Feature
Big Tax Savings for Exporters

Due to recent tax law changes, the Interest Charge-Domestic International Sales Corporation (IC-DISC) has gained renewed attention as a tax incentive that delivers a sizeable bang for the buck. Is it for you? Find out...and see what the savings could be, as well as the implications for your business.

Are Tax Savings in Your Future?


Business Planning & Strategies

Is XBR a Game of Tag(s)?
Is it as revolutionary as the color TV? Will it change the way audits are done? Will it accelerate financial reporting? And what does XBR coding mean for you, business planning and operations in general?

XBR: What is it and what does it mean for you?

International & Trade
Free Trade Evangelist

Unites States Trade Representative Susan Schwab has strong opinions about the World Trade Organization and the willingness of foreign countries to negotiate on a world stage. Check out what she has to say in an enlightening interview.

An interview with Susan Schwab...

Legislative & Regulatory
Some Going Dark to Avoid SOX

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was meant to protect investors. But high costs and tighter internal controls have caused some companies to take drastic action. Find out what's happening...and what the SEC is planning to do.

SOX, the SEC and you...

Human Resources & Benefits
Amping Productivity Online
Now companies are boosting their online training efforts, establishing new paths for employee productivity and satisfaction. Are you ready to embrace the online realm?

Training goes high-tech...

Finance & Treasury
Embracing the New Reality
In the '90s, investors met dividend announcements with a yawn. But now, investor attitudes are making a change-one toward a focus on dividends and their implications. Find out what marketplace trends are pointing to...and what to expect in a dividend-loving environment.

Learning to love dividends...

Personal Investing
A New Era of Investing
More and more consumers are looking to a global stage for personal investing options...and it's changing the very nature of the investment landscape. Meet some extreme investors-and see their successes up close.

Extreme global investing...

Economics
A Slave to the Wage
Unemployment is down. Productivity is up. So why do wages look so lackluster? Find out why-and what impact globalization will have on employee wages in the near future.

The mystery of low wage growth indicators...


Sales & Marketing
Science and Marketing: Strange Bedfellows?

Think you've got marketing all figured out? It's not as simple as dusting off an old campaign...or taking a page from a competitor's playbook. Instead, consider taking a "scientist's" approach to advertising problems-one focused on learning and discovery.

No simple equations...

Trends & Technology
London Bus Ads Change as Locations do
Britain is often at the cutting edge of digital technology. Now some very clever folks have found a way to truly customize advertising. Can applications in the U.S. be far behind? And who will be the first to tap the trend?

The latest in advertising technology...

Small Business
Small Biz Means Big Trouble for NAM

Small business owners are flexing their muscle, and newfound power comes along with it. If the mini-revolt among the ranks of the National Association of Manufacturers is a sign of things to come, a once-unified manufacturing front could be forever shattered. See what's happening and the impact of U.S. dealings with China.

A trade war right at home...


Women Business Owners
A Compendium of Information

Every month, we bring Insights readers a host of information celebrating women business owners.

Click here for our Women Business Owner Advocates...



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