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The Insider: Painting the Creative Industry Picture for the Philadelphia Region

Do you know what the strongest creative industry sectors are in the Philadelphia Region? The quantitative findings of Creative Footprint, Innovation Philadelphia's new study measuring the size, scope and impact of the for-profit, creative economy, have uncovered what these industry sectors are and what makes them strong.

Here's a hint. These six sectors individually employ 25,000 or more workers; with almost all of these sectors feature average wages of $50,000 or more. As a group, these sectors account for 85% of for-profit, creative industry employment; 89% of for-profit, creative industry earnings; and 90% of for-profit, creative industry direct output.

Over the next six issues, Innovation Matters will take an in-depth look at each of these creative industry sectors. Entrepreneurs, young professionals and creative talent from each industry sector will be featured and the in-depth findings within these industry sectors will be revealed.

Know what the top six industry sectors are that represent the Philadelphia Region's for-profit, creative economy?

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Innovation Spotlight: Success Through Seamless Planning

Innovation Philadelphia spotlights regional creative industry entrepreneurs, young professionals making an impact on the Philadelphia Region, or innovative initiatives that showcase the tremendous innovative and creative talent driving Philadelphia's economy.

January's Spotlight is local, young entrepreneur, Connie Pearson-Bernard. President and Founder of Seamless Events Incorporated, Connie has years of experience as a professional event planner and association executive director. Connie's favorite thing about living in the Philadelphia Region: "Philadelphia not only offers a place of many businesses, but, a welcoming city with a variety of restaurants, entertainment, historical landmarks and so much more."

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Your Opinion Counts

The workplace environment is important for company's to attract the type of talent that will drive business growth. The Philadelphia Region's young, educated professionals were asked in a recent poll what work culture/environment is most important to them. The results of the first poll are in:

How can the Philadelphia Region best grow the for-profit, creative economy?

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Creative Footprint Now Available

Innovation Philadelphia's new study, Creative Footprint, reports that creative industry employment within the Philadelphia Region generated a total annual economic impact of nearly $60 billion in total spending which includes $32.5 billion in total annual earnings and supports a total of 766,000 jobs - ranking the for-profit, creative industry among one of the top industries in the region. Get your copy of Creative Footprint and discover for yourself how the for-profit, creative economy is an important and significant economic generator in the Philadelphia Region, and is a smart priority for economic investment. Receive your copy today through Innovation Philadelphia's website.

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