LCF Grad Futures: From Idea to income - Plan, Price & Profit

This session is only for London College of Fashion students. It is aligned to your Graduate Futures start up and freelance journey.

Through a hands-on pricing and cash flow exercise, you will practice how to calculate basic costs, allocate budgets, forecast sales, and manage your cash flow. Whether you are freelancing or building a brand, this session will allow you to develop a clear plan aligned to a clear budget to keep your business financially on track.

You’ll learn:

• How to create a simple finance model for your business idea.
• Hands-on experience with pricing and cash flow planning.
• Actionable steps to improve financial decision-making.
  

Why Attend? This workshop turns finance theory into practice, helping you take control of your business finances with clarity and confidence.

Speakers

• Marianna Ferro, Lecturer and Business Strategy Consultant: Marianna Ferro has extensive experience in the design and implementation of innovative business models, combining a strong financial background with a deep knowledge of sustainability practices and impact investment. She has worked with companies across Europe, China, and South America such as HSBC, UniCredit and Virgin Startup.

Useful resources

In this webinar, you will develop the key skills of enterprise, as defined by the UAL Creative Attributes Framework (My_CAF). Before attending this activity, we suggest you:

• Access the Enterprise Padlet

If there are any barriers to your participation in this event or you have access requirements you wish to discuss, please contact graduate.futures@fashion.arts.ac.uk in advance, we'd be happy to talk with you. If you can't sign-up as the tickets have run out or expired, please email and see if you are still able to attend.

Image credit: LCF Graduate Futures imagery. Illustration by Danya Vassanth