Tips to Translate a Business Document

TranslationWhen translating documents such as medical and legal documents, business cards and personal documents, you want to ensure the highest professional quality and most accuracy possible. Before choosing a translating company to interpret and translate your business document you need to keep in mind several crucial steps.

1. Save Time
If you want to save time on your project, find a good and reliable translation company that will provide top notch results in a reasonable timeframe. This will ensure that the document you need to complete will be professional while also getting your translation document finished on time. If you are unaware of the length of the translation process or are not sure about all of the steps this practice takes, ask for a free quote. This will allow the translation company to contact you directly, find out more about your wants and needs and providing you with other necessary information.

2. Work with Experts
We all know that there are many areas of expertise when it comes to work related material. If you want to translate a business document, make sure that the translation company has experience working in your specified field. Whether your business document has to do with healthcare and medicine or law and litigation, research the translation company you are thinking about working with to ensure they have the experience you desire.

3. Ask Questions!
Don’t hesitate to ask questions. The best part about asking the right questions is making it easier on you and the translator. Clarifying questions up front will create a smoother procedure and will ensure that the client and the interpretation company are on the same page!

4. Provide Background Information
When you hand off your business document to be translated, give a detailed description for the project scope. If you have previous translation or other documents, provide this to the translator to better explain your request. If this is your first go-round with translating a business document, don’t worry! A good translation company will be able to guide you through the process regardless of the language you need translated.

5. Know Your Limitations
If you took Spanish in high school and are pretty familiar with the language, you are always free to try and translate a business document yourself. If you are tied up in other projects and want to save valuable time, contacting a translation company would be a wise choice. Don’t forget, there are many grammatical differences between languages that an expert will be able to complete on your behalf in a reasonable timeframe.

In conclusion, translating a business document can be an overwhelming process. Make sure to choose a translation company that can fulfill your wants and needs so you’ll look like a superstar when your document is completed! If you follow the five steps mentioned above, the next time you turn in a completed business translation document, you’ll be the one looking like the expert!


Yana Schottenstein, CEO of Access 2 Interpreters, LLC Receives International Entrepreneur Of The Year Award

TiE Ohio, the Ohio chapter of The International Entrepreneur, recently announced the winners of the 2013 International Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in two categories. The awards were created to recognize the achievements of international entrepreneurs helping to reshape and rebuild Ohio’s business landscape and to highlight how international entrepreneurs contribute to the local economy. The award additionally recognizes entrepreneurs born outside the U.S. who started a business in Ohio.

In the first category, there were three nominees for the 2013 International Entrepreneur Award. Palanivel Kuppsamy, Founder/CEO of iPinion; Joao Simoes, President/CEO of Davenport Aviation and Yana Schottenstein, CEO of Access 2 Interpreters, LLC. Award criteria considered in selecting the finalist included business success (revenue generated, capital raised, jobs created, progress with international vendors, entering new markets), impact and leadership in the Ohio community, and the innovation and creativity demonstrated in structuring the business.

Yana Schottenstein, Founder of Access 2 Interpreters, LLC received the 2013 award in a ceremony held at the OCLC Conference Center in Dublin, Ohio on September 19, 2013. “I was a finalist for this award last year and it was such an honor to just be considered an international entrepreneur making an impact on Ohio’s economy,” stated Schottenstein. “I can’t describe the excitement of actually winning the award! Having the opportunity to serve the needs of the Ohio business community and provide meaningful employment to people with diverse and international background is rewarding in itself. Being recognized for our company’s efforts is icing on the cake!”

Access 2 Interpreters utilizes the expertise of over 400 employees and independent contractors who come to central Ohio from all over the world to provide emergency face-to-face interpretation in over 70 languages locally. The Columbus based company also provides over 180 languages for instantaneous telephone interpretation services nationwide, and written translation services all over the globe. “It is important to provide equal opportunity and access to services for people who don’t speak English,” stated Yana Schottenstein. “That was my goal when I initially founded Access 2 Interpreters. The fact that we are one of the largest interpretation and translation agencies in Ohio and now the winner of this TiE Ohio Award is very rewarding.”

“While the award is gratifying, our goal is to continue to grow and serve more people throughout the world by bridging the gap in communication,” remarked Schottenstein. “Access 2 Interpreters fills an important void for many businesses and we’re going to work hard to continue serving this market.”

About Access 2 Interpreters: Access 2 Interpreters, LLC is a Columbus, Ohio based company exclusively dedicated to filling interpretation and translation needs. Access 2 Interpreters provides Face-to-Face Interpretation Services in over 70 languages throughout the central Ohio area. Access also provides Instantaneous Telephone Interpretation Services in over 180 languages and Translation Services globally.