Topic dossier | Generational change and succession in the cultural and creative industries

08.01.2025

With its new thematic dossier, the Federal Government's Competence Center for Cultural and Creative Industries provides assistance to players in the cultural and creative industries (CCIs): The supply of transferable businesses in Germany, including in the CCIs, is growing faster than demand. This is being exacerbated by demographic change. While the NPP as a whole has a younger age structure, the advertising market and the design market have a relatively high proportion of middle-aged people. Submarkets such as the book market and the arts and crafts sector even have higher average ages, meaning that succession planning is becoming increasingly necessary.

Against this backdrop, the dossier presents findings and success factors, uses a guide to show how the handover can be approached practically and provides information on contact points and information services.

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