My business has running now for 20 years and I can honestly say one of the hardest, yet most productive, things to do in business (and in life) is to stay organised. Thanks to technology, having the tools and systems…
Last month we celebrated 20 years of trading as The Transcription People. It’s been a rollercoaster few decades of learning, trying again and continuing to survive in the cut-throat world of small business ownership. So to celebrate 20 years, I’m taking…
Ever wondered what its like working as a transcriptionist? We engage a number of contractors who are able to maintain their employable skills while at the same time raising their children, taking on work that they can do from home,…
If you’ve been watching the media recently, you may have seen reports of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) targeting small businesses (including one of our fellow transcription companies) who use contract employees to deliver service to their clients. These reports…
The Transcription People (TTP) is an Australian-based company founded in 1999 by entrepreneur Annalisa Brimo. TTP are specialists in outsourced digital and analogue transcription of single and multi-speaker audio. We transcribe from a variety of sources including interviews, meetings, conferences,…
On the surface, proofreading an audio transcript appears to be one of the simplest tasks on the planet – after all you are merely checking that the written word matches the spoken word, right? Unfortunately this is a fallacy, as…
As the Creative Director at Connect Content, Tom Etherington brings a wealth of experience working as a writer and editor on various men’s, women’s and entertainment magazines and websites in Sydney and London. He now uses that experience to work…
Running my own business has been a source of stability for me during the times when my life has turned upside down. No matter what life has thrown at me – and there’s been quite a few pitches – The…
Accountants are extremely busy people whose tasks typically include analysing the revenue and expenditure of a business; conducting audits; preparing reports; providing advice to businesses on taxation, mergers, purchases, insolvency and financing; developing budget and accounting policies; and preparation of…
One of the greatest challenges for a transcriptionist is working with poor quality audio files that have been recorded in suboptimal conditions with background noise or other interference. These types of files can dramatically affect the speed and cost at…
