Articles by Laura Callanan
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August 3
2020Laura Callanan / Christopher van Bergen
Tackling the Creative Economy Financing Gap: How Short-Term Capital Can Unlock Long-Term Impact Among Artisan Businesses
An estimated 3% of global GDP comes from creative industries – and the sector is growing quickly in the developing world. Laura Callanan at Upstart Co-Lab and Christopher van Bergen at Nest Inc. argue that now is the time to shape the creative economy to be more inclusive and sustainable. But for that to happen, the industry must first address its funding gap.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship, Investing
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Wednesday
November 15
2017Too Much Money Chasing Too Few Deals? Why the Creative Economy Could Be the Next Big Focus for Impact Investing
Even with the many diverse focuses of impact investing these days, something is missing, says Laura Callanan of Upstart Co-Lab. She argues that investors are overlooking the creative economy, and that the impact sector should focus its attention on art, design, music, entertainment, fashion, food and more – a global economy worth $2.25 trillion that's the source of 29.5 million jobs.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
