Vermont's Office of the Creative Economy exists to support and promote creative industries in the state, including film and new media, software and game design, advertising and marketing, the manufacturing arts, and arts and cultural organizations.

1. Advancing Creativity, Innovation, and
Entrepreneurship in Vermont
NEDA Webinar
January 16, 2014

2. “Between the Tigris of I­91 and the Euphrates of Rt 7”

3. ORVIS

4. Origins
“The office of 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.”
H.287 passed in 2011 legislative session

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

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

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9. Economic Growth
Incentive
Procurement Technical
Assistance

10. Research
Creative economy benchmarking
Best practices
Trends
* Policy advisory, policy development

11. Opportunities
Place­based support
• Business cultivation, attraction
• Startup house, incubator spaces
Alternative finance
• Equity crowdfunding
• Community investment models
Workforce development
• Informal training
• Business engagement

12. Connect
@VermontOCE
facebook.com/vermontoce
vermontoce.tumblr.com
instagram.com/vermontoce
youtube.com/vermontoce

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