{"id":325299,"date":"2017-06-04T13:48:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T13:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=325299"},"modified":"2017-06-04T13:48:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T13:48:59","slug":"pay-attention-to-creative-arts-sarkodie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/pay-attention-to-creative-arts-sarkodie\/","title":{"rendered":"Pay attention to creative arts \u2013 Sarkodie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian rapper Michael Owusu Addo known in showbiz as Sarkodie has called on investors to pay attention to the untapped opportunities in the creative arts sector.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sarkodie there are many opportunities in the creative arts sector that the corporate world could consider and invest in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe make good music, movies and other art works in the country but there are few marketing avenues for us and that has made the business very challenging,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sarkodie was speaking at the TEDx Accra 2017, Africa Dialogues sessions held at the Accra International Conference Centre on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The programme focused on topics ranging from governance, human rights, education, infrastructure, public health, gender and income inequality, Africa\u2019s economies and urban development towards helping our continent attain AGENDA 2063 and SDGs 2030.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s conference themed \u2018Dreams We Dare Not,\u2019 saw policy makers, innovative business leaders, accomplished academics, leaders of civil society organisations and other distinguished individuals in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Other speakers at the programme Yasmin Kumi \u2013 founder of Africa Foresight group, Mo Issa -Writer, Entrepreneur and Humanitarian, Josephine Marie Godwyl \u2013 Founder World at Heart Ghana and Godwin Mawunyo Addo \u2013 CEO of Gradsoft Technologies Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>By: Kwame Dadzie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian rapper Michael Owusu Addo known in showbiz as Sarkodie has called on investors to pay attention to the untapped opportunities in the creative arts sector. 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