Creative Entrepreneurship Certificate

I.    Creative Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Certificate Undergraduate Certificate Description

The Creative Entrepreneurship Certificate at Ringling College empowers artists and designers to apply entrepreneurial thinking and business acumen to launch creative ventures or navigate entrepreneurial careers.

The program prepares students to shape their own professional futures in a rapidly evolving creative economy—whether through freelance work, managing a personal practice, starting a new business, or contributing to an existing one.

Through a three-course curricular pathway, students are introduced to the foundations of entrepreneurship as applied to the creative industries. They gain the language, tools, and professional practices needed to identify opportunities, seize market trends, and create distinct business models and brands for ventures in art, design, media, and technology.

By the completion of the certificate, students will demonstrate their readiness to launch or grow a creative venture through the development and presentation of a project that reflects their understanding of core business practices, strategic planning, and entrepreneurial thinking.

II.    Creative Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Certificate Student Learning Outcomes 

Upon completion of the Creative Entrepreneurship certificate, students will be able to:

1. Business Model Design: Evaluate and design viable business models for both small and large-scale creative ventures. 
2. Creative Business Foundations: Understand and apply core business principles, including branding, marketing, finance, and operations, to support the planning and development of creative projects and new ventures. 
3. Financial Planning for Creatives: Demonstrate financial literacy by creating basic budgets, pricing strategies, and financial plans for entrepreneurial or freelance work.