2010

Airfare sponsorship for Australian retailers and designers

June 1, 2010
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.

2010 designedge Innovation Festival

May 5, 2010
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.

Online Expertise Now Available For Textile, Clothing & Footwear Industry

March 12, 2010
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.

2009

International Fashion Conference Heads to Perth

November 25, 2009
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.

Winners delight at the 2009 Small Business Awards

October 28, 2009
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.

Community sewing project gets moving

June 22, 2009
TCF Ormoc is pleased to announce that a second freight of supplies is headed to the Philippines! This project, which collects sewing donations..

Community sewing project calls out for help

June 22, 2009
TCF Global & the Textile Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre of WA (TCFWA), is calling for donations to continue the TCF Ormoc project.

Providing support and resources for designers and industry

June 21, 2009
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.

Managing your firm through a global downturn

May 24, 2009
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

TCF attracts interstate success story

May 19, 2009
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

Lecture on climate science

May 11, 2009
Belmont BEC – Small Business Centre confirms that the lecture by David Archibald on the science of climate scheduled for 11.00 am Monday 18th May at 7 Fairbrother Street, Belmont will go ahead

Small business centre manager awarded

May 3, 2009
Carol Hanlon, Manager of the Textile Clothing Footwear Resource Centre of WA (TCFWA) and Belmont BEC - Small Business Centre (Belmont BEC/SBC) has won the coveted City of Perth Convention Scholarship for 2008/2009 which is worth $10,000

Local Champion Awarded

May 3rd, 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...
www.designedge.net.au/2009awarded

 

Designedge innovation festival

April 16, 2009
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

Fashion Goes Virtual

April 5, 2009
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

TCF Wednesdays are Winners

March 29, 2009
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

Carol Hanlon elected national president of AIEF

 March 13, 2009
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.

Clothes libraries to clothe needy job hunters

 March 13, 2009
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.

2008

Training and Mentoring Project

January 2008
Designedge Fashion Incubator National Training and Mentoring Project assists new and emerging fashion, jewellery & accessory designers with mentoring, training, ecommerce and business skills.

2007

Designedge National Training Project

July 23, 2007
The Designedge Fashion Incubator has launched its National Training & Mentoring Project which aims to assist emerging fashion and accessory designers to network and develop new business skills, thus improving their chances of running a successful small business.

2006

Roll up! Roll up! Awesome fashion on show

 September 30, 2006
Over recent years the Perth Royal Show has become so much more than just the rides, showbags and fireworks. It has also become well known for its fashion and this year will be no exception. Over the course of the show which runs this year from the 30th of September to the 7th October there will be 36 fashion parades which will include a section of 20 outfits from designers utilising the designedge fashion incubator facility in Belmont.

Message to perth fashion lovers is LOUD and clear

September 22nd, 2006
One of the most exciting events at this year’s Perth Fashion Festival will take place at Fashion Central in Forrest Place on Friday September 22...
www.designedge.net.au/2006perthfashionfestival

 

Calling all up-and-coming fashion stars

September 22nd, 2006
Starting out in the fashion industry can be a daunting experience to say the least...
www.designedge.net.au/2006callingupcomingfashionstars

 

A designedge to inspire everywoman

June 16th, 2006
In today’s business environment with its easy access to information, inspired individuals who have a dream of starting their own business can simply think of an idea and run with it...
www.designedge.net.au/2006designedgetoinspire

 

The high end of WA fashion: journey to MAFW

 April 26, 2006
TCFWA is a well known name in the realm of the fashion industry. As always it continues it’s consistent and persistent marketing of the array of quality fashion and wearable art being produced in Western Australia. Part of its undeniably successful campaign has been the implementation of the designedge fashion incubator. And in a few weeks designedge is proud to be taking 15 West Australian labels to the ever au courant Mercedes Australian Fashion Week.

Small business started correctly, show me the way!

 April 6, 2006
With Australian fashion gaining more and more attention throughout the world there are plenty of eager candidates ready to give it a go. Only problem is when they discover what is involved in starting a business their eagerness turns to confusion and then a reluctance to follow their dream emerges.

Belmont celebrates innovation

 March 13, 2006
Small Business Centre Belmont (SBC), Belmont BEC, Textile Clothing Footwear Resource Centre of Western Australia Inc. (TCFWA) and designedge fashion incubator (DFI) plan to celebrate the 2006 WA and Australian Innovation Festival by coordinating a vast array of exciting and practical events staged to assist innovators, inventors and fashion designers from across the state.

2005

The beauty is in the design

December 7th, 2005
designedge - belmont is an oasis of designer talent and product...
www.designedge.net.au/2005beautyindesign

 

Designs on the edge

April 26th, 2005
The TCFWA is known for its seemingly endless energy and source of ideas...
www.designedge.net.au/2005designsontheedge

 

Belmont celebrates innovation

April 19th, 2005
Belmont BEC and Textile Clothing Footwear Resource Centre of Western Australia Inc...
www.designedge.net.au/2005belmontcelebratesinnovation

 

2004

designedge uncovers opportunity

September 22nd, 2004
The inaugural Designedge trade exhibition held in Perth, Western Australia during September 2003 was a multifaceted event uncovering a mecca of textiles, clothing footwear and leather under one roof...
www.designedge.net.au/2004designedgeuncoversopportunity

 

Uncovering Australia’s Design Talent

July, 2004
The It is a long hard road to get your designs into finished product and hanging on the racks of Australia’s boutiques, and 10 times harder if you are living in an isolated or regional part of Australia, but due to the efforts of the Textile Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre of Western Australia Inc. (TCFWA) and the Perth based Belmont Business Enterprise Centre Inc. (BEC) over 650 women...
www.designedge.net.au/2004uncoveringaustraliasdesigntalent