Fighting for Fashion - Exeter
Like most black entrepreneurs, Kalkidan was refused a loan to start her business. Today her brand is a big success and she now has a new idea to βrevolutioniseβ retail.
Being black and a woman means access to finance is nearly impossible. Yet Kalkidan Legesse is an entrepreneur with a track record of not taking βnoβ for an answer. Having built up her sustainable fashion store in Exeter entirely from scratch, despite no bank believing she could do it, she now has her eyes on a new venture. Itβs an app to sell second-hand clothing, that pays a commission to the retailers that originally sold the clothes when they were new. She says it will 'revolutionise' retail by encouraging shops to stock clothes that last longer so they can keep making a profit every time theyβre re-sold on the app. She needs a million pounds to get it off the ground. Can she do it? We follow her as she tries to find investors.
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Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Luke David |
Executive Producer | Mesha Stewart |
Executive Producer | Sarah Trigg |
Commissioning Editor | Aisling O'Connor |
Broadcasts
- Wed 9 Feb 2022 19:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One Channel Islands HD, West HD, West, South West, Channel Islands & 1 more only
- Wed 5 Oct 2022 20:30
- Thu 6 Oct 2022 01:30
- Sun 9 Oct 2022 20:00
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