Real Business Support. Real Community Building.
Creative Collective connects 350+ Essex County entrepreneurs, makers, nonprofits, and small businesses with active promotion, practical support, consulting, advocacy, and a regional network of more than 100,000 people. Members learn from one another—and have real people in their corner when the work gets complicated.
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350+ members • 100K+ regional reach • Essex County-wide connections
Creative Collective Explores
Find what’s happening across Essex County—events, city guides, local stories, and the small businesses that make each community worth exploring.
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How We Help
Creative Collective helps small businesses get seen, brings the right people together, and carries ideas from strategy through execution.
Work With Us
Consulting, event production, partnerships, sponsorships, and hands-on execution for municipalities, organizations, and businesses.
Membership
Active promotion, practical guidance, shared resources, and a 350+ member network ready to help.
Markets & Opportunities
Find vendor opportunities at Creative Collective markets, festivals, and community events across Essex County.
Salem Arts Festival
Salem Arts Festival shows what our consulting and community work looks like in action. Since 2019, Creative Collective has co-produced this free, three-day downtown festival with Salem Main Streets—supporting 150+ artists and performers and welcoming more than 10,000 people each year. We lead fundraising, sponsorship, marketing, vendor and artist coordination, production logistics, and on-site execution.
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In Their Words
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” I join Creative Collective in 2018 because I was looking for a networking organization that understood what it takes to be a creative business person. It was a real relief to be in a community where people not only understood what I do but what it takes to do what I do.” – Cynthia August Images
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