Creative Startups LABS

Creative Startups, the operating name of the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship, is a Santa Fe, New Mexico-based nonprofit accelerator for creative companies. It runs programs in the United States, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, aiming to unleash the potential of creative economies. Its services fall into three areas: strategic planning, entrepreneurship acceleration, and creative gatherings. Strategic plans are tailored to a region’s creative economy, including plans for New Mexico, Sacramento, Denver, and Ohio. Accelerator programs and courses are culturally relevant and industry specific. Other programs include Libraries as Launchpads, which brings entrepreneurship support to libraries, and the Northern New Mexico Climate Justice Leadership Development Program. Creative Startups also hosts festivals and gatherings, including Creative Experience Santa Fe, to build community engagement around the creative economy. Partners and funders include the New Mexico Creative Industries Division, the City of Sacramento, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Economic Development Administration, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.