Where can a fashion company or independent fashion designer get support in creating a business? Not surprisingly New York City has at least five organizations where designers and brands can get expert help, including investment, mentorship, and access to vital network connections. See if one of these could help guide and grow your business. After all, New York City is one of the great fashion cities of the world.
The Fashion Tech Consortium
This accelerator is focused on enterprise-ready tech solutions for the fashion retail industry. The program offers a range of resources that support the development, testing, and deployment of new solutions to benefit the entire industry. Using their global partnerships in fashion, technology, and the retail industry your company can create a better consumer experience.
CFDA Fashion Incubator
This is a business development program for the next generation of fashion designers. They support 10 brands over two years to grow and sustain their businesses. The offer low cost space, mentorship, networking opportunities and educational seminars.
Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator
They provide resources to support ethical fashion and design for designers looking to go from an idea to a successful business. (Next tour is Aug. 17 at 4:00pm)
Manufacture New York
This is a hybrid fashion incubator / factory for independent designers to get the resources and skills to better go from concept to customer.
TrendSeeder
This four month program is for emerging brands. They provide mentorship, brand building, advisors, access to investors, fashion experts, and marketing professionals.
If you know of other New York City organizations that belong in this category please point to that info in the comments and I'll add it to this post. Thanks! - Marcos