Business At A Glance
Startup Costs: $50,000 – $100,000
Online Operation? No
Business Overview
Starting a fashion school is verystraightforward. However, there certainly is one main requirement. Youor your instructors must be fashion designers. There are manyapproaches that can be taken when considering a fashion school as a newbusiness venture.
The first approach is to start a full-service fashionschool that is recognized by fashion designers and clothingmanufacturers. A less costly and less complicated approach to startinga fashion design school is to target students who have an interest instarting their own fashion label or clothing manufacturing business.The training provided could be over a shorter period of time and couldbe less costly than traditional fashion school courses. Additionalrevenues can be created by selling the fashions designed by thestudents through your own fashion shows, as well as over the Internetvia your own Web site. This type of business is costly to establish.However, the potential to generate a six-figure yearly income iscertainly within reach for the hard-working entrepreneur.