Capital Formation Information
    SEC
    Information provided by the SEC regarding raising capital pursuant to the '33 Act.

Corporate Web Sites and Securities Offerings
    
    Corporate Web sites can raise important issues under the federal securities laws. Issuers and others easily can run afoul of the securities laws with even the best of intentions. These risks increase during a registered securities offering. Worse yet, securities regulators have not released global guidelines.

Internet Offerings- is Spring Street the Start of Something Big?
    Mark J. Astarita
    Companies looking to raise capital on the Internet may have a surprise in store for them.

NASDAQ Listing Requirements
    
    For those interested in having their securities listed on NASDAQ, here are the listing requirements.

New Issues
    SEC
    Discussion of rules and regulations relating to the new issue market.

Shortened Rule 144 Holding Period
    
    Three becomes two, and two becomes one. The full text of the SEC release.

Spring Street Paves the Way
    Mark J. Astarita
    Will private placements be the next internet breakthrough?

Spring Street Redux
    
    Private Placements on the World Wide Web? How can you post a private placement circular on the World Wide Web without violating Regulation D's prohibition on general solicitation? It just might be possible.... Check out Spring Street Redux.

Trouble Brewing?
    Mark J. Astarita
    Although technology is making small-scale offerings possible in new ways, the process is fraught with problems - and potential for the wired broker-dealer.

Types of SEC Filings
    
    From the Commission itself, a description of the different types of corporate filings.

Stock Transfer Agents and Information
    
    Going Public? Information on the typical services offered by vendors such as stock transfer agents, banknote companies, escrow agents and even financial printers.

Business Valuation Methods
    
    Valuing a company is hardly a precise science and can vary depending on the type of business and the reason for coming up with a valuation. There are a wide range of factors that go into the process -- from the book value to a host of tangible and intangible elements. This article gives a basic overview of the various methods of determining the value of a business.

Commercial law: Banks and letters of credit
    Gerald T. McLaughlin
    A bank gets caught up in a fraudulent letter of credit scheme, and new case law evolves.

Getting - or not getting - the word out
    
    When selling securities, promoting your company can be dangerous.

Buying/Selling Hybrid Stock Can Attract Investors
    
    Looking for capital? Using preferred stock may make your company more attractive to potential investors.

Online Public Offerings - Is The Paper Model Appropriate?
    
    " While established public companies are beginning to allow investors to purchase stock online through direct stock purchase plans, offerings by small and nonpublic companies have been limited in scope because of regulatory restraints." From LJX.

Q&A: Small Business and the SEC
    
    How to take your small business public.

Spinoffs -- A Cost Free Way to Go Public
    
    Or are they? Everything has a cost, and a spinoff is no different.