Freelance translator as an entrepreneur: How to manage your translation business

Drawing from her experience as a translator and small business owner, Ellen addresses a wide range aspects of running a small translation business. A freelance translator is responsible for all tasks, from setting up the company to ensuring its success. In short, they are their own purchases, sales and accounting departments as well as the translator in charge of production providing quality work to ensure clients return time and again. Both a freelancer and a small business take care of each and every task. A freelancer is solely responsible for every step along the way, while the people who run a small business can delegate certain tasks to others. Working alone or with others is slightly different and one may suit one person better than the other, but all in all the tasks are the same. This lecture will focus on practical matters that help translators set up their business. Their success will depend on the quality of their work, unique selling point, specialisation, effort and personality as well as their networking and organisational skills as head of the company. As usual, forewarned is forearmed.