About Writer Joel Arberman is the Managing Member of Public Financial Services, LLC a firm specializing in assisting small and medium size private companies through the process of becoming publicly traded via an initial public offering or direct public offering. Learn more at http://www.PublicFinancial.com
Going Public: The Four Categories Of Cost The costs to go public via direct public offering varies substantially with the type of company, size and complexity. The four major costs include:1. The accounting fees:When a private company goes public, they must obtain financial audits. These audits are incorporated into a regi... Similar Editorial : Public Relations by Robert A. Kelly. | Source : Corporate Investments
Direct Public Offerings: Benefits And Drawbacks The direct public offering offers a relatively unique form of financing that is just beginning to catch on with business owners and individual investors. In a direct public offering, a business issues registered shares without the full expense of an initial public offering. Since direc... Similar Editorial : Initial Public Offerings by jarberman. | Source : Customer Service Tips
Going Public: How Long Does It Take? The process to go public via initial public offering (IPO) or Direct Public Offering (DPO) follows a prescribed path. While some elements can be handled simultaneously, there are a number of parts that must be done sequentially. As a result, it will often take between six and nine months for a priva... Similar Editorial : Public Relations by Robert A. Kelly. | Source : Customer Service Tips
9 Little Known Facts About Going Public Many entrepreneurs have preconceived notions about taking their company public, most of which are not accurate. Nine little known facts:1. You do not need a brokerage firm or investment banking firm to take your company public. Many companies opt to go public through a direc... Similar Editorial : Going Public by jarberman. | Source : Customer Service Tips
Initial Public Offerings: Benefits And Drawbacks Initial public offering can be an excellent way for a corporation to raise a large amount of capital. In an initial public offering, a corporation's shares are made available to the general public, thus providing a substantial influx of cash. The term applies only the first of such offerings, and a... Similar Editorial : Going Public by jarberman. | Source : Good Customer Service
Going Public: The Disadvantages While going public is often touted as a cure-all, surefire way to gain funds for a company, it's not without its drawbacks. If a company is not in a good position to go public, the decision may actually hurt the corporation more than it helps. Even as money flows in from the offering, the costs o... Similar Editorial : Public Relations by Robert A. Kelly. | Source : Good Customer Service
Going Public Via Initial Or Direct Public Offering A company's board of directors can play an important role in determining the kind of funding a public offering receives. If going public is your goal, the selection of board members should be given especially careful consideration. The board of directors serves a couple of import... Similar Editorial : Direct Public Offerings by jarberman. | Source : Good Customer Service
The Role Of An Underwriter Perhaps the most visible and familiar element of the initial public offering process is the underwriter. The underwriter is the organization that is actually responsible for pricing, selling, and organizing the issue, and it may or may not provide additional services. With direct public offerings,... Similar Editorial : Role of Mortgage by shijina. | Source : Business Financing
The Role Of The Stock Exchange While stock exchanges provide a number of services and functions within the financial world, their basic purpose can be summed up in two words: monitoring and marketplace. As a corporation looking to raise funds by going public, access to that marketplace is of the utmost importance. ... Similar Editorial : The Macedonian Stock Exchange by Sam Vaknin. | Source : Investing Strategy
L International Computers The Next DELL? L International Computers, Inc. is a publicly traded company on the pink sheets under stock symbol LITL. According to a recent press release, the company designs, manufactures, markets and distributes high-performance, opulent PC/Windows? laptop, desktop, workstation and server computers. ... Similar Editorial : Recycle Dell Computers by James Kara Murat. | Source : Best Investment Options
Signs Of An Objective Investment Research Report With the advent of internet investment newsletters and websites, it has become increasingly difficult to locate objective investment research. Even those who don't make a habit of reading investment research have no doubt been the recipients of e-mail spam research reports. While many research re... Similar Editorial : Objective Meditations by JACKIE. | Source : Return on Investment
The Warren Buffet Philosophy In addition to being one of the world's wealthiest men, Warren Buffet is also known for his common sense investment advice. Instead of chasing hot stocks and market trends, the straight-shooting septuagenarian preaches simple and logical investment strategies that even the least financially inclin... Similar Editorial : Loan Philosophy by Craig Higdon. | Source : Return on Investment
Bird Flu Stocks - Is The Opportunity Real? Everyone seems to be talking about the Avian Flu, otherwise known as the H5N1 virus. We believe the virus and danger is real, but are the investment opporunities for real? Watching the public market clamor for "Bird Flu Stocks" reminds us of the "Internet Stock" bubble.We... Similar Editorial : Bird Flu by rickstooker. | Source : Investment Trading
High Flying Stock: Pacific Ethanol Inc. Pacific Ethanol, Inc. is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: PEIX) that is engaged in the development, production and marketing of renewable fuels in the United States. The company has five ethanol plans under construction on the West Coast with expected capacity of 200 million gallons. In addition, ... Similar Editorial : Test Flying For Fun by Rod Shoveller. | Source : Investment Research
