Freelancer’s Survival Guide Master Class next weekend in Vancouver

September 28, 2015 Editor Event cmg freelanceeventfreelancers survival guidethe tyeetyee master class

If you live in the Vancouver area and are new to freelancing, there's a crash course coming up this weekend that will teach you everything you need to know to set yourself up as an independent creative worker.

Award-winning freelance food and travel journalist (and CMG Freelance Branch president) Don Genova is leading this day-long seminar, called The Freelancer's Survival Guide, as part of The Tyee's fall Master Class series.

The course is scheduled for this Saturday, October 3rd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch and coffee (and post-class beer) are included in the $200 registration fee. The fee for this workshop also includes a year-long membership in the CMG Freelance Branch (worth $150).

If you are already a member of CMG Freelance, you qualify for a $50 discount on the course. If you're a member and you're interested in signing up for the course, please email freelance@cmg.ca for a discount code before you register.

To register for the Freelancer's Survival Guide, check out this page on The Tyee's website.

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