BFA announces Accelerated Development Programme winners

Govan Originals and Gothenburg Boots have been named the winners

of the British Footwear Association’s second Accelerated Development Programme.

The annual scheme is designed to add a further dimension to the BFA mentoring services by channelling expert help and advice to companies within the footwear industry. The aim of the ADP is to help up-and-coming footwear brands managing their growth and to create opportunities of further success.

Govan Originals and Gothenburg Boots were selected after an interview process from a shortlist of some of the best emerging footwear brands in the country, who are members of the BFA, and follow on from the first participants in the scheme - Beyond Skin, Joanne Stoker, Laidback London, Northern Cobbler and Zoe Lee.

Both companies will be individually matched with a trained senior mentor drawn from the industry to help them maximise their potential and accelerate towards profitable growth.