Creative Economy In Vermont Today
Vermont is home to artists, writers and artisans, designers and software developers, inventors and small scale entrepreneurs - dispersed through our hills and valleys. These creative thinkers are participating in community development conversations and adding a fresh perspective. Projects ranging from business incubators to cooperative art galleries are shining elements in local commerce and development, and parts of a statewide movement.
The Vermont Council on Culture and Innovation, in its report on Advancing Vermont's Creative Economy (advancing-vermonts-creative-economy.pdf 
), made two key observations:
- Public and private investment in creative enterprises yields favorable economic and social returns, producing jobs and supporting communities.
- The development of the creative economy in Vermont is not limited to geography, topography, demographics, or population density.
