Frequency:

• Frequency level is based on the number insertions run in a contract year of 12 consecutive months.
• If within 12 months more or fewer insertions are used than specified, rates will be rebated or short-rated accordingly.
• Two-page spreads count as two insertions toward earned frequency rates. All other ads, regardless of size, count as one insertion.

Commissions:

• Standard 15% commission on space and color to recognized agencies provided that payment is received within terms of sale.
• Production and mechanical charges are billed net and are not commissionable.

Terms:

• Payment for advertising is due upon receipt of invoice following publication.
• No cash discount.
• Publisher reserves the right to hold advertiser and/or its agency jointly and severally liable for all monies due and payable.
• In submitting an advertising order, advertiser agrees to pay all costs of collection, including reasonable attorney fees and other fees related to default of payment.
• A 1-1/2% per month service charge will be added to all accounts past 30 days due.

Contract and Copy Regulations:

• Signed insertion order or advertising space contract required prior to publication. Verbal orders are not accepted.
• All advertising is subject to the publisher's approval.
• Publisher reserves the right to reject advertising for any reason whatsoever, without notice or explanation, including that which is not in keeping with the publication's standards.
• Advertiser and agency agree to indemnify, defend and save harmless the publisher from any and all liability for content of advertisements published.
• Publisher's liability is limited to the cost of an advertisement, and such liability is limited to space in future issues.
• Advertisements accepted and published on the representation that both the advertiser and the agency are authorized to publish the entire content and subject matter thereof.
• Insertion of advertising made by the agency or advertiser represents an acceptance by both the agency and the advertiser of all the terms and conditions of the rate card.
• All agreements are subject to strikes, accidents, fires, acts of God, or other contingencies beyond the publisher's control.

Mechanical Requirements:

• Trim size is 8-1/8" wide by 10-7/8" deep.
• Printing process: Web offset. Specifications for Web Offset Publications (SWOP) apply.
• Binding: Saddle stitched.
• Paper stock: Coated.
• Acceptable materials: High-resolution digital files on disk preferred. Film acceptable.
• Digital files must be high-resolution in a Macintosh-based program. Zip, Jaz, 3.5" disk, multi-platform CD, and other media accepted. Submit printout showing name and version of program used and all items on disk, including tiffs, EPS files, and fonts used. Color proof or laser at 100% size with instructions and color percentages indicated is required.
• Safety margin for live matter in bleed ads is 3/8" from trim on all sides.
• Production services available at additional cost.
• All material not requested for return within one year will be destroyed. Shipper account number required for all advertising materials returned.

Publication and Closing Dates:

• Published six times annually: January/February; March/April; May/June; July/August; September/October; and November/December.
• Space reservation deadline is the 10th of the month, two months prior to issue date.

Circulation:

• Distributed to paid subscribers and qualified recipients.
• Annual subscription rate is $20 in the United States. Higher rates apply to other countries.

Mailing Instructions:
All contracts, insertion orders, disks, copy corrections, or any other material pertaining to advertisements should be sent to:

Enterprising Women
1135 Kildaire Farm Rd., Suite 200
Cary, NC 27511

Voice: 919-362-1551
Fax: 919-362-9898

e-mail: msmiley@enterprisingwomen.com

last updated: 10/13/07