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The Cre­ative In­de­pen­dent is a re­source of emo­tional and prac­ti­cal guid­ance for cre­ative peo­ple. Our goal is to ed­u­cate, in­spire, and grow the com­mu­nity of peo­ple who cre­ate or dream of cre­at­ing. Every­thing you read on The Cre­ative In­de­pen­dent will come from artists and cre­ators. This space is re­served for their per­spec­tive. The Cre­ative In­de­pen­dent is ad-free and backed by Kick­starter, PBC. Each week­day we will pub­lish one in­ter­view or es­say by an artist—in­clud­ing mu­si­cians, au­thors, film­mak­ers, dancers, de­sign­ers, and oth­ers.

the co-working space is about 90 percent full with dedicated office space and community desk space. "There's a lack of private office space, and there is demand for it," he said. As of now, Canvs has more than 150 members from 75 various companies. Mackenzie agreed. "We're having companies that are becoming a little bigger and they want offices with a private area. The expansion would create eight additional offices and some dedicated desk space," she said.

the co-working space is about 90 percent full with dedicated office space and community desk space. "There's a lack of private office space, and there is demand for it," he said. As of now, Canvs has more than 150 members from 75 various companies. Mackenzie agreed. "We're having companies that are becoming a little bigger and they want offices with a private area. The expansion would create eight additional offices and some dedicated desk space," she said.

Burnout Game Ventures plans to increase Central Florida's role as an active area for game development by taking in gaming firms and working with them to churn out a marketable video game product in six months or less. The company functions as an incubator for video game developers, training them on what they need to know in order for their idea to succeed.

In his address, Dyer pointed to everything the city has accomplished in the last year — including drawing a record 62 million visitors, opening the arts center, rebuilding the Orlando Citrus Bowl, the launch of SunRail, attracting major employers like Red Lobster Seafood Co. to downtown and the U.S. Tennis Association to Lake Nona, and starting plans for a new University of Central Florida/Valencia College campus in downtown. Orlando startups Code School LLC and Pentaho Corp. sold for more than $600 million combined.

An un-conference is an open-format regional conference where everyone interested in the growth and development of their community is welcome to speak on any topic they are passionate about. Their motto is Share-Learn-Grow. Much like Tyler Durden's Fight Club, there are only 2 rules to the BarCamp UnConference: 1. You must want to help others learn what you know! 2. You are not here to sell or do a product presentation!

up to 24 full-time jobs — all related to production — would be created within a year for REBL HQ, but specifics on the average salary for those jobs was not available. During the March 20 media event and tour of the estimated 4,000-square-foot studio, officials announced that two productions were already being worked on due to the partnership. One project is called Love Gianna, which is an original series featuring actress Gianna Simone. The program launched March 20 via YouTube channel. The second project, which launches March 28, is called Full Sail Game Maker Challenge.

Orlando always has had a strong theater scene, thanks to the many actors who work at theme parks, and also several acclaimed annual festivals, such as the Bach Festival of Winter Park and a fringe theater festival. But the construction of the Dr. Phillips Center, financed partially with taxes on tourists, gives the city a world-class venue for local performing arts groups and national touring acts.

"I hear it every day: Producers want to come here, but they're forced to take projects to other states and, at times, rewrite them to fit those locations because of the dollar-to-dollar values," says Michelle Hillery, president of Film Florida and deputy film commissioner in Palm Beach County. So much so that Edward Stamm, a vice president at ARRI Rentals (which leases cameras and equipment) tried to get Florida politicians to pay attention as he saw ARRI's business in Miami dropping.

Orlando digital marketing expert Dan McGaw, founder of Fuelzee and AmazingCorps and co-founder of StarterStudio, was recently chosen by the U.S. Consulate in Mexico as as Ambassador for Entrepreneurship at ExpoTech 2015, a technology and entrepreneurship conference in Tijuana, Mexico. Along with the keynote address, McGaw gave six presentations on marketing and entrepreneurship as well as consulting work for the Tijuana Economic Development Commission.