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Continuing Education
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Business Management
US Small Business Association (SBA)
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Financial Planning and Management
US CalPro Spreadsheet
ATA Translator Earnings Calculator
ATA-Sponsored Business Services
ATA Webinar: Financial Planning for Translators, Interpreters, and Owners
Terminology and Grammar
The Chicago Manual of Style Online
ATA Certification into-English Grading Standards
Other Professional Organizations
Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI)
The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
Freelancers Union
ATA Events
ATA provides affordable and effective education for business practices.
Translator and Interpreter Branding Through Storytelling: Optimizing Client Testimonials
Learn how brand storytelling can promote your language services business! Brand storytelling is all around us. We’re inundated with words,…
Virtual Brainstorm Networking
Find solutions! Make connections! Join your colleagues for this fun, fast-paced hour of solving common business challenges in small teams.…
Business Entity Planning for Freelance Translators and Interpreters in the US
Get expert advice on setting up your business structure. There are several options for starting your own business in the…
Listening and Communication: Keys to Resolving Conflict
Learn about conflict, its sources, and the strategies for managing it in your translation or interpreting work. We have all…
Accounting and Taxes for Freelance Translators and Interpreters in the US
Get expert advice on organizing your bookkeeping and taxes. Being a freelance translator or interpreter means that you wear many…
Maintain Your Professional Language Skills
Learn strategies to continually strengthen your expertise in your working languages. Professional-level language expertise is what translators and interpreters sell.…
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