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#eliatogether
THE GROWTH FROM FREELANCER TO A
TRANSLATION COMPANY AND BEYOND
Anja Jones
Anja Jones Translation
11-12 February 2016, Barcelona
#eliatogether
Our journey so far
Founded in June 2010 offering German translations
Year 1 to 3 – revenue growth:
• Quickly grew from single freelancer to managing a team of 40-50 freelance
translators
• Offering German, French and English translations
• Significant year on year growth in revenue
Year 4 onwards – in-house team growth:
• August 2014: first full-time translator
• May 2015: second full-time translator
• September 2015: third full-time translator
• Today: 2 full-time translators and regular translation interns
#EliaTogether16
Being ethical
• We pay fair rates, within reasonable
timescales, to our translators
Being boutique
• We are specialists in a small number
of languages where we have mother
tongue PMs with market-specific
linguistic and cultural expertise for
100% control over translation quality
Being sustainable
• We want to grow our business in an
organic way that doesn’t put undue
pressure on our team or finances
Financial
• Making sufficient profit on tight
margins
• Managing cashflow on tight payment
cycles (30 day client terms, officially
45 days translator terms but we
generally pay translators within 32-
35 days)
Service offering
• Winning larger clients despite
‘limited’ language offering
Growth
• Achieving significant growth without
substantial financial investment in
on-going marketing and business
development
Our values Our challenges
#eliatogether
Thank you!
“Developing our Connections”

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ELIA - Together: The growth from freelancer to translation company - Anja Jones

  • 1. #eliatogether THE GROWTH FROM FREELANCER TO A TRANSLATION COMPANY AND BEYOND Anja Jones Anja Jones Translation 11-12 February 2016, Barcelona
  • 2. #eliatogether Our journey so far Founded in June 2010 offering German translations Year 1 to 3 – revenue growth: • Quickly grew from single freelancer to managing a team of 40-50 freelance translators • Offering German, French and English translations • Significant year on year growth in revenue Year 4 onwards – in-house team growth: • August 2014: first full-time translator • May 2015: second full-time translator • September 2015: third full-time translator • Today: 2 full-time translators and regular translation interns
  • 3. #EliaTogether16 Being ethical • We pay fair rates, within reasonable timescales, to our translators Being boutique • We are specialists in a small number of languages where we have mother tongue PMs with market-specific linguistic and cultural expertise for 100% control over translation quality Being sustainable • We want to grow our business in an organic way that doesn’t put undue pressure on our team or finances Financial • Making sufficient profit on tight margins • Managing cashflow on tight payment cycles (30 day client terms, officially 45 days translator terms but we generally pay translators within 32- 35 days) Service offering • Winning larger clients despite ‘limited’ language offering Growth • Achieving significant growth without substantial financial investment in on-going marketing and business development Our values Our challenges