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Due Diligence List Considering a transaction: joint venture, merger, acquisition, investment in a subsidiary, etc.? Bef... Full Details »	$29.95
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
Financial Techniques to Raise Capital Companies that successfully raise capital most likely do so after completing a written business plan... Full Details »	$49.95
Negotiating and Closing Negotiation and closing are critical business skills, and central to the SB-2 process - yet, many o... Full Details »	$19.95
New Rulings Pertaining to Items 11 and 12 of Form 8-K The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a new ruling regarding the filing of information w... Full Details »	$9.95
Deregistration: Form 15 Notwithstanding the increased liability to officers under recent legislation, companies may elect to... 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 Proxy Process In July of 2003, the SEC announced that the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance had release... Full Details »	$9.95
Rule 13D Rules governing Filing of Particular Schedules relevant to beneficial ownership.... Full Details »	$5.95
S-8 Incentive Compensation Small public companies need to conserve cash to fuel their growth; they tend to avoid compensation p... Full Details »	$9.95
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
SEC Announcements Boon to Small Biz The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made two major announcements in December 2007 that will... Full Details »	$29.95
Foreign Issuer BOD & SOX Compliance When the Securities and Exchange Commission applied Reg FD to domestic companies only, the internati... Full Details »	$9.95
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
Exit Strategies: Proactive vs. Reactive Picture this: Your company is an early-stage startup with a strong customer base and traction in the... Full Details »	$79.95
Preparing to Operate in “Stealth” Mode To operate with stealth means maintaining a low profile – giving no signal as to what your company i... Full Details »	$29.95
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Included in this three-page white paper are some HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 which ... Full Details »	$9.95
The Spin Zone Spin-offs occur very frequently for a reason. They can unlock substantial value for shareholders of ... Full Details »	$9.95
Trading OTCBB: Understanding the Landscape In connection with the SEC's approval of NASD Rule 6540 allowing ECNs/ATSs to display their best bid... Full Details »	$9.95
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
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
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 'Hows' and 'Whys' of Structuring M&A Transactions After countless hours of mulling through financial statements and bargaining for every penny your bu... Full Details »	$39.95
Convertible Securities - Death Spiral? “Death spiral convertibles” have increasingly become a more popular form of financing for cash-stra... Full Details »	$89.95
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
Auditor and Director Independence per the Sarbanes-Oxley Act As a result of increasing accounting and auditing fraud, the SEC has stated that the current supervi... Full Details »	$9.95
Think Like a Banker -- Collateral Assessment Collateral is needed in order to obtain financial loans from banks as well as other debt nstrments f... Full Details »	$39.95
Pitching a VC This white paper will lay the foundation for entrepreneurs and small and medium companies with to di... Full Details »	$39.95
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
The Importance of Compliance for SBIs The impact of non-compliance is profound. While many small issuers can operate with inconsistent co... Full Details »	$29.95
Financing with Venture Capital: Seller Beware Why Venture Cap can be a Venture Trap In some ways it’s even easier to launch a business... Full Details »	$99.95
Hart Scott Changes Impact FPIs The Federal Trade Commission has recently changed the exemption rules for foreign issuers. The rule... Full Details »	$9.95
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
Pricing Your Company for Sale Your prospective buyer has scrutinized your financials and you now find yourself sitting across from... Full Details »	$39.95
Valuation Techniques If you're trying to grow your company, you're facing a lot of questions about your company's value. ... Full Details »	$14.95
Value Indicators for Intangible Oriented Companies Thinking about how your company will be valued by those with big bucks? If you have a public compan... Full Details »	$49.95
Acquisition Financing Selecting the sources of debt and equity financing for a potential acquisition is a critical step. T... Full Details »	$15.95
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
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
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) This four page document addresses managing the business, technology, development, marketing and fina... Full Details »	$9.95
Job Ain’t Over Til The Paperwork is Done Every company leaves a paper trail. It’s either a happy trail leading to a land filled with milk an... Full Details »	$29.95
Fairness Opinion or Valuation: Does one size fit all During the last decade, there was an overall increase in the number of transactions including merger... Full Details »	$9.95
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
10b5 Plan Insider trading prohibitions restrict executives and other insiders of public companies from trading... Full Details »	$9.95
How to Research Your Management or Director’s Background With the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act publicly traded companies have faced much more scrutiny. ... 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
Equity Research Efficiency Quality analyst coverage gives investors detailed information about a company and builds their confi... 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
Metrics: Non-numerical Critical Success Factors in Pre-public Companies When taking a private company to the public, it’s often not what management says about the numbers b... 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
Employee Benefits - Stock Options & Incentive Plans Equity compensa-tion (e.g., stock options) allows companies to leverage powerful financial incentive... Full Details »	$39.95
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
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
Investor and Shareholder Protection It is a myth that shareholders can do little to mitigate their risk other than diversifying their po... Full Details »	$9.95
Lock Up Agreement If you are involved in any capital structure evaluation or recapitalization effort or contemplating... Full Details »	$9.95
Reverse Split Many companies trading on the OTCBB or Pink Sheets have used reverse stock splits. This financial st... Full Details »	$89.95
Sarbanes-Oxley: A Brush Stroke With the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the landscape for public companies as well as ac... Full Details »	$9.95
Board of Directors Analysis The NASD will implement new Rules in the next year which will require outside board membership in or... Full Details »	$9.95
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
Rule 144A: The Basics Rule 144A provides a practical alternative for foreign companies desiring to raise capital in the US... Full Details »	$29.95
The Nevada IPO Alternative for Small Business Entities You don’t have to be rich to start your own company. In fact, about 17% of all businesses now worth ... Full Details »	$129.99
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
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
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
Management Discussion and Analysis The Management Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) section of quarterly and annual financial statements... Full Details »	$9.95
Interest on Stock Certificates This brief but significant white paper of three pages covers a relatively new aspect of the money ma... Full Details »	$9.95
Maximizing the Price When Selling a Company The art of negotiation plays a pivotal role in buying or selling a business. Differences of opinion... Full Details »	$39.95
The Kitchen Sink: Miscellaneous Operational/Engineering Concerns This white paper introduces management teams to best practices for conducting site audit, supplier m... Full Details »	$29.95
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
Officers & Directors Disclosure For a basic overview of rules and regulations, disclosure laws, insiders and their SEC regulations –... Full Details »	$19.95
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
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
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
Capitalization Process and Model The purpose of this 6-page memorandum is to help officers, directors, and other managers interested ... Full Details »	$19.95
Making Your Company SOXable: High-Impact Opportunities for Small Cap Companies You may not have to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley yet, but it is on the horizon. There are many reason... Full Details »	$49.95
SEC Filing Schedule All fully reporting public companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statem... Full Details »	$9.95
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
SB2 Filing Package If you’re listening to advice from someone who hasn’t taken 10 companies public already, you’re in a... Full Details »	$197.00
Asset Protection Thousands of lawsuits are filed in this country every day of the week. If you are engaged in any bu... Full Details »	$194.99
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
Regulation FD When Regulation FD went into effect, it effectively ended the confidential relationship management o... Full Details »	$9.95
Separation & Release As a business owner or Human Resources Manager, you have decided to make some personnel changes. How... Full Details »	$9.95