Educational vendor SmartPros lost $129,292 in 2010, compared to net income of $398,683 the prior year. That came as revenue dropped to $17.62 million for the most recently ended year, down 8.6 percent from $19.27 million for 2009. The company blamed the decline on what it called the consultative aspects of its business, particlarly its Skye Multimedia division.

Nancy McKinstry, chief executive of Wolters Kluwer, received a 13-percent increase in compensation in 2010, as the parent of CCH detailed executive compensation in its annual report for the year just ended. McKinstry's pay totaled about $3.84 million. The reported pay does not include stock compensation as do American pay totals for executives of public companies.