| Contacts |
Carol Hanlon
carol.hanlon@tcfwa.com
http://www.tcfwa.com www.tcfglobal.com
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| Objectives |
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Entrepreneurship Awareness
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Export Revenues
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Income Generation
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Job Creation
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Policy Impact
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Profitable Enterprises
Develop ongoing opportunities for creative women in fashion & textiles
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| Description |
Textile Clothing Footwear Resource Centre of WA Inc. (TCFWA) was founded in 1998 and has developed an extensive range of innovative small business training & mentoring projects for creative fashion and textile micro enterprises across Australia and globally. TCFWA is a non profit community based organisation.
Designedge Fashion Incubator was first launched in 2003 and has since developed to be a retail incubator and more recently a virtual fashion incubator.
TCF Global was launched in 2007 and facilitates village community sewing projects and/or assists with linkages in the global supply chain to connect fashion designers with raw materials, manufacturers, agents, retailers etc
TCFWA/TCF Global hosted the 3rd International Fashion Incubator Conference with 24 countries attending.
TCFWA / TCF Global co-ordinates trade missions, sourcing missions and fashion exhibitions at global fashion weeks including Hong Kong, China, India, Taiwan, Korea, Africa and Australia.
TCF WA has a strategic link with Belmont Business Enterprise Centre Inc www.belmontbec.com
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| Interests |
Established the BPW Business Incubator for Women to develop busines skills globally
www.bpwbusinessincubator.com
TCF WA established the TCF Australia Energy Efficiency Training & Mentoring Project to provide support and advice to TCF, Fashion and creative business on saving energy efficiencies.
Looking to locate any fashion, TCF, creative industry incubators around the world wishing to join global fashion network.
Continue to expand the International Fashion Incubator Network www.fashionincubators.com
Assisting with ongoing development of 29 village sewing centre TCF Ormoc www.tcformoc.com
Looking to connect with other global village community sewing projects www.tcfglobal.com
Business & Professional Womens Network globally www.bpw-international.org
Ongoing development of a virtual Fashion Incubator www.designedge.net.au
Interested to hear from business volunteers wishing to assist global micro enterprise development
Designedge Innovation Festival is the largest community national Australian festival celebrating creativity, innovation, design through workshops, displays, seminars, parades
Providing e-commerce, website, online shopping and social media training and mentoring to small businesses
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| Services |
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Facilities: ICT services
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Facilities: Shared workshops
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Facilities: Special rates with service providers
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Finance: Financial management training
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Finance: Financial management/accounting services
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Finance: Linkages to financiers
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Incubation and Business Development: Business information
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Incubation and Business Development: Business management and development advisory services
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Incubation and Business Development: Incubation program for non-resident clients (virtual incubation)
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Incubation and Business Development: Mentoring/coaching
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Incubation and Business Development: Pre-incubation services
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Incubation and Business Development: Training in business management
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International Business Services: Help entering particular markets
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International Business Services: Trade facilitation
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Networks and Synergy: Facilitation of linkages between incubates
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Networks and Synergy: Networking events
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Networks and Synergy: Referrals to business professionals
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Technology Transfer: Help with commercializing technology
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Technology Transfer: Help with intellectual property/patent advice
Other:
International Fashion & TCF Supply Chain networks
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| Year Opened |
1998
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| Type |
NGO
(This incubator is associated with a technology park)
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| Model |
Not-for-profit
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| Sectors |
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Manufacturing
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Mixed Use
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Textile
Other:
Fashion, TCF, Creative Industry
Women in Business
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| Target Population |
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Rural poor
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Urban poor
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Women
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| Advocacy |
This organization actively works to improve innovation and entrepreneurship policy and regulation
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