TCF Australia Online Training Mentoring Project will provide a free Help Desk and Mentoring support to small businesses attending Fashion Exposed August 29th-31st at Melbourne Exhibition Centre. TCF Australia Helpdesk expertise available will include access online web site support, linkages through TCF Global supplier and sourcing networks, marketing support, IT and new mobile technologies. Additional business mentoring support will also be available through the TCF Australia Improving Enterprise Productivity through Best Practice program which will cover areas of Managing Human Resources, Creating Environmental Sustainability and Adopting New Technologies.

The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre of WA (TCF WA) and TCF Australia will be sponsoring 9 Australian emerging fashion businesses to attend Fashion Exposed in Melbourne this month. Fashion Exposed is Australasia’s premier trade fashion event, and is being held from the 29th to the 31st of August 2010 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. With a reputation for launching new labels, cutting edge designers and showcasing the big brands, the August 2010 fashion event will showcase more than 1,500 new ranges in womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, streetwear and more.

TCFWA (The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre of Western Australia Inc) has recently been awarded funding to implement two exciting projects under the Enterprise Connect WIIN (Workshops, Industry Intelligence and Networking) program. WIIN is a competitive small grants program that helps organisations to deliver seminars, workshops and other activities to small and medium sized businesses in the Enterprise Connect target markets. The aim of WIIN is to provide relevant information on good business practices to businesses to help them reach their full potential.

The 2010 Belmont Small Business Awards was officially launched by Hon. Dr Craig Emerson, Minister for Small Business at the City of Belmont Civic Centre. The Small Business awards are organised by the Belmont Business Enterprise Centre (BEC), a non-profit community association that provides business counselling and guidance to persons wishing to start or grow their business. Belmont BEC Chair Tim Hammond said “the Small Business Awards, which have been running since 1994, provide a great opportunity for small and growing enterprises to be recognised for the hard work they do in putting their business ideas into practice, and celebrates the creativity, energy and achievements of Belmont and WA Small Business.”

Perth will host the 3rd International Conference of Fashion Incubators in 2011, and the event is calling for papers now. Conference Convenor Carol Hanlon was successful in winning the conference for Perth through her award in the prestigious 2009 City of Perth Convention Scholarship prize which enabled her to travel to the 2nd International Fashion Incubator in Atlanta in the USA and beyond in 2009, and her dream was realised when she then won the opportunity to bring the 3rd International Fashion Incubator Conference to Perth in 2011. The conference is currently calling on interested partners and sponsors.

At June 5th State Conference of Business and Professional Women Western Australia (BPW) held in Mandurah, Christine della Vedova was awarded the honour of Young Business & Professional Woman of the Year 2010. Christine a member of Belmont BPW has international & local experience in volunteering and in recent years has focused attention on culturally and linguistically diverse women and children (CaLD) in the local Perth community.

TCFWA / Belmont BEC is coordinating an opportunity for Australian and International fashion designers, retailers and manufactures to join a buying mission to India International Garment Fair, New Delhi, July 12-14, 2010 showing Spring/Summer 2011. The buying mission will provide the opportunity for eligible firms to apply for sponsored airfare and two night’s accommodation sponsorship.

This year’s Designedge Innovation Festival includes workshops and forums being staged right across Australia and is expected to draw thousands of attendees passionate about innovation, eCommerce and development in the national fashion & TCF Industry to over 50 events. The Designedge Festival event, which is part of the Australian Innovation Festival will launch on the 29th of April at the Civic Centre, City of Belmont.

TCF Australia Online Training Mentoring Project will provide free access to eCommerce business workshops, online web mentoring, ‘Ask an Expert’ forums and helpline access to small businesses operating in the textile, clothing, footwear & leather industry across Australia. The project will help participants improve their skills in website development, web marketing strategies and online sales tools that will assist to increase brand exposure, increase sales & profitability.

The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre of WA (TCF WA) in conjunction with TCF Australia, designedge Fashion Incubator and Fashion Exposed will be sponsoring 6 emerging Australian fashion businesses to exhibit at Fashion Exposed in Sydney this month. Fashion Exposed is Australasia’s premier trade fashion event, and is being held from the 14th to the 16th of February 2010 at the Sydney Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour.

Ms Carol Hanlon, President of Belmont Business Professional Women (Belmont BPW) will be representing local women at the upcoming fifty-fourth session of the United Nations – Commission on the Status of Women to be held from the 1st to the 12th of March 2010 in New York. The Commission on the Status of Women will undertake a fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly.

Carol Hanlon, Manager of the Belmont Business Enterprise Centre (Belmont BEC), and Textile Clothing Footwear Resource Centre WA (TCFWA / TCF Global) has recently returned from an amazing world journey after winning the coveted 2009 City of Perth Convention Scholarship which was worth $10,000. The City of Perth Convention Scholarship is designed to assist the winner, from a not-for-profit organization, in their personal and professional development, either through attendance at a relevant international conference or undertaking further study in their field of chosen study or endeavour.

Carol Hanlon, Founding Manager of the Textile Clothing Footwear Resource Centre Inc. (TCFWA), Designedge Fashion Incubator and Belmont Business Enterprise Centre Inc (Belmont BEC) is delighted to announce that the 3rd International Fashion Incubator Conference will be held in Perth, September 2011 during the staging of Perth Fashion Festival. The International Conference will offer new opportunities for fashion business educators and fashion trade events from around the globe to network, discuss best practice and expand global designer marketing and promotional opportunities.

Congratulations to all the winner and finalists at the 2009 Belmont Small Business Awards. The Business Awards, have been running since 1994 and provide a great opportunity for small and growing enterprises to be recognised for the hard work they do in putting their business ideas into practice.

Follow Your Dream – Partnerships to Success Modelling Graduation will be held on Friday, 10.30am, 28th August at Metro Modelling Academy, Centro Shopping Centre, Atfield St., Maddington. The Model graduation will showcase the talents of emerging models trained through the Indigenous Modelling Project supported by the City of Belmont and organized by TCFWA, Belmont BEC, Belmont BPW & Designedge Fashion Incubator, this event has gone from strength to strength since its conception in 2006.

The call for entries has commenced, and with more than twenty award categories this year, there is an energetic buzz surrounding the awards. Enter your own business or nominate another business that you feel deserves one of the prestigious awards.

In true Oscars style, the “Night of Stars” award presentation for the 2009 Belmont Small Business Awards will be held on Wednesday October 14 at the Reading Cinemas in Belmont.

The 2009 Belmont Small Business Awards will be officially launched on Wednesday 22nd July, 2009 at the City of Belmont Civic Centre.

TCF Global & the Textile Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre of WA (TCFWA), is calling for donations to continue the TCF Ormoc project...

TCF Ormoc is pleased to announce that a second freight of supplies is headed to the Philippines!

The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre of Western Australia Inc (TCFWA) provide a valuable resource for the design industry. Since being established in 1998, the centre has been so successful, that it now receives requests from across Australia and overseas, from organisations and designers wishing to be involved.

The 'Managing your Firm through the Global Downturn’ Workshop series is an Australian Government funded program through Enterprise Connect and supported by TCFWA, TCF Australia, Belmont Business Enterprise Centre Inc (Belmont BEC) and designedge fashion incubator.

Minister Craig Emerson announced whilst visiting Perth last week that Federal funding for the Belmont Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) which services countless small businesses across Western Australia would remain intact

Selling rubbish since 1998 is the catchcry of Scott Kilmartin from Haul, winner of B3000 City of Melbourne Business of the Year 2008 who is making flying visit to Perth to support two events being staged on May 20th by the Textile Clothing Footwear Resource Centre of WA (TCFWA) and Belmont BEC – Small Business Centre.

The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre (TCF WA) located at the Belmont Business Enterprise Centre Inc. holds regular networking forums for those involved in the WA fashion, textile, clothing, footwear, and leather industry. The events are held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 6pm-8pm, with the next event being the 20th of May 2009.

Carol Hanlon, Manager Textile Clothing Footwear Resource Centre (TCFWA) Belmont Business Enterprise Centre and Belmont Small Business Centre (Belmont BEC/SBC) has won the coveted City of Perth Convention Scholarship for 2008/2009 which is worth $10,000.

In the current trying economic times the Belmont Small Business Centre (SBC) has continued to support businesses by providing mentoring, business skills workshops and has delivered a raft of information and programs to business owners across the metro and throughout Western Australia

The 2009 Designedge Innovation Festival launch on the 16th of April and run until the 29th of May 2009. The program will include 56 events including workshops, networking forums and displays both in Western Australia and New South Wales.

The Designedge Fashion Incubator is the only virtual fashion incubator in Australia. It provides a virtual shop front for more than 40 small fashion businesses currently, and 10 feature Indigenous designers.

The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre (TCF WA) located at the Belmont Business Enterprise Centre Inc. holds regular networking forums for those involved in the WA fashion, textile, clothing, footwear, and leather industry on the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 6pm-8pm at the Ferrara Bar, 67 Milligan St., Perth.

These events are a great opportunity for businesses to meet the staff and owners of other local businesses, and to develop new contacts and networks. CEO of Belmont BEC Carol Hanlon says, “We’re committed to putting on these events every month during 2009, because we see the benefits that attendees enjoy.

Carol has now been elected the National President of the Australasian Institute of Enterprise Facilitators (AIEF). Founded in 1997 as a result of the recommendations of the Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management Skills, the AIEF has a mission to advance the profession of enterprise facilitation.

Given the current economic climate, clothes libraries are a great way for those finding themselves unemployed to borrow professional outfits for job interviews and the like.

Sunday March 8th 2009 is International Women’s Day, and to celebrate the Textile Clothing Footwear Resource Centre of WA (TCFWA), Belmont BEC, Belmont Business & Professional Women’s Club (BPW) and the City of Belmont are hosting a function at City of Belmont Civic Centre (215 Wright St Cloverdale) between 12noon and 2pm.