THE CREATIVE ECONOMY

CREATIVE ECONOMY, SELF EMPLOYMENT 

THE CREATIVE ECONOMY 

• ORIGINATORS; People who create one off items. Fine art, craft (auction houses, art galleries)
• EXPERIENCE CREATORS; Gigs, shopping, festivals, theatre.
• CONTENT PRODUCERS; Films, games, music 

 - CREATIVE ECONOMY & FASHION PROMOTION

Innovation and growth

Based on ideas, innovation, creativity, talent and individuality 

• £71.4 billion to the UK economy
• £26 bn is fashion related 
• £8m per hour
• Growing at rate of 15.6% since 2008
• 5.6% of those employed in the UK (1.6m jobs)
• Creative industries employment increased by 8.6% between 2011 and 2012, compared to 0.7% for all of uk economy
• Exports by the creative industries was £15.5 billion in 2011, 8% of total UK service exports.
• Between 2009 and 2011, exports from the creative industries increased by 16.1%. This compares with an increase of 11.5% for total UK service exports

Fashion statistics 

• £26 billion; up from £21 billion in 2009
• Showing an increase of 22% in nominal terms 
• The UK fashion industry supports 797,00 jobs
• This is a decrease of 2.3% from 2009
• Employee’s wage income is estimated to have risen to over £46 billion
• An increase of 23% since 2009

- LITTLE/LARGE 

84% of creative businesses have less than 1o people

2% more than 100 people

60% of design businesses less than 5 people 

PORTFOLIO CAREER

• 48% portfolio working
• 23% self employed/freelance
• 18% running own business 
• 44% want to have own business