Underwriting Costs The underwriting cost is a function of money raised in IPO. The NASD allow up to 18% in costs. If gross revenue from IPO is $10 million, this is an underwriting cost of $1.8 million.

Here's how costs breakdown Nonaccountable Expense 3% Accountable Expense 5% Discount 10% Company supplied IPO buyers usually 50% (10%-90%) Commission 5% - Its paid by brokerage firm client and doesn't affect money received by company.

Compare these costs with that of doing a spinoff. For a startup company seeking a million dollar financing cost is $150,000. For an operating copy grossing over US$2 million, cost is US$250,000.

If you want to arrange a spinoff or blind pool, contact me. We can arrange a fee consultation.

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Most attorneys, accountants and medical doctors achieve their social position and income by believing what they read. As a student, if you question data in a textbook, you are unlikely to pass final exam. This pattern of read and believe gets student from first grade to medical school or law school. Believing what you read in a business plan is often a mistake. Professionals tend to believe written word. Doing so as basis of a risk capital investment is fatal. As more than one professional has told me when they turned in their wings, "I guess I'll have to raise my fees to offset my business loss." I've often wondered if barring professionals as angels wouldn't lower legal and medical costs.

Small business owners believe they are "smarter than average bear." It's their ego that often clouds their judgment. If you don't believe that you've made a mistake, you'll dump more money into a black hole investment. It's this group that are most likely to turn in their wings as they file for Chapter 11. "There's a time to hold them and a time to fold them." Successful small business people don't believe in folding.

There are always angels coming into Market. We live in boom times. The population of angels is growing. If you can catch a nearby angel, do it. It's best to catch them before they see financial fire that awaits most of them.

As with buying lottery tickets, there are a few successful angels. I'd like to see a study of how long they last, if they beat investment odds.

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