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Most of Today's Literature on SOX is Relevant for Large, Publicly Traded Firms and Often Contains Negative Themes - Sarbanes-Oxley for Small Businesses.


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(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42212) has announced the addition of Sarbanes-Oxley for Small Businesses: Leveraging Compliance for Maximum Advantage to their offering.

The book discusses the implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act See SOX.  (SOX (1) (Schema for Object-oriented XML) An XML schema developed by Veo Systems and Muzino Communications, which was submitted to the W3C. SOX is based on DTD, but adds data typing and reuse mechanisms. ) for small businesses and the value proposition that being in compliance and adaptation of best practices holds for the small business. Most of today's literature on SOX is relevant for large, publicly-traded firms and often contains negative themes. The relevant provisions of this law and the best practices which have emerged contain tremendous value for small businesses, but this treasure needs to be presented in a user-friendly manner that debunks the negative viewpoints. The book features worksheets and checklists to facilitate the adaptation of the required provisions of the law as well as the best practices. The chapters are as follows: (1) How Did We Get Here? A Brief History, (2) Sarbanes-Oxley: What's Required? (3) Why Should Small Businesses Care about SOX? (4) Best Practices from Sarbanes-Oxley: The New Gold Standard for Management, (5) Benefits of Implementing Best Practices, (6) Improving the Small Business Operational Risk Profile, (7) Internal Controls: Good Bones Make Successful Businesses, (8) Building a Blueprint blueprint, white-on-blue photographic print, commonly of a working drawing used during building or manufacturing. The plan is first drawn to scale on a special paper or tracing cloth through which light can penetrate. , (9) Advice for Start-ups and Sole Proprietors.

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Acknowledgements.

Chapter 1. History and Legislative Background of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

of 2002.

Chapter 2. Why Should Small Businesses Care About Sox?

Chapter 3. What are the Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements for Small

Businesses?

Chapter 4. Best Practices From Sarbanes-Oxley The New Gold Standard for

Management.

Chapter 5. Establishing a Blueprint for Success.

Chapter 6. The Blueprint and SOX Requirements.

Chapter 7. The Blueprint and SOX Best Practices.

Chapter 8. Adding Value to SOX Requirements and Best Practices.

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Index.

Sarbanes-Oxley for Small Businesses equips small business owners to understand and comply with the implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and adapt the best practices for their businesses. Peggy Peggy may refer to:
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 presents SOX provisions exclusively for small businesses in a user-friendly manner, along with the best practices that have emerged containing tremendous value. This important book features worksheets and checklists, as well as the essentials for making the most of SOX and its new accounting standards.

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