http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com There have been events and legislation that has transformed the financial markets, our economy and the way we conduct business over the course of history, such as the legislation that form the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internet has also has ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_21904_15.html 01st January 2006 CEO's often call and ask me what the revenues and net profit should be before going public, they seem to think that there is a magic number that qualifies a private company into becoming a public company. There is no set amount of revenues or net profi... http://www.articlealley.com/article_13039_15.html 22nd October 2005 Sarbanes-Oxley Act or the accountant full employment act as I like to call it, refers to legislation introduced by Senator Paul Sarbanes (D) MD and Representative Michael Oxley (R) Ohio and passed in July of 2002 in response to the Enron and Worldcom scan... http://www.articlealley.com/article_11892_15.html 10th October 2005 Once upon a time in the world of finance there were three kingdoms the most widely recognized was also the most snobbish and wealthiest its subjects were affluent and known worldwide. Its king was NYSE (New York Stock exchange) the king ruled proudly over... http://www.articlealley.com/article_9493_15.html 20th September 2005 direct public offering is when a company raises capital by selling its shares directly to what is refer to as affinity groups, unlike an IPO which are sold by a broker dealer to its customers and the general public through other broker dealers who have c... http://www.articlealley.com/article_9492_19.html 20th September 2005 Many Reverse Mergers have been successful when done properly that is why I never consent to doing one without providing the company with the possible problems that can arise and how to deal with them. I also provide the client with the alternatives to ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_8372_15.html 09th September 2005 A reverse merger is a method used by many small and mid-cap companies to initially go public, its the purchase of, and reverse merger into, an existing public shell company. This is inexpensive compared with conventional Initial public offerings (IPO). Th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_8371_15.html 09th September 2005 A direct public offering is when a company raises capital by selling its shares directly to what is refer to as affinity groups, unlike an IPO which are sold by a broker dealer to its customers and the general public through other broker dealers who have ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_5581_19.html 18th August 2005 A corporate shell could be liken to a house that had been occupied by a family, prior to the family moving out it was a home. But now it is just shell, a skeleton a plain house with nobody in it, but if a family was to purchase the house and moves in, i... http://www.articlealley.com/article_3549_19.html 29th July 2005 One overlooked individual in the process of taking a company public through reverse merger is the market maker. The market marker is critical especially if the company is going to be listed on OTC Bulletin Board or the NQB. Pink sheets. Once the privat... http://www.articlealley.com/article_3548_19.html 29th July 2005 Are the promoters and consultants destroying the market for Reverse Merger? First lets take a look at reverse merger. In a Reverse Merger, an operating private company merges with a public company that has little or no assets, nor know liabilities (the "s... http://www.articlealley.com/article_3235_15.html 23rd July 2005 Many business owner with a dream to take their company public often neglect to prepare and plan for the future, very few small and mid-size companies have a business plan. A business plan is like a road map, and can be liken to when you go on a journey... http://www.articlealley.com/article_3206_15.html 22nd July 2005 Under the Securities Act of 1933, any offer to sell securities must either be registered with the SEC or meet an exemption. Regulation D (or Reg D) provides three exemptions from the registration requirements, allowing some smaller companies to offer and ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_3205_19.html 22nd July 2005 There is a great deal of abuse going on in the OTC Bulletin Board Market and a lot of money is being made as result of it. Regulators are trying to deal with the problem but are unable to put a halt to it, unless they take drastic steps which will be detr... http://www.articlealley.com/article_3203_19.html 22nd July 2005 k, you have successfully accomplished your dream of being the CEO of a public company. The stock of your company has a symbol and you are continually going to the computer to check the price, you tell all your relatives and friends and you even tried to e... http://www.articlealley.com/article_2957_15.html 15th July 2005 Rule 15c211 Was designed to allow fully reporting public companies to have their securities quoted on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") by filing some simple disclosure. Under SEC Rule 15C211, a U.S. securities broker or dealer may not p... http://www.articlealley.com/article_2954_19.html 14th July 2005 Small and mid-size companies looking to go public usually think IPO (Initial Public offering), but find it difficult to get an underwriter to look at them. They go out an engage a consultant that advises them to do a reverse merger and they usually jump i... http://www.articlealley.com/article_2910_15.html 13th July 2005 It's the dream of every person who starts a business to some day see it trading in one of the stock exchanges even after they are no longer associated with the company. The first step (#1) is simple since most small company are already incorporated and ha... http://www.articlealley.com/article_2901_15.html 13th July 2005