a semi-organized, work-in-progress, brain dump of resources.
fashion / ecomm / a little tech
updated monthly.
NEWSLETTERS
Retail Drive provides news and original analysis on the latest happenings in retail.
Fashion Dive provides in-depth journalism and insight into the news and trends impacting the fashion & apparel manufacturing space.
Future Commerce is a media company focused on helping retailers and eCommerce operators understand the future of commerce and culture.
Sourcing Journal is a global resource for news and information tailored for textile and soft goods executives working on the supply chain side of the business. They provide daily updates on news changing the industry, commentary, and opinions from industry experts.
Future Edit
Future Edit, the Vogue Business weekly newsletter spotlighting the brands and startups shaping the fashion ecosystem.
Nice Ads
Psychology of Marketing
Retail Boss
Dive into a library of growth marketing examples, strategies, tactics, and tips broken down into all-action case studies.
Business and tech news in 5 minutes or less
Discover the best email designs from top brands. 5-minute newsletter on email design and marketing twice a week
Whale Mail distills the stories, strategies, and tools that are defining the e-commerce landscape, and offers them up in an easily digestible format.
Vogue Business
The Social Brew
Buyology (Formerly ScaleUp)
HARO
2PM
JOHN D
Decode
online
education + resources
Digital fashion design and design communication training
The Boutique Hub is a boutique industry community, connecting boutique retailers, eCommerce retailers, wholesale brands, product makers, and industry services and experts. The Hub provides daily connections, strategy, training, wholesale shopping, live events, and a voice for the boutique industry.
offer online courses, certifications, and degrees in a variety of subjects
1,700 free online courses from universities like Yale, MIT, Harvard, Oxford and more.
HARO connects journalists seeking expertise to include in their content with sources who have that expertise.
is a free, publicly accessible, openly licensed digital collection of high-quality teaching and learning materials
Stanford Online offers learning opportunities via free online courses, online degrees, grad and professional certificates, e-learning, and open courses.
online interactive platform that offers free coding classes in 12 different programming languages including Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, SQL, C++, C#, and Swift, as well as markup languages HTML and CSS.
Visibility and resources for your small business.
Showcase your products to thousands of buyers
online communities
Build Black Community by Shopify
Build Black with Shopify is a team and program dedicated to empowering Black entrepreneurs and businesses.
eCommerce community and conference for black-owned eCommerce businesses, aspiring entrepreneurs
is a startup funding platform that provides female entrepreneurs with access to capital through crowdfunding and grants, expert business coaching, and a growing network of women business owners
The Futur is an online education platform loaded with content, courses, and tools to help you build better design skills and better creative businesses.
Hello Alice supports small business owners — marginalized genders, people of color, veterans, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, and all entrepreneurs — looking to learn and grow. Learn from people like you at all stages of business.
For Black entrepreneurs to learn new skills, and grow their startups
Mimconnect is the leading digital community and content platform helping professionals of color navigate their careers.
LISC Small Business Services
where the dollars at: grants/loans/etc
Fearless Fund
Blac
New Voices Foundation
SoGal Foundation
Wocstar Foundation
Galaxy of Stars
Papitto Foundation - Rhode Island Only
is a nonprofit with a mission to advance social equality in lending. It focuses on microloans to minority and low-income communities as well as providing mentoring and educational resources to help small businesses succeed.
Texworld New York City is one of the largest sourcing events on the East Coast for apparel fabric buyers, research and product development specialists, designers, merchandisers, and overseas sourcing professionals.
Fearless VC Summit hosted by Fearless Fund
Harlem’s Fashion Row
Roadmap to Billions hosted by Black Women Talk Tech
LA Textile Show
ANNUAL EVENTS
DTC Podcast
Shopify Masters
BlackNFashion with Lenese Calleea
Boutique Chat
Drive from The Business of Fashion
PODCASTS
RI RESOURCES
RI SCORE
401 TECH BRIDGE
RIBBA
SHOPIFY APPS
TOOLS
Lucky Orange is an all-in-one conversion optimization suite for businesses of all types and sizes that helps website owners understand the reasons why some visitors aren't converting.
UpPromote
JudgeMe
This is a directory of Black Female Creatives.
Please note I cannot attest to the work or business practices of these creatives. Do your own due diligence.
Staples Connect