“... cultural industries meanwhile focus on cultural tourism and heritage, museums and libraries, hobbies, sports, and outdoor activities ...” well, if you mention Greece (or Spain and Italy who are in a similar position when it comes to their remnants from a “greater” past) the politicians tend to forget that “not from bread alone” has the important word “bread” in it too. While they may pamper a few seemingly “cultural” industries, they are currently taxing the “blue daylight” out of everything else, however, they don’t see that these sightseeing things live from souvenir industries and shops, taxi drivers, roadside cafes, maybe porters and guides etc. etc. - and if you take that ecosystem away, the whole edifice will collapse. These “cultural industries” do not exist in a vacuum and after a while these policies will come back to haunt them.
Great article!
More research and information needs to be shared about the business models and opportunities for entrepreneurs entering this industry; specially, as more young people dare to take risk and choose more on developing their creativity and entrepreneurship spirit than following traditional educational and career paths.
The macro figures are accurate. High growth in this sector enhanced by exports of the digital products has an economic development multiplier. What is the role of Creative Economy entrepreneurs? Here at <Creativestartups.org> accelerator we have seen startups build successful companies, creating jobs and value. We need in the US a focus on the Creative Economy and policy that supports successful companies built by creative entrepreneurs. These companies are built with 2-4 entrepreneurs and as they expand, more jobs are created and the local Creative Economy ecosystem expands. We find that startups working through the demands of an accelerator are more likely to succeed (90%) according to a Kauffman Foundation-funded evaluation we have completed. Copies are now available. Countries like the UK and Korea have shown that the Creative Economy can be one the largest national & local economic sectors. Building you local Creative Economy one entrepreneur at a time, is a very strong economic development strategy.
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BY Oona Houlihan
ON November 28, 2014 04:47 AM
“... cultural industries meanwhile focus on cultural tourism and heritage, museums and libraries, hobbies, sports, and outdoor activities ...” well, if you mention Greece (or Spain and Italy who are in a similar position when it comes to their remnants from a “greater” past) the politicians tend to forget that “not from bread alone” has the important word “bread” in it too. While they may pamper a few seemingly “cultural” industries, they are currently taxing the “blue daylight” out of everything else, however, they don’t see that these sightseeing things live from souvenir industries and shops, taxi drivers, roadside cafes, maybe porters and guides etc. etc. - and if you take that ecosystem away, the whole edifice will collapse. These “cultural industries” do not exist in a vacuum and after a while these policies will come back to haunt them.
BY Johana Muriel
ON March 2, 2016 10:19 PM
Great article!
More research and information needs to be shared about the business models and opportunities for entrepreneurs entering this industry; specially, as more young people dare to take risk and choose more on developing their creativity and entrepreneurship spirit than following traditional educational and career paths.
BY Carl Kruse
ON September 16, 2016 10:49 AM
Wait a moment.
WHAT are creative economies / industries?
HOW can they develop or be created?
I think I missed this in the article.
Carl Kruse
BY Tom Aageson Co-Founder, CreativeStartuups, tom@cre
ON January 5, 2017 03:17 PM
The macro figures are accurate. High growth in this sector enhanced by exports of the digital products has an economic development multiplier. What is the role of Creative Economy entrepreneurs? Here at <Creativestartups.org> accelerator we have seen startups build successful companies, creating jobs and value. We need in the US a focus on the Creative Economy and policy that supports successful companies built by creative entrepreneurs. These companies are built with 2-4 entrepreneurs and as they expand, more jobs are created and the local Creative Economy ecosystem expands. We find that startups working through the demands of an accelerator are more likely to succeed (90%) according to a Kauffman Foundation-funded evaluation we have completed. Copies are now available. Countries like the UK and Korea have shown that the Creative Economy can be one the largest national & local economic sectors. Building you local Creative Economy one entrepreneur at a time, is a very strong economic development strategy.