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Business and entrepreneurship 32 modules

Starting and running a business: business model, pricing, operations, funding, growth. The field starts from a real activity, often already trading, rather than a theoretical business plan.

What this field covers

Starting and running a business: business model, pricing, operations, funding, growth. The field starts from a real activity, often already trading, rather than a theoretical business plan.

modules in the catalogue
32
at beginner level
11
at intermediate level
21

This field targets operational skill; expert material is produced to specification.

at advanced level
0

How this field breaks down

Each level is published with its exact count. That is what lets you aim at the entry point matching your job, and know in advance how far the field will carry you.

Beginner
11 (34 %)
Intermediate
21 (66 %)
Advanced
0 (0 %)
Total: 32 modules

Why this field matters here

Entrepreneurship is not a career choice in Guinea, it is the default situation of much of the working population. The useful question is not « how do I start » but « how do I last »: price to cover costs, tell revenue from cash, formalise without choking.

Target roles

What these people actually do once in role, described through daily acts rather than the title printed on the payslip.

Micro-business owner

They do everything, which is precisely the problem. The training aims to separate decisions you can delegate from those you never can.

Operations manager

They make output regular and predictable. A rare skill, immediately valued once a business passes five employees.

Business development officer

They open accounts and secure recurring revenue. The job hinges on follow-up method, not on being a smooth talker.

Where to start

Order matters as much as volume: taken at the right moment, a module pays off the very next week, in the role you already hold.

  1. 01

    1 — Model and pricing

    Who pays, how much, why. A badly set price is not recovered by volume.

  2. 02

    2 — Day-to-day management

    Cash, stock, margins. Telling what comes in from what stays.

  3. 03

    3 — Growth and funding

    Structure before growing, seek funding with numbers that hold.

Questions about this field

Is it useful if my business already trades?

That is the most common case, and the most profitable. A live business provides real figures: exercises then work on your own margin and your own cash, making the gap between perception and reality immediately visible.

Do you help find funding?

We train you to prepare a file that stands up to a bank or a fund: consistent figures, explicit assumptions, dated needs. We do not introduce you to funders and promise no access to capital — that would be selling what we do not control.

The catalogue

Professional certification

Executive Education

Project Management Certificate

Frame, steer and deliver — a proven method, in six months.

  • Framing
  • Planning
  • Risk management
  • Scrum
6 months12 h/week
2 900 000 GNF in totalView programme
Professional certification

Executive Education

Applied AI for Business Certificate

Move from talking about AI to measurable gains.

  • AI use cases
  • Value analysis
  • Data governance
  • Change management
4 months12 h/week
3 200 000 GNF in totalView programme
Professional certification

Executive Education

Digital Transformation Certificate

Lead the digital change of a whole organisation.

  • Diagnosis
  • Roadmap
  • Governance
  • Change management
6 months12 h/week
3 600 000 GNF in totalView programme
Short course

Executive Education

Advanced Excel

The tool everyone thinks they know, finally mastered.

  • Formulas
  • Pivot tables
  • Macros
  • Dashboards
2 months8 h/week
900 000 GNF in totalView programme
Short course

Executive Education

Introduction to Programming

Write your first useful program, with no prior background.

  • Python
  • Algorithms
  • Automation
3 months8 h/week
1 200 000 GNF in totalView programme
Short course

Executive Education

Website Creation

Put a professional site online, from domain to hosting.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Hosting
  • SEO
3 months8 h/week
1 400 000 GNF in totalView programme
Short course

Executive Education

Digital Marketing Essentials

Attract customers online on a controlled budget.

  • Positioning
  • Content
  • Online advertising
  • Measurement
2 months8 h/week
1 100 000 GNF in totalView programme
Short course

Executive Education

Community Management

Run a community that replies, returns and recommends.

  • Editorial line
  • Content creation
  • Moderation
  • Reporting
2 months8 h/week
1 000 000 GNF in totalView programme
Professional certification

Executive Education

Certificate in Industrial Site Safety Management

Run a site's safety, contractors included, and be able to prove it.

  • Risk analysis
  • Prevention plan
  • Safety induction
  • Record keeping
6 months12 h/week
3 800 000 GNF in totalView programme
Professional certification

Executive Education

Certificate in OHADA Finance and Compliance

Produce accounts that pass audit — and explain them to management.

  • OHADA framework
  • Year-end close
  • Audit file
  • Financial analysis
6 months12 h/week
4 200 000 GNF in totalView programme
Professional certification

Executive Education

Certificate in Artificial Intelligence for Business Decisions

Know what AI can do in your organisation — and turn down the projects that will fail.

  • Use-case framing
  • Project appraisal
  • Data governance
  • Change management
5 months12 h/week
3 600 000 GNF in totalView programme
Professional certification

Executive Education

Certificate in Leading Distributed Teams

Lead distributed teams remotely, on trust and on results.

  • Checkable expectations
  • Follow-up conversations
  • Handling gaps
  • Cross-site communication
4 months12 h/week
2 800 000 GNF in totalView programme
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