, due to sizeable competition and the diversity of products available. So it’s essential for anyone starting up a fashion business, to have a business plan in place outlining their strategy, and to understand where their […]
10 TIPS TO BUILDING YOUR BRAND

Often, the reason we stay loyal to brands is because of their set of values. The best brands strive to combine physical, emotional, and logical elements into one exceptional customer, and employee, experience. 1. HAVE A CLEAR VISION – establish a clear vision for your brand and share this on all your communications and with your […]