The acquisition of small businesses owned by language professionals is a trend that has been growing in recent years. Language professionals such as translators, interpreters, subtitlers, and language consultants are often the sole providers of services related to language knowledge, and as such, their businesses are highly specialized and unique. But, what happens then for a language talent who sells their small business? Would they become an employee of their former company after such an acquisition? Could they retire comfortably? In this episode, we pose these and many other questions about this recent trend. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/RgvcHqhKanw *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* IMAGE CREDIT: PEXELS Gustavo Fring, Ivan Samkov, and Tima Miroshnichenko *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* THROWBACK TO OTHER EPISODES: Translators and Translation Agencies: https://buff.ly/3QIB0eE Mergers and Acquisitions: https://buff.ly/3R6Gikd Providing Good Customer Service: https://buff.ly/3QJgr1n *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* STAY IN TOUCH! Send us a voice message: https://anchor.fm/translation-confessional Send us an email: RLombardino@WordAwareness.com Listen to our theme-based playlists: https://tinyurl.com/TC-playlists *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* By the way, if you're interested in checking out "Tools and Technology in Translation," the educational effort behind this podcast, here are some links: » Book » Online Class » YouTube Channel » Webinars » Facebook Page And here are some links if you'd like to reach out to Rafa Lombardino, our podcast creator: » Website » Email » Twitter » Instagram