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DiscoveryLAB Application Form

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Please punctuate your entries and do not use BLOCK CAPITALS
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Brand details

Brand name *

Designer details

Designer name/s
First name *
Surname *
Gender *
Direct Telephone *
Direct email *
Design training *
What is your Ethnic Group? *

Under the definition in the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act, do you consider yourself to be disabled?*

If yes, please give details (not required)

Designer 2 (if applicable)

First name
Surname
Gender
Direct Telephone
Direct email
Design training
What is your Ethnic Group?

Under the definition in the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act, do you consider yourself to be disabled?

If yes, please give details (not required)

Company details

Trading name
(If different from brand name)
Address line 1 *
Address line 2
City *
County/London borough *
Postcode*
Country *
Office Telephone *
Mobile Telephone *
Website *
Email *

Main merchandise category: (must mark one of these)*

Images

Please upload four images from your most recent collection to support your application
* Please note that images should be less than 1MB and be of JPG or PNG format.

Positive Fashion

Do you adhere to ethical and sustainable business practices *
Please tick all ethical business practices that are applicable to your business *
Do you use fur in your collections? *

DiscoveryLAB

Please provide a short proposal outlining your DiscoveryLAB digital content plan (No more than 250 words):

Details of your business activity

Please confirm whether your business is a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) based in one of London’s 33 boroughs. The category of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises is made up of enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding €50m, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding €43m.
I confirm our business is an SME (as described in the above statement) *
SME Status: Please specify if your business is owned in whole or in part, by another larger organisation. Yes it is, No it is not. *
Are you a sole trader? *
Are you registered in China? *
How many employees do you have?
(please include yourself) *
Full Time (Min. 30 hrs)
Part Time
Has your business been trading or registered at Companies House for less than 1 year? *
Length of time in business (years) *
Has your business received any government funding since 2015? (e.g. Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE), Department for International Trade (DIT), Trade Show Access Programme (TSAP)? *
Do you have an accountant? *
Annual turnover (£) - Year ending 18 *
Annual turnover (£) - Year ending 19 *
Annual sales (£) - Year ending 18 *
Annual sales (£) - Year ending 19 *
Other income (sponsors, collaborations or consultancies) (£) *
Annual Turnover (£) - Year ending 20 (projected) *
Type of manufacturing *
Country of manufacturing

PR & Sales Details

Price range (Wholesale in £ Sterling) *
( Minimum ) ( Maximum )

UK sales agent

Name

Overseas sales agent

Name
Country
PR agency

Previous Showcasing (UK & International)

1. Name
Season
2. Name
Season
3. Name
Season
4. Name
Season

Stockists * Please note that we may check details given below

Do you have an own label UK shop *

If Yes please provide address

Store name
Store address line 1
City
Postcode
Do you have an e-commerce website? *
If yes, what is the percentage of sales coming from e-commerce compared with stockists? *
How long have you had an e-commerce channel set up (years)? *
UK Stockists
Please list in the format of ‘store name, city’
International Stockists
Please list in the format of ‘store name, city’
Online Stockists
Please list in the format of 'store name, URL'

Referees

* Please provide two referees’ contact details. Please note that you do not need to send us a reference from these referees, however these people may be contacted by us in the circumstance that you are shortlisted.
Referee 1
Name *
Company *
Job title *
Referee 2
Name *
Company *
Job title *

Future plans for the business*

Entries must be no more than 250 words

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