If You Play With Snake Be Prepared For Trouble
As a general rule I believe animals can only be true to their nature. The human being is no exception, Sometimes you got to call a snake a snake. It isn’t a worm it isn’t and ant … It’s a snake. In a recent conversation another female business owner asked me to be patient with a another individual in our business circles. True we each have our faults but sometimes a snake is a snake…
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I have been planning the designer’s meetup for FashionCampNy and fielding tons of inquiries on Brooklyn Fashion Week. If you are now contemplating showing a line during Fashion Week is it ready!
So a couple days after my rant on Fashion Week the designers meeting sent “waves” through fashion press and blogs! My Favorite was the NEW York Observer Report! Exactly how out of touch with reality is this industry, read the reports your self!
News to Share
Now you do not need to settle for store bought notions trims! Handles Buckles, pendants, bracelets… all can be fashioned using a number of techniques and tools. image courtesy www.demarketplace.com/blog
We want to build community To to ensure that Those versed in fashion and not quite familiar with technology are included. We’re meeting with Brooklyn Design Community on August 3rd for the first of a series of FashionCampNY101. This Is not just Twitter Or SocIal Media! With Technolog y you can
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- Design and print Your Fabrics
- Create Distinctive Belts Buckles and accessories
- accept mobile payments via your Phone
- Extend the reach of shows and marketing using 2dcodes
At FashionCamp events Design professionals get an opportunity to network, Speak out, and share what’ working and not working. Tech and online professional will walk you through, answer y ou r questions, and even improve the product and services now online!
THIS IS NOT YOUR COUSIN OR SISTER’ FRIEND WHO KNOWS TO PUT TOGETHER HTML and A FLASH SITE/ Please invite them, we want to ensure professionals have the best tools on hand!
doors open at 5 pm; We start promptly @ 6pm Rsvp Here to attend !
It’s Too much to read- This information takes time to compile and send out. It is but 1/10 of the new business info out there. IGNORANCE COSTS! I wiil not be sending 10 emails out.Then read a small portion and come back to it later. When we do not know what we have we lose it.
PASS IT ON PRINT SUBSCRIBE
BROOKLYN FASHION GALLERY RELAUNCHES
BFG2, M.BFG2 and MO.BFG2
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It’s more than a new attitude, we’ve undergoing a major re-designed from the core. based on all we’ve learned and where we believe the online publishing is headed. This is a consumer oriented site meaning we will deliver brooklyn fashion and entertainment news to the consumer. You’ll still see me as the Fashion Editor of the Calabar Magazine
www.BrooklynFashionWeek.com
October 2009- we do not support the “FashionWeek Format” yes you heard right a fashion week that does not support “Fashion week” See our rant on line. We do support designers coming together to stage a series of shows in their stores and showrooms that bringth ecustomer to them , that allows for serious shopping. but also can be marketed for the press and attention that designers seem to need. For those not in Brooklyn or do not have venues we have secured affordable space. We are looking for a group of designers willing to help shape this. As a designer I do not understand the willingness to let someone else decide on your your models, lighting etc.
PARDON OUR APPEARANCE:- We are setting September for the official launch so expect slight adjustments.
TRADE NEWS:- I Am collecting Business news for SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER & DECEMBER. So Sit down, Plan your events and sales and send it to us submit those releases here
WE’RE LOOKING FOR A FEW GREAT DESIGNERS
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DESIGNERS’ COLLECTIVES BFG LIVE- Let’s live the principles of Kwanzaa
Brooklyn Fashion Gallery is putting together a group of Fashion Forward Creative designers, crafters and Artist. If You are outside NY we welcome you. A show and sell with web support as well as intense marketing. BY Collective we a speaking of Common interest and collective work and responsibility.
Decisions and cost and responsibility are shared by the designers!
Buyers club, email, Traditional smpr, street marketing and distribution.
Space, Sales staff etc You Know the drill and what going solo entails The designers- Please do not bring me designs from last three years. while designers should have a regular line. we’re looking to give shoppers a reason to return at each event!
Quality and fit- you’ll have my technical experience and we’ve researched the resources.
I’LL BE GIVING AWAY CLOTHING!!… well actully myself a a few other prop-active designers, we’re starting MobStylz a club for women (and men) who love to shop! With incentives Giveaways, Great events and shopping parties,and shows we’re now accepting designers! email i...@brooklynfashiongallery.com Not a member? Request account here!
What is MoBstylz?
We support local designers, this is a private network of Designers By Designers! It’s our way of ensuring our businesses are supported! it’s a shopping network that you take with you. Find Indie designers connect with them get special offers and take part in a selection of sponsored drawings! Designers Shout their offers and specials and your respond or Pass them on to your friend on your favorite networks!
Not a member? Request account here!
How it works?
Register and connect your favorite networks using our tools and widgets! You decide which shouts you want to receive by subscribing to Designers You have full control on amount of information you get. If somebody disturbs or overload you with shouts you can always quietly unsubscribe. But be carefull you might just miss out on some great deals NEED TO SEE AND TRY…. get invited yo our Live Shopping Events BFG LIVE
the ad campaign is designed to encourage “mom and Pops’ businesses to explore marketing new and emerging marketing trends and at the same time help stimulate the local economy.
the Sponsorship is for the a 4X4 slot in a full color glossy mini- magazine, supported by a web and mobile version that is to be distributed at summer outdoor events and major commercial hubs.
Apply for Streets 411 Marketing Sponsorship
If you are expecting a listings of reason as to why you should market, then the Streets 411 is not for your. streets 411 is about making marketing accessible, both in terms of cost and time. It iis about integrating your online, offline and mobile efforts
- Maximizing your marketing budget!
- Designs meant to be read and to engage!
- Distributing your marketing collateral-
- Integrating you neighborhood, online and mobile marketing efforts
- Streamlining your message
We were surprised that at the initial drop of 5000 print pieces we had 3000 unique visits, and 85,000 visits on our landing page, within a 2 week period. Need more info or Apply here
BFG2, M.BFG2 and MO.BFG2
It’s more than a new attitude, we’ve undergoing a major re-designed from the core. based on all we’ve learned and where we believe the online publishing is headed. This is a consumer oriented site meaning we will deliver brooklyn fashion and entertainment news to the consumer. You’ll still see me as the Fashion Editor of the Calabar Magazine
www.BrooklynFashionWeek.com
October 2009- we do not support the “FashionWeek Format” yes you heard right a fashion week that does not support “Fashion week” See my rant on line.
We do support designers coming together to stage a series of shows in their stores and showrooms that bringth ecustomer to them , that allows for serious shopping. but also can be marketed for the press and attention that designers seem to need. For those not in Brooklyn or do not have venues we have secured affordable space. We are looking for a group of designers willing to help shape this. As a designer I do not understand the willingness to let someone else decide on your your models, lighting etc.
PARDON OUR APPEARANCE:- We are setting September for the official launch so expect slight adjustments.
TRADE NEWS:- I Am collecting Business news for SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER & DECEMBER. So Sit down, Plan your events and sales and send it to us submit Those releases here
JUST NEWS-WHO”S SHOWING WHAT”S HAPPENING
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Location: 698 Fulton street, brooklyn, ny, 11217Post your news to be sent out in our Newsletter
We’ll be sending out an email blast to our general list By Thursday .We’re automating, to have your events listed here, Please Post them At ourCommunity Business directory
A Sort of Community Bill board, info posted her will be can be used by any one creating a newsletter! Content distribution.
If You’re On Twitter “Follow me”
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@MOBSTYLZ Designer Collective Efforts BFGLIVE And Brooklyn Fashion Gallery
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@FASHIONCAMP a movement to educate on tehe technology to help your business!
May be at odds with His ART
It’s time to speak out
The Dollars and Sense of Blackness – Central Brooklyn…The Economic Impact
Atim Annette Oton, calabarmag.com Calabar & Calabar Imports
Ok…it’s that time of the year for really looking at how things are going in Brooklyn, NY…I will live on-air to add my 2 + 2 cents around 11am.
TIME: 10am – 12:30pm
WHAT: On-air broadcast of WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
Please note that this event will be recorded and aired live on WNYC Radio AM 820 / 93.9 FM. Video tapings will be webcasted on our website: www.wnyc.org.
FashionCampNY SEPT 12Th & 13TH
NEW YORK, NY – July 26, 2009 – FashionCampNy aims to bring together the independent creative community and the Technology communities to share, discuss and explore technology with the goal of having those who Design, Make, Show, Sell, Market or Buy use technology in their processes and businesses. Technology is seeping into every point of product line management, way beyond Twitter and other Social Network FashionCampNY marks
a conscious effort to the bridge the digital divide with the intent of also bringing the resources from NY’s vibrant tech community to the design community.
With this in mind, FashionCampNY; an open “Barcamp” styled “unconference,” where Fashion and Technology and Entrepreneurial players meet is scheduled September 12th and 13th, 2009 in NYC The event hopes to include many of New York’s fashion and design sector that are not traditionally included in Fashion Week events in September.
read the rest online...www.fashioncamp.org
It’s Too much to read- This information takes time to compile and send out. It is but 1/10 of the new business info out there. IGNORANCE COSTS! I will not be sending 10 emails out.Then read a small portion and come back to it later. When we do not know what we have we lose it.
PASS IT ON We’ve made it easier to share simple use the email this button on the site. If you are on the run use the Print button. There are some designer still not online please print and pass it along to them.
We are collecting Business news for SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER & DECEMBER. So Sit down, Plan your events and sales and send it to us submit Those releases here
Why Do You Want To Do a Brooklyn Fashion Week Show
“WHY DO YOU WANT TO DO A FASHION WEEK SHOW?”
I’m starting to ask designers that. The truth is they believe it’s what they should do… at the end of the runway when it’s time to sit and talk business they are not prepared.
We’re a habitual bunch we keep doing the same things repeatedly even if it isn’t working. Yes we run www.BrooklynFashionweek.com but we do not do “FASHION WEEK” Now a week where designers organize and create a designer to consumer show and shopping celebration…. That makes Cents. Hey I like a great show just like the next female. And for those begging me to do a show I’m considering September ( for my Birthday) or as part of www.BrooklynFashionweek.com The First as an artist, the latter, if I decide to produce a line for sale!
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“Fashion Week” has become the “thing” to do, even government officials are getting into the deal. And it is a deal, promoters make serious cash with sponsorships and media rights. One NY designer has returned to her showroom show. Her Seventh on siXth shows reported to have cost as much as $700,000 which is an investment if we’re speaking lucrative licensing deals!
Yet every single “person” is doing one without a clear strategy other than it’s what they see on TV. What?
There is no coy way to ask this but most designers walking those runways are not selling… in fact many are broke!
Designers that are gaining accounts have buyers or showrooms. Well first of all they have a well laid out business plan. they can hand a buyer a shopping list or menu of what they offer. often they can send one out to the buyers oon their list. As one boutique owner puts it I run a business I don’t hav time to play around and party. So designers where are you LINE SHEETS or catalog?
They have product that is well made, their production and financing is secured even before they go to market. So that they are ready to go (into production) once those orders are received. They have funding to cover the 30-90 days they won’t get paid. They’ve organized shipping so their product won’t get “held up” If you are putting out $4000.00 shouldn’t yes fashion weeks cost to fet the marketing and Buyers their. Foor venues that are convenient to Buyer’s jobs’ A buyer is not going to show up after hrs unless it is worth their while!
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I am not talking about “Fashionista” or e-commerce sites that want drop shipping deals After hours with sorority sisters is not a “Fashion Week!” It’s a party (and a damn good one at that!) “Sista’s” excuse me, but would you like to make your presentation that will secure that house you’ve been dreaming off in front of hooting hollering frat boys! Show a little respect!
Designers who sell have their labels, EDI codes and vendor number, or their own stores, if needed; they have line-sheets product shots and other sales collateral. The designers I know with millions in sales may not don’t even have ads or editorial.
More importantly they know their customers’ measurements and their patterns have been developed to FIT
Many promoters give free participation and pay designers (essentially using them as bait) to draws attention hungry designers to their folds. We support young designers showing to improve their presentation skills, but they are not interested in the business of design.
So what is Brooklyn fashion week essential the latter format! And yes we’ve gotten designers in front of buyers that why we understand where the issues lie. Fashion is serious business, We’ve worked designers through trade show’s and press placement, Finally folks do not plan walking down that runway, with a “Prince Charming” on a white horse riding in to “back” you.
We’ve been on hold exploring a second vital component that will take the designer’s ( or rather his sales rep straight to the buyer’)
Whether or not we do a “Designer organized, Brooklyn Fashion Week will essentially depend of if designers are ready…. and guys you know what I mean by that. Crocked seems are not a fashion statement. All the press in the world won’t save a poor quality business! If you’re doing knit swimwear that stretches when wet a buyer won’t pick you up! And even if every thing else is in line and you can’t show the money …you’re dropped!
If Teh items and business points are not familiar to you contact us we have a creative entrepreneurs workshop starting soon!
Feel free to comment but as I see it A designer should be a leader not a follower!
Work Smart Not Hard Is The Goal
We need to address our subscribers and ask that they bear with us! As we stream line our processes we are taking a serious look at functionality. DeMarketplace is a Virtual Incubator, and as such not just an exploration of new media implementation, but a teach tool. This particular segment “As I see IT ‘ is not just “blog” in the sense that it catalogs the tools we use, but process of implementation and adjustments.
We serve several roles as well as individuals. The challenge is collecting essentially a data management issue, which should be simple if we were running a library or stock room. That data need to be analyzed, but in perspective, and distributed to sereval divers groups.
To compound the problem there are intellectual property and privacy concerns. For the most part we find it easier to crete our own images supporting media… till we found ourselves having to track the abuse of our ip rights( re-posting of original material as your own is not “original- content”. We’re still divided on key digital rights management issues. While we strongly believe in the notion that some knowledge needs to be within the public Developing strong content is costly, whet or not i want to admit it , managing my digital asset is becoming an issue.I am actually looking for an automatic digital signature withauthorin software. something I do not hav eto remember to do or register. Simply Automated.
With all that the biggest challenge in managing the routes, or pipelines that information travel is understanding the very tools we use to get them there. every developer seeems to want to do everything, yet never does it well enough so that his is th eonly tool you need! “Mashup” are simply an indication of lack of proper design! Ok now sue me. .. I have tried well over thousand apps, and I am convinced developers never actually try them out themselves in the given scenarios.
The choice is publish or it dies, so we’re back again testing the auto features. Please excuse multiple post or post made too early, while we work out he kinks
While you were on Facebook
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In case you’re wondering we’ve made two significant changes; first we’ve added autopposting finctionality and second we’ve changed that segment title from “Daily Digest to While you were on Facebook. Every day i’m fielding calls about not ‘responding” on to messages on facebook. first of all if I need to respond to you use my skype or gtalk. if it needs to be a public discussion on one of the sevral private grous online. if you are sending me info to pass along the truth is that forwarding the great news of 100 businesses, is time consuming.
You see while you’s on Face book , I;m taking care of my and my communities business. I’m scoring tons of websites researching the latest news. I’m designing and testing ways to use these new tools in business, and also have to find the time to document and post, Did I mention edit. I’m a terrible typist, who thinks way faster than she types, so editing takes a ton of time.
I Don’t Sell BS- Personal vs Personna Branding
As I see it … I don’t believe in selling you BS, so do ask me to help you engage in marketing your “personal brand!”
With huge amounts of money being put into services that help businesses suddenly everyone is an expert! I have sat in on so many ‘discussions lately on what is personal branding and selling; the “Personal Brand”: and “Personal branding and Social Network Marketing’. If you disagree name me one person who is “selling a personal brand”
My initials are ‘BS’ (Bonnie Sandy), and I have no problem using them when appropriate to stress just how ridiculous something is. A “brand” is a public set of definitions, which lay out guidelines on areas that influence how people perceive you. Anyone who knows me within my project will tell you that
I don’t take shortcuts,
I am always smiling
I never get angry
I am well versed on topics on which, I speak
I am well organized
I am a team player
I won’t stand for unethical practices
I am open
I am bold
Anyone who knows me on a personal level will tell you that
My motto is the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I have a fiery temper and a vengeful spirit – I don’t get mad I get even. I use my words and truth to do so…. I won’t let you get away with BS. I am Brutally honestI am stubborn
I can’t stand unethical behavior
I am extremely loyal
I am private
I am shy
No I am not a mental case; I simply understand the difference between personal and persona. I understand where Bonnie ends and the project begins. I don’t sell BS under any circumstances. Yes often I have to stepped out of my “personal” to accomplish the goals of the project
Who I am where I like to hang, what I like to do, how I like look to dress are influence by the personal, emotional and creative and spiritual “space” I am in. They may change depending on the side of the bed, the weather, or how much sleep I’ve had. Yes my personal ethics and morals are consistent and may shape my decisions, but ultimately I am responsible to myself.
On the other hand with the project I run and subsequently business that someone runs, there are expressed commitments, to others. Consistency is vital. Who (more accurately what) that business is, where it can be found, what “it ” does and how “it” looks is part of that commitment. While not a “person” that entity has it’s own identity, a personae. Staying true to that personae and that commitment is vital to its success.
My argument iis that we sell personae, carefully package to be eperceiived in a particular light. If you’re thinking of celebrities … these are the most carefully packaged “personae’ that exists today. What causes PR headache is that these are so often so far removed from who they really are that they inevitable get caught out of ‘character”.
When I get up in the morning short tempered and ill-mannered I just warn my son .. I’m not in the mood today. If say “Facebook” decided to be ‘exclusively a portal for businesses, first of all t hat has a process to go through before a final decision is made and even then existing clients, legal, and advertisers have to be notified. Even if an individual blogger changes his mind on his site policy or layout it is good business to notify his readers and on the pending changes in his sites personae. FaceBook’s Brand personae how we perceive it and more importantly what we expect from it and how we behave and engage with other within its confines differ from others in it sector. It has a strong Brand personae..
Even then given the standards I have chosen for the overall public perception of my “Brand”. I treat each “sites on it’s own merit. Each individual installation has a different mission, a different set of goals and objectives and even a different reader… in short a different personae
To simply fly what defines a brand I ask the artist in my project (overwhelmingly family oriented, to think of each of their individual children then.
- What are they wearing right now
- Where will they shop?
- Who is their friend”?
- What set s them apart from their friends
- Where will you most likely find them?
- What, books, magazine, music will they own, borrow give away?
In their children this is personality. Packaging these elements together to define a product creates brand personae.
In The Works- Topics we plan to cover later- if you have a request post it in the comments!
- What is “IT”
- What do you expect a “Blog” to do for you
- How to decide on the what tools you need
- Defining you vision, mission, goals and objectives.
- What do you do…What do you sell
- What’s your business’s persona
- Personae, Style and communiication
Daily Digest for July 17th
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It is amaziig how far technology has come, more importantly how much I have learned and how much more there still is to cover. We can now include video, and have our post transposed to audio. This auto-post feature will be great, the problem is as a mother, finding time haveto post and edit. I am not the greatest typist (as you may have noticed) and as an artist, my hands are normally engaged. We’ve been experimenting with Google Voice engine, but between you and I, I’m hoping to go straight from thought to text.
I wonder if…
Fashion in Augmented Reality
Please do not ask me the technical details, I just discovered this augmented reality clip. This is a re-post of a thread I started on the FashionCamp( in 2007) discussion and needed to direct someone on another group to it (what’s the correct “webiquette”
Watch this video till the end it shows Augmented reality in use. in the later part of the video is actually the screen from a mobile phone. focused on a black and white surface say Qr Code.
I had seen augmented reality clips son the NextNy discussion board, but these finally made it click’
Where will you be showing this fall
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WHY ARE THERE TWO ‘C’s IN COLLECCTIVE?
When July roles around we will start the next phase actually putting all we have learned into play via BFG Live. This Sunday we start selecting participants and collaborators. As soon as there is a consensus among existing member we will list them!
Brooklyn Fashion Gallery Relaunched
The growing ranks of independent businesses have necessitated live spaces to show and sell! Demarketplace last week relaunched our live show and sell events under the “Brooklyn Fashion Gallery label. These events will in futre be supported with our online presence “Degallery” at http://www.demarketplace.com/brooklynfashiongallery we’d like to thank the proprietor and stylist at Delux Gallery for their support. www.DeluxGallery.com
vendors at this event
Sohe designs www.sohedesigngroup.com
Nailah’s creations
Canvass2012
links to products will be available shortly
Products Should Serve The Needs of Your Consumers
As I see IT Products should serve the needs of your consumer base. We developed our initial offerings offline in response to artist and consumer needs! Now we’re taking it online we are also developing a complete new site redesign that would better suit the needs of those we serve!
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‘He, we need to find a better way to sell… travel and show cost are getting way too expensive, and there are so many vendors that this makes no sense, Can’t you develop a virtual trade show using that tech stuff!’
At Demarketplace our primary consumer are designers artist and crafters; and by extension, we help them access wholesalers, retailers and consumers. Micro Entrepreneurs have limited resources to compete. We choose to specialize in master artist and craftsmen, many are digital aliens they have expressed a need to understand new technology especially as it applies to marketing. In order to better serve them we keep abreast of the latest applications and emerging technology in all aspects from product development to distribution.
During the exploration phase, it never failed to surprise me how few business owners, cannot identify their consumers or constituents or for that matter can ‘say’ how their products serves the needs of that consumer. Far too often we find Business owners focused on ‘I’. I want to do this, I want to do that,
What does the customer want or need from you? Who is your customer?
This is why you need to Back up your info
OK I should know better, always back up your info, in my case it should be daily, but lately things have been so hectic that I have not been able to upload and back up and as I suspected my laptop Crashed. I use the poor instrument 15-20hrs a day and it works! So I am not surprised when this Friday night after a late session with a designer it crashed.
Fortunately I have most of the articles and images I had been preparing online so it just means that I have to pull them down and re-edit! Again my OLPC has come through, The keys are a bit small and please excuse the typos but this little machine can..
Unfortunately it’s the week end press started appearing on our project
In The meantime I suggest checking out some of the articles we have previaously posted!
Yea We Got Press
When It Rains…
I have to express a thank you to The Daily News courtesy Jared McCallister I havebeen getting call about the mention in his. Sunday Column.. More Importantly Fabien Burrel of Aziza Pr who has come aboard as part of our community efforts. We tend to get bogged down in ‘ just doin” so It’s really helps to have someone take on the challenge of working within our budget and do so effectively.
Speaking of which we alsodid a live interview with Richie Richardson which we will link to shortly thanks!
Schedule Update SS2009 Season
To say we are Swamped is an understatement! There is however something to be said for collaborative action, In the next two weeks we will be updating all our web properties in preparation for the SS09 Season!
This time however we are pulling all the components together in support of local creatives. Workshops and seminars, websites and blogs, social media and communities, affiliation and affiliates, 2d code and Mobile Payments. Sms, twitter, cirpin, viod reviews and live streaming!
We have always boldly faced change, the question now becomes can we extend our concept outside the secure confines of our network. In the last few days I average to two to three call a day asking for help a connection, a solution!
We have proven that businesses can be revived, succeed and even thrive despite difficult conditions! There are challenges, one of them financing and funding. As the entrepreneurial landscape becomes more constraining, access becomes an issue. Past experience, leads many to expect that those funds will not reach those that can best utilize these resources, Existing organization will resort to their culture of nepotism and narrow minded approach to solutions dictated by board and managers without any practical business experence!
Now more than everes these business need marketing… Effective marketing even with creative thinging and collaboration is costly. We have photograres, videograhers stylist and creative directors who are willing to offer extreely competitive rates, the Street Mpartners is practically sponsoring the campaign. We have web and Pr support. yet an effective campaign which will maximize these opportunities of the summer months will cost. So we have set up a chipping To help offset the cost!
Opportunities to explore Entrepreneurship
We’re knee deep in setting up projects but we had so many emails about opportunities for those seeking to start a business we had to stop to post! As for the competitions, for those just starting, they are a gret tool to think outside your comfort zone.
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NYC ENTREPRENEUR WEEK
Organized by the NYC Entrepreneurial Community, NYC ENT was created to
strengthen and accelerate the collective entrepreneurial spirit of New
York City through a week long series of events. a 21 team business plan
competition with a full day of customized training developed April 20th -25th
exclusively for NYC ENT. http://www.nycentweek.com/event-details/
BROOKLYN
Attention entrepreneurs, start-ups and existing business owners! Sign up now for the 1st Annual Brooklyn Business Summit and the “Triple Bottom Line” Business Plan Competition now. Triple Bottom Line addresses the 3P’s of People, Planet, and Profit.
Click here and register now for the FREE Summit
www.brooklynbusinesssummit.com 
If you are 18 years of age or older, live in Brooklyn, are a legal resident or US citizen, and wish to start a business in Brooklyn, you are eligible to win a Cash prizes of $15,000 for first place. “PowerUP!” is a competition to help applicants start a business. Three winners will receive cash awards for entering the best business plan to start a business in Brooklyn. $5,000 will be awarded to two runners-up positions.http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/pdf/2009PowerUpSchedule.pdf
BarCamps-
Laid Off Camp NY
LaidOffCampNY is a free two-day event for people in a career transition who are looking to gain perspective, discover new passions, or reinvent their careers. LaidOffCampNY is directed towards entry to mid-level professionals in digital media, advertising, publishing, technology and financial service space. We want to collaborate with you and your community, so spread the word! Please contact us if you’re interested in supporting this effort or have ideas on how to make LaidOffCampNY a success. http://ny.laidoffcamp.org May 1st and 2nd
BarCampNYC
General Open Unconference on new media and technology from the people who create the apps .Mark the dates May 30th and 3st vist their site http://barcamp.org/BarCampNYC4
EileenFisher.com for women owed businesses
http://www.eileenfisher.com/ourcompany/cons/women_owned_bus_prog.asp
EileenFisher.com five $10,000 grants for women owned business companies to get Eileen Fischer March 1st to June 1st 2009 http://www.eileenfisher.com/ourcompany/cons/women_owned_bus_prog.asp
Photography Now Are you redefining the photographic book?
Whether you’ve already made your book or want to start, Photography.Book.Now is for working photographers, students of the discipline, and curious enthusiasts.
Deadline for entry is 12:00 PM PDT July 16, 2009. http://pbn.blurb.com/
Prize $25,000 to finish – or start
Lark Books is seekng artist
http://www.larkbooks.com/submissions/artist-submissions
Artist Submissions
Are you an artist who would like to submit some of your work for consideration? We are always looking to feature new and established artists and hope you’ll join us!
http://www.promosedia.it/design_bando_eng_2009.html
Promosedia announces a competition for ideas for chair design.
The aim of the competition is to stimulate innovative creative ideas, which must however be technically feasible and designed to be mass produced. Submissions are invited which express originality and innovation and which identify the use and function of the chair, giving due consideration to ergonomics, choice of materials and the requirements for mass production.
http://www.designboom.com/competitions.html
kitchen ecology: recipes for good design june 26 -28, 2009
dwell on design, los angeles
‘kitchen ecology: recipes for good design’,
this curated group show will express subjects and details of our kitchen
environment by analyzing the ongoing conflict of ecology and consumerism.
it will feature works from the freshest young and upcoming international
designers, exploring ways to tweak the basic ingredients to produce the
most eco-friendly, energy efficient models possible.
EPILOG CHALLENGE 09
To encourage the making of amazing things, Instructables is hosting the Epilog Challenge ’09. Make something awesome with a green twist and win a Epilog laser cutter! The form of awesomeness is entirely up to you: your project can be on any subject, using any components, and in any field. Just use your skills to make something incredible, share it on Instructables, and you can win one of the most truly incredible and versatile tools available: a Zing Laser from Epilog! To make it even better, this contest is open to entries from all over the world!
http://www.instructables.com/contest/epilogchallenge/
I’ve am also receiving lots of emails on “how to start,” I highly recommend attending Barcamp Type events and the seminars listed! We wull be back full force in with the workshops aby May and will be announceing them shortly. we are hands on so our groups are small, however this time the general public can follow online!
Open Style We’re hitting the road this summer
As I See It, we have only just began to explore technology’s potential to shape the next generation of businesses! We have been hard at work redesigning our online project and web pages inline with our project’s finding with, QR codes, live and Mobile Streaming, and extending events as well as exploring social media, and other new media tools such as twitter.
Keep in mind that the businesses who volunteer are Hyper-local, grass roots, and can be best described as digital aliens. They are howevr experts at showing and selling and their product are high quality and creative. Whenever possible they employ local talent and production.
You can sample a preview of Gizelle- A new line by “Natacha Jospitre” as well as our test of audio and video on the homepage of our main site. www.Demarketplace.com. We are moving our workshops and exploring online sales venues.
We do not accept “theories” on marketing and social media but rather put each through a live practical test. We hope to be ready by next week, and you will be able to follow us through the summer! You can subscribe to this blog for updates!
At The End of The Day It’s About Selling Culture
In New York, Seventh Avenue is preparing for Fashion week even as my local designers’ community is preparing is starting their prom, graduation and Spring Summer 2009; In my native Trinidad they’re 
preparing for Carnival, while in Brooklyn , local merchants are trying to eke out what ever mileage they can from Black History Month and Valentine’s Day. In between I am trying to find time to follow the threads and contribute to the planning of BarCampNYC4 a tech “unconference”. Not to mention working with my mentor on jazz Documentation projects.
Even with 20 hrs a day I can manage to stay on top of it all. At first glance these various groups seemingly have little in common. However underlying it all they are they are simply trying to support themselves and their family doing what they love, what they are passionate about.
The challenge is to get the advanced tech community to see the value of time-worn traditions and appreciate “expertise’ gained not by sending 10,000 “tweets” but working over 10,000 hrs at particular task. On the other hand traditionalist, scoff at new techniques because they are “untested” and created by “young inexprienced” minds. Simalarly Young designers have old ideas but lack the technique of the veterans. Sure their is validity in fears of “stolen legacies” and economic abuse, but open and free interaction can offer so much including the knowledge of how to protect one’s intellectual property and cultural integrity.
Efficient blending of technology, tradition and expertise can not only add extra opportunities but also cut cost as a result of effeciency. What “we” have found is that whether it is fashion or costume design, technology or storytelling, jazz or code the rules and process for creating and income and livelihood are the same. It is because I am fortunate enough to live in such a diverse community that I can access all this great inforation, tools and experise to create and test a program that not only works, but positively affect s life.
Photo credits:Model Stacia Gregorio simulates a “fashion doll” merchandise concept, boxed and “merchandise with” downloadof their chosen “road” Music. The option exist for futher merchandising with ringtones and wallpapers, etc. since each bandmember has a mobile, a Qr code (at the side of the box) can be used to extend the experience with updates, communication and community features. Costume from Rango 2007 Brooklyn Labor day Presentation, “BLUE”.
Together We Can a community call to action
On Monday I Celebrate The first Fashion blog post I made back in 2005 with a community meeting and an announcement ,
TOGETHER WE CAN…
February 9th 2009
We launch Behind The Bridge today
Qr code showing use for event suport
We have been preparing to launch this test for a while. Logistics had to be rooled out landing pages prepared and we wanted to do some basic testing to work out the logstics befor e the fact. We will center the project on this site. However we have set up various installations so as to test the best options.Today we begin educting participants on a broader sense. Tomorrow we send out our foirst qr code Which will deliver messages that lead to various use scenarios. it would be easy to point to landing page but that defeats the purpose of codes.
Feed-Back form ect will be set up later to day or leave a comment. We appreciate comments from everyone. Additional updates will be made as necessary!
