The Conference of Creative Entrepreneurs (CCE) is three days of seminars, interactive discussions and hands-on Workshops. More importantly the CCE is a special community event that will allow you to…

Learn It.
Gain the skills to start or expand a creative business. CCE will cover everything from filing taxes, vending at your first trade show to participating in guerrilla marketing. Every successful career started out by learning through trial and error. You will have the unique opportunity to learn from veteran professionals in the creative industries. CCE will feature a line up of notable speakers including Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching, Faythe Levine, director of Handmade Nation, and Marci Rae McDade, editor or FiberArts Magazine. Makers from all walks of life will share the essentials to grow your passion into a sustainable career.

Make It.
Creative Entrepreneurs live to MAKE. Whether it is the craft of digital design, or traditional woodworking, we love to make something on our own. At CCE you can build a toolkit to improve you blog or web store, turn wool in to felt fabric, digitally photograph your work like a pro and embroider your first pillowcase! Experts will share their craft with you through demonstrations, hands-on activities and workshops.

Live It.
At CCE, we will have fun and share with each other. We hope all our participants will continue to grow the CCE mission in their own communities (both on and offline). We are a strong contingent of creative professionals on the West Coast, and we must continue to build resources, collaborations and institutions to ensure future generations value independent creative commerce. CCE is a celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit and a place for you to grow your professional goals. Come live the creative life with us!