If you’re an African designer living in the UK, here’s an amazing opportunity to grab.
The Fund provides one British based designer with £200,000 and access to high level mentoring support – additional awards of mentoring and business support may be allocated to finalists at the judging panel’s discretion.The aim of The Fund is to assist talented British designers with the potential for commercial growth to start making the transition from a developing creative business to a global fashion brand. In order to be eligible for this scheme, designers must have an established business based within the UK. They must have UK and international stockists and support from key media. The winner must demonstrate a clear vision for their business and how The Fund will contribute to their growth with a focus on creating a global brand.
KEY information on filling out the application form and sending details of your business plan available here
http://www.britishfashioncouncil.com/content.aspx?CategoryID=709
Deadline for applications: Monday 14th November 2011
For further information please contact:
Marcos Eleftheriou
Somerset House,
Strand,
London WC2R 1LA
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7759 1995
marcos@britishfashioncouncil.com
courtesy of hauteafrica.com and Britishfashioncouncil.com
Have a fab furahiday,
Cheers,
Cynthia Mwangi
2 comments:
this is awesome,i wish smthin lyk this would happened in Kenya
I know what you mean.Am sure if someone came up with a clear proposal,they'd consider it.British council seem to have a liking to arts...
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