Promoting Employment Through Cultural Entrepreneurship

Hong Guanghao, a Chinese native of Japan, chose to start his own business from the cultural industry. Not long ago, he started a new training school to tailor personal assistant to foreign executives. At present, the school has got the first order, and in July, it can accommodate 50 people.

It is understood that since the beginning of this year, there have been many investment entrepreneurs in the cultural field like Hong Guanghao in Changchun, Jilin province. They have not only found jobs for themselves, but also promoted a group of people to work.

Zhao Jianhua, director of the Cultural Industry Office of the Propaganda Department of the Changchun municipal Party committee and Secretary General of the Municipal Federation of cultural industries, said that after entering the 2009, Changchun's cultural industry entered a period of accelerated development, and the cultural market was thrived, and cultural projects flourish everywhere.

The latest statistics show that the number of cultural enterprises in Changchun has reached more than 11000, an increase of nearly 4000 from 3 years ago and about 100000 employees.

Zhao Jianhua said that the cultural industry is not only affected by the financial crisis and has broad prospects for development, but also a labor-intensive industry. At the moment, it has a very positive role in absorbing labor force employment.

Jilin province Zhi he animation industry group has invested 360 million yuan in this year's joint venture with Canada and Japan and Korea, and built the Changchun International Animation Industrial Park in Changchun Jing Yue Industrial Development Zone.

According to Wang Liguang, general manager of Zhi he group, the order of the company has not decreased this year, but the processing fee has dropped slightly.

Wang Liguang said that there are 1000 employees in know and animation, and 500 people will be recruited this year. After the completion of the industrial park next year, 3000 people will be able to get jobs.