Business Templates & Forms

FINANCIAL TEMPLATES + FORMS
	Fashion Business Cost Sheet Fashion Business Cost Sheet: Your Template for Creating Cost Sheets in Your Business. Pricing your products may seem intimidating but this template will make it a breeze.
	StartUp Expenses Checklist A list expenses that you will most likely take on when deciding to launch your line. There is a column for both projected and actual expenses to help you keep track of what was actually spent.
	Financial Plan Template This excel file is an extensive, interactive spreadsheet that will help you create compiled reports to display your business’ financial health.

MARKETING TEMPLATES + FORMS
	Photo Shoot Prep Checklist A list of member-sourced "musts" for preparing for a successful (and low stress) photo shoot day.
	Blogger Collaboration Workbook A workbook and guide for identifying the right fashion bloggers to promote your brand and business.
	SEO Best Practices An Introductory Guide: SEO Best Practices Learn the Essentials for Creating a Search Engine Friendly Website. SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the process of getting your website to rank highly in search engines.
	Press Pitch e-mail Template Your template for effectively reaching editors and press. Getting the attention of publications and other public relations is often one of the biggest challenges as an emerging brand and this template will help you make a bigger impact and get you closer to the results you want.

OPERATIONS TEMPLATES + FORMS
	"One Page" Fashion Business Plan Use this tool to create a basic outline of your fashion business; document the what, how, who, and when so yoiu can move forward with launch planning.
	Creative Brief Template The following template is a great tool to use when you’re communicating with freelance creative professionals like graphic designers and web designers. It’s meant to help you effectively communicate your graphic design needs so that there is no confusion about your needs and expectations.
	Measuring Your Business Success Your fashion business is growing; you are wowing the buyers, and landing multiple sales, congrats! But as your fashion business grows, measuring the performance of your various business sectors becomes fundamental.
	Operating Budget Template The following template is a tool for recording your income and expenses that come direct from your operational tasks based on a forecasted sales revenue.
	Strategic Business Plan An Introductory Guide: Strategic Business Plan Your Guide to Setting Goals for Your Fashion Business. Strategic Business Plan (SBP) Simply put, the SBP is the process of creating your company’s strategic business plan in order to make sure that every day you are doing something that will help you get closer to reaching your goals...

PRODUCTION TEMPLATES + FORMS
	Fashion Production Calendar The following calendar is the schedule for traditional womenswear production. It is meant to act as a guideline to remind you of where you should be in your production schedule at what time of the year. This is particularly important if you plan to sell wholesale.
	Tech Pack Template We hired a professional technical designer to create a detailed tech pack template along with a in-depth instructional booklet and a sample tech pack you can use as a refrence while creating yours.
	Raw Materials Order Form The following template is for you to use when placing orders for raw materials for your collections.

SALES TEMPLATES + FORMS
	Wholesale Purchase Order Form The following template is for you to send to buyers, along with your line sheet, to make it easy for them to place orders with your company.
	Line Sheet Template This template allows you to easily create a line sheet for your collection. You can "Export" to create PDFs of your line sheets and/or create your custom url if you'd rather not send an attachment. You have FREE access to this tool as long as your membership to StUF is active.
	Buyer Pitch e-mail Template Your template for effectively communicating with and reaching retail buyers. Selling your line to new stores is often one of the biggest challenges as an emerging brand and this template will help you make a bigger impact and get you closer to the results you want.