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

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

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Vermont’s Office of the Creative EconomySupporting Creativity, Innovation

and Entrepreneurship in the Green Mountains

Burr and Burton Academy

March 20, 2014

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Learn about youIntroduce the OfficeShare key ideas shaping our workTalk about the future of creativity

Goals

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

Intros

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What creative products or services do you consume?

Intros

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How does that influence what you produce?

Intros

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You, and your aspirations, are part of a significant legacy in Vermont.

Point #1

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“Between the Tigris of I-91 and the Euphrates of Rt 7”

A cradle of innovation

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SPORTS AND REC

WEB SERVICESBIOSCIENCES

MANUFACTURINGFOOD PRODUCTS

ENERGY AND ENV

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The Office of Creative Economy was created to support you.

Point #2

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“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

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“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

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* Architecture, Publishing, Music

Film and new mediaSoftware and game developmentAdvertising and new mediaManufacturing artsArts and cultural organizations

Focus

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CREATIVE

CULTURAL

Software, web services, games, etcIndependent workforce, freelancersEducation and training

What’s missing...

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* Policy advisory, policy development

NetworkingMarketing and promotionTechnical assistanceResearch

Key Activities

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Industries Occupations

For-profit Companies

Sole proprietorshipsFreelancers

Independents

Non-profitMuseumsLibraries

Education InstsArts Admin

Presenting OrgsProfessional Assocs

CREATIVE

CULTURAL

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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

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Do you share the sense that Vermont is a great place to create?

For Discussion

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

For Discussion

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Keep in touch

Three Requests

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Keep in touchInfluence the Office

Three Requests

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Keep in touchInfluence the OfficeCreate restlessly

Three Requests

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