The UK Fashion and Textile Association has partnered with social media platform TikTok to support and nurture the UKFT Rise community, a network of up and coming UK fashion and textile start-ups.

The support, which will be provided exclusively to selected UKFT Rise subscribers, aligns with TikTok’s feature, TikTok Shop.

Launched in 2021, this space allows brands and individuals to sell and promote their products. The UKFT Rise community will receive access to an in-house TikTok seminar program to grow TikTok Shop sales as well as TikTok’s office. TikTok will unlock a prize for winning UKFT Rise businesses to be put in contact with an account manager and to receive funds to create ads, collaborate with an affiliated content creator with subsidised rates, use studios and more.

A seminar will be organised both online and at TikTok’s office in March 2023, for UKFT Rise subscribers, to officially launch the partnership and unveil further details.Supporting early-stage fashion and textile companies has always been UKFT Rise’s top priority. The network offers them a space to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and to gain valuable business tips.

The UK Fashion and Textile Association is the largest network for fashion and textile companies in the UK. It brings together designers, manufacturers, suppliers, agents and retailers to promote their businesses both in the UK and throughout the world