ENTRY PACK
TALENTS DE MODE COMPETITION 2017
FULL NAME OF PROJECT LEADER:
BRAND NAME:
BUSINESS SECTOR:
Would like to enter for (please tick the prize you would like to enter; you may
tick one or both):
 Talents de Mode 1st Prize
 "Coup de Coeur" Prize
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Business or future business
Surname / First name
Date of birth
Company name
Brand name
Business address
Post code and Town
Tel.
Mobile
Email
Website
Area of business
Date business created
or date envisaged
Company type or envisaged status
Registration
Chamber of Trades
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Other:
Actual or envisaged capital
Names of associates
For businesses already operating
2015
2016
2017
2018
2015
2016
2017
2018
Turnover already achieved
Number of employees
Estimated
For businesses not yet operating
Estimated turnover
Number of employees envisaged
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SUMMARY OF PROJECT
Brand concept:
Type of products:
Collection detail:
Market segment:
Is the brand trademarked (if so, when)? Have you bought any domain names (if so,
which ones)?:
Market positioning:
Brief outline of competition:
Short and long-term sales targets and results, via which distribution channel(s):
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DESCRIPTION OF HOW YOUR OFFER IS DISTINCTIVE OR INNOVATIVE
How your concept is distinctive and/or innovative:
Awards, competitions or grants won:
TEAM/RESOURCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT
Director's profile
Surnames, first names and skills of team members
Are you supported by those around you?
Do you have assistance from one or more organisations (if yes, which ones, and since
when)?
Do you currently have any other sources of income (job, benefits, etc.)?
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BRAND POSITIONING
Strategic SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses compared to the competition,
opportunities, threats posed by the market)
What is your target?
How do you choose your raw materials (professional trade fairs, textile companies,
specialist shops, other)?
Production method and location:
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What is your price range?
Giving an example for a product, please state:
Your cost price excluding VAT?
Your professional sale price (if intermediary) excluding VAT?
Your retail price including VAT?
DISTRIBUTION
What is your distribution strategy?
What are your distribution channels? (Please specify)
List of points of sale / countries
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COMMUNICATION
What is your communication strategy?
Have you had any press coverage? If yes, on what media?
FINANCIAL ELEMENTS
Please attach:
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Your balance sheet and profit and loss account for the past two financial years (for
businesses already operating)
Estimated budget
What are your thoughts on your financial needs? What is your strategy for achieving
them?
Payment of company head: from when? At what level?
Please attach to this file: Estimated budget for the next 2 years
And For existing companies : Balance sheet and income statement for the last two
financial years
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What will you use the prize for if you are one of the Talents de Mode winners?
Other points you would like to make:
How did you hear about the competition? (you may tick several boxes)
Talents de Mode / Village des Créateurs website
Social networks: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Village des Créateurs reception
Received an email / letter
Press
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Chamber of Trades
VDC partners
Lyon Ville de l'Entrepreneuriat meeting
Word of mouth
Other (specify):
KEY DATES
Competition launch: January 2017
Closing date for submitting entries: 24 april 2017
Pre-jury: May 2016 (examining applications and selecting finalists)
Final jury with finalists' oral presentation: 1 s t h a l f o f June 2017
Announcement of Talents de Mode winners: 1 s t h a l f o f June 2017
Opening of showroom at Passage Thiaffait: September 2017
Return this completed entry form * along with the compulsory attachments
by 24 April 2017 at 5pm
to Village des Créateurs,
Passage Thiaffait,
19 rue René Leynaud
69001 Lyon
(*) This completed entry form must be sent in paper format AND in digital format (USB
key, WeTransfer, Dropbox ... to [email protected])
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PIECES TO BE COMPLETELY COMPLETED IN THE APPLICATION FILE
 This completed dossier
 5 products (the products will be returned after the instruction of your file) ***
 Brand presentation media: catalog, flyers, press kit press releases
 Visuals (image, atmosphere) or a lookbook presenting the whole collection.
 Estimated budget for the next 2 years
 Balance sheet and profit and loss account for the last two financial years for companies
already constituted
 A list of public prices including VAT (with pro-tax price if sale by intermediary)
 The executive director's CV
 Photocopy of the identity document
 K-bis of the company if company created
 The text of the rules of the contest Talents de Mode 2017 initialed and signed.
*** The cost of sending the parcel and returning are the responsibility of the
candidate. Thank you for providing a prepayment voucher for the return of the
products.
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