Fashion Buyers Network

Fashion Buyers Network is a business development firm focused on cultivating emerging fashion designers & entrepreneurs into successful business owners. Our firm directly invests in the growth and success of startup ventures and small to middle-market fashion companies. We leverage capital funding, affiliate marketing and our business development team to facilitate growth and increase sales. Our business development managers grow and maximize sales revenue through a combination of global business solutions: - The Fashion Investment Fund - Cash Flow Management - Affiliate Marketing & Strategic Partnerships - E-commerce (Digital Marketing & Social Media) - Event Management (Fashion Week) - Supply Chain Management The Fashion Investment Fund provides funds for working capital, expansion or restructuring.

StarMerx International Inc.

Starmerx was founded in 2011 at Seattle by ex-amazon engineers. It is driven by data mining and brand marketing, dedicating to establishing a technologically innovation company with its own brand ecosystem. It employs more than 1400 people worldwide and cultivates more than 100 private label brands covering apparel, textile, flatware, toys, furniture and other categories. The products can be purchased in over 200 countries and regions across the world.

expandys

Who we are? Expandys is a consulting firm specialised in international business facilitation and representation. In operation for more than 10 years, we now have 20 employees across our three offices in London (UK), Bangalore (India) and Sydney (Australia). We are known for our on-the-field approach, and for our results. We have helped more than 300 customers find new markets or consolidate market share where they were already present. We operate in three geographies: the UK, the Indian sub-continent and Oceania where our offices are located, but our reach is truly global. Expandys is a member of Globallians (www.globallians.com), a network of independent consultancies specialised in international business facilitation, through which we are able to cover more than 20 countries. What we do? Expandys supports companies in international business development by helping them position themselves in new markets. We also help companies consolidate their market share or to (re)structure themselves in markets where they are already present. We are your right hand in foreign markets, helping you operate on the ground. We are also your eyes and ears, keeping up with the latest in your industry. We are often asked to carry out market research, to prospect new clients, to recruit employees and to structure the activities in the local market, to represent companies commercially and to manage local offices. We work closely with our customers to ensure that the business is sustainable and sustains over a long period. We constantly aim to produce concrete and measurable results. What solutions we offer? Our solutions are designed to support you at every stage of your international development. Market study & Market Intelligence Business Development & Key Accounts Management Distribution & Supply Chain Sourcing & Quality Industrial establishment, JV, and M&A Subsidiary establishment & Management Recruitment & HR Management Support to Development Agencies & Clusters

Scottish Africa Business Association

The Scottish Africa Business Association is a membership organisation with the core objective of making it easier for its members to do business between Africa and Scotland. It works on behalf of its members to help identify opportunities across business sectors then assist in making deals happen through our network of governments and partners in Scotland and across Africa. SABA offers a wide range of services and benefits to its members in keeping with our objective and purpose of making it easier to do business in Africa. As well as the services below we are also able to react promptly and effectively to members, realising that each member’s needs are different. • Trade conferences for specific countries and sectors • Trade Missions which are researched and targeted • Round Table meetings with key policy and decision makers • Guest speaker events • Networking events • Access to SABA’s extensive network: • Governments, embassies and key policy and decision makers • In-country corporate and institutional networks • In country and Scottish based advisory and services providers • In country and Scottish based mentors and consultants • Specialist African focussed finance providers

Development Authority of Bulloch County

The Mission of the Development Authority of Bulloch County is to expand economic opportunities in the Statesboro-Bulloch County area by growing, attracting, developing, and supporting new and existing business in our community. Statesboro-Bulloch County's robust business and industrial environment has generated cluster opportunities across several key economic sectors, spurred and actively supported by city-county development efforts. We understand that in a demanding global marketplace, cluster connections are key to productivity, innovation and speed to market.