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In the early stages of running a translation business, it's easy to rely on basic tools like Excel spreadsheets, email folders, and to-do lists. They’re familiar, simple, and—at first glance—good enough. But as your business grows, so do the tasks, the files, the clients, the translators, the deadlines… and the risk of things slipping through the cracks. That’s why it’s never too early to implement a Translation Business Management System (TBMS). Let’s dive into why.

• translation business management system (TBMS)

When choosing the software for business use, many companies are focusing on the technical side of the task, by checking what the features list. Sometimes this is done even without a testing, by just putting a list of required features with checkboxes, and the tool with bigger number of ticks gets the prize. While such approach is a good element of selection process and makes an excellent reference material in further selection process, it has its faults. Let us explain the point.

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• translation business management system (TBMS)

When buying a translation business management system (TBMS), many people view its cost as an expense. With this mindset, they start the conversation by asking about the price. Let us explain why this approach is flawed.

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• translation business management system (TBMS)

When selecting translation workflow management software, most are checking the features available. But such approach is not really productive. The competing translation project or business management solutions have 95% overlapping functionality, and if you ask sales representative if their software has the feature you need, most likely you’ll hear “yes”. But that “yes” many hide a lot…

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• translation business management system (TBMS)

As part of our research, we are checking the websites of different translation companies and contacting LSPs to discover if they are using any translation business management (TBMS) systems. And it appears that a great part of companies either do not use any TBMS or does not even know what it is. Why is that? We will look into possible explanation.

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• translation business management system (TBMS)

This article stems from several instances where companies embark on the implementation of a translation business management system only to find halfway through that it "doesn't work as anticipated." We'll delve into the reasons behind these mismatches and provide guidance on how to sidestep such pitfalls.

• translation business management system (TBMS)

Managing multiple translation vendors efficiently can be a complex task, involving coordination, job assignments, quality control, timely delivery, invoicing and payments. To streamline this process, translation business management systems (TBMS) have emerged as a valuable tool.

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In the last article, we came to the conclusion that for company growth, people are more important than technology. Now let’s talk about how you retain employees.

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We are often asked the question "how are you better than your competitors?" or "what are your advantages?" To honestly answer it, we have gathered responses from clients who preferred us over other commercial solutions. Only a few years ago, leaders of various translation agencies told us at conferences: "Are you seriously planning to compete with them? You don't stand a chance!" And now we see that some of their clients are becoming ours. Why is this happening?

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Every developer of specialized software for managing translation businesses sometimes receives feedback like this: "You got it all wrong. If you knew how a translation agency works, you would have done it differently!" In this article, we will look at the reasons for such feedback.