Exploring the Impact of the Creative Economy

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The creative economy is deeply rooted in national economies. By producing economic and employment benefits in related services and manufacturing sectors, it promotes economic diversification, revenues, trade and innovation. It also helps to revive declining urban areas, to open up and develop remote rural areas. In a number of countries the creative economy has been growing faster than the rest of the economy. There are a number of different approaches and classifications to define the creative sector. The typical way to measure an industry’s contribution to the national economy is to measure its value added, including its share of labour. However, the value added by individual creative industries is not generally available from government …show more content…

They want to have the independence to do it their way. It is often done as a conscious escape from what they see to be the restrictions of business and the inhibitions of financial structures. None of this is a problem in the early days, but when a company starts to develop successfully it quickly becomes a problem, as the lack of business or financial skills makes them ill-equipped to attract capital». Based on this we can state that CCS operators face a lot of challenges on their way to growth and development. However, the financing of culture and creativity seems to be moving towards public-private partnerships models where venture capital, tax deductions, direct public subsidies or bank guarantees can support creative activity to generate wealth, economic activity and create employment. But, there are geographic and sectoral differences. For some countries, the following general trends can be …show more content…

A business plan is not required and financing decisions are based on personal interviews. Interestingly, creative businesses currently represent 18% of the total share of micro-credits provided. Likewise, in North Rhine Westfalia, the regional development bank, NRW.BANK offers micro loans to start-ups and SMEs from € 5,000 to 25,000. It also provides long-term loans (up to € 50 million) and low interest loans for R&D projects.France is the only country in Europe with a public-private national guarantee body for the sector. The IFCIC gives out guarantees to French but also European companies from any creative sub-sector. In 2009, IFCIC observed that “guarantee” activities within creative businesses had increased by 60%. IFCIC has equity of about € 16 million and, more importantly, two active guarantee funds with a total gross value exceeding € 75 million: the “Fonds de Garantie Cinéma et Audiovisuel”, which is funded by the Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) and the “Fonds Industries Culturelles”, funded in large part by the Ministry of Culture. These funds enable IFCIC to guarantee up to € 273 million (IFCIC share), corresponding to total loans of the order of € 565 million. Risk ratios are regularly reviewed. IFCIC typically guarantees 50% of the loans. However, it guarantees up to 70% of development credits for the audiovisual

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