FABB-THE SUSTAINABLE FASHION ACCELERATOR

FABB

THE SUSTAINABLE FASHION ACCELERATOR

Sustainable fashion is the new normal. Are you a front-runner for a sustainable fashion sector? Join our Fashion Accelerator for Better Business (FABB), which is there to help sustainable fashion startups forward.

Now especially, you will be facing challenges that are hard to solve on your own. FABB offers a program of expert guidance, one-on-one coaching, and peer-to-peer learning in a small group of like-minded entrepreneurs. In three months, you will work on your needs in the areas of marketing & positioning, sales, operations, finance, and production. As it stands, the program is fully designed for online delivery. Corona measures permitting, we may organise additional program events in both Amsterdam and Vienna. Overcome your
challenges and move your business forward!

Meet the Participants

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FABB features images that were created for the Ware Westen (True West) project in Amsterdam, courtesy of the City of Amsterdam – District of West, Charlie + Mary agency, Martijn Mendel photography, Human-Models, Mazarine Wensvoort & Jozef Wright.

THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR FASHION STARTUPS THAT:

  • Are running a business in the Netherlands or Austria

  • Produce apparel. Garments only, no accessories

  • Incorporate elements of circularity and/or sustainability

  • Sell to the end consumer

What you get:

Access to the Impact Hub network

Get inspired by fellow entrepreneurs from the sustainable fashion ecosystems of Amsterdam & Vienna, and access the global Impact Hub network.

Support

One-on-one guidance from experts, tailored to your needs in the areas of marketing & positioning, sales, operations, finance, and production.

Transparency

FABB is independent from any fashion brand or large corporation, which means: no hidden agendas! We're there to help you forward – that's it.

Free participation

Once you've been selected, you may attend the program free of charge. In case COVID-19 measures allow offline events again, travel expenses are not included.
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Program Timeline

  • Application Deadline

    26.06.2020

  • Selection Interviews

    01.07 - 14.07.2020

  • Diagnostic assessment interviews

    14.07 - 30.07.2020

  • Kick-off

    01.09.2020

  • Closing event

    December 2020

RUN A SUCCESSFUL FASHION BUSINESS

... and become part of the sustainable fashion ecosystems in Amsterdam and Vienna! The two cities rank among the 10 most sustainable in Europe* – and both have the ambition to work their way to the top. That has made both cities attractive breeding ground to sustainable fashion initiatives. The businesses featured below show a glimpse of the brands and entrepreneurs of Amsterdam’s & Vienna’s buzzing sustainable fashion scenes. They are front runners that prove and show that the sustainable fashion sector is the new normal. Join their ranks!

* Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2016

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Lena Fashion Library, Amsterdam

© Lena Fashion Library

Project-Cece-FABB

Project CeCe, Amsterdam

© Project Cece / Brands: People Tree & Brava Fabrics

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Ware Westen, Amsterdam

© Martijn Mendel / Art Direction: Debbie Simons

DariaDaria

dariadaria, Vienna

© Maria Noisternig

Endlos-fesch JeniaSymonds

endlos fesch – The Vienna Fashion Library, Vienna

© JeniaSymonds

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Lenzing, Austria

© Lenzing

Team

FABB is created by Karin Granner, Impact Hub Vienna, and Impact Hub Amsterdam, and jointly run by both Impact Hubs.