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Take Your Business Public: Anatomy of an S-1

Your company is growing. Now you are ready to start raising serious capital and you here the public fund raising markets. Here are the basics of your S-1 filing. Know the lingo before you hire a consultant. Because companies must adhere strictly to SEC regulations, initial prospectuses are similar in their organization. Each S-1 generally consists of the following sections:

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Posted by James Scott - January 11, 2012 at 5:22 pm

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Taking Your Company Public: The Anatomy of A Strategic Business Plan

With legions of halfwit, template loving business plan wannabe writers polluting the web it's no mystery that companies are having a tough time getting funding. It use to be that when a company was ready to get down to business for serious expansion they would call a consultant that would help them bring all the pieces together in a strategic fashion and then this consultant would take their extended industry knowledge in combination with the unique concepts of the client's business and he would author a business plan.

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Posted by James Scott - December 8, 2011 at 7:35 am

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Over The Counter Bulletin Board, OTCBB: How To Raise Money For Your Business

If you own or run a company that is trying to raise capital in the current economic conditions you've undoubtedly been challenged by the limited funds available. Investors are more difficult to find and the individuals that are actually willing to part with their cash are even tougher to find. You've talked to friends, family members, your cpa and your attorney but trying to get them to invest is like drawing blood from a stone, it's just not happening.

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Posted by James Scott - March 31, 2010 at 7:28 am

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Take Your Company Public: Over The Counter Bulletin Board – OTCBB

Take Your Company Public: A Must Read Before You Do Anything! As a consultant in the business of structuring companies, setting up strategic alliances for clients, writing business plans and PPM's and taking companies public on the OTCBB, I must admit I've seen my share of scams and swindling of uninformed clients. One sad issue that permeates the industry is clients who believe that their only option is to give up substantial equity while paying hefty fees to consultants who take your company public.

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Take Your Company Public: OTCBB, Pink Sheets and Reverse Merger

Everyone has heard about a friend of a friend who knew a guy that had a sister who got involved with a company just before they went public, made a small seed investment and when the company went public she made millions.

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Posted by James Scott - March 30, 2010 at 7:14 am

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Easter – The Perfect Time For Promotional Chocolates

by Aya Wilkinson
Promotional items are one of the most effective methods of advertising your business. They offer longevity compared to many other forms of advertising and are relatively easy to get to the target area as people love to have a free gift. You can use relatively cheap items like pens or mouse mats for brand awareness or more expensive items to reward hard working employees or loyal customers. Every time the items are used your brand will be seen, reinforcing your company’s image, building brand awareness.There are so many items on the market to choose and each of the types of items can be personalised with your company’s logo. Personalisation methods include printing, embroidery or engraving. It is a good idea to check which personalisation method will be used on your chosen items.

A promotional gift campaign needs to be planned carefully and there are many things to take in to consideration when choosing which items to give. You need to consider your target audience, budget, delivery time, quantity and quality to name but a few. It is also very effective to incorporate your marketing campaign to the time of year. There would be no point giving out ice scrapers in the middle of summer!

You can also consider different holidays and construct your promotional gifts around them. With Easter coming soon and chocolate being the ultimate Easter gift, you can make an impression with your customers and employees with simple and fun gift. There are so many choices and fun ways to partake in the festivities. You can offer gifts like chocolate Easter eggs that are wrapped in foil of all sorts of colors, chocolate Easter bunnies, various chocolate treats in baggies, and so much more that can be personalized with your company logo. By keeping your advertisement up to date with the season will increase attention and interest.

As chocolate is such an essential part of Easter, plus it’s such a feel good treat that everyone enjoys. It’s a great way to bring a smile to your customers face, and have them associate your company with the rich and smooth taste of chocolate and this wonderful season. It’s a wonderful form of advertisement in various ways and locations such as trade shows, exhibitions, as well as many other corporate gatherings.

All promotional chocolates can be branded with your company’s logo and some also with an advertising message. Depending on your requirements your distributor can help with making sure this is done in an attention grabbing method for full effect. What’s more promotional chocolates offer allot of fun for a low price as many options are available relatively cheaply compared to other products.

For the largest range of promotional chocolates it is better to go to a promotional confectionary specialist, this means you will have 1000′s of different options to choose from. You have Ritter chocolate bars, chocolate boxes, personalised celebrations, chocolate pebbles, truffles, coins and more; all of which can be personalised with your company’s logo.

Any holiday and season change is a wonderful time to take advantage of extra promotions and advertisement. Easter especially is great because chocolate is an inexpensive and fun way to attract customers and show your appreciation. People are ready to come out of the winter rut and want to liven up again, and chocolate does just that. It’s a fun and easy way to attract new customers as well as show customer and employee appreciation.

About the Author:
If you wish to know more about Promotional Sweetsfeel free to contact Aya Wilkinson who has handsome exposure on running campaigns for Promotional Chocolates

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Posted by Admin - March 27, 2010 at 2:05 pm

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