"Utilizing an interest in fashion to teach entrepreneurship and empowerment to youth"

Nicole-Leonhardt Fashions & Books is aimed at providing young people with an artistic outlet where they can focus on creative initiatives and learn about entrepreneurship.

Inspirational teaching of entrepreneurship in a fashion setting.
Fashion focused contests for youth.
Helping youth set up small businesses to sell fashion oriented goods to raise funds for charitable causes and for themselves.
Fun fashion oriented learning camps.
Inspirational books and videos.

We’re currently looking for volunteers and sponsors to take part in teaching youth fashion oriented entrepreneurship. Please contact us via email at hleonhardt@aol.com if you are interested in mentoring youth, or providing your resources or services.

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Our Business Model...

Low prices like Forever 21 and Love Culture.
Consignment racks for up and coming designers.
Some used clothing.
Rent spaces for carts for non-core goods like bikinis, shoes, purses, accessories like Fred Segal model sort of.
Provide financing to locals that need it at good terms.
Personalized service.
Heavy internet sales.
Fashion camps.
After school care.
Birthday parties.
Teach entrepreneurship and women's empowerment to young girls with inspiring stories of successful female entrepreneurs and more.
Help in getting people dressed for job interview and they pay us after they get the job.
Create a Fashion Entrepreneurship Course program for college students with on-site internships.
Co promotions with Leonhardt Vineyards www.leonhardtvineyards.com, Artists Cafe's www.artistscafenyc.com and Kindheart Lionheart Media & Publishing www.kindheartlionheart.com
We will sell cupcakes, books, CDs, DVDs with a focus on inspiring female heroes.
We will have a strong charitable contribution component especially to women's and children's causes.
Yoga on site.

about us:

Affordable, sexy, fun fashions that make you feel great!

The Ultimate in Affordability - Compassion Commitment - Serving our Communities
In addition to our ultra low prices we will finance purchases for those struggling in our communities served that really want an outfit but do not have the funds available to pay for it all at once. Our co-founders Nicole Miller and Howard Leonhardt have compassion for those struggling because they have come from struggle themselves. Howard Leonhardt started his first business shortly after having to live and sleep in his car since he could not afford an apartment. Nicole Miller was a mother at 17 and a single mother of two by 23 and knows well the challenges faced by all single mothers.

With this in mind the founders of Nicole-Leonhardt Fashions will always go out of their way to help people in need. A new outfit can lift someone's spirits. In cases of job interviews and new outfit may make the difference in portraying a professional appearance to win the job. We hope to earn the long term loyalty of shoppers in our community by serving them with compassion, especially when they really need help.

Future Locations...

   Store 1
   Petaluma, CA Summer 2011
   Store 2
   Los Angeles, CA Winter 2012
   Store 3
   San Diego area, CA Summer 2012
   Store 4
   New York Tribecca Area, NYC Spring 2013
   Store 5
   Fort Lauderdale, FL Winter 2014
   Store 6
   Scottsdale, AZ Winter 2015

IMPORTANT LINKS

Young Women Social Entrepreneurs

F.F.E. Future's Fashion Entrepreneurial Women

Young Dreamer Enterprises

In True Fashion

Interview with: Savannah Britt

Gender Difference in Learning Style

Girls going place

Teaching Sustainability through Fashion

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

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Young Social Entrepreneurs

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Nicole-Leonhardt Fashions arranges bus field trips to the Wee Scotty Kids Fashion School in San Francisco from Sonoma County

At the Wee Scotty Fashion School, children make their very own creations while learning the ABCs of sewing, design, and production.
http://www.weescotty.com/about.html