Dedicated to serving the needs of footwear, outdoor and fashion professionals.
This is the place to market yourself and your company while networking directly with people in the industry you want to meet.

Welcome to our Footwear and Fashion Industry Insiders Network (FIIN). We’re glad to have you with us on FIIN, a professional Business to Business network dedicated to serving the needs of our industry professionals. The Industry Organizations, Designers, Management, Buyers, Sourcing, Components, Asia, India Europe and many more sub groups run by the members are here to give instant and direct access to one another by category ALL IN ONE PLACE. Already thousands of industry professionals have joined, making our network one of the fastest-growing, industry specific groups to hit cyberspace.
This online platform represents a new chapter in how people create, organize and communicate online. Its a great place to BRAND, MARKET and ADVERTISE yourself, your company and services and locate the people you want to meet worldwide. Having our own website hosted by Ning offers greater customization and privacy, making this the perfect platform for our fashion related business network. The goal is to make the FIIN the most helpful, productive B2B group of its kind and provide this resource to our industry totally free of charge. By using FIIN to exchange information, share knowledge, ideas and experiences we’ll accomplish just that. This resource offers a way to locate the answers, resources and people you need without navigating unrelated chit-chat and multiple sites. Sub groups, run by our member managers make it possible to pinpoint the people or subject you seek fast. Need a designer, have a sourcing question, want to know what’s hot at retail etc., someone with the answer is already a member.
New Member Welcome Information in English 2010.docx
Welcome Info French translation.docx
Welcome Info Italian translation.docx
Welcome Info Chinese translation.docx
Welcome Info Spanish translation.docx
Welcome%20Info%20Hindi%20Translation.docx
Shoe Art by Mark Schwartz
PS, CHECK OUT THE FREE LINK TO CURRENT ISSUE OF FOCUS MAGAZINE & FOOTWEAR PLUS BY CLICKING THE COVER PAGE PHOTOS ON THE RIGHT.
Using a logo or photo to represent your personal page is good marketing and if you want to use the company name in your page title this is the best format to use. (first name last name, company name)
***How to upload a logo or photo as your page icon.
1. Open your personal page. Look for the words ‘PROFILE INFORMATION’ written on a black background.
2. On this line you will also see EDIT typed on the far right side on the same line. Click EDIT
3. A new page open and in the middle you will see PHOTO next to the picture of the feet in the sand. To the right of the blank box click the word BROWSE. This will open up your computer files. Then you search your photo files there and click on the one you want to insert. Click it. It will upload to the blank box.
4. Scroll down and click SAVE which is bright hot pink tab…and then it will upload to you page.
*The photo tab on the left side of the page is used to upload additional photos, portfolios, marketing info etc.
YOU CAN PERSONALIZE YOUR PAGE ON OUR NETWORK NOW. THIS MAKES BRANDING YOURSELF EASIER, SO TRY MAKING IT LOOK LIKE YOUR COMPANY OR OTHER PERSONAL PAGES IF YOU LIKE.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE JOBS & CLASSIFIED SECTION, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT ACTIVITY THERE RECENTLY.
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While we are a non-profit network there are expenses involved in hosting and maintaining it.
If you would like to help us with these expenses you will receive a front page advertising link to your business as our thanks for your support. We also support our industry’s charitable organizations by giving them front page exposure and news blasts to the membership upon request. For more information on how you can help us help you, contact susanproffitt@gmail.com.
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