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As Kreativwirtschaft Austria, KAT for short, we advocate for creative professionals from architecture, the music industry, books & publishing, radio & TV, design, software & games, film & photography, advertising and the performing arts market.

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Balcony in the urban jungle: How Balcosy enhances your home

Private balconies in the city are rare, although they not only make life in the city more pleasant and livable, but also provide a retreat to relax from the hectic city life and enjoy fresh air. This is where Florian Holzmayer's company "Balcosy" comes into play!

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From Vision to Reality: How Marion Grammel Passionately Believed in the #glaubandich STARTUP ACADEMY of Erste Bank und Sparkassen

The #glaubandich STARTUP ACADEMY of Erste Bank und Sparkassen, together with REWE Group and Clever Clover, supports founders in the FMCG and agricultural sectors to bring their innovative product ideas to the market and to retail. Together with Creative Marion Grammel from The Early Birds and DYNACT Management Consulting GmbH, the basis for this concept was developed and implemented for the fourth year in a row as a successful format that helps shape and enrich the start-up scene in Austria.

Creative of the month
Christine Klell

#CreativeIntelligence

In her book "Creative Intelligence in Business", the author and consultant, Christine Klell, proves how creativity and entrepreneurship go hand in hand.

News & Interesting
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Austrian Creative Industries Report 2023

The Creative Industries Report 2023 shows that the Austrian creative industries comprise around 50,000 companies with around 170,000 employees. The sector has made sales of EUR 24 billion, these have increased significantly by 13% from the first Corona year 2020 to 2022. Decisive factors for this are a continued positive development especially of the software sector, the recovery of the creative industries strongly affected by the Corona measures, such as the film and music industries, but also price increases.

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C high 3 Network meetings

C high 3 Network Meeting Austria 2023 on October 10 and 11!
You can look forward to a varied program, an exciting transformation camp, a nice evening to celebrate and network and to the exchange with this year's and former C high 3 participants.

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C high 3 Transformation

5×4 hours of digital workshops for your social, digital and green transformation from October to November 2023. Apply now through September 18!

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Guide for hairdresser:inside

Get the guide to transformation for hairdressers and benefit as an entrepreneur from the expertise of professionals from the creative industries. Get tips on how to make your business fit for the future.

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Do you know CIRCE?

CIRCE is the abbreviation for the Creative Impact Fund, CIRCE offers practitioners from the cultural and creative economies the opportunity to implement their ideas or to take the next development step with their existing company. Funding is provided to individuals and companies that work on new solutions for the challenges of our time, such as climate change, demographic changes and social inequalities.

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Be part of the Horizon Europe Community

Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG invites you to exchange and inform yourself about the latest developments, focal points and news in Horizon Europe. Become part of the Horizon Europe Community Austria and use the opportunity to network and meet new partners for the implementation of your projects. Around 130 actors of cultural and creative industries already joined this community.

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Start for the #ECIS23 in Umeå, Sweden

The #ECIS23 will discuss and deepen the retraining and upskilling of European talent and professionals in two main events. It will kick off with the #ECIS23 Assembly on February 15.

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