The Bridge Program, launched on August 31, 2024, concluded its first cohort on October 12, 2024.
The program equipped 30 participants with vital skills across four tracks: Fashion Business Management, Fashion Business Intelligence, Apparel Production Management, and Apparel Retail and Merchandising.
Guided by 21 facilitators from Nigeria, the UK, and the US, participants gained global insights through practical lessons and field trips to KLO Fashion Manufacturing and Trax Apparel.
The program’s closing ceremony, Entrepreneurship Day, was held at Admire Wardrobe in Lagos, where participants presented case studies offering innovative business solutions.
Judges included: Rhoda Aguonigho, (Founder, Lhaude Africa); Bernice Asein, (founder, Fashion Law Institute); Chioma Ukpabi, (Co-founder, SUWK Technologies); Ezeoke Okechukwu, (founder, KLO Fashion Manufacturing); Professor Adebisi, Director of Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Centre, University of Lagos, was also in attendance, highlighting the importance of sustainable fashion businesses.
Source:The Nation
