Fashion founders,
no longer alone.
A community room where fashion designers learn together, share real experiences, and grow with more clarity.
Where the story began.
About The Founder
02Damilola Hadassah Obisesan.
Before fashion became my career, it was my survival. In 2004, during one of the hardest phases of my life, I found comfort in an unexpected place: sewing.
I had no formal training and no real tools. Just thread, a needle, curiosity, and the stubborn desire to create something beautiful. I still remember cutting my first dress from a fabric meant to be thrown away, stitching under a dim lantern so nobody would notice.
That early “yes” became a compass into fashion. It is the same spirit that now guides Preneurin: a space built for designers who deserve clarity, support, and honest growth.
Currently
Founder of Preneurin · Creative Director, Dassah Oikos
First Live Session
The April room that shaped what Preneurin is becoming.
The Manifesto
03Built to bring designers into one thoughtful, supportive room.
Preneurin started from a simple aim: to create a community where fashion designers can connect, share experiences, and grow together — with honesty and without pretence.
The first live session in April confirmed how valuable that kind of room can be. Designers need real conversations, meaningful connections, and guidance that speaks to both the creative and the business sides of their work.
That is what guides Preneurin now: learning, sharing, collaboration, personal growth, professional growth, and a stronger culture of excellence within the fashion community.
Emotion And Logic
04A community that feels human and works in real life.
Preneurin moves designers emotionally and still makes clear practical sense. It is built to do both — beautifully.
Why It Feels Different
It gives fashion designers a room where they feel understood, not judged.
It centers shared experiences, real stories, and the emotional side of building a creative business.
It helps designers feel less alone while growing through a demanding industry.
Why It Makes Sense
It creates practical conversations around pricing, production, branding, and professionalism.
It encourages collaboration and stronger industry relationships instead of isolated trial and error.
It supports sustainable growth by connecting inspiration with useful business clarity.
Inside The April Session
04See the atmosphere of the room that first brought the community together.
The BTS film captures the attention, conversation, and shared energy that shaped Preneurin's first live gathering — every frame from the real April room.
Watch The Vision
05The vision, in her own words.
Hear directly from Damilola about why this community matters, what it solves, and what it can become for fashion designers who want to grow with honesty.
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Why this community exists
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Aim And Objectives
06Principles shaping a meaningful community.
Six pillars guiding Preneurin as a stronger, more meaningful community for fashion designers.
Bring emerging and established fashion designers together to learn from shared experiences and practical insight.
Offer clarity around production, pricing, branding, and the business systems that help creative work grow sustainably.
Create room for networking, collaboration, and the kinds of relationships that make founders feel less alone.
Support upcoming fashion entrepreneurs as they grow with stronger structure, confidence, and long-term thinking.
Encourage designers to grow not only professionally, but personally, with more courage, identity, and self-belief.
Promote creativity, professionalism, and a higher standard of practice across the fashion community.
Frequently Asked Questions
07Clear answers, no fluff.
Everything you need to know about how Preneurin works and what it is growing toward.
Preneurin is built for fashion designers who want to learn, share experiences, build stronger relationships, and grow with more clarity.
Pricing is shared when the next session opens. Because Preneurin is growing thoughtfully from its first live session, details are communicated directly to interested designers.
Support centers on live sessions, practical discussion, shared founder experience, and resources shaped by the real needs designers brought into the April room.
Preneurin started in Lagos and the first session happened there, but the long-term vision is to support fashion designers wherever the community and conversation are relevant.
Join The Inner Circle
08Register your interest.
Share your details, what stage you are in, and the support you want — so Preneurin can keep building for the real designers in this room.
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