supporting vermont's creative economy
DESCRIPTION
Overview of Vermont's creative legacy, a brief introduction to the Office of the Creative Economy, a description of Vermont's creative economy as presently defined, and opportunities for support. Presented to the Vermont Technology Alliance February 25, 2014TRANSCRIPT
Vermont’s Office of the Creative EconomySupporting Creativity, Innovation
and Entrepreneurship in the Green Mountains
Vermont Technology Alliance
February 25, 2014
Introduce the OfficeShare key ideas shaping our workStart the conversation - Learn from your experience- Identify bottlenecks, opportunities
Goals
“The office of the creative economy is created within the agency of commerce and community development in order to build upon the years of work and energy around creative economy initiatives in Vermont, including the work of the Vermont film commission.”
Origins
H.287 passed in 2011 legislative session
SPORTS AND REC
WEB SERVICESBIOSCIENCES
MANUFACTURINGFOOD PRODUCTS
ENERGY AND ENV
“The Office shall provide business, networking, and technical support to establish, grow, and attract enterprises involved with the creative economy, primarily focused on but not limited to film, new and emerging media, software development, and innovative commercial goods.”
Mission
* Architecture, Publishing, Music
Film and new mediaSoftware and game developmentAdvertising and new mediaManufacturing artsArts and cultural organizations
Focus
Industries Occupations
For-profit Companies
Sole proprietorshipsFreelancers
Independents
Non-profitMuseumsLibraries
Education InstsArts Admin
Presenting OrgsProfessional Assocs
CREATIVE
CULTURAL
CREATIVE
CULTURAL
2,591 creative businessesEmploy 7,854 Vermonters4.78 percent of businessesEmploying 2.16 percent of workforce
Starts to look like...
Source: National Endowment for the Arts 2012
CREATIVE
CULTURAL
Software, web services, games, etcIndependent workforce, freelancersEducation and training
What’s missing...
* Policy advisory, policy development
NetworkingMarketing and promotionTechnical assistanceResearch
Key Activities
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Economic GrowthIncentive
Procurement TechnicalAssistance
* Policy advisory, policy development
Creative economy benchmarkingBest practicesTrends
Research
Growth support
Startup finance and support
Idea generation and concept development
The ecosystem is the conversation...
Coworking, makerspaces, networking events
Angels, incubators, accelerators, competitions
Growth incentives, venture finance
How are you involved in advancing Vermont’s creative economy?
What role do you see for State in helping to advance Vermont’s creative economy?
Let’s discuss
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Thank You!Lars Hasselblad Torres
@VermontOCE