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Labspot Creative Skills and Enterprise Development (Labspot CSED) is an initiative by Entertainment Week Africa focused on delivery practical skills training and enterprise support for Africa’s creative sector.

Designed to empower youth, women and MSMEs across Nigeria and the continent, Labspot provides continuous access to skill acquisition programs, creative business development, and startup readiness support.

Over the years, Labspot has trained over 600 creative professionals across fashion, film, music, and tech, and continues to scale its impact through in-person trainings, virtual learning opportunities and investment-readiness pathways.

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Workshops

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Deal Room

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Panel

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Job Fair

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Masterclasses

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Masterclasses

Labspot Masterclasses are built for creatives and entrepreneurs ready to deepen their expertise and sharpen their edge. Led by professionals across music, film, fashion, tech and live production, these sessions are high-impact, intimate and designed for Africa’s real-world creative landscape.

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Creative Job Fair

The EWA Creative Job Fair connects Africa’s creative talent with real career opportunities across music, film, fashion, tech, production design, and digital content. Built as the employment engine of LABSPOT, it bridges upskilling to hiring by linking trained creatives directly with companies, investors and enterprises shaping the future of work.

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Panel

The Panel sessions organized by Labspot are focused on bring thought leaders, cultural operators and creative entrepreneurs to unpack the issues shaping Africa’s entertainment and creative industries. These sessions go a step further from unpacking the issues to sharing solutions and proposing strategies which end up being implemented by policy makers, investors and creators.

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Deal Room

The Labspot Deal Room is a launchpad for founders and entrepreneurs building scalable creative businesses in tech, music, film and fashion. This platform is where creatives refine their business models, strengthen their pitch and access investors and mentors who understand the unique dynamics of Africa’s creative economy. Over the years, the Deal Room has helped over 16 startups become investment ready, raising over $1 million in funding.

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Workshops

At Labspot, our Workshops are immersive learning experiences focused on practical skills, problem-solving and technical mastery. From production techniques to branding, pricing and workflows, each session is tailored for Africa’s creative context with the goal of scaling and succeeding globally.

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