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, 2014
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Supporting Vermont's Creative Economy
1. Vermontās Office of the Creative Economy
Supporting Creativity, Innovation
and Entrepreneurship in the Green Mountains
Vermont Technology Alliance
February 25, 2014
2. Goals
Introduce the Office
Share key ideas shaping our work
Start the conversation
- Learn from your experience
- Identify bottlenecks, opportunities
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5. Origins
āThe 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.ā
H.287 passed in 2011 legislative session
13. Mission
āThe 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.ā
14. Focus
Film and new media
Software and game development
Advertising and new media
Manufacturing arts
Arts and cultural organizations
* Architecture, Publishing, Music
16. Starts to look like...
2,591 creative businesses
Employ 7,854 Vermonters
4.78 percent of businesses
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Employing 2.16 percent
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Source: National Endowment for the Arts 2012
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17. Whatās missing...
Software, web services, games, etc
Independent workforce, freelancers
Education and training
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23. The ecosystem is the conversation...
Growth support
Growth incentives, venture ļ¬nance
Startup ļ¬nance and support
Angels, incubators, accelerators, competitions
Idea generation and concept development
Coworking, makerspaces, networking events
24. Letās discuss
How are you involved in advancing
Vermontās creative economy?
What role do you see for State in helping
to advance Vermontās creative economy?