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VELVET BOUTIQUE OPPORTUNITIES

We keep our growing databases of over 400 Scottish designers, 200 press & industry contacts and 1000 Velvet Boutique Members up-to-date of our activities and any relevant opportunities, often promoting individual makers or collectives in our Designer Focus, particularly when they have an exhibition coming up. If you want to join our mailing list, email your contact details to us or sign up as a Velvet Boutique Member here for special bonuses when shopping online.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU...

...Retailing internationally with no set-up fee and a low commission of 40%
...Wholesaling internationally where you deal with your stockists orders direct with no set-up fee and a low processing charge of 10%
...Affordable direct marketing from as little as £15 - more info
...Promotional assistance, general business advice and guidance, industry contacts
...Keeping you up-to-date with UK-wide opportunities

ALL WE WANT FROM YOU...

...Your contact details - which will NEVER be passed or sold to any third party.
...4 or more images if you are interested in the online boutique

Whether you want to talk to another designer who has some trade show experience, or want to tell us about an exhibition you have coming up, you can contact us for an informal chat on 0131 538 9217 or email us.

We can accept applications for the online boutique from designers who:
Are living/working in Scotland
Are from Scotland originally
Were trained in Scotland.

The direct marketing is available to all businesses we view as complimentary to Velvet Boutique and of interest to our Members or Designers - more info here


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DESIGNER OPPORTUNITIES
Fashion Enter
The London Fashion Forum (LFF) is sadly closing, but the dedicated team who brought you the LFF and Fashion Capital are launching Fashion-Enter Ltd. Open to jewellery, fashion and fashion accessories designers, it will give you:-

· A boutique ‘Enter’ at the new upmarket Centrale Shopping Centre in Croydon.

· A Party Plan business to sell your products and end of lines/samples.

· A team of specialists to offer advice and support on fashion-enter.com:
o Production – Andrew Fearon (Hobbs)
o Legal – Nick Fenner (Shoosmiths)
o Pattern Cutting – Mel Everett (Mel’s Pattern Studio)
o Business Support – Jennifer Holloway
o Accounts – Brian Kensington (BPK Associates)
o Access to Finance – Keith Benson (K Benson Associates)
o Trends – everything you will need to help you with designing your collections

· Preferential Insurance rates for your business are currently being negotiated with James Hampden Insurance Brokers Limited.

· A commercial e-commerce web site to provide latest fashion trends, e-boutique and a search facility for a full listing of suppliers.

We are offering you a special concessionary half price rate of just £30 (plus VAT) for an annual subscription fee to fashion-enter.com and this includes a free e-boutique. You will also be priority to launch your collection in our boutique “Enter” at Centrale.

This half price offer is available until the END OF APRIL 2006.
www.fashion-enter.com
Please contact us for the registration pack or Fashion Enter direct:

Fashion House – 1st Floor – 28 Station Approach – Hayes – Bromley – BR2 7EH

Tel: 020 8462 1475 – Fax: 020 8462 1475
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www.grantnet.com

A database of over 4000 UK grants, loans and initatives including European Commission grants, local government grants and grants provided by coporate sponsors and charitable trusts for Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SME's)
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Creative Entrepreneurs Club

The Creative Entrepreneurs Club at the Lighthouse in Glasgow has regular events and workshops and news of what is happening in the Creative Industries.
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www.craftscotland.org

CraftScotland supports and promotes the Scottish Crafts Industry with Venue and Maker Directories, news, events and opportunities listings and more...
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Scottish Textiles Support and Opportunities

Scottish Textiles offers business support, including Trade Show funding, to all textile companies in Scotland. Click the above link for more details.
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See our Links page for design industry website links.
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