Poll: Have any of your clients gone out of business over the past year?
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Marjolein Snippe
Marjolein Snippe  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 17:42
Member (2012)
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No, Dec 20, 2017

Not as far as I know...

 
Angus Stewart
Angus Stewart  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:42
Member (2011)
French to English
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Yes Dec 20, 2017

One of my client was involved in high profile bankruptcy proceedings.

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 16:42
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Yes Dec 20, 2017

Last year one of my long-standing clients (a Belgian translation agency) was declared bankrupt by the court. I knew that they were experiencing problems for some time but I assumed that they would overcome them. Fortunately, they did not owe me any money…

 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 09:42
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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Not that I know of Dec 20, 2017

But I have a list of over 60 clients and I only hear from a fraction of them each year.

 
Jennifer Forbes
Jennifer Forbes  Identity Verified
Local time: 16:42
French to English
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In memoriam
Not in 2017 Dec 20, 2017

As far as I know, none of my clients have gone out of business this year but some have done so in recent years: two were declared bankrupt and two were taken over by other, larger agencies. One which went bankrupt re-opened a month later under a new name, owing its translators many thousands (which, apparently, is legal in the UK).

 
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Yetta Jensen Bogarde  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 17:42
Member (2012)
English to Danish
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Yes and no Dec 20, 2017

A couple of them were bought - 'acquired' by larger agencies.

Usually, not to the advantage of the translators.


 
Mario Chavez (X)
Mario Chavez (X)  Identity Verified
Local time: 12:42
English to Spanish
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A client went out of business 20 years ago Dec 20, 2017

That's why I answered no.



 
Alexandra Speirs
Alexandra Speirs  Identity Verified
Local time: 17:42
Italian to English
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Not this year Dec 20, 2017

I accidentally said Yes, but it was 2 or 3 years ago.
One translation agency went bankrupt but paid me, one went bankrupt and never paid a brass farthing to me or to the in-house staff.
One of my best customers died and his family closed the business.


 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 13:42
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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Several Dec 21, 2017

Not necessarily over the past year, but I've had clients that:
1. Cheated on translators, closed and reopened with a new name;
2. Were purchased or merged into larger agencies;
3. Simply closed or went bankrupt;
4. Disappeared and I don't really know if they closed or not.


 


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