EDUCATION- COSMOTALKS
COSMOTALKS
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | Classes confirmed as of April 17, 2026.
BEAUTY BUSINESS START-UP: WHAT YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE YOU LAUNCH
10:00AM – 10:45AM | LOCATION: COSMOTALKS A, ON THE EXHIBIT FLOOR | $ 85 Did you know that 80 % of all beauty brand start-ups fail? Did you know that last year, there were over 30,000 new beauty products introduced into the market and less than 50 % exist 1 year later? Join us and learn from a beauty business expert who lives and breathes beauty start-ups and we’ ll share the KEY THINGS YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE YOU LAUNCH YOUR BRAND. We’ ll explore the categories that fall under the go-to-market strategy, the brand creation and storying-telling process, product and package development, identifying, communicating and connecting with your target consumer and the financing involved to make all this happen.
You will walk away with a“ tool box” of knowledge, skills and resources to help you set the table for success. Why should you attend this seminar? Because you need to take your place among the successful 20 % and if you don’ t understand these basics, you could end up wasting a lot of time, energy and money.
Karen Young | CEO, The Young Group
LOW MINIMUM ORDER QUANTITY MANUFACTURING: SCALING WITH INTENTION
3:30PM – 4:15PM | LOCATION: COSMOTALKS B, ON THE EXHIBIT FLOOR | FREE Are you an emerging brand looking for your first manufacturing partner? A growing brand needing a variety of sample sizes? A mid-sized brand running a limited edition collab or seasonal product line? Or even a large brand testing a new product idea? Low MOQ manufacturing could be the solution for your production needs … and a way for entrepreneurial brands to scale smartly. Learn how to find( and what to look for) in a low MOQ manufacturing partner, how low MOQ producers can help you manage working capital, and how choosing the right partners early can help mitigate risk later on.
MODERATOR: Akemi Ooka | CEO, IBA Nimrod Basri | Founder + CEO, Make USA Ryan Roberts | Founder, Monta Lab Jade Wong | Founder, Aware Hair
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