Experience
- Entry-Level
- Mid-Level
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Creative Entrepreneurship
The creative economy produces an estimated 50–186 million jobs worldwide. SFAN has partnered with the British Council to bring you the SoCreative eLearning Course for entrepreneurs in industries like fashion, music, film, arts and crafts, and photography.
The content for this course was developed by British Council’s partners at the University of Arts London, Henley Business School, Belle and Co, Afrinolly as well as various partners across the continent.
What you will learn
1
Launching Your Creative Enterprise
Creative entrepreneurship foundations, technology, business planning, marketing, finance, IP, leadership, ethics, branding and sustainability.
2
Growing Your Creative Enterprise
Strategies for growing creative enterprises, including business promotion, pitching, formal financing, team management, and asset protection.
3
Social Impact Through Entrepreneurship
Balancing profit and social impact, social innovation (including human-centered design), pivoting strategies, technology's role, inclusion and sustainability themes, and financing for impact enterprises.
4
Creative Economy Policy
Understanding the creative economy, its role in sustainable development, approaches to creative economy policy, and steps for developing or strengthening it.
Introducing The Creative Hustle
How Creatives Are Turning Ideas into Impact and Profit in Ghana's New Economy
Ghana's creative economy is generating extraordinary output, but most of it isn't being captured. Fashion contributes $2.42 billion to GDP. Sub-Saharan Africa's recorded music revenues grew 22.6% in 2024, with Ghana playing a key role. UNESCO has inscribed both Kente and Highlife in consecutive years.
The opportunity is real and documented. So is the gap between creative talent and the business infrastructure needed to sustain it.
Drawing on real insights from the ReadyforWork Creative Entrepreneurship Program, this eBook explores:
- The six sectors shaping Ghana's creative economy today
- Why talent alone isn't enough, and what the missing infrastructure actually costs
- Seven lessons from working creatives building sustainable enterprises right now
- Practical disciplines for pricing, validation, collaboration, and digital growth
- What policy, institutions, and private sector must each do to scale what works
Experiential learning with
success-based pricing
This course is brought to you through a strategic partnership with the British Council, the United Kingdom's international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
Certificate from British Council and SFAN.
Supported Learning & co-working space.
Eligibility for British Council Grant Funding.
Pitching and Investor Readiness Workshops.
Access to SFAN and British Council Community.
User-friendly Interface & Interactive Elements.
High Quality Content and Visuals.
Access to reputable Instructors in your Industry.
Program Schedule
Week 1
FOUNDATIONAL
Week 2
DISCOVERY
Week 3
UPSCALE
Week 4
CAPSTONE
4 Weeks, Blended
Must Have
- Laptop / smartphone with a stable internet connection
- 10 hours weekly to actively participate.
A World of Creativity Awaits
This course is ideal for creative entrepreneurs seeking to make a positive difference in the world.
Masterfully designed for aspiring creative business owners who want to transform their passion into profit.
Take your creative business to the next level with grant funding from the British Council.
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Testimonies
"I will describe my ReadyforWork experience as impactful. As a recent graduate trying to navigate the job space, I've received the confidence boost I needed from the ReadyforWork digital career accelerator. I highly recommend ReadyforWork to individuals trying to find their feet in the job space."
Dolly Kpobi,
UX/UI Designer
"ReadyforWork cohort 4 has been a good experience and very insightful. I learned many things I didn't know that I thought I knew initially. I highly recommend this program to anyone who seeks a career in the digital space."
Girard Boakye-Yiadom,
Digital Marketer
"INVIGORATING! That is how I will sum up my ReadyforWork digital career accelerator program experience. Through the coaching sessions, curriculum and deliverables, I gained confidence in my ability to provide strategic direction for a company's products and services from a User Experience point of view. I highly recommend ReadyforWork career accelerator program to young professionals looking for result-oriented career guidance."
Diana Osei,
UX/UI Researcher
"I wish I was 18 when I saw ReadyforWork digital career accelerator. I've been in the media and arts industry for 12 years. And I developed a new interest in digital marketing. The best platform I found was ReadyforWork. I learned to believe in myself. I also learned how to use design thinking to drive innovation and essential social media marketing skills to drive sales, enhance audience engagement and build a community around a brand. If you are a young person looking to develop a new set of skills or want to complement your degree or practice, I recommend ReadyforWork digital career accelerator."
Kezia O. Owusu-Ankomah,
Digital Marketer
"I participated in the SFAN ReadyforWork training in 2018 and it has been one of my greatest opportunities. I gained extensive knowledge and hands on skills that enabled me to secure my current employment at Sirdar Ghana Ltd."
Shelometh Ampah-Brown,
Business Support Cordinator, Sirdar Ghana.
"ReadyforWork was a turning point in my life. I won the content writing award and was given a Smart Phone gift from Samsung. The program helped me to improve my skills, which resulted in my current employment. Thank you so much, SFAN, for your support!"
Huda Ibrahim,
Program Officer, EPA Ghana
"SFAN gave me the greatest opportunity of my life so far, and that is my current job as a Senior Analyst at the Financial Advisory unit of GFA Consulting Ltd. I am grateful to the SFAN team for the ReadyforWork program and will happily recommend it to all."
Prince Dogbe,
Analyst, GFA Consulting
"I will describe my ReadyforWork experience as impactful. As a recent graduate trying to navigate the job space, I've received the confidence boost I needed from the ReadyforWork digital career accelerator. I highly recommend ReadyforWork to individuals trying to find their feet in the job space."
Dolly Kpobi,
UX/UI Designer
"ReadyforWork cohort 4 has been a good experience and very insightful. I learned many things I didn't know that I thought I knew initially. I highly recommend this program to anyone who seeks a career in the digital space."
Girard Boakye-Yiadom,
Digital Marketer
"INVIGORATING! That is how I will sum up my ReadyforWork digital career accelerator program experience. Through the coaching sessions, curriculum and deliverables, I gained confidence in my ability to provide strategic direction for a company's products and services from a User Experience point of view. I highly recommend ReadyforWork career accelerator program to young professionals looking for result-oriented career guidance."
Diana Osei,
UX/UI Researcher
"I wish I was 18 when I saw ReadyforWork digital career accelerator. I've been in the media and arts industry for 12 years. And I developed a new interest in digital marketing. The best platform I found was ReadyforWork. I learned to believe in myself. I also learned how to use design thinking to drive innovation and essential social media marketing skills to drive sales, enhance audience engagement and build a community around a brand. If you are a young person looking to develop a new set of skills or want to complement your degree or practice, I recommend ReadyforWork digital career accelerator."
Kezia O. Owusu-Ankomah,
Digital Marketer
"I participated in the SFAN ReadyforWork training in 2018 and it has been one of my greatest opportunities. I gained extensive knowledge and hands on skills that enabled me to secure my current employment at Sirdar Ghana Ltd."
Shelometh Ampah-Brown,
Business Support Cordinator, Sirdar Ghana.
"ReadyforWork was a turning point in my life. I won the content writing award and was given a Smart Phone gift from Samsung. The program helped me to improve my skills, which resulted in my current employment. Thank you so much, SFAN, for your support!"
Huda Ibrahim,
Program Officer, EPA Ghana
"SFAN gave me the greatest opportunity of my life so far, and that is my current job as a Senior Analyst at the Financial Advisory unit of GFA Consulting Ltd. I am grateful to the SFAN team for the ReadyforWork program and will happily recommend it to all."
Prince Dogbe,
Analyst, GFA Consulting
