FABRIC Tempe is an Arizona non-profit organization
OUR MISSION is to provide apparel entrepreneurs with training, guidance, innovative industry resources, and access to on-demand manufacturing, so they can build sustainable fashion businesses domestically.
OUR VISION is to establish Arizona as a modern fashion industry capital for the U.S. by creating a tech-based, sustainable, closed loop fashion industry ecosystem that attracts and supports direct-to-consumer apparel brands.
40 select minority, veteran, disabled, and economically challenged entrepreneurs receive FREE scholarships to:
Apparel Entrepreneur Digital Assistant: A tech-based, digital assistant that provides guidance, resources, and education via a “road map” of steps that navigate business startup, branding, marketing, product development, and manufacturing.
Value: $4,000.00
FREE with scholarship
250 select minority, veteran, disabled, and economically challenged entrepreneurs receive $3,495 scholarships to:
Apparel Entrepreneur Digital Assistant: A tech-based, digital assistant that provides guidance, resources, and education via a “road map” of steps that navigate business startup, branding, marketing, product development, and manufacturing.
Value: $4,000.00
$500 with scholarship
ALL other community members and entrepreneurs receive:
- FREE sourcing library
- FREE business directory listing to all industry pros
- FREE fashion job classifieds to all
- FREE local fashion event calendar to all
- FREE and discounted event space to select non-profits and qualifying entities
- Discounted office/studio space to all industry pros
- Attend FREE and discounted events
- FREE and discounted event participation to select entrepreneurs and students
- FREE and discounted access to select classes
- Access to discounted industry design, manufacturing, branding, business startup, marketing services
- Access to no-minimum manufacturing using the Apparel Entrepreneur Digital Assistant road map
Special Thanks
- Tempe Innovation Development Association
- Thunderbird Charities
- Arizona Community Foundation
- Flinn Foundation
- Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
- Pakis Center for Business Philanthropy
- AZ Commerce Authority's Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- BHHS Legacy Foundation
- Silicon Valley Bank
- PCA Skin
- AZBio
- City of Tempe
- AZ Commerce Authority and AZMEP
- Gerber Technology
- Digital2You
- Arizona Fashion Source
- Community Donations and volunteers