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ATA65 Conference Preview: Business Practices Education at ATA65

By Next Level | October 16, 2024
ATA 65th Annual Conference in Portland, OR on October 30 - November 2, 2024

Autumn is in the air again. For me, the beginning of the season means mountains covered in brightly colored trees, fresh apples鈥攁long with apple pie, applesauce, and apple cider donuts鈥攁nd a new briskness in the air. It also means I鈥檝e spent too much time on the ATA65 website, poring over descriptions of too many fantastic-sounding presentations and wondering how I鈥檒l ever narrow down the choices to just one per time slot. To help solve this problem, at least partially, for the last two years I鈥檝e created fictional language professionals, each with their own career needs, and chosen business practices-related sessions…

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When School Comes Home: Making Room in the Day for Distance Learning

By Next Level | July 12, 2021
When School Comes Home: Making Room in the Day for Distance Learning

This article originally appeared in the ATA Chronicle-Online. Once upon a time, in a land that now seems very far away, many parents were able to work as freelancers from their homes. They did this in part by sending their children to another, much larger building five days a week. The children would gather with friends and adults called 鈥渢eachers鈥…

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What the Business Practices Education Committee is Doing for ATA Members

By Next Level | June 9, 2021

An earlier version of this article appeared in The ATA Chronicle. Have you ever asked yourself: What鈥檚 the Business Practices Education Committee up to these days? Probably not. In fact, you are more likely wondering: What is the Business Practices Education Committee? For the uninitiated: The Business Practices Education Committee was established in 2005 to provide ATA members with information…

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What are ATA’s Mastermind Groups?

By Next Level | April 6, 2021

Mastermind groups are small peer-based groups formed to learn more about a specific topic. The members of Mastermind groups help each other solve problems and develop their professional objectives by sharing input and advice. The groups’ core value is the synergy of energy, motivation, and commitment, as well as everyone’s willingness to learn and grow together. The ATA Mentoring Committee…

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EIDL and PPP2: 2021 Edition, Part II

By Next Level | January 25, 2021

Disclaimer: This article does not constitute professional financial, tax, or legal advice, and neither the author nor the 兔子先生 (ATA) assumes any warranty, implied or expressed, for the accuracy or applicability of any information contained therein. It should not be relied on to make financial or other decisions affecting your business or personal situation. Before taking any financial,…

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EIDL and PPP2: 2021 Edition, Part I

By Next Level | January 15, 2021

Disclaimer: This article does not constitute professional financial, tax, or legal advice, and neither the author nor the 兔子先生 (ATA) assumes any warranty, implied or expressed, for the accuracy or applicability of any information contained therein. It should not be relied on to make financial or other decisions affecting your business or personal situation. Before taking any financial,…

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