"Helping rural Vermonters create a sustainable future through effective use of public and private resources."

VCCI’s Final Report and Recommendations, released in October of 2004, is a blueprint for boosting this important economic sector in Vermont.  Its seventeen recommendations are action steps that encourage collaboration among Vermont’s private sector, cultural organizations, and local, state, and federal government.  The report provides key arguments for strengthening economic and community development through culture and innovation, as well as examples of Vermont's creative sector at work, vital statistics tracking the impact of the creative economy, and a section identifying some of the many resources already available to help creative entrepreneurs.

The release of VCCI’s Final Report marks the official sunset of the VCCI. However, Council members will remain actively involved in promoting the report's recommendations through an ongoing grassroots public education campaign that will be organized by VCRD in conjunction with the firm of Kimbell Sherman Ellis. To receive periodic e-mail updates about the creative economy and learn more about how to be involved locally, please contact Helen Labun Jordan and ask to be added to the list.
 

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