Small translation business owners are, in common with many other owners of SMEs, in a difficult position when it comes to seeking advice - generally, we cannot talk to our competitors
about our in-house problems, we cannot get impartial guidance from staff (especially
since the matter may affect them), we cannot fully share the problem with friends, relatives,
or domestic partners unless they happen to have
an inside understanding of the business, conventional consultants
do not have the necessary knowledge of our particular profession to be able to adapt their service to
our background.
Sometimes, you genuinely need guidance; sometimes, you know what you want or need to do,
but want to bounce your thoughts off an equal; sometimes (often, in fact), you know what
you need to do but the direction needs to come from a third party who is perceived to be independent and paid to
give sound advice - this is particularly true in the case of
internal reorganisation.
Some of the areas in which we can help you:
Regardless of your area of concern, you will get a straight and honest answer, whether we can or cannot help.
Our reputation and success depends on your satisfaction with what you get from us, so
logic says that we are not likely to take on something we cannot deliver, becaues word quickly gets round (that's a blessing or a penalty of being well-known
in a small professional community, depending on your viewpoint!).
As in all things we do, we sell you consultancy, we give you confidence and peace of mind for free, as part of the no-cost extras.
Management consultant to the translation profession, both in the UK and in Central and Eastern Europe as part
of the TAIEX programme, to translation businesses, universities,
professional organisations and government departments rather than to
commerce and industry.
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