Fashion entrepreneur

Definition

Originating from the term entrepreneur, a fashion entrepreneur is someone whose primary activities revolve around the fashion industry.

For example, a fashion designer who uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage ventures within related and connected areas of the fashion industry. Fashion ventures include guide books for fashion designers

Current practice

Fashion entrepreneurs focus on building networks within the industry and developing interconnected projects with diverse goals, such as education, profit, and raising their profile. Some aim to create platforms for sharing knowledge, while others work to address social and structural challenges within the fashion world.

Core business practices for fashion entrepreneurs focus on topics such as creativity and innovation, writing business plans, raising finance, sales and marketing, and the small business management skills needed to run a creative company. Fashion entrepreneurs seek to deliver fashion business expertise in retail, manufacturing, money and marketing. The 21st century has seen the proliferation of organizations and award ceremonies promoting, inspiring and challenging online entrepreneurship by highlighting the enterprising attributes, creativity, innovation and the success of today's entrepreneurs.

References

References

1. [https://www.boemagazine.com/2014/07/top-10-fashion-entrepreneurs-you-need-to-know/ BOE magazine]- Retrieved 2 December 2019
2. Cultivating Skills, Entrepreneurship and Innovation [http://strategy.creative.vic.gov.au/cultivating-skills-entrepreneurship-innovation] {{Webarchive. link. (26 June 2015, 9 October 2015 (Dead link))
3. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/elainepofeldt/2018/04/27/how-a-young-fashion-designer-hit-1-million-in-revenue-as-a-solo-entrepreneur/#346851056594 Forbes]- Retrieved 2 December 2019