Real Business Support. Real Community Building.

Name: Creative Collective
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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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How We Help

Creative Collective helps small businesses get seen, brings the right people together, and carries ideas from strategy through execution.

Consulting

Strategy, fundraising, partnerships, and hands-on execution for municipalities, organizations, and businesses.

Membership & Promotion

Active promotion, practical guidance, shared resources, and a 350+ member network ready to help.

Advocacy & Community

We connect businesses, artists, nonprofits, and civic partners to solve shared challenges and strengthen local economies.

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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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Unpacked Living

I decided to join the Creative Collective because I think it’s one of the best tools to be in a community with other people that own businesses, small businesses, local businesses, and to cconnect with the same issues and the same problems that we have. And I think the Collective provides a lot of support, maybe even more than other kinds of groups that do the same and I just love it. I think all the creativity and connected community created around the Collective. It’s great. I appreciate it every time and I do not regret joining and I’m actually pushing people all the time to join because I do think it’s a great tool for business owners. Especially small business owners to have and I really appreciate that you guys are here for us. Unpacked Living

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