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Kurt Geiger expanding Business by Design Academy

Fashion footwear and accessories brand Kurt Geiger has announced it is expanding its Business by Design Academy by 50 percent and will open the initiative to young creatives nationwide with a new online platform launching in the autumn. The announcement comes as the second cohort prepares to graduate from the fully funded career incubator. The...

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Kurt Geiger CEO and internship winner on how the brand’s academy is changing the learning landscape

Joel Anokye has become the first full-time internship recipient of Kurt Geiger’s Business by Design Academy, an initiative the footwear and accessory brand set up last year in order to support young, underrepresented talent in entering the fashion industry. Anokye was one of 20 to take part in the first edition of the educational business...