Personal Statement: I Want To Grow Your Own Fashion
Fourth-year business student hopes to grow his own clothing brand.
Fourth-year business student Elias Williams started his own fashion brand in hopes of making money to buy a new laptop.
During his first year at the University of Guelph-Humber, Williams and his friends created a sweater design.
“My friends and I were moving away as we were all going to different universities. We wanted to design a sweater that we could all have to remember our friendship,” Williams said.
Williams and his friends posted the designs on social media and they said that it immediately received attention.
“All our friends wanted one. At the time I needed to make more money to buy a new computer, so I stated taking orders,” Williams said.
It was at that moment that …show more content…
Dawson also said, “Growing your own fashion company can be achieved through a lot of hard work. It is not as glamorous as it appears and requires endurance, dedication, and tenacity.”
Dawson just finished hosting her second FGI Career night at Ryerson University.
The event took place on February 13th, 2017
FGI career night was designed for students to be introduced to the fashion industry and be able to get involved.
“This is an opportunity for students to meet fashion industry personnel and hopefully build a strong network. It also allows them to work on their business communication skills.” Dawson said.
Guelph-Humber Project Management professor Aida Memisevic said that networking is the key to a successful business. She believes that it is all about whom you know and how they can help you accomplish your goal.
Memisevic said,“ When networking the number one thing is to think about what the win-win is. How can your company benefit the other party? You must be creative with your thinking, don’t think it’s always about
Fourth-year business student Elias Williams started his own fashion brand in hopes of making money to buy a new laptop.
During his first year at the University of Guelph-Humber, Williams and his friends created a sweater design.
“My friends and I were moving away as we were all going to different universities. We wanted to design a sweater that we could all have to remember our friendship,” Williams said.
Williams and his friends posted the designs on social media and they said that it immediately received attention.
“All our friends wanted one. At the time I needed to make more money to buy a new computer, so I stated taking orders,” Williams said.
It was at that moment that …show more content…
Dawson also said, “Growing your own fashion company can be achieved through a lot of hard work. It is not as glamorous as it appears and requires endurance, dedication, and tenacity.”
Dawson just finished hosting her second FGI Career night at Ryerson University.
The event took place on February 13th, 2017
FGI career night was designed for students to be introduced to the fashion industry and be able to get involved.
“This is an opportunity for students to meet fashion industry personnel and hopefully build a strong network. It also allows them to work on their business communication skills.” Dawson said.
Guelph-Humber Project Management professor Aida Memisevic said that networking is the key to a successful business. She believes that it is all about whom you know and how they can help you accomplish your goal.
Memisevic said,“ When networking the number one thing is to think about what the win-win is. How can your company benefit the other party? You must be creative with your thinking, don’t think it’s always about