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TIME IS RUNNING OUT: DC/MD/VA Students - Get Your Project FUNDway Applications in Now!

Get your applications in for a chance to win up to $5000. Application postmark deadline has been extended to Friday, September 3, 2010. Three final applicants will be selected based on style, individuality and quality, and invited to compete at “The Project FUNDway” runway competition, where their collections will be featured and modeled by “Top Models.” The competition will be judged by an expert panel representing all facets of the fashion industry. The winner will receive, but is not limited to (1) 1st place scholarship is up to $5,000.
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Uptown Girl VIP presents Mocktinis and Lashes

Get your tickets here before it sells out!

A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the D.C. Fashion Foundation. So come on out and help support our youth!

Friday, September 17, 2010
6:00-9:00 p.m.
at Beauty 360, 1350 Connecticut Ave NW,WDC 20036
(One block from Dupont Circle Metro.)

Celebs wear them, true divas swear by them, but can a mere mortal pull off false lashes? Surprisingly you too can add some real Hollywood glamor to your everyday style.

Come rest your lips around the rim of a sexy mocktini while getting fitted by a pro for the perfect pair of lashes.

Plus, keep up with the latest beauty trends and pull off the newest looks in a snap. Enhance your beauty know how with product sampling and beauty tips from the experts at Beauty 360.

Enjoy: Mocktinis, False Lash Applications, Beauty Services, Tasty Treats, Door Prizes, and Gift with In Store Purchase.


GWFCC’s DC Fashion Foundation, in partnership with Sewing Opportunities Never Ending (Sew-n-Know) and with support from H Street MainStreet, Inc presents:

Fashionably Business on H Street and the Fashionably Business- Business Plan Competition, Washington, DCs first workshop series and business plan competition dedicated to strengthening and supporting Fashion Businesses in The District.

Attend Free Workshops!

Free Private Business Consultations!

Learn How to Write a Winning Business Plan!

Win Cash to help Grow your Business!


Upcoming Fashionably Business Workshops

Understanding Business Financials- 3 Part Series

Part III: Putting It All Together

Register: http://fashionbizfinancials.eventbrite.com
Date : September 8, 2010
Time: 6:30-8:00pm
Location: 961 H Street, NE, (Old Bank of America- corner of 10th and H Street, NE)

Part III: Putting It All Together: You've developed your price lists, created your operating budget and even know how to explain the difference between assets and equity. Now what?  Attend the third part of our workshop and put everything together in a comprehensive financial plan complete with all four financial statements.

By the end of this workshop "series within a series", participants should have a basic understanding of business finances, be empowered to develop their own projections and be able to explain the projections to a small group of business people.


Participants should bring their laptop to this workshop, as it will be hands on and interactive. Please make sure to download the SCORE.org financial plan template prior to attending the class.

For all of the upcoming FREE workshops, visit our Small Business Initiatives section.

Fashionably Business H Street: is made possible by a generous Neighborhood Investment Fund (NIF) Grant provided by the District of Columbia Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.

 

Learn more about Crowdsourcing, a new funding option for fashion designers in our August newsletter.

 

Legislative Update

National Intellectual Property Strategic Plan
On June 22, 2010, the White House released their Joint Strategic Plan for Intellectual Property Enforcement, which was delivered to Congress by Victoria Espinel, the Obama administration’s U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC). The National Strategy, the first of its kind, will defend America’s intellectual property by cracking down on the counterfeiting and piracy that are killing jobs, harming consumers, and stunting our economic recovery.

The 65-page plan suggests:

o     Aggressively cracking down on the growing problem of IP theft online, by making it harder for criminals to use the Internet to distribute stolen American ideas and harm consumers;

o    Making the United States and its like-minded trading partners the toughest, most capable enforcers of IP laws in the world, delivering effective consequences to those stealing others’ hard work and ingenuity; and

o    Protecting IP rights in the United States and abroad, particularly in the handful of capitals and multilateral for where some are constantly trying to undermine them for their own gain.