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In terms of cultural and creative industries, a good government grants and subsidies program can be supportive to a certain extent by fostering the development and building up the endurance of the industries. However, if the content of a grants and subsidies program does not fit to the actual needs of subsidized objects with different backgrounds, the resources provided may not be able to meet the needs in all aspects of the industries. The policy concerning cultural and creative industries has been planned by the government constantly in Taiwan over the years, but does the government’s policy-making effectively help and enable the steady growth of the industries in both the market and the development directions since the establishment of the business? Still, a grants and subsidies program helps with the development of a subsidized object more or less and thus can be regarded as a positive opportunity for the industries. Currently, there have been many opportunities from the government designed for entrepreneurs starting a microbrand. Despite these opportunities, every cultural and creative brand has its own background and limitations. Then, what is the actual situation in the development of Taiwan’s cultural and creative microbrands with the support of the resources from those grants and subsidies programs? This study, focusing on the Cultural and Creative Award of the Creative Expo Taiwan organized by the Ministry of Culture, compares between the ceramic microbrands that won the Award and those that did not participate in the Award and discusses the introduction of the Award into microbrands of ceramics. It is found that according to the suggestions as concluded from the Reference for the Resource Evaluation of Ceramic Microbrands, a brand may expand its possibilities by clarifying the brand’s own limitations and resource shortages at any time and seeking suitable grants and subsidies programs via related organizations or the internet. |