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Continuing Education
ATA Webinars Series
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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.
Emergency Preparedness and Contingency Planning for Freelancers
What happens if you are hit by the proverbial bus? Or have power outages after a weather event? Or have…
Phone and Email Etiquette for Freelancers
Communicating with clients is key to every freelancer’s success. Still, it’s a skill that few of us have studied, or…
Setting Goals for Your Freelance Translation or Interpreting Business
Setting realistic goals for your business can be a daunting task. Where do you start? What is the right combination…
Mastermind Program: Open for Applications
Don’t go it alone! Translators and interpreters often go into business understanding that finding and retaining clients will be hard…
Entrepreneurial Habits for Freelance Translators and Interpreters
Succeeding as a freelancer will always involve some factors you can’t control—like a global pandemic—but it also involves daily, positive…
Handling the Holidays as a Freelancer
This is the third webinar in ATA’s Back to Business Basics series. Each webinar in the series focuses on a…
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