FashionEVO and 360 Creative Innovation Hub, announces the launch of the F.A.S.T Accelerator Program (Fashion Advancement & Startup Training), a 6-week hybrid accelerator designed to equip emerging and early-stage African fashion entrepreneurs with the tools, structure, and mentorship required to build scalable, future-ready fashion businesses.
The F.A.S.T Accelerator Program is tailored to address critical gaps in the African fashion ecosystem by strengthening business foundations, refining brand identity, improving market and export readiness, and encouraging sustainable business practices. The program combines two weeks of virtual learning with four weeks of intensive in-person training in Lagos, Nigeria, offering participants a hands-on, results-oriented learning experience.
Designed for founders who want to scale with intention rather than guesswork, the program targets fashion designers and creative entrepreneurs seeking clarity in operations, pricing, production, and growth strategy. Participants will receive structured mentorship by industry professionals and gain access to the extensive networks of FashionEVO and 360 Creative Innovation Hub, including buyers, production partners, media platforms, and ecosystem stakeholders.
What distinguishes the F.A.S.T Accelerator is its needs-assessment-driven curriculum, ensuring that learning is relevant, practical, and aligned with real business challenges. The program blends global best practices with African market realities, while fostering peer learning and community building among participants.
Highlighting the rationale behind F.A.S.T, Dr. Yetty Ogunnubi, Founder, FashionEVO, states that “F.A.S.T was born out of a clear gap we continue to see in the African fashion ecosystem — incredible creative talent without the business structure needed to scale sustainably. At FashionEVO, we believe creativity must be matched with strategy, access, and opportunity. This accelerator is our commitment to equipping emerging designers with the tools, mentorship, and clarity required to build brands that can compete globally while remaining rooted in African identity.”
Also commenting on the initiative, Mrs. Blessing Ebere, Founder, 360 Creative Innovation Hub, noted that “At 360 Creative Innovation Hub, our work has always centered on removing barriers for emerging fashion entrepreneurs. As a Hub, we believe in embedding a technology-first ethos to scale creativity. This belief inspired our Fashion Acceleration Program, and it still fuels the F.A.S.T Acceleration Program today. F.A.S.T combines practical business training, access to infrastructure, and hands-on mentorship into a support system that meets designers where they are. F.A.S.T is not about theory. It is about building viable fashion businesses, strengthening operational systems, and preparing designers for long-term growth and global relevance.”
The program is open to emerging and early-stage fashion businesses across Africa that can commit to the full six-week duration, participate in the needs assessment process, and demonstrate openness to mentorship, collaboration, and learning.
By the end of the program, participants are expected to demonstrate stronger business structures, clearer brand positioning and storytelling, improved readiness for growth opportunities, and actionable next steps for scaling their fashion businesses.
Applications are now open for interested applicants, with a registration deadline of February 13, 2026. Apply here: https://bit.ly/FASTAccelerator2026
For sponsorship and partnership enquiries, please contact: info@fashionevo.style
ABOUT FASHIONEVO
FashionEVO is a pioneering platform dedicated to promoting African fashion and supporting designers through innovative programs, events, and strategic partnerships. Its mission is to elevate the African fashion narrative globally, with a strong emphasis on sustainability, creativity, and long-term growth.
ABOUT 360 CREATIVE INNOVATION HUB
360Creative Innovation Hub is Nigeria’s pioneering fashion co-sewing and business acceleration hub, built to solve two major growth barriers for African designers: limited production capacity and weak business structure. They exist to help African fashion and creative entrepreneurs move from talent to sustainable business. Through their co-sewing and production support spaces, training programs, and access-to-market platforms, they support designers to build structure, improve product quality, and reach paying customers locally and globally.
Together, FashionEVO and 360 Creative Innovation Hub remain committed to empowering the next generation of African fashion entrepreneurs to thrive locally and internationally.
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