Finding the right sources with the experience to help you grow will, ultimately, lead you to be a better business owner and a more educated executive. We’re going to make it easy for you to find amazing connections with awesome companies.

Use these resources when planning your new company:

CONTINUING EDUCATION

You may have finished your degree, but that shouldn’t stop you from expanding your skills. We love FIT whether you are a beginner or professional, their programs provide vital skills for career-changers, executives, entrepreneurs and small-business owners, industry groups, and serious hobbyists. FIT offers credit and noncredit courses in areas such as fashion business, design, computer technology, and marketing.

Learn more about courses and become involved.

BOOKS

• Start A Fashion Business
• How To Hire a Sales
• Fashion Industry Research

FASHION INCUBATORS

• Small Business Association
• Open Source Fashion
• Fashion-Incubator
• Full directory of fashion incubators

FASHION FINANCE

• FashInvest
• Fashion Meets Finance
• Startupfashion.com
• Full directory of financial services

MANUFACTURING

• Manufacture New York
• Makers Row
• Terracotta Partners
• Directory of factories and manufacturing

FASHION LEGAL

• Fashionboss
• Bellizio + Igel
• Directory of legal services

PRESS & PR

• PR Couture
• Mark Davidovich Communications
• [Online Media Contact List
• Directory of editor & press contacts

SALES & RETAIL

• The Lion’esque Group
• Storefront
• Global Purchasing Group
• Boutique and Department Store Contact Lists

NEWS & BLOGS

• Business of Fashion
• Apparel News
• Accessories Magazine
• Footwear News
• Directory of blogs and magazines

You can find more fashion business contacts in our SOURCING section.