Entries open today for fashion labels with a view to exporting to enter for the third DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship worth $10,000 and follow in the footsteps of last year’s winners, Lonely Hearts…
Entries open today for fashion labels with a view to exporting to enter for the third DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship worth $10,000 and follow in the footsteps of last year’s winners, Lonely Hearts.
The scholarship, open to New Zealand fashion designers who have been exporting for less than four years, awards international freight to the value of NZ$10,000 and coaching in freight and logistics from DHL Express as well as a tailored export mentoring package from Fashion Industry New Zealand (FINZ) and an annual FINZ membership.
Helene Morris, Lead Designer at Lonely Hearts says the DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship has helped Lonely Hearts out a huge amount.
“Not only have we been able to use the freight allowance to increase our Australian orders, it also helped us with our expansion into new overseas markets. We were able to hold sales in both Japan and the USA for the first time this year, which was in part made possible by the support DHL Express have given us.
“Having help with freight enabled us to send physical samples to areas where we would previously have only been able to email," says Morris.
Entrants are invited to complete an official application and submit a design portfolio, which will be judged by fashion industry leaders. Entries will be judged across a variety of categories, including design, marketing, business and export.
DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship opens for entries on Monday, 18 October, 2010, and closes on Friday, 19 November, 2010. Application forms are available from the FINZ website: www.finz.co.nz
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