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Separation & Release As a business owner or Human Resources Manager, you have decided to make some personnel changes. How... Full Details »	$9.95
Numbers Don't Lie: What Financial Statements Really Say About a Company As you move forward with the sale of your business, prospective buyers will primarily focus on your ... Full Details »	$9.95
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
The Nevada Advantage Building a business from scratch is a tough job. As the pundits have quipped in the past, you'll wor... Full Details »	$109.95
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
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
Regulation FD When Regulation FD went into effect, it effectively ended the confidential relationship management o... Full Details »	$9.95
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
NASDAQ / AMEX Comparison The OTC Bulletin Board is a quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last-sale prices, and ... Full Details »	$19.95
Note Purchase Agreement If you are selling your company or contemplating buying all or a piece of another, the 11-page ample... Full Details »	$9.95
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
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
Preferred Stock In the quest for understanding the value of corporate USA, the journey to determine value will event... Full Details »	$14.95
Hart Scott Changes Impact FPIs The Federal Trade Commission has recently changed the exemption rules for foreign issuers. The rule... Full Details »	$9.95
Merger & Acquisition Process Selling your business will probably be the largest and most important transaction with which you are... Full Details »	$9.95
Business Combination Accounting This is a 21 p age PowerPoint overview of accounting acquisition nuances including: The acquisi... 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
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 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
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
NASDAQ / AMEX Comparison The OTC Bulletin Board is a quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last-sale prices, and ... 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
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
Officers & Directors Disclosure For a basic overview of rules and regulations, disclosure laws, insiders and their SEC regulations –... Full Details »	$19.95
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
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
State Blue Sky Issues The Standard & Poor's Market Access Program ensures that key information about a company is always a... Full Details »	$19.95
What is the “E” All About Have you ever seen a Ticker Symbol with more than four characters? Wondered what that fifth letter ... Full Details »	$9.95
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
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
Employee Benefits - Stock Options & Incentive Plans Equity compensa-tion (e.g., stock options) allows companies to leverage powerful financial incentive... Full Details »	$39.95
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
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
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
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
Market Makers Market Makers are keenly aware that their firm uses its own capital, research, retail and/or systems... Full Details »	$9.95
The Corporate Compliance Package Now more than ever, public companies are scrambling to makes sense of the issues that confront them ... Full Details »	$49.95
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) This four page document addresses managing the business, technology, development, marketing and fina... Full Details »	$9.95
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
The Affordable IPO Alternative "Going Public doesn't have to mean Going Broke." Smaller businesses w... Full Details »	$129.99
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
Pitching a VC This white paper will lay the foundation for entrepreneurs and small and medium companies with to di... Full Details »	$39.95
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
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 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
The Spin Zone Spin-offs occur very frequently for a reason. They can unlock substantial value for shareholders of ... 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
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
Convertible Securities - Death Spiral? “Death spiral convertibles” have increasingly become a more popular form of financing for cash-stra... Full Details »	$89.95
Employee Benefits - Stock Options & Incentive Plans Equity compensa-tion (e.g., stock options) allows companies to leverage powerful financial incentive... Full Details »	$39.95
Rule 13D Rules governing Filing of Particular Schedules relevant to beneficial ownership.... Full Details »	$5.95
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
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
Pricing Your Company for Sale Your prospective buyer has scrutinized your financials and you now find yourself sitting across from... Full Details »	$39.95
State Blue Sky Issues The Standard & Poor's Market Access Program ensures that key information about a company is always a... Full Details »	$19.95
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
Pitching a VC This white paper will lay the foundation for entrepreneurs and small and medium companies with to di... Full Details »	$39.95
Management Discussion and Analysis The Management Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) section of quarterly and annual financial statements... Full Details »	$9.95
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
10b5 Plan Insider trading prohibitions restrict executives and other insiders of public companies from trading... 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
The Pink Sheets The Pink Sheets is an Electronic Quotation Service (“EQS”) whose origins go back almost one hundred ... Full Details »	$19.95
Regulation S Reg. S is a complex set of regulations and should only be used when advised by counsel with signific... Full Details »	$9.95
Negotiating and Closing Negotiation and closing are critical business skills, and central to the SB-2 process - yet, many o... Full Details »	$19.95
Independent Director This paper provides information on topics which are of interest and importance to non-executive dire... Full Details »	$9.95
Convertible Promissory Note If your firm is involved in a situation requiring a Note Purchase Agreement, do you know the standar... Full Details »	$9.95
OTCBB: A Great 20f Destination As good a fit as the OTCBB is for development stage companies, many issuers wonder why the technique... Full Details »	$39.95
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
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
Business Plan Development Guide Are you playing the funding game with prospective investors? Then you know the routine: Presentatio... Full Details »	$59.95
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
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
Sarbanes-Oxley and Antifraud: Does Section 404 Help Small Companies? The deadline for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance is approaching small businesses rapidly. While it looks l... Full Details »	$29.95
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
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
What is the “E” All About Have you ever seen a Ticker Symbol with more than four characters? Wondered what that fifth letter ... Full Details »	$9.95
American Depository Receipts An American Depository Receipt, or “ADR,” is a form of equity ownership of a non-U.S. company. It i... Full Details »	$9.95
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
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
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
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
Alternatives to Selling Is there a way, you wonder, to have your business support you and your family without running it unt... Full Details »	$59.95
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
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
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
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
Capitalization Process and Model The purpose of this 6-page memorandum is to help officers, directors, and other managers interested ... Full Details »	$19.95
Business Combination Accounting This is a 21 p age PowerPoint overview of accounting acquisition nuances including: The acquisi... Full Details »	$9.95