Creative Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Certificate

Entrepreneurial thinking for artists and designers

The Creative Entrepreneurship Undergraduate 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 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.

The Creative Entrepreneurship Certificate journey

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 completing the certificate, students will demonstrate their readiness to launch or grow a creative venture by developing and presenting a project that reflects their understanding of core business practices, strategic planning, and entrepreneurial thinking.