Entrepreneurship Lab for Digital Creators
For learners who want to connect digital skills to business ideas, freelancing, or venture experimentation.
- Starts 3 Aug 2026 · 6 weeks
- 5 hours a week
- Free
Overview
Turn skills into practical ventures through customer discovery, lean planning, and confidence-building pitch work.
Category
Entrepreneurship
Topics
Pitching; Business model; Customer discovery
Skills and tools
- Customer discovery
- Value proposition design
- Lean business model canvas
- Pricing
- Freelancing basics
- Simple bookkeeping
- Pitching
What you’ll learn
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Find and describe a problem worth solving
- Test an idea by interviewing real potential customers
- Design a value proposition and a lean business model
- Set a price and work out simple costs and income
- Pitch a venture clearly and with confidence
Who it’s for
Learners who want to turn their digital skills into income: freelancers, would-be founders and anyone with a business idea to test.
Before you start
- An idea, a skill, or a problem you want to solve
- No business experience needed
What you’ll need
- A notebook or laptop
- Time to talk to potential customers between sessions
- About 5 hours a week
Syllabus
6 modules · 30 hours of guided learning
Module 1From skills to ideas5 h
Finding problems worth solving.
Topics
- Problems around us
- Your skills and strengths
- Idea selection
You’ll produce: Three problem statements
Module 2Customer discovery5 h
Learning from the people you want to serve.
Topics
- Interview questions
- Listening without selling
- Recording what you learn
You’ll produce: Interview notes
Module 3Value and business model5 h
What you offer and how it works.
Topics
- Value proposition
- Lean canvas
- Competitors
You’ll produce: Business model canvas
Module 4Money basics5 h
Pricing, costs and getting paid.
Topics
- Pricing
- Costs and margins
- Mobile money and simple records
You’ll produce: A one-page money plan
Module 5Freelancing and selling5 h
Finding your first customers.
Topics
- Freelance platforms
- Proposals
- Contracts and getting paid
You’ll produce: A first proposal
Module 6Pitching5 h
Telling your story.
Topics
- Pitch structure
- Practice and feedback
- Next steps
You’ll produce: Final pitch, delivered
Projects
Work you build during the course and keep for your portfolio.
Customer interviews
At least ten conversations with real potential customers, and what you learned.
Business model canvas
Your idea, tested and written on one page.
Pitch
A three-minute pitch to a panel of entrepreneurs and partners.
How you’ll learn
Workshops
practical sessions in person, with tools you use straight away.
Get out of the building
every week you talk to real potential customers.
Mentors
entrepreneurs from our network give feedback on your idea.
Assessment
Weekly customer-discovery tasks: 40%
Business model canvas: 20%
Final pitch: 40%
A pass is 60% overall with the final pitch delivered.
Certificate
A certificate of completion from IT For Youth Ghana for at least 80% attendance and a delivered pitch.
Where it can lead
- Founder of your own venture
- Freelancer
- Social entrepreneur
- Start-up team member
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an idea already?
No. The first module helps you find a problem worth solving.
Is it free?
Yes. This course is fully funded.
Will I get funding?
The course does not provide funding, but strong pitches may be introduced to partners and opportunities in our network.