YES is a non-profit organization that helps English-speaking Quebecers find jobs, develop their businesses, or find guidance as professional artists. Basically, they serve three groups (some of which overlap): 1. People aged 18-35 who need help with finding a job (so YES offers help in refining their resumes, interview prep, French for the workplace, etc). 2. Entrepreneurs of all ages who need access to resources for developing their businesses (YES offers workshops on writing business plans, legal info, project management, registering your business, networking, plus free one-on-one business coaching with a coach who is matched to you, either online or in-person). 3. Artists of all ages who need help with career development (YES offers workshops on navigating social media promotion, finding funding, grant writing, time management, also many of them free). Having used their services on and off for the last 10 years, and much more in recent months, I find YES is incredibly helpful for giving newbie entrepreneurs insights and direction on where to go with their project. I feel their coaches have a lot of information and expertise to share, and the advice they give is quite relevant more often than not. Also, the connections you make with other newbie entrepreneurs in the workshops is quite motivating. I feel that their offerings to artists is also very helpful, especially as it's well-structured, consistent and seems to fill a huge need within the English-speaking community. In recent years, they seem to have shifted from only in-person to both in-person and online workshops, which is great! Personal coaching, and most workshops are freely available with the yearly membership of $30, with some workshops with guest speakers priced affordably at $20 - 40. Personally, at my stage of business development, I'd rather pay $30 to use their affordable services, AND have access to a personal business coach, rather than paying much more for some random coach online. All in all, it's a valuable resource for the English-speaking community in Quebec, and I recommend it for anyone who's starting out as a professional artist and/or entrepreneur. read more

The director is very rude. They don't communicate properly. If you love the government then you will love them!

I went to one workshop which was sorta helpful. They seem to be very corporate. Their main focus seems to be helping people who are working professionals that want to start a business. They have a lot of useful resources there. They used to be just horrible but it seems like over the years they have become more professional. read more