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...
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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.