Study Visit for export ready SMEs working in apparel and fashion sectors
Are you an export ready small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) representative in the apparel or fashion industry? Don’t miss this chance to learn from international experts, explore the EU market, and expand your business network.
The Study Visit is part of the “Building Sustainable Apparel and Agribusiness Value Chain in Armenia” Project, funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC).
About the Study visit:
The visit will take place from January 18-20, 2025, in Paris, centered around the Who’s Next and Salon de la Lingerie Interfilière (https://whosnext.com/en) international trade fair. Participants will actively engage as visitors, connect with international fashion companies, and gain insights through shopping assignments in Paris’s leading trade centres.
Key Benefits of Participation:
- Acquire New Skills and Knowledge: Interact with top experts and potential partners in textiles, and understand European market requirements, quality standards, and fashion trends to better access global markets.
- Build Valuable Business Connections: The trade fair offers numerous opportunities to establish new business links and expand your reach in the EU market.
About Who’s Next and Salon de la Lingerie Interfilière
Who’s Next is a leading international trade fair in fashion, attracting over 50,000 visitors and featuring more than 1,500 brands from around the world. Held twice a year, it sets the trends for each season. Brands, buyers, journalists and trendsetters hailing from over 100 different countries come together to discover and set each season’s trends. Concurrently, The Salon International de la Lingerie https://whosnext.com/en/events/salon-international-de-la-lingerie will take place, which is the world’s leading professional event for the lingerie sector. It brings together French and international brands and designers of lingerie, loungewear and home-wear for women and men, as well as suppliers of materials, accessories and sourcing for the lingerie, swimwear and sports market.
Participation procedure:
If you are interested to participate in this initiative, please complete the application following this link:
Open to all SMEs in the apparel fashion sector SMEs in Armenia. Selection will be based on the exporting capacities and growth potential of SMEs to ensure a fair and thorough process. Priority will be given to SMEs that participated in the Baseline Survey organized by the ITC Armenia team during March-April 2024. We encourage interested companies to take advantage of this opportunity to enhance their capabilities, gain international exposure, and expand their business networks.
Cost sharing:
Project applies cost-sharing principles. Project will cover all costs, including preparing selected companies for site visit, on-site guidance, in-country transportation, etc. Participants must cover their visa costs and partially the travel costs (accommodation or flight ticket) and other local costs.
Application deadline: September 15, 2024
We encourage interested companies to take advantage of this opportunity to enhance their capabilities, gain international exposure, and expand their business networks.
About the International Trade Center (ITC): www.intracen.org
The International Trade Center is a joint development agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. ITC promotes the competitiveness of SMEs in developing and transition countries and supports inclusive trade as a means of achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
About “Building Sustainable Apparel and Agribusiness Value Chains in Armenia” project:
The “Building Sustainable Apparel and Agribusiness Value Chains in Armenia” project is funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Trade Center and in close coordination with the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia. The agribusiness and apparel sectors were identified as viable priority sectors for assistance in Armenia.
The assistance addresses a strategic priority in Armenia – enhancing value addition and achieving a more diversified export basket in products and markets. Emphasis of the Project is on expanding trade links and seizing unexploited distribution channels, such as e-commerce.
Building Sustainable Apparel and Agribusiness Value Chains in Armenia (eu4business.am)