Freelance Camp

Freelance Camp Santa Cruz Returns!

// April 16th, 2009 // Comments // Santa Cruz 2009

Freelance Camp Santa Cruz 2009 is now official.

Date: Saturday August 15, 2009
Time: 9am – 6pm
Location: somewhere in Santa Cruz, CA (venue ideas?)
Cost: Free for Students & Hardship Cases, $25 General Attendees
Breakfast, Lunch, an After Party and cool Schwag Included

We have some planning and promotion to do, so anyone interested in being involved in the bay area should send me a note. You can find my contact info on www.shaneandpeter.com.

We have been blessed with a phenomenal outpouring of sponsorship offers this year and our early efforts have been paying off handsomely. I sincerely want to thank so many of you for the offers of support!! With your help, I have no doubts we can have an incredible event.

City of Santa Cruz
Baskin & Grant
Cruzio
Elance
Happy Santa Cruz
Lighthouse Bank
Shane & Peter Inc
Studio Holladay
Nextspace Coworking and Innovation

Freelance Camp Miami Sets a Date!

// April 8th, 2009 // Comments // Miami 2009

On Saturday, June 6, 2009 a host of job-seekers, freelancers, entrepreneurs and startups will attend South Florida’s first community-driven conference for creative employment: FreelanceCamp / LaidOffCamp Miami.

We live in challenging times with the unemployment rate at its highest in over 20 years. You should attend LaidOffCamp / FreelanceCamp Miami if you are:

* Looking for creative ways to supplement your income or change your career
* Running your own business a freelancer, solo entrepreneur or startup company
* Wanting to connect with creative, friendly and helpful people
* Seeking employment or recently laid off

Stay tuned for more info as the planning unfolds. If you want to help out, fill out the contact form and tell rick what you have in mind.

We hope that you have not been recently laid off. But if you have, now might be the best time to start a business or change your career.

Freelance Camp Houston on April 11th, 2009!

// April 8th, 2009 // Comments // Houston 2009

Texas’ second annual Freelance Camp is to be held April 11th, 2009 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Houston Technology Center in Houston, Texas! The event is designed to explore and promote the synergy that independent contractors can bring to business today. The day will center around bringing together freelancers, remote contractors, entrepreneurs, and anyone else interested to network, share ideas, and explore opportunities. Thanks to the support of Bridgette Penel, Debra Robinson, and Travis Skweres from Werkadoo, Marc Nathan of the HTC, Shane Pearlman, Louis Sandoval Jr., Brad Parler, and a lot of other folks, this event is going to be a huge success!

Freelance Camp is a place to discuss and explore the different approaches to running a successful freelance business / small service company. The Houston camp is FREE to attend thanks to some very cool sponsors.  So come ready to learn, and if you’re up for it, sign up to give a talk the day of the camp!

Register at: http://freelancecamp.eventbrite.com

Thanks to our sponsors:

Werkadoo, The Houston Technology Center, Caroline Collective, Powered Production, Laundry Tree, Coffee Groundz, InHouston, Saint Arnold, Blellow, Advantj Media, Angelos Pizza, Houston Networking News, BMeyer Bookkeeping, Diosana Group, and Carl Pipes Inc,

Be sure to come to the after-party and Werkadoo Launch Celebration right after the camp! Join us at Caroline Collective for free beer, food, and music! The party starts at 5pm and ends when all the kegs are tapped. See you there!

Caroline Collective
4820 Caroline St.
Houston, TX 77004

Freelance Camp Houston

// March 26th, 2009 // Comments // Houston 2009

Live in Houston? Freelance? Don’t miss out on the 3rd official freelance camp. The camp is an opportunity for freelancers, entrepreneurs, independent business owners, and anyone else wanting to expand their network, share ideas, and discover new opportunities.

Date: April 11th from 10 am to 4 pm
Venue: Houston Technology Center.
410 Pierce St.
Houston, TX 77002
Cost: Your call, make a donation!

To register, visit: Event Brite
For more information (at least until we get our MU site up here): Freelance Camp Houston Blog

A huge thanks to our sponsors!!!

Coffee Groundz (yay for bagels and coffee):
Laundry Tree
Caroline Collective Co-Working
InHouston Business Networking
Houston Networking News
St. Arnold’s Beer