Fix employments for dancers are rare - and not necessarily desirable. Laila Diallo, a dance maker living in Bristol, UK, shares her thoughts on what has supported her when she started her own business - something that isn't easy either - and how artist entrepreneurs can get jobs even if they are not the loudest self-promoters.

The traditional ways for a young opera singer to get a job have greatly changed, given the sheer number of graduates from music conservatories on the one hand and the decreasing numbers of opportunities to perform on the other. So how can young opera singers become increase their self management and self marketing?