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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.
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…
Mentoring Program: Open for Applications
Get the Support You Need! ATA’s Mentoring Program offers matching services to members at different stages in their career. Mentees…
ATA 64th Annual Conference
Get a Glimpse of ATA64! Experience the event made for you! Attend educational sessions, job recruitment events, and networking opportunities,…
Essential Steps for Starting and Staying in Translation Business
Discover the most useful tips and tricks to help you get through your first year as a freelance translator and…
Professional Partnerships for Interpreters
Discover how forging professional partnerships can advance your business. Interpreters are communicators. However, we could find ourselves limiting our communication…
Taking Control of Your Business
Learn the basic metrics that you, as a freelance translator, should be monitoring in your business on (at least) a…
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