Chapter from: "Entrepreneur's Toolkit: Tools and Techniques to Launch and Grow Your Business"
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Length: 18 pages
Abstract
Growing firms with exceptional revenue potential may seek financing through an initial public offering (IPO) of their ownership shares to the world of individual and institutional investors, resulting in the exchange of paper ownership shares for the hard cash the firm needs for stability and expansion. This chapter outlines the pros and cons of going public and details the process and its alternatives for those who are ready for that option. This chapter is excerpted from ‘Entrepreneur's Toolkit: Tools and Techniques to Launch and Grow Your Business'.
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Abstract
Growing firms with exceptional revenue potential may seek financing through an initial public offering (IPO) of their ownership shares to the world of individual and institutional investors, resulting in the exchange of paper ownership shares for the hard cash the firm needs for stability and expansion. This chapter outlines the pros and cons of going public and details the process and its alternatives for those who are ready for that option. This chapter is excerpted from ‘Entrepreneur's Toolkit: Tools and Techniques to Launch and Grow Your Business'.