So summer is over (where did it go?) but at TranslatorsVillage we have as usual been tending our garden, taking care of our plants and sowing seeds that will bring forth fruit in the months and years to come….
…If you are uncertain of the gardening analogy it means we’ve been looking after existing clients and gaining new ones, as well as working on new services and strategies to grow the business…
What have we been up to (apart from basking in the warm sunshine)?
- we’ve taken on a new partner – Katie Lovell – who speaks Portuguese and Spanish (and English of course!) and who is about to start her MA in Translation Studies at the University of Leeds. Say “Bem vinda” or “Bienvenida” to Katie.
- we’ve further developed our website by adding more information and linking our blog (http://translatorsvillage.blogspot.co.uk/) – lots of changes in progress but still lots to do
- we’ve gained some new and exciting clients who have asked for voiceovers and other additional services
- we’ve attended some valuable networking events (imbibing small amounts of wine in the process!)
Where have we been?
- attending local networking Events: Enterprise Café, Rotary Business Club, North Yorkshire Business Forum, Export Network meetings, Yorkshire Enterprise Network (in Bradford)
- attending a UKTI “ExportJam” workshop – where Blanca and Graham both took central roles – as can be seen from snippets in these videos
- working and networking at the Google Garage in Leeds
- meeting the newly appointed Language and Culture Advisor at UKTI
So… what’s next? Plenty!!
- complete our major website transformation (several parts are still under construction but we’d be happy to hear any comments on what we’ve done so far)
- collaborate with UKTI, Chamber International, Leeds City Council on initiatives and events to mark the
- European Day of Languages (26 Sept)
- International Translation Day (30 September)
- attend the Leeds Business Week (12-16 October)
- continue to train and develop our partners to gain, retain and enthuse new clients
- invite more guest bloggers to share their experience, knowledge and thoughts with our community
- keep identifying like-minded people we can work or collaborate with
- work on developing our latest initiative – ExportVillage! (more on that shortly…)
To our clients…
Many thanks for continuing to trust us to do a good job for you and for giving us some really varied and interesting projects to deliver – and for keeping us “on our toes”.
Please keep looking at our website and blog as it is constantly being revised and updated with our products, services and free guides to make real impact through the language – or languages – you use.
After all, business is all about communication and the key to effective communication is language.
To our translators, partners, collaborators…
We continue to enjoy your support as we define and redefine our ethos and our strategies.
Our philosophy remains to be an honest business, do a good professional job, make continual improvements, charge appropriate rates, treat clients well and with respect, take pride in what we do – and how we do it.
We know you share these principles and that’s why we can work together and feel pleased at the end of each day.
Like us, stay inspired by making sense of a tough translation, seeing a complex project through to its conclusion or finding a solution to something you thought was impossible…
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