Jeff Hallstrom

Learn how electronic commerce can move your business into the next millennium By Stacey Wenzel Back in December, when just about everyone was hustling to complete his or her holiday shopping, a booming number of people turned to the Internet. A study conducted by Jupiter Communications, New York, estimated that 44 percent of the online households in the U.S. shopped via the Internet during November and December--spending $3.14 billion. What does this prove? Consumers are demanding that businesses have online options--and companies that don't may lose out on sales to competitors who are online. Distributors can use the Internet to help grow their

International trade documents open the door to new sales opportunities By Laura D'Alessandro In an industry that by all accounts seems to be shrinking by the minute, TFP Data Systems, Oxnard, Calif., has discovered a market that is virtually untapped by forms distributors. The international trade market offers a bevy of new sales opportunities for distributors in search of new products. International trade documents are forms used to facilitate the function of transporting goods into or out of the United States. The majority of these forms are government mandated by either the Department of Commerce or the Treasury Department. According to TFP, billions