Dear Fellow Creatives,

After much deliberation, the directors of the Conference of Creative Entrepreneurs have decided to put the conference on hiatus in 2012. Many more opportunities exist to help creative professionals with their businesses than when we began CCE in 2009, like Hello Etsy, Schoolhouse Craft, Blogher Creative Connection, WorkshopSF’s small business series, and many more. With that in mind, we are taking the year to re-assess how CCE can best serve the West Coast creative community and are considering new formats, and new ways to educate. If you would like to provide your suggestions, we welcome your feedback on our survey page.

We want to thank everyone who attended or worked on CCE during the last two years. Both events were more successful than we could have imagined, and we are eternally grateful for all of your support. We continue to delight in hearing about the projects and collaborations that began at CCE, from business partnerships, to pen pals, to book deals.

Please continue to stay in touch with us via Facebook, Twitter, and our web site. We will continue to provide information and resources throughout the year as we make way for an exciting 2013.

Wishing you all success and fulfillment in 2012,

Lauren, Jamie and Laura

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