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Cr eat i v i t y ,t al entand a des i r ef ors el f ex pr es s i on ar e es s ent i alt o bei ng an ar t i s t ,butmak i ng a l i v i ng and dev el opi ng pr of es s i onal l y as an ar t i s t al s or equi r es c ommi t ment ,bus i nes ss k i l l sandas t r at egi cappr oac h. Bui l di ngas uc c es s f ular t i s t i cc ar eeri sasc ompet i t i v eand c hal l engi ng as s t ar t i ng a pr of es s i on or l aunc hi ng a bus i nes s ,s oi nor dert omak ey ourmar k ,i ti si mpor t ant t odi s t i ngui s hy our s el fnotonl yt hr oughy ourwor k ,but al s ot hr oughent r epr eneur i al ef f or t s .Thi sc onf er enc ewi l l hel py ouf i ndt het ool sy ouneedt os uc c eed.
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ARTI STS’PROGRAM ( opent oal l ages )
YES Ar t i s t s ’Pr ogr am wasc r eat ed i n 2001 wi t h a mandat e of s uppor t i ngar t i s t sbyhel pi ngt hem dev el opc apac i t y bui l di ngt ool s andent r epr eneur i al s k i l l s ,t ool s ,s t r at egi esandpr ac t i c esneededt o bui l dr ewar di ng,s us t ai nabl eandl ongt er mc ar eer si nt hec r eat i v e mi l i eu. Ser v i c est oar t i s t si nc l udeoneononec oac hi ng wi t ha dedi c at edar t i s t sc oac h,c ons ul t at i onswi t hbus i nes sc oac hes ,l egal andac c ount i ngpr of es s i onal s( asr equi r ed) ,i nf or mat i on,r es our c es , r ef er r al s ,and t hemat i cwor k s hopsatt he YES Cent r ec ov er i ng t opi c ss uc h asgr ant wr i t i ng,mar k et i ng,f i ndi ng r epr es ent at i on, c opy r i ghtl aws ,et c .
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Thi spr ogr am i nc l udesday t i meandev eni ngwor k s hops ,i ndi v i dual c ar eer c ouns el l i ng, c ar eer t es t i ng s er v i c es , pai d i nt er ns hi p pr ogr ams ,F r enc hc our s es ,c ov erl et t erandr és umét r ans l at i on,a ment or i ng pr ogr am,j ob pos t i ngs ,net wor k i ng oppor t uni t i es ,a r es our c el i br ar y ,andf r eephoneandc omput erac c es s .
ENTREPRENEURSHI PPROGRAM ( opent oal l ages )
The ent r epr eneur s hi p pr ogr am of f er s day t i me and ev eni ng wor k s hops ,oneonone bus i nes sc oac hi ng,a l egali nf or mat i on c l i ni c ,aswel lasac c ount i ng c l i ni c s .YES hasa c ompr ehens i v e r es our c egui deent i t l ed:“ TheMont r eal Ent r epr eneur ’ sGui debook ” , whi c hi sav ai l abl ef orpur c has eatourc ent r e.YESal s ohos t san annualent r epr eneur s hi pc onf er enc e eac hs pr i ng,t he l ar ges t Engl i s hl anguageev entofi t sk i ndi nQuebec .
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