Careers for Translators and Interpreters
Business Smarts
The ATA Business Practices Education Committee addresses management practices in a monthly "Business Smarts" column in The ATA Chronicle. These columns have now been collected online for easy reference.
| Earnings Calculator
Calculate your potential earnings. Check out ATA's translation earnings calculator! |
Business Smarts Index
- 48 Hours (actually, 40-and-a half)
- Appropriate Pricing for Services
- Calculating Earnings
- Collecting from International Clients
- Cultivating Clients
- Dealing with Complaints
- Dealing with Large Projects
- Defending Yourself Against Unsubstantiated Complaints
- Effective Time Management
- Fluctuating Workloads
- Freelancers and Confidentiality
- Learning to Work Better (1)
- Learning to Work Better (2)
- Liability Clauses
- Making the Jump
- Managing Clients
- Midsummer Slump
- Networking Resources
- Outsourcing
- Preserving Your (and the Client's) Reputation
- Pricing Your Services Appropriately
- Rejecting Contract Clauses
- Repeat Business
- Strategizing for Global Competition
- Targeting Your Résumé
- Training for New Subject Specialties
- Weathering Economic Doldrums
- What is a Freelance Translation Business Worth
- Why Do We Need Translation Standards?
- Word Counts and Confidentiality Agreements
- Workflow Management
- Working from Home
- Working with PDFs
Join the ATA Business Practices Listserv
ATA members can discuss business issues online in the Yahoo! ATA Business Practices group. You will need to register with Yahoo! (at no charge) if you have not already done so, and provide your full name and ATA member number in order to join the group.
Got Business Questions?
We welcome any questions about the business of translation and interpretation. Email your inquiries to Business Practices or mail to The ATA Chronicle—BPEC Q&A; 225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 590, Alexandria, VA 22314. You may also fax your questions to (703) 683-6122. Questions must be accompanied by a complete name and address, but will be published anonymously or pseudonymously.
Disclaimer
The information in these columns was compiled by members of the ATA Business Practices Education Committee. It is not intended to constitute legal, financial, or other business advice. Each individual or company should make its own independent business decisions and consult its own legal, financial, or other advisers as appropriate. The views expressed are not necessarily those of ATA or its Board of Directors.
