Creative Entrepreneurship Education for Teens

CRACKING THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CODE FOR AFRICAN TEENAGERS

A 24 weeks disruptive thinking entrepreneurship education for Teens: 14-20-year olds

This intensive six-month creative entrepreneurship programme for African Teenagers is designed to empower teenagers who desire to have a firm foundation in becoming industrious African business executives in future, with global perspective. The programme is designed to equip them with the knowledge, skills, and networks needed to navigate the regional, continental and global entrepreneurship landscape with clarity, certainty, confidence and cutting-edge proficiency and leadership. The programme blends practical business insights, real-world case studies, and interactive sessions with very experienced and thriving African entrepreneurs and Corporate executives to foster entrepreneurial leadership, continental impact, and international engagement.

The full complement of programme is in three parts: entry/basic level, intermediate level and advanced level. The entry level focuses on the basic knowledge you need to be able to conceptualize and start your business and from there move on to the next two levels of the programme (the intermediate and advanced levels) for more advanced knowledge and skills. There are 11 study topics in this first phase (basic level).

Knowledge Phase

STUDY TOPICS	TITLE
Study topic 1	Becoming an entrepreneur: Know yourself
Study topic 2	Positive communication for beginners in the marketplace.
Study topic 3	Smart goal setting and Business Planning
Study topic 4	Identifying market opportunities for your enterprise
Study topic 5	Applying innovative entrepreneurship
Study topic 6	Providing outstanding customer Service
Study topic 7	Financial and Cash flow management for beginners
Study topic 8	Using business financial statements
Study topic 9	Pricing of goods and services
Study topic 10	Basic Marketing management
Study topic 11	Ethics for Visionary and creative entrepreneurs

Learning Outcomes

Using the creative entrepreneurship education programme Portfolio, which consist of a number of evidence-based tests and checklists, presented at the end of this programme, the participant must demonstrate that he/she will be able to:

- Describe and apply principles of successful entrepreneurship.
- Compile a viable business plan for a specific opportunity.
- Compile a personal growth plan to identify personal entrepreneurial strengths and weaknesses related to the identified business opportunities.
- Describe and apply the elements of entrepreneurship required in one’s community, region, country and applicable to one’s own business venture.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate professionally, both verbally and in writing, with peers, customers, as well as other internal and external stakeholders.
- Describe the required steps on how to identify and evaluate business opportunities.
- Compile a viable business plan with specific business goals.

At the end of the programme, learners will be able to:

Gather and analyse information for an industry.
Identify market requirements relevant for marketing and selling goods and services.
Determine financial, human and infrastructure requirements.
Manage financial, human and infrastructure resources of a business.
Plan for the establishment of business.
Organise and conduct business activities.

The Programme Resources

- Eleven online study topics video and scripted materials.
- Eleven study Guide which consists of all the basic knowledge and skills components.
- The assessments at the end of each study topic.
- The Portfolio in which you will compile and present the evidence that will be used to determine your competence.
- A dedicated mentor will be available to coach, guide and mentor the student.

Methodology

Interactive sessions, expert business and Corporate Executives panels, real-world case studies, and peer learning.

Alumni and Networking Strategy

Mentorship Programme: Each participant is paired with an alumnus or senior African Business or Corporate Executive for guidance, support, and entrepreneurship advice.
Peer Networking:Quarterly virtual leadership forums to facilitate ongoing dialogue and collaboration among cohorts.
Alumni Platform:Alumni Platform: An online portal enables resource sharing, event announcements, and professional opportunities.

Practical Execution and Impact Tools

Capstone Action Projects – Participants create a practical deliverable (policy brief, advocacy plan, or business model) applying programme learning to real challenges.
Implementation Labs – Hands-on weekend sessions on concrete skills like launching DEI policies or community enterprises under AfCFTA.
Templates and Toolkits – Provide ready-made guides for leadership strategies and GBV workplace protocols for easy adaptation and use.
Real-World Mentorships – Match participants with experienced African leaders for ongoing guidance and practical support post-training.
Monitoring & Impact Framework – Train participants to track and report progress on their projects and leadership goals, fostering accountability.