NYCT Events  

NYCT Workshop

Expanding Your Freelance Business / Project Management

The New York Circle of Translators
In collaboration with
New York University
School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Presents

Expanding Your Freelance Business ...
Or Converting it into a Translation Company
& Project Management Workshop

Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Place: Woolworth Building
15 Barclay St. at Broadway across from City Hall,
Public Assembly Room
New York City, New York

9:00– 9:45
Registration and Continental Breakfast

Morning Session

10:00– 1:00
Expanding your Freelance Business ...
Or Converting it into a Translation Company
Marian Greenfield and Kerri Modla

This session is intended to provide ideas on how to improve your freelance business and possibly build it into a translation company. We will start by providing an overview of the industry, earning potential as a freelancer vs. a translation company, advantages and disadvantages of each, skills required for each type of business. We will also work through an outline of a complete business plan for freelancers and translation companies.

1:00 - 2:00 Box Lunch
In an effort to provide time for networking, we have made arrangements for delivery of box lunches at an extra cost ($15.00) If you prefer to go out for lunch, a few nearby restaurants are open on Saturdays.

Afternoon Session

2:00– 5:00
Project Management – Leah Ruggiero

What are the essential tools for successful management of a translation project? We will explore some effective project management processes that are used throughout business and industry, and then look at their specific applications to translation. Role playing and group discussion will complement the lecture presentation. Your active participation in this workshop will reward you with new skills that you can apply immediately for positive results in your daily work.

Registration forms are being mailed out to all members. Also please check your e-mails for information and a registration form. Please contact mystymy_@excite with any questions or if you did not receive a registration form.

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