#StartupSouth – South-South/South-East focused virtual hub today announced a partnership with British Council Nigeria. #StartupSouth will host the British Council Creative Enterprise Programme which uses toolkits developed by NESTA UK and a Virtual Creative Hustle Event for creative professionals and Entrepreneurs.

The Sessions came up on March 4-6, 2021 (Creative Enterprise Programme) and March 13, 2021 (Creative Hustle).

The Creative Enterprise Programme is a three-days capacity-building workshop (available for both Online and In-person participation) that enables and supports entrepreneurs in the creative sector to establish and grow their businesses.

Participants will complete interactive exercises with their business in focus, peer-led activities (online & in-person) and time for reflection and evaluation all curated for a positive learning environment.

The Programme targets an audience that include Game developers, Graphics Designers, Recording Artistes, Record Label Owners, Writers, Event Organizers, Comedians, Fashion Designers, Artists and Performing Art Entrepreneurs.

Creative Hustle is a seminar-style event that offers young people aged 18 – 35 the
opportunity to gain awareness of the breadth of artistic and non-artistic livelihood opportunities available across creative sector value chains. This entirely virtual session will have Barr. Chinasa Unwana, a celebrated Entertainment and IP Lawyer and Chiamaka Uzoagba as speakers. The theme is Remote Work for Creative Entrepreneurs.

The session would feature Concepts/Tools around managing Team Members output, Protecting clients/Company IP resources, and Tools & concepts for effective digital Marketing.

Attendance is open to all but subject to registration via details below:
Click to Apply for Creative Enterprise Programme (CEP) – only 30 Slots.
Register to attend Creative Hustle

About British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise.