<p>Join us at Plymouth College of Art for the Crysalis Professionals Programme – a three-day event for people who either want to start their own textiles business or for those who need some extra development to refresh their business.</p> <p>During the three days you will attend business seminars, inspiring talks and practical workshops to help develop your business and ideas.</p> <p>Our speakers will be Caroline Till from Franklin Till, Marion Gillet a Design Management Consultant and Patricia Van Der Akker from the Design Trust.</p> <p><strong>What’s in it for you?</strong></p> <p>The opportunity to:</p> <p>• Look at how designers effectively and creatively market themselves and their designs?</p> <p>• How do you diversify a product range to increase sales and exposure?</p> <p>• How do you protect your intellectual property?</p> <p>• Develop new inspiration by working with other designers</p> <p>• Work with like-minded designers and expand your network with interesting contacts</p> <p>• Participate in practical workshops to develop new techniques</p> <p><strong>Applicants are asked to submit an application file via email by 16th June 2014, 12 noon at the latest.</strong></p> <p>Submissions should be made using the file composition stated below and sent to your nearest contact (below).</p> <p>1. Curriculum Vitae: name + surname, address, telephone, school and education + year of graduation</p> <p>2. Supporting Statement: Approximately 100 words on why you want to participate on the professionals Programme</p> <p>3. Portfolio: Pictures and projects of your current work 3- 5 low resolution (72dpi) pictures of the work</p> <p><strong>Contacts:</strong></p> <p>Stad Ronse</p> <p>Grote Markt 12</p> <p>Ronse, 9600</p> <p>Belgium</p> <p>crysalis@ronse.be</p> <p>University for the Creative Arts at Canterbury</p> <p>Crysalis Project Coordinator,</p> <p>Research &amp; Enterprise Office,</p> <p>New Dover Road,</p> <p>Canterbury,</p> <p>Kent,</p> <p>CT1 3AN</p> <p>SWilliams22@ucreative.ac.uk</p> <p>Laura Wasley</p> <p>Plymouth College of Art</p> <p>Tavistock Place</p> <p>Plymouth</p> <p>PL4 8AT</p> <p>lwasley@pca.ac.uk</p> <p>Cité Internationale de la Dentelle et de la Mode</p> <p>135, Quai du Commerce</p> <p>62100 Calais</p> <p>France</p> <p>cite-dentelle@mairie-calais.fr</p> <p>Find out more about the Crysalis Project at <a href="http://www.crysalis-network.eu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">crysalis-network.eu</a></p>