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Preferred Stock In the quest for understanding the value of corporate USA, the journey to determine value will event... Full Details »	$14.95
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
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
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
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
Business Plan Development Guide Are you playing the funding game with prospective investors? Then you know the routine: Presentatio... Full Details »	$59.95
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
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
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 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
Acquisition Financing Selecting the sources of debt and equity financing for a potential acquisition is a critical step. T... Full Details »	$15.95
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
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
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
Convertible Securities - Death Spiral? “Death spiral convertibles” have increasingly become a more popular form of financing for cash-stra... Full Details »	$89.95
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
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
Equity Research Efficiency Quality analyst coverage gives investors detailed information about a company and builds their confi... Full Details »	$9.95
10b5 Plan Insider trading prohibitions restrict executives and other insiders of public companies from trading... 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
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
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
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
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
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
Management Discussion and Analysis The Management Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) section of quarterly and annual financial statements... 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
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 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
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
NASDAQ / AMEX Comparison The OTC Bulletin Board is a quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last-sale prices, and ... Full Details »	$19.95
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
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
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
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
The Affordable IPO Alternative "Going Public doesn't have to mean Going Broke." Smaller businesses w... Full Details »	$129.99
Tender Offers The scope of Regulation 14E [Rules 14e-1 to 14f-1] was created to assist in providing legal paramete... Full Details »	$14.95
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
Merger & Acquisition Process Selling your business will probably be the largest and most important transaction with which you are... 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 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
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
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
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
Pricing Your Company for Sale Your prospective buyer has scrutinized your financials and you now find yourself sitting across from... Full Details »	$39.95
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
Developing Financial Projections You’re sitting in a meeting with investors eager to hear your pitch. You’ve got great industry exper... Full Details »	$39.95
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
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
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
Independent Director This paper provides information on topics which are of interest and importance to non-executive dire... 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
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
Regulation FD When Regulation FD went into effect, it effectively ended the confidential relationship management o... Full Details »	$9.95
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) This four page document addresses managing the business, technology, development, marketing and fina... Full Details »	$9.95
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
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
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
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
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
Developing Financial Projections You’re sitting in a meeting with investors eager to hear your pitch. You’ve got great industry exper... Full Details »	$39.95
Rule 13D Rules governing Filing of Particular Schedules relevant to beneficial ownership.... Full Details »	$5.95
Advisory Team You've devoted countless hours, untold amounts of energy, and a great deal of money to building and ... Full Details »	$9.95
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
Capitalization Process and Model The purpose of this 6-page memorandum is to help officers, directors, and other managers interested ... Full Details »	$19.95
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
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
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