Cruzio Consultants: Freelance Camp Santa Cruz on August 15th

Wed Jul 1 11:22:04 PDT 2009

Hi Cruzio Consultants,

If you do any sort of freelance work (and I'm thinking that most  
people on this list do), consider attending this year's Freelance Camp  
on August 15th. Cruzio is really excited to be a sponsor, and I hope  
to see you there.

I hear that registrations are filling up fast so now is the time to  
reserve your spot. To learn more about what Freelance Camp is, check  
out the email below.

Thanks,

Mike Brogan
Marketing Manager
Cruzio Internet
http://www.cruzio.com
831.459.6301 x 233

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Saturday, August 15, 2009 | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Come hang out August 15th in the amazing coastal city of Santa Cruz,  
California (bring your beach towel)!

Freelance Camp is a place to discuss and explore the different  
approaches to running a successful freelance business / small service  
company. Thanks to our very cool sponsors, the cost of Freelance Camp  
is only $25.

Come ready to learn, and if you are up to it, ready to talk!

Register for the Event Now!
Space is limited to 300 people and we will close signup at that point,  
so don't miss out.

Stay Connected
Stay connected leading up to and after the event via our Facebook  
Freelance Camp Group

Event Details
Location	Rittenhouse Building
1375 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA

Cost	$25 General Admission
Free for Students
and Hardship Cases
Included	Breakfast, Lunch, and After Party
and 27oz stainless Klean Kanteen
URL	www.freelancecamp.org
Who Should Come?

If you sell your services (or are considering it), you are a perfect  
fit:

Developers
Designers
Accountants
Bloggers / Journalists
Realtors
Lawyers
Carpenters
Engineers
Financial advisers
Marketers
Sales
Musicians
Artists
Inventors
Historically, the bulk of attendees are from hi-tech. We encourage all  
types of owners to come to provide a balanced perspective to business.

What To Expect

We have based our events on the Barcamp format, which is a network of  
user generated participatory events whose content is fully provided by  
the participants. Anyone with something to contribute or with the  
desire to learn is welcome and invited to join. Here are some tips on  
how to prepare:

Come with an answer and some questions to help make the agenda in the  
morning
Hang out with cool people and compare notes with other business owners  
in similar industries.
Meet folks who could help your business and / or others whom you can  
help.
Find potential clients, subcontractors and partners.
Work together to figure out how we can all get more time and money out  
of our companies.
Never heard of a bar camp? Here is a quick intro:
BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to  
share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with  
discussions, demos and interaction from participants.
how it works	| the rules

O U R   S P O N S O R S
We have been blessed with a phenomenal outpouring of sponsorship  
offers this year so we wanted to give a quick shout out to some pretty  
special groups that are nurturing this year’s event!

Baskin & Grant
Since 1979, Baskin & Grant has been committed to providing excellent  
legal services in a broad range of practice areas. Their services  
include Intellectual Property, Business Law, Family Law, Estate  
Planning, and Civil litigations. Baskin & Grant embodies the relaxed  
and accessible ambiance of Santa Cruz, with the intensity, focus, and  
success rate of a big city firm.

City of Santa Cruz
The City of Santa Cruz, located between lush redwood forests and the  
Pacific Ocean, is one the most beautiful environments to start  
anything, whether that is a new family or a new business. Boasting a  
unique blend of camaraderie, community and cooperation (and easy  
access to Silicon Valley talent and services) Santa Cruz thrives on a  
long history of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Cruzio
Technology For Your Next 20 Years

Cruzio Internet is the largest and longest running Internet Service  
Provider in Santa Cruz County. They are the high-speed DSL and Web  
Hosting leader for local business and home subscribers. Committed to  
changing and growing to meet their members’ needs, Cruzio now offers  
in-store computer repair and Joomla, SEO and ecommerce classes. It’s  
hard to believe that Cruzio first opened their doors when most current  
UCSC students were just born. As time flies by, their commitment to  
quality service and supporting local non profit organizations has  
never wavered. With over 10,000 members, Cruzio provides excellent  
Internet services coupled with one of the most flexible and  
intelligent tech teams out there.

Elance
Elance is the leading site for online work where businesses connect  
with independent professionals to get work done. On Elance, businesses  
find the experts they need plus the tools to manage online work from  
hiring to collaboration to making payment. Elance offers companies  
flexibility, cost effectiveness and instant access to a vast pool of  
skilled and tested talent. Professionals use Elance to find work,  
deliver great results and get paid for doing what they do best.

Happy Santa Cruz
Happy Santa Cruz is here to help make Santa Cruz, California the  
happiest place on earth. We'll be continually creating high-quality,  
locally inspired and produced products that effectively communicate  
the positive aspects of Santa Cruz. These products will mirror our  
enthusiasm for Santa Cruz and its inhabitants, and we hope they do the  
same for those who wear them. Visit us at www.happysantacruz.com and  
tell us why Santa Cruz makes YOU happy!

Hope Foundry
Hope Foundry creates budget-friendly Drupal sites by providing  
professional job training, free of charge, to aspiring developers. Our  
goal is to make development training accessible to everyone regardless  
of income, while offering businesses the opportunity to purchase web  
services at a reduced cost. The money a client pays for a website  
supports the education of Hope Foundry students. Our sponsored job  
training model is part of an ongoing effort to create jobs locally  
while stimulating economy globally.

NextSpace
NextSpace is a coworking and innovation space located in the heart of  
Downtown Santa Cruz, CA. The mission of NextSpace is to catalyze local  
talent, local ideas, and local capital in Santa Cruz to create  
products, services, and solutions for the global marketplace. Our  
members are part of a community of innovators who are passionately  
committed to building the next generation of the Santa Cruz economy.  
Santa Cruz is full of talented freelancers, entrepreneurs, designers,  
engineers, programmers, consultants, and investors.

Palace Office Supply & Office Interiors
Palace started in Monterey in the 1890’s, expanded to Santa Cruz in  
the '40s and was purchased by the Trowbridge family in 1949. Palace  
has grown exponentially acquiring 9 other independent office supply  
companies throughout the Central Coast. Today, we are the largest  
independent dealer of art and office supplies, and office furniture in  
Santa Cruz and Monterey. We clearly understand that we are the Local  
Alternative to the Mega Companies and we know that we must try harder,  
be more creative, add value, offer equal to/or better pricing and out  
service our competition everyday to continue to earn the privilege of  
being in business. We have built this family owned company and our  
reputation on doing exactly as we have promised: giving world-class  
service locally and truly saving our customers money everyday on both  
office supplies and office furniture.

Parachute Creative
Parachute Creative is a Santa Cruz based collective specializing in  
design, branding, digital media solutions and marketing. Our passion  
for aesthetic forward thinking drives us to generate stimulating and  
representative design, prevalent in the versatility and originality of  
our creative process. We strive to contribute to our community to  
promote sustainable growth, innovation, collaboration and most of all:  
the ability to adapt in any climate. Underpinned by a maxim of  
uncompromising quality, free formed concepts will fit seamlessly  
within the client's tone and roots.

Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup
Spearheaded by tech-enthusiast Doug Erickson, the SCNT MeetUp stems  
from the idea of harnessing the true potential, knowledge and skills  
of Santa Cruz tech professionals who either work or have had extensive  
industry experience in Silicon Valley. The SCNT MeetUp strives to  
create this community of technologists in order to expand strategic  
community thinking regarding quality of life and prosperity of the  
city of Santa Cruz. Through persistence and dedication, what started  
out as a meeting of just 39 attendees at the police department’s  
community room, is now a vibrant association of 720 members.

Shane and Peter
Our mission is to build a comprehensive network of independent  
contractors and to mediate their skills with the business needs of our  
clients. At S&P we go beyond providing comprehensive web services; we  
help identify and pursue opportunities relevant to our client’s core  
business, leading to new profit centers and improved workflow. Using  
cutting-edge design and development tools, backed by years of industry  
experience, S&P delivers premium results quickly and efficiently. We  
build teams to meet your challenges.

Small Business Development Center of Northern California
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC), located at Cabrillo  
College, offers numerous resources and tools for business to thrive  
and survive. Given the current economic climate, the SBDC is a true  
gem for all the services and guidance they provide in running a  
successful business. New and existing businesses can leverage the  
Center’s consulting services to review existing processes, operations  
and cash flow while planning for the future.

Studio Holladay
Established in 2005, a consultancy that specialized in marketing,  
design, branding, photography and custom web-based solutions.

Sugar CRM
SugarCRM is the world’s leading commercial open source customer  
relationship management (CRM) system. Sugar is designed to be used by  
businesses as small as an individual, as well as by the largest sales,  
marketing and customer support teams. With an amazing amount of  
flexibility to meet the needs of any business, Sugar can help you  
attract and manage more customers while driving customer satisfaction  
levels - all without increasing your cost of doing business.  
Regardless of your industry or business model, Sugar can help you gain  
visibility into your operations to best optimize your business  
objectives – in a fast, affordable manner.

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