EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION - $35 (Limited tickets available - ends January 1st at Midnight!) | STANDARD REGISTRATION - $45 | After Dec. 22 & at the door - $55 | Featuring Headliner & Keynot Speaker: AMANDA H. KRUSE, CEODiscount Divas Boutique
Note: Registration includes light morning menu items and lunch.
REGISTRATION INCLUDES 7PM NETWORKING & INDUSTRY PANEL DISCUSSION
What kind of business do you have or want to start? Want to turn your passion into profit? Learn industry insights and tools for success? REGISTER NOW to hear from industry experts, including keynote speaker, Amanda H. Kruse, and how she made a minimal investment that resulted in a million-dollar online clothing company 3 years later!
INDUSTRY CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON THE BUSINESS OF FASHION, MODELING & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The Alabama Fashion Alliance will hold its first 2-day Industry Conference on Saturday & Sunday, January 12 & 13, 2019 in Huntsville, AL. The conference will focus on the business of fashion, beauty, modeling, and entrepreneurship. Schedule and registration information can be found at - -
DAY-1 | THE BUSINESS OF FASHION
Day-1 will focus on “The Business of Fashion.” The kick-off will open with a personal welcome from guest headliner & keynote speaker, Amanda Haplin Kruse, founder/CEO of Huntsville-based Discount Divas (discountdivas.com). Kruse will also share how she and husband, Brandon, built the multi-million-dollar business with just a small initial investment, coupled with passion, consistency and commitment at Saturday evening’s Networking & Panel Discussion, beginning 7pm.
CONFERENCE TOPICS INCLUDE - -
-KEYS TO STARTING A FASHION BUSINESS by Patricia M. Young (The Fashion Theory Lab)
-BUSINESS PLANNING IS ALWAYS IN FASHION by Anya Sievers (Anyaberry & The School of Theatre Fashion at Lowe Mill)
-LET’S GET BUSINESS SOCIAL | SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES by Michele Chester Pruitt (RevNnue PR & Marketing)
FROM PASSION TO PROFIT by Kelly Nicholas (@Bellephant_kel – Designer/maker, strike-off pattern tester)
-GARMENT SAMPLE MAKING & MANUFACTURING by Nicole E. Woodis (On Point Manufacturing Florence, AL)
-2019 STYLE TREND FORECAST
-FUNDING RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES and MORE!