http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Fester+Leenstra Business Fester Leenstra Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=61553&ca=Business Practical tips for start-ups in the translation business Although in fact it ended only two decades ago, the era of handwritten or typewriter translations is one that most of us are not nostalgic about – if they remember it at all. To any modern-day translator, versed in – and addicted to – the cut-... Business Fester Leenstra Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=57393&ca=Business There are countless languages in the world, most of which have many thousands and some even billions of monolingual or bilingual speakers. The laws of statistics would seem to dictate, therefore, that any attempt to set up a translation business is futile, if only because the number of potential com... Business Fester Leenstra Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=53352&ca=Business There is no shortage of translators who take the plunge and set up shop as self-employed freelancers, but few have the ambition or the spirit to start up their own all-round translation agency. This is not surprising, of course, as the establishment of a full- scale translation agency is a quantum l... Career Fester Leenstra Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=9870&ca=Career After completing their translation training programmes at higher professional education or university level, many students can’t wait to set up as a freelance translator. However, gaining a foothold as a freelancer in a very competitive translation market may turn out to be a pretty complicated busi...