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Companies show the power of fashion on Paraná Business Collection

The fourth edition of Paraná Business Collection, fashion and business event realized by Sebrae/PR and by Fiep System, that happens on February 22nd to 26th in Curitiba, it will reunites 48 companies from Paraná on Business Show Room. The method created since first edition of the event generates positives results with good trades and prospect of new business. In an exclusive space, the entrepreneurs have the opportunity to show quality and creativity of fashion produced on Paraná to selected shopkeepers, which is a strategic to expand sales canals and publish the brands from Paraná.

On last edition of Paraná Business Collection, the showroom moved R$ 5 thousands in close deals and prospected. The expectative it is to overcoming this number, as well to 2010 the quantity of companies that are participating from showroom it has double. With pieces on feminine, masculine, fitness, fashion and accessories segment, the companies made of Paraná Business Collection a show window of their collections. One of the novelties of this edition of the event is the exposing of clothing requisites, which segment participates for the first time of the showroom.

“The segment of accessories it is a novelty of this edition, because shows a vision ampler of fashion concept that the accessories make part of total look”, explains the coordinator of state of Fashion Clothing Project of Sebrae/PR, Edvaldo Pires Corrêa.

The entrepreneur Fernanda Nadal, from accessories brand that take her name, from Ponta Grossa, she is excited with participation on event. “Our expectative is big, because it is first time that we participate in an event of this flavor”, says. Responsible to create and sign pieces, Fernanda says that the proposal it is to offer to shopkeepers the possibility of sale exclusive pieces. “A store from Maringá can ask to exclusive product to sale. The idea is to develop a line with little quantity of products”, says the entrepreneur. Fernanda also talks about her shoes line with exotic leathers, stones and accessories.

The entrepreneur Carlos Alberto Pedrotti, proprietary from Betu’s, says that expects to realize new contacts and do good trades on showroom. “We want to show the trend mark, win some experience, expose our products and also hear some critics. We participated in 2008 and the results were very positive”, says Pedrotti. The Betu’s was inaugurated such as a brand in 1994, in Santo Antonio do Sudoeste, producing masculine fashion on jeans. Today the seat is in Santa Lucia, on West of Paraná, and it sales its production to other states such as Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo.

“On showroom we will open new contacts” plans the entrepreneur Irit Czerny, proprietary of Lafort Collection. The company seated in Curitiba starts such as knitting with her father, in 1964. The business expanded its actuation, and today, Irit is one of the managers of the company that makes feminine fashion confection to modern women and well informed. The stylist is responsible to the company collection, which can be find in São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and also Brasília. “We work also with private label, producing pieces to all country”, says the entrepreneur, who takes the brand Lafort Collection to catwalk of Paraná Business Collection.

From Rolândia, on North of Paraná, the brand Dona Dita participates for the second time of showroom. The entrepreneur Claudio Motta says that in 2009 edition he had the opportunity to show the company. “We have been five years of market and participated on PBC was very cool to divulge the brand. Our expectative to this edition is very good, because the Paraná Business Collection reunites the best of clothes and we are between theirs”, explains Claudio Motta. The Dona Dita employs 12 people and produces casual and fitness fashion.

The brand Dizzem makes its debut on showroom of Paraná Business Collection. The pieces are produced in Cianorte, Northwest of State and arrives to states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Mato Grooso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte and Paraná. “In Curitiba, we do not have representation, and also we want to expand our net of contacts”, says the entrepreneur Alberto Nabhan. About the creation of pieces, Nabhan says that all collection was developed by a team, with feminine and masculine fashion.

The young entrepreneur, Maicon Cleber Ogregon, 22 years old, is responsible by creation and development of the brand Full Hill. Less than 2 years on market, he has opened two important away to publish the clothes produced in Santo Antonio do Sudoeste, on South-west of Paraná. They are being divulged in television programs directed to young public and thought wearing famous bands. “The style is outgoing to young people. More than a product, we sale idea”, explains Ogregon. “We will participate of Paraná Business Collection to publish the brand and get know the event. Our intention is making a fashion show next edition”, says.

Business Incentives


There are 110 shopkeepers from all Brazil to participate of the Paraná Business Collection. The number has double. Shopkeepers from other countries also will be present on the event. Shopkeepers from Paraguay and Argentina were invited to know fashion from Paraná and do good trades with entrepreneurs. Edvaldo Corrêa explains that to expand the sales process, training are realized with expositors. “In this training will be talked themes, such as tax, prices, custom process. This strategic is a form to prepare these entrepreneurs to board the shopkeepers and for sales”, explain Correâ.

The executive from CAN – Federmoda, a confederation to support little Italian companies, Antonio Franceschini, disembarks in Curitiba to fourth edition of Paraná Business Collection. He has been on last edition of the event, and this year also follows novelties on fashion produced on State. He also was invited to integrate the judge commission of João Turin Award, which is an initiative that values new talents.

According to the manager of Programs Unity of State (UPE) of Sebrae/PR, José Gava Neto, the Paraná Business Collection mix fashion and business, and this is its principal quality, because attend a big number of companies. “It is an opportunity to small companies of clothing sector from Paraná to show creativity and quality on fashion on the event that integrates production and market, and expand relationships of companies”, says José Gava Neto.

Fashion and opportunities


The Paraná Business Collection brings also attractions to all kind of flavor. There are fashion shows, expositions, Fashion Cycle’s Update, debates with specialists, workshops, conversations, the meeting with coordinators of fashion courses of state, and the traditional João Turin Award.

Twelve fashion shows of brands from Paraná are being prepared to five days of event: Jefferson Kulig, Lafort Collection, Fábio Bartz, Lucia Figueredo, Sinistra, picnicdelefante, Basic, All Purpose, Raffer, Chita Brasil, Joyful, Basic and Silmar Alves. The stylists will cast 2010 Winter fashion on catwalk.

About Sebrae/PR


The Sebrae/PR – Brazilian Support Service to Small Companies of Paraná is an institution without lucrative finality that was created to give support to entrepreneurs of small business. In Brazil, there are 27 unities and 750 attending points from north to south of country. In Paraná, there are 5 regions and 11 offices. The entity is in 399 cities of State by mean of itinerant attending, attendance points and partnerships such as associations, syndicates, cooperatives, public and private companies. The Sebrae/PR offers conversations, entrepreneurs capable courses, enterprising, strategic sectors, public politicians, technology and innovation, credit orientation, market access, internationalization, cooperatives net and leaders programs.

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