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Build-A-Brand: Your Network is Your Net Worth

Plug into our synergistic energy and watch your brand accelerate!

"If you want to go quickly, go alone.  If you want to go far, go together" ~ African Proverb


Have an idea for a business...Now what? 


The idea. That’s where it starts. Now what do you do with the idea? 


Anyone can start a business — but can you make it viable?  


Have you ever thought about  how you will navigate the following items that come with the territory?

 

  • Sacrifice
  • Supply Chain
  •  Discouragement
  •  Efficient Production
  • Time
  • R&D/Innovation
  • Funds
  • Customer Support
  • Failure
  • Legal Issues
  • Loss
  • Sales Reps
  • Hard work
  • Presentation
  • Rejection 
  • Mistakes
  • Speeches
  • Internal Culture
  • Discipline
  • Human Resources
  • Criticism
  • Brand Values
  • Struggles
  • Training
  • Willingness
  • Quality
  • Regular meetings
  • Risk
  • Technology
  • Change
  • Business Process
  • Quality


The fashion and design industries are more than what meets the eye, they are multi-billion dollar industries that require much more than ideas.  Our immersive Build-A-Brand Experiences are designed to help you navigate the unseen and often overlooked aspects of running a business in the fashion and design industries.  


What really makes our House unique is the community we’ve been working to cultivate for nearly a decade. The energy of our House is contagious – start a conversation with a sewist while you wait for your coffee in our Barista area or introduce yourself over lunch to a business analyst, and you may just find a partner for your next big fashion and design campaign. 


Even if you don’t find a new business associate, you may find a new friend. With a calendar full of Build-A-Brand experiences featuring guest speakers, WERKshops, and more.  We are working hard to keep you engaged  by providing information, tips, exercises, and tools  to help you think about and develop your business ideas, brand, and team while also managing the physical and mental toll we all pay on our journey to success. 


Because cultural  and diverse programs enrich our work-life experience; during our Build-A-Brand Experiences you will:


  • Discover how your business concept matches your personal vision
  • Align your business concept with a real market opportunity
  • Learn how to set realistic financial goals for your business
  • Determine the unique features and benefits of your product/ service
  • Find your target market and discover your competitive advantage
  • (DE-FI)ne your company’s brand and marketing
  • Learn how to manage business functions and develop an organizational culture
  • Determine the steps to profitability
  • Identify potential sources of funding for your  business
  • Launch your business
  • Establish and improve healthy work/life balance
  • Learn healthy ways of managing stress
  • Learn how to meal prep and maintain a balanced diet
  • Stay physically active on a hectic schedule
  • and more


Become a MEMBER today!

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Open Call for Designers

(DE-FI) is currently accepting applications for Fashion Designers to join their newly restructured and CFDA affiliated Designer Talk Series as well as hosting Open Calls for Artisans and Designers to sell their work via Dayton Threads

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