What is the Creative Economy
The Creative Economy consists of those industries that have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent and which have a potential for wealth and job creation through generation of ideas, products and / or services.
Creative Economy Industries
- Architecture
- Advertising
- Consulting
- Education
- Performing arts
- Artists
- Museums and other cultural industries
- Design & electronic design
- software development
- Film
- Games & computer games
- Historic preservation
- Music
- Media & publishing
- Radio & television
- Tourism.
Did you know....
- Over 2,200 creative economy enterprises are located on the North Shore.
- Between 17,000 and 20,000 people work in the North Shore creative economy.
- North Shore creative economy enterprises contribute over $3 bilion in annual sales.
- The creative economy represents over 10% of the North Shore's total private sector employment. In contrast, Biotech is 2% and manufacturing is 7% of all industries in the Boston metro economy.
*North Shore Creative Economy Market Analysis and Action Plan by ConsultEcon and Karl F. Seidman Consulting Services.
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New Study Finds Creative Economy brings in $3 billion in Sales!
2008 North Shore Creative Economy Market Analysis and Action Plan
Executive Summary
By DAN RING
dring@repub.com
BOSTON - Gov. Deval L. Patrick signed a bill on Friday to create an advisory panel on boosting the arts, cultural attractions, and innovations.
The new law calls for a 23-member Creative Economy Council to measure the sector's contributions to the state, and to develop strategies to promote and expand it.
The creative sector includes the visual and performing arts, film, digital media, design, advertising, architecture, and tourism.
There are about 109,000 jobs in the sector...read more
The Salem Evening News - 16 April 2008
Study Creative Economy Plays Key Role on North Shore.
BEVERLY — From artists to advertisers, business consultants to research scientists, newspaper publishers to Web page designers, the creative economy on the North Shore represents 10 percent to 12 percent of the region's private sector employment, a study released yesterday finds....
Press Release- 15 April 2008
Creative Economy--Vital North Shore Economic Engine New Study finds $3 billion in annual sales with 17,000+ employees and 10-12% of work force....
The Salem Evening News
Remarks by Patricia Meservey, President of Salem State College, at 2008 North Shore Business Expo
Beverly,MA,USA
We call it the creative economy—and it is big. Just how big is it? A study undertaken by the Lawrence Eagle Tribune revealed that in 2003 nearly 1000 ..
Other Reports
The Lawrence Eagle Tribune Study
2003 nearly 1000 creative economy businesses with approximately 6000 employees generated $1.258 billion.
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