The six week course covered topics such as understanding your creative journey, understanding the creative economy and your business, finance and raising finance as a creative, marketing & branding, copyright for artists and much more.
“With the training, I am now more inspired than before. I want to jumpstart my own photo studio. I have already started to apply some of the modules and lessons we have learned such as using social media advertisements to connect with clients, and also following more experienced photographers on the internet. “Mohamed Alisalad, a young and upcoming Somali photographer and course participant
The program was facilitated by the GoDown Arts Center, hosted by the Somali Academy of Science and Arts in Mogadishu, and coordinated by CISP Kenya and CISP Somalia.
The aim of the 6 week Creative Entrepreneurship was to teach creative artists in photography, music, painting, visual arts, craft and jewelry making on how to grow their creative businesses and earn from their art and creativity.