Online Educational Library (OEL)
Welcome & Onboarding Guide
Congratulations for being accepted to GDA’s Business Development Collaborative program in partnership with E-Com Fashion. This is a free funded business development program from the Garment District Alliance designed to help revitalize the Garment District of NYC and support many of its local businesses. This program also serves to benefit businesses outside the Garment District including entrepreneurs and individuals seeking to develop their skills to start or grow their online business.
Important Topics to Cover:
A. Our 3 BDC Program Services
B. Online Educational Library (Your Go-To Program Dashboard)
C. About Allen Ray Sales, your E-Com Fashion Consultant & Webinar Host.
D. Subscribe to our BDC Program Newsletter
E. BDC Program Requirements
Let’s get started!
A. Our 3 BDC Program Services
Your enrolment to E-Com Fashion’s BDC program provides you access to some or all of our free funded program services.
The 3 core services provided in the program are described below:
1 to 1 E-commerce Consulting (available to 20 Garment District businesses only)
Publications (available to all)
Webinars (available to all)
One-on-One E-Commerce Consulting:
Only businesses owning a physical location and are actively doing business in the Garment District may qualify for our special One-on-One E-Commerce Consulting. All approved businesses will need to schedule their consulting time with Allen Ray Sales. Only 20 Garment District businesses will be selected for this program service.
Webinars
Five webinars will be made available throughout the program year. These real-time webinars will cover a wide range of topics related to e-commerce and online digital strategies. Every webinar includes a post Q & A session. Therefore, we highly encourage everyone in the program to take advantage and participate in our Q&A. Webinars are open to all businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals.
Publications
Nine publications will be made available throughout the program year. The publications cover a wide range of topics. From online marketing, e-commerce strategies, improving online operations, growing your team, and more. You’ll find helpful content that is most relevant to you and your business. These publications are open to all businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals.
Bonus: Downloadable Tools
As an added program bonus, we’ve included downloadable tools to help you with your e-commerce business, such as a comprehensive Marketing Calendar, E-Commerce Optimization checklist and many more. These must-have tools are designed to help you with your digital marketing strategies, e-commerce store optimizations, and more.
B. Online Educational Library (OEL)
All of the above resources (Webinars, Publications, and bonus Downloads) will be available in our Online Educational Library (OEL) dashboard. Treat this as your GO-TO DASHBOARD to access important resources and content from our E-Com Fashion BDC program. The OEL is open to all businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals and can only be accessed after you sign a Participation Agreement.
C. Meet Allen Ray Sales,
Your E-Com Fashion Consultant & Webinar Host
Allen Ray Sales brings in over 13 years of e-commerce experience working in the fashion, accessories, and luxury industry. He brings in e-commerce and technology experience from working for large brands like Nautica and Kipling as a Product Manager. Additionally, his multi-discipline skills in fine arts, graphic design, evolving technologies, and digital marketing gives him a unique creative edge and a strong eye for building businesses and luxury brands in the e-commerce space.
D. Subscribe to our BDC Program Newsletter
Remember to sign up for our BDC program newsletter to receive news and updates from E-Com Fashion, webinar and publication releases, and other business development program announcements delivered by other BDC program partners.
E. BDC Program Requirements
To enroll in this free funded BDC program, all businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals are required to sign a Participation Agreement. This is mandatory to access any of the program services within the GDA’s BDC program. This agreement can be viewed and downloaded from our Online Educational Library.
We hope you’ll enjoy and benefit from the GDA’s Business Development Collaborative (BDC) program delivered to you by E-Com Fashion in Partnership with the Garment District Alliance.
Need help/ Any Questions?
E-Com Fashion Inc.
info@e-comfashion.com
+1 201.283.8871
Allen Ray Sales (Consultant / Webinar Host)
allen@e-comfashion.com
Cell: 347.342.6101
James Rizon (Digital Executive Assistant / Program Coordinator)
james@e-comfashion.com