Instructor: Suzanne Anderson Course Description: Participants will gain a deep understanding of creating and planning seasonal strategies, line building, and assortment creation by color, trend, and delivery. They will explore product mix development, pricing tiers, informed planning quantities, and calendar timelines crucial for effective merchandising. case studies, and practical exercises, students will learn to analyze merchandising metrics, integrate sustainable and ethical practices for mapping out a merchandising strategy.

Are you ready to turn your conscious fashion vision into a viable, scalable business—but feeling overwhelmed by the financial, operational, and sustainability planning it takes to get started? This workshop is designed to help emerging fashion entrepreneurs build a solid foundation for long-term success. Whether you're just getting started or need to refine your strategy, we’ll walk you through the essentials of creating a fashion business that is not only profitable but also ethically and environmentally responsible. Common pain points this course addresses: “I don’t know how to start a fashion business the right way.” “I'm confused about how to price my products and stay profitable.” “How can I incorporate sustainability without sacrificing growth?” “I want to pitch to investors, but I’m not sure where to begin.” . Transformational Outcomes & Takeaways: ✅ Foundation Establishment You’ll create a working business and operations plan that covers all essential pillars for launching and scaling your brand, ✅ Budgeting & Cost Analysis Gain clarity on your startup costs, production expenses, and pricing strategy with a real-world product cost sheet example. ✅ Financial Planning for Sustainability Learn how to build a financially sound business that also prioritizes people and the planet. Understand what sustainable scaling really looks like. ✅ Aligning Values with Business Strategy Embed your personal values into the core of your business decisions from sourcing to storytelling Walk Away With: A mini business plan you can build upon Budgeting tools and cost sheet templates A values-alignment framework A checklist for sustainability-driven operations Investor pitch planning prompts Clarity and confidence to move forward