Donna Carpenter


Importing

By Donna Carpenter |  Jul 1, 1985

Importers that do a significant amount of business abroad know that very often, foreign vendors won't begin to fill orders without a letter of credit from...  Read story

Managing People;

By Donna Carpenter |  Jun 1, 1985

Employee absenteeism costs companies millions of dollars every year in lost productivity and/or increased overtime costs, but ask a manager to quantify th...  Read story

Exporting;

By Donna Carpenter |  May 1, 1985

The strong dollar may be good news for Americans buying cashmere sweaters in London, but for most U.S. exporters trying to compete in foreign markets, it ...  Read story

Taxes;

By Donna Carpenter |  Apr 1, 1985

Last January, 36-year-old Ron Berger of Portland, Ore., was asked by his accountant to make a choice: Maintain a daily mileage log or surrender the keys t...  Read story

Telephone Auditing;

By Donna Carpenter |  Mar 1, 1985

There are," notes A. J. LaBonte, "two utilities people don't like -- the power company and the telephone company." LaBonte has chosen to take on one...  Read story