And Now for the Launch of Something Fun!
An invitation to support the Backpacker Guide to Creativity in Vermont
Welcome to Backpacker Media
Vermont is home to a vibrant creative sector that, combined, accounts for 9 percent of direct employment, equivalent to both manufacturing and agricultural employment. The Backpacker Guide encourages creative professionals, entrepreneurs, and freelancers to discover and connect with our rich story of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. Our sole purpose at Backpacker Media is to make the case that creativity thrives in Vermont, and newly arrived creatives will too. For workers looking to leave the high-cost cities of the northeast, Vermont offers diffuse but supportive creative networks, a startup friendly environment, and an exceptional quality of life.
Vermont is a cradle of innovation nestled between the major North American markets of New York, Boston, Montréal and Toronto. These cities are premiere creative domiciles, thriving communities where culture and creativity abound across sectors. Creative workers in these cities are restless, mobile, and earn a good living in their industries.
These are the target markets for the Backpacker Guide, representing a total audience of over 13.5 million – with another combined population of more than 100 million residents in the smaller cities and outlying areas.
Take a moment to subscribe now to support the growth of the Backpacker Media and the Backpacker Guide to Creativity in Vermont.
I’m excited about the continued vibrancy, growth, and ripe potential of our creative sector and I can’t wait to share that with you.
Thank you for considering the Backpacker Guide as a vehicle for connecting and growing Vermont’s increasingly significant creative economy. My ambition at the Guide is to generate a a vibrant and compelling narrative about Vermont’s value proposition as a state. I want the Backpacker Guide to be the premiere on-ramp for anyone looking for information about, and access into, Vermont’s growing community of creatives – from artists and designers to dancers and game designers, coders to brewmasters and writers.
Together lets welcome new actors to the state while helping to better connect those already working here - with the goals of fostering more dense networks, increased collaboration, and a growth in creative output to support the well-being of our state.
Onward!
Lars Hasselblad Torres, Founder
Backpacker Media