
The Complete Fashion Business Online Short Course
Course description
Do you have a creative vision of launching your own label but unsure where or how to start? Or do you currently have a fashion business and want to implement business processes to stand the test of time?
In this 12 week course you will be guided through the processes involved in running a small designer fashion label when you have limited access to resources. The course will include business foundations and team building, product development, marketing, selling to retailers internationally, managing production/logistics and finance management.
Through a combination of lectures based on first hand experience, practical exercises, open conversation and functional tools, this course will offer the insight, overview and skills required to start or manage a small independent fashion brand when resources are limited.
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at recent graduates, designers, creatives, managers and entrepreneurs in the creative industries interested in launching their own business or improving the existing structure of their own. It is an excellent fit for individuals who are familiar with the design process and want to understand how to take an idea from start to finish with ingenuity in running a business.
Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should:
- Learn the practical aspects of running your own business
- Understand industry critical paths
- Create a manageable product offering
- Create a tech sheet
- Understand your customer
- Develop strategies for customer acquisition
- Develop a range plan and price offering
- Understand cashflow forecasting and financial resources
All our Online Short Courses include:
- Live online lessons with the same tutors
- The same course content and learning outcomes
- Lesson recordings, for review
- Access to VLE with course content
- Forums for support
- 2 weeks online access
- Certificate upon completion
Please note that all courses are taught in UK time.
Online courses are closed to all new bookings 48 hours prior to the course starting.
Available dates
Details
Topics to be covered:
- Business Foundations
- Product Development and Marketing
- Commercial
- Production and Logistics
- Finance
Materials
Online short course materials
To take part in the Online sessions you will need:
- An up-to-date web browser (we recommend Chrome)
- Microphone and headphones (a headset with a microphone function is recommended. The built-in microphone in your device would also be fine)
- Webcam
- Strong Internet connection - we recommend a minimum of 2 Mbps download, and 1 Mbps upload, faster if possible. You can test your network speed here https://www.speedtest.net
Additional materials/requirements:
- A notebook
- A pen
- A mobile phone with camera
- Access to numbers or excel spreadsheets
Meet the Tutor:




In this 12 week course you will be guided through the processes involved in running a small designer fashion label when you have limited access to resources. The course will include business foundations and team building, product development, marketing, selling to retailers internationally, managing production/logistics and finance management.
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- Central Saint Martins
- Telephone +44 (0)20 7514 7015
- Address 1 Granary Square King's Cross London N1C 4AA
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- Central Saint Martins
- Short Courses
- +44 (0)20 7514 7015
Address
- 1 Granary Square
- King's Cross
- London
- N1C 4AA