Fashion For Profit: A Professional's Complete Guide to Designing, Manufacturing, & Marketing a Successful Line and Retailing - Softcover

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Bio: Frances Harder - Apparel Industry Expert Frances Harder is the President & Founder of the Fashion Business Incorporated (FBI), which provides vital business support to the apparel industry. The FBI is located in a 5,000 sq. ft space in the prestigious New Mart Building in Los Angeles. The FBI's training center is the first of its kind nationally, which provides critical industry specific business development, job training and one on one consulting to start-up designers and small to mid sized manufacturers. The FBI is a 501 (c3) non-profit and supports its self through membership, sponsorship and grants. www.Fashionbizinc.org Frances also self-published a series of books dealing with starting a fashion business: Fashion for Profit is an extensive text that covers the A to Z of starting an apparel company, Costing for Profit, Brand Building For Profit & Forms for Profit all address additional valuable information when starting an apparel company. She is also in the process of completing one more “how to book”, Fashion Retailing for Profit, which will be available in early 2007. www.fashionforprofit.com Frances is a partner in California Style US, which provides international consulting on branding, licensing, sourcing and product development. www.CaliforniaStyle.US Frances's professional experience included having her own name under license in Japan, designing for Pricilla Presley, product development for the Royal House of Brunei and extensive European professional experience both as an educator and designer. She left her position as a full time Associate Professor at Otis College of Art and Design in LA to direct the development of the Fashion Business Incorporated.