This Week at NYCEDC:
- We brought in larger East River Ferry vessels to run on summer weekends
- We revealed the first class of Design Entrepreneurs who will start the “Mini-MBA” program to combine their fashion sense with business sense
- We encouraged you to enter NYC Media Lab’s “Media Mashup” app competition
- We kicked off Coney Island’s summer season with Mayor Bloomberg
- We displayed our “New York City. A Step Ahead” posters that can be found around NYC
- We heard Google’s Larry Page on Charlie Rose discussing the importance of universities in developing NYC’s technology sector
- We noted that Greg Pass, former CTO of Twitter, will be CornellNYC’s Founding Entrepreneurial Officer
- We discovered that the Green Book will now be available online
- We accepted the IMA Award for Best in Class, B2B, for our redesigned NYCEDC.com
- We introduced you to the 19 firms selected to participate in the Blueprint to Success Program
- We announced that Google will donate space in its NYC headquarters to CornellNYC Tech while the Roosevelt Island campus is constructed
- We posted photos of our Internet Week NY panel “NYC BigApps, Civic Hacking, Startup Success”
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend, NYC!
Photos: Fleet Week 2012 by Byron Huart
East River Ferry Service to Get Bigger Boats for Weekend Crowds (NYTimes.com)
Photo credit: Trista Sordillo/NYCEDC
Inaugural Class of Design Entrepreneurs NYC
NYCEDC and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) yesterday announced the selection of the 35 New York City-based fashion companies that will make up the inaugural class of Design Entrepreneurs NYC—a free, intensive, “mini-MBA” program that will equip select NYC fashion designers with the skills needed to successfully run a fashion label. Classes will be taught at FIT by industry professionals and FIT faculty, with a focus on fashion business marketing, operations and financial management.
The 35 selected businesses are:
A.D.O; ACCESSOIR; Alice Alan; ANGG New York; ANNIE WU; BazzdeGrant; Between the Sheets; Cala Ossidiana; Cuffe Parade; G9C; H Williams; Hatting by La China Loca; Helen Sanchez; Hippototamus; Jes Wade; Kahri by KahriAnne Kerr; Kordal (pictured below); KV NUIT; Leota New York; MARLON GOBEL; Mimi Plange; Olivier Green; Parke & Ronen; RECOLLECTION {by Sandra Murphy}; SENA; SHIRLEY EPHRAIM Fine Earth Jewelry; SIRAK; Soham Dave; STEE-LETAS; Study NY; Sunghee Bang; Suzanne Rae; Tirana Jewelry; Vespertine; and Zimba Collections.
These companies span a wide range, including accessories, children’s wear, jewelry, men’s apparel, and women’s apparel. The designers who founded the businesses trained at universities in countries all around the world, including Canada, Italy, Ireland, and Turkey, though the majority come from New York City schools, including FIT, Parsons, Columbia, and NYU.
NYCEDC President Seth Pinsky:
“The overwhelming interest in Design Entrepreneurs NYC is further proof of the demand for critical business training that exists within New York City’s design community. Thanks to this innovative program, these 35 participating designers will be able to hone their business skills and develop new techniques, allowing them to become integral players in this growing sector.”
Find out more about Fashion.NYC.2020, designed to sustain and grow the fashion industry in NYC.
Related Reading: “Mini-MBA fashion program kicks off” (Crain’s New York Business)
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