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An Overview of State Blue Sky Laws Sole proprietorships have the greatest exposure for the business owner, who is responsible for suppl... Full Details »	$69.95
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8 Tips To Speed the Process of Going Public You’ve decided to take the plunge and take your company public! You call your lawyer, talk to a coup... Full Details »	$29.95
Equity Buy-Backs Buy-back is a term which may not be clear to small company management or shareholders of significan... Full Details »	$9.95
Financial Techniques to Raise Capital Companies that successfully raise capital most likely do so after completing a written business plan... Full Details »	$49.95
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Code of Ethics and Audit Committee Requirements Within the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the “Act”) of 2002, Sections 406 and 407 lay out new requirements reg... Full Details »	$9.95
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Avoiding Business Plan Mistakes Dear Entrepreneur, Are you playing the funding game with prospective investors? Then you know th... Full Details »	$39.95
Overview of the M&A Process Bank of America has done it. Donald Trump has too. So, too, have thousands of other companies. In fa... Full Details »	$5.95
Financial Fraud: Big League vs. Little League History and each endeavor by man must balance the diabolical with the divine. There exists a common ... Full Details »	$29.95
Independent Director This paper provides information on topics which are of interest and importance to non-executive dire... Full Details »	$9.95
Reverse Mergers: Pitfalls and Alternatives Many middle-market businesses ($1 million-$25 million) have used reverse mergers as a perceived low-... Full Details »	$69.95
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Executive Responsibility In July 2002, President Bush signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act into law. Due in large part to unethica... Full Details »	$9.95
Good Reasons to Sell a Great Company Given the ever changing dynamics in a global economy, and daunting industry trends, some owners are ... Full Details »	$39.95
Rules, Rules: To Err is Human; to Forgive, Divine -- Not Characteristic of Regulators. Before the lights on the marquee start flickering, companies really need to assess the projected cos... Full Details »	$29.95
Sourcing Deals in Today’s Market: Financial Buyers As a company looking for funding, you probably have a list of questions a mile long. This white pap... Full Details »	$119.95
Profit vs. Cash Flow: Healthy profits but anemic – Diagnosis is money squeeze. Having adequate cash flow is essential to keep a business running. If your company runs out of avail... Full Details »	$29.95
The Realities of the Google IPO The portrait of Google by any estimation is one of American enterprise and ingenuity at its finest. ... Full Details »	$5.95
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) This four page document addresses managing the business, technology, development, marketing and fina... Full Details »	$9.95
Policies: Preparing for the “fillet” Often just like defendants, much less victims in many cases, aren’t quite ready for the character an... Full Details »	$29.95
Officers & Directors Disclosure For a basic overview of rules and regulations, disclosure laws, insiders and their SEC regulations –... Full Details »	$19.95
Employee Benefits - Stock Options & Incentive Plans Equity compensa-tion (e.g., stock options) allows companies to leverage powerful financial incentive... Full Details »	$39.95
Unorthodox Startup Capital: Retiring on Your Business Starting a business is tough, especially if you have a 'day job'. You need to balance the efforts of... Full Details »	$89.95
SOX 404 and the Small Company: Working with the COSO Framework Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 requires the development of an accounting control framework for the purpo... Full Details »	$39.95
SOX 404: A Primer You have probably heard a lot about The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, legislation passed in 2002 to strengthen... Full Details »	$39.95
Valuing a Public to Private Deal The move from public to private is not a fire sale. Nor is it a return to the hostile leveraged buy-... Full Details »	$5.95
Capitalization Process and Model The purpose of this 6-page memorandum is to help officers, directors, and other managers interested ... Full Details »	$19.95
10-KSB Development Questionnaire The annual 10-KSB filing is required to contain more detailed information than your quarterly 10-QSB... Full Details »	$9.95
10b5 Plan Insider trading prohibitions restrict executives and other insiders of public companies from trading... Full Details »	$9.95
Management Bandwidth for the IPO Are you thinking about taking your company public? If so, this is required reading for every member... Full Details »	$79.95
Separation & Release As a business owner or Human Resources Manager, you have decided to make some personnel changes. How... Full Details »	$9.95
Equity Buy-Backs Buy-back is a term which may not be clear to small company management or shareholders of significan... Full Details »	$9.95
The Best Offense is a Good Defense: Due Diligence Defense The landscape for private companies is so radically different than that of the public arena. Compan... Full Details »	$29.95
Business Combination Accounting This is a 21 p age PowerPoint overview of accounting acquisition nuances including: The acquisi... Full Details »	$9.95
Bridge Over Troubled Water: The in’s and out’s of Bridge Loans Bridge financing often is perceived to be a viaduct to victory valley when in fact it’s a direct rou... Full Details »	$19.95
How can the OTCBB be used as a Stepping Stone to the AMEX and NASDAQ? There are two trading systems that are separate from the National Market: the Over the Counter Bulle... Full Details »	$59.95
The Spin Zone Spin-offs occur very frequently for a reason. They can unlock substantial value for shareholders of ... Full Details »	$9.95
Advisory Team You've devoted countless hours, untold amounts of energy, and a great deal of money to building and ... Full Details »	$9.95
SOX 404 and the Small Company: Planning for Compliance Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 deals with the development and testing of internal con... Full Details »	$49.95
Analysis of Financial Statements As a business owner or shareholder you constantly evaluate your firm's financials to determine the o... Full Details »	$9.95
Business Plan Development Guide Are you playing the funding game with prospective investors? Then you know the routine: Presentatio... Full Details »	$59.95
Requiring Small Businesses to Expense Stock Options When large corporate scandals such as Enron and WorldCom were publicized in 2001, a great deal of ne... Full Details »	$29.95
Public to Private: Current Market Trends The number of public companies calling it quits and going private is increasing, just as the number ... Full Details »	$9.95
Avoiding Business Plan Mistakes Dear Entrepreneur, Are you playing the funding game with prospective investors? Then you know th... Full Details »	$39.95
Going Private: How does it work? Most going private transactions are financed with borrowings banks or other institutions. In the typ... Full Details »	$9.95
Cross Border IPOs When a foreign company decides to expand its horizons and wants to go public in the United States, t... Full Details »	$49.95
Getting Prepared for the Emotional Rollercoaster of Going Public Much has been written on the legal and technical side of going public. This paper does not intend t... Full Details »	$29.95
SOX 301 & OTC Stocks: A Look at SOX for Small Businesses Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 addresses the board of directors’ audit committee spec... Full Details »	$49.95
D&O Insurance The escalation in the number of lawsuits already has driven premiums on D&O insurance up, and the ne... Full Details »	$5.95
Marshalling the Forces: The Lineup Card A quarterback loses efficacy if he’s surrounded by butter fingered receivers. So also a company ca... Full Details »	$29.95
SEC Filing Schedule All fully reporting public companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statem... Full Details »	$9.95
A Chancery Court for Nevada: Definition, Costs, and Benefits The paper defines how a chancery court differs from a common law court and from business courts, and... Full Details »	$49.95
The OTCBB – What it is, How it Works, and Why you Should be on it What is the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board? The Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB)... Full Details »	$19.95
Acquisition Financing Selecting the sources of debt and equity financing for a potential acquisition is a critical step. T... Full Details »	$15.95
Decisions, decisions, decisions: Making Good Decisions about Important Issues during Your Company’s IPO Like building a new house, the pre-IPO process is wrought with decisions. And they come not by the ... Full Details »	$29.95
Pricing Your Company for Sale Your prospective buyer has scrutinized your financials and you now find yourself sitting across from... Full Details »	$39.95
Rule 13D Rules governing Filing of Particular Schedules relevant to beneficial ownership.... Full Details »	$5.95
Current Trends in Financings and Transactions This 8 page tome is the only industry publication that incorporates both the track record and future... Full Details »	$75.95
Getting Prepared for the Emotional Rollercoaster of Going Public Much has been written on the legal and technical side of going public. This paper does not intend t... Full Details »	$29.95
The Proxy Process In July of 2003, the SEC announced that the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance had release... Full Details »	$9.95
Pricing Your Company for Sale Your prospective buyer has scrutinized your financials and you now find yourself sitting across from... Full Details »	$39.95
Naked Short Selling While NASD Rule 3350, “The Short Rule”, protects stock issues by prohibiting short sales on a down b... Full Details »	$19.95
SOX and Technology: Transferring the Burden of Compliance The advantages of software on demand extend beyond ease of implementation and operational efficiency... Full Details »	$39.95