Entrepreneurship Training for Designers, Fashion Technologists and Creative People

Abstract

This paper proposes the need to expand reach of entrepreneurship education and training beyond business schools,management institutes, technology and engineering institutes. Entrepreneurship courses and programs are not limited to business schools only. There is a growing need for this training to design and fashion technology students and also the self employed professionals in this field. The paper builds on the growing need to design customized entrepreneurship training programs for designers, fashion technologists, artists and creative people. The paper is written around the argument of difference between entrepreneurship training to other people and to designers, fashion technologists, and creative people. It has been observed that after a specified tenure of working for someone;many designers, fashion technologists, &creative people move forward as self employed professionals and later on they start an enterprise. However, many of them experience a lot of difficulties due to lack of adequate training in entrepreneurial and managerial skills. Often, this also leads to impact on the profitability of the business. This paper encompasses prospects, issues & challenges of design and delivery of entrepreneurship training and education to designers, fashion technologists, & creative people. Authors have suggested some pointers for content and design of such training programs. The authors have presented their views based on their teaching, training and consulting experience. The prime objective of this paper is to serve as the base for further research. Authors urge potential users of this paper to carry out further research in this area.