Tom Aageson, Co-founder & Executive Director

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CULTURAL AND CREATIVE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES ON INDUSTRIES ON EMERGING ECONOMIESEMERGING ECONOMIES

Factory Economy Factory Economy Creative Economy Creative Economy

Creative Industries Globally

2000-2005 8.7% growth

2008 14% growth

$425 billion in trade

Creative industries

experienced growth through

the global recession.

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Creative IndustriesCreative Industries

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Cultural Enterprises Create Integrated, Cultural Enterprises Create Integrated, Blended ValueBlended Value

Investing in Cultural EntrepreneursInvesting in Cultural EntrepreneursAnd EntrepreneursAnd Entrepreneurs

South American South American Countries Investing in Countries Investing in Cultural IndustriesCultural Industries

International Conference: International Conference: Culture as a Force for Culture as a Force for Economic Growth – Economic Growth – New Approach for South New Approach for South CaucasusCaucasus

Kenya

Ghana

Brazil

Creative/Cultural SMEs in West AfricaCreative/Cultural SMEs in West Africa

• Tensira: Guinea. Textile production. Sales

in 30 European counties.

• Ousmane Mbaye: Senegal. High end

design. Markets across Europe.

AfricaNow Lifestyle Fair

Creative/Cultural SMEs in West AfricaCreative/Cultural SMEs in West Africa

• Cheick Diallo Designs: Mali. The most

recognized designer of West Africa.

• Galerie Arte Dakar: Senegal. Sophisticated

home decór.

GCCE CLIENTS GCCE CLIENTS and Programmatic and Programmatic ActivitiesActivities

• Market Development, Market Links

• Mentorship and Fellowships

• Cultural Cluster Planning

• Web-centric Market Strategies

• Institute for Cultural and Creative

Entrepreneurship

“Cultural entrepreneurship

allows our community to take our unique voice to

the world.”~ Regis Pecos

Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship, 2013

www.culturalentrepreneur.orgTom Aageson

tom@culturalentrepreneur.org

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505.660.3096