The basis for a great conversation about the creative economy with young people at Burr and Burton's Mountain Academy in Peru, Vermont.

1. Vermont’s Office of the Creative Economy
Supporting Creativity, Innovation
and Entrepreneurship in the Green Mountains
Burr and Burton Academy
March 20, 2014

2. Learn about you
Introduce the Office
Share key ideas shaping our work
Talk about the future of creativity
Goals

3. What have you learned so far about the
ways creativity and entrepreneurship
intersect?
Intros

4. What creative products or services do you
consume?
Intros

5. How does that influence what you
produce?
Intros

6. You, and your aspirations, are part of a
significant legacy in Vermont.
Point #1

7. “Between the Tigris of I-91 and the Euphrates of Rt 7”
A cradle of innovation

8. SPORTS AND REC
WEB SERVICES
BIOSCIENCES
MANUFACTURING
FOOD PRODUCTS
ENERGY AND ENV

15. The Office of Creative Economy was
created to support you.
Point #2

16. “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

17. “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

18. * Architecture, Publishing, Music
Film and new media
Software and game development
Advertising and new media
Manufacturing arts
Arts and cultural organizations
Focus

19. CREATIVE
CULTURAL
Software, web services, games, etc
Independent workforce, freelancers
Education and training
What’s missing...

20. * Policy advisory, policy development
Networking
Marketing and promotion
Technical assistance
Research
Key Activities

22. = +

23. Industries Occupations
For-profit
Companies
Sole proprietorships
Freelancers
Independents
Non-profit
Museums
Libraries
Education Insts
Arts Admin
Presenting Orgs
Professional Assocs
CREATIVE
CULTURAL

24. CREATIVE
CULTURAL
2,591 creative businesses
Employ 7,854 Vermonters
4.78 percent of businesses
Employing 2.16 percent of workforce
Starts to look like...
Source: National Endowment for the Arts 2012

25. Do you share the sense that Vermont is a
great place to create?
For Discussion

26. How does your experience influence your
aspiration - to create, build an enterprise,
shape the world - near or far?
For Discussion

27. Keep in touch
Three Requests

28. Keep in touch
Influence the Office
Three Requests

29. Keep in touch
Influence the Office
Create restlessly
Three Requests

30. @VermontOCE
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Connect

31. Thank You!
Lars Hasselblad Torres
802-917-1788
lars.torres@state.vt.us
@VermontOCE