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A public company can attract shareholders from wherever it sells its products or services. Until your company's product or service has a regional market and preferably a national market, you aren't ready to go public. Investors who can't see that your product or service is locally available won't invest. This is
reason that a local department store, restaurant or fun park can't attract national investors.
Can your management team grow your company? If not, you aren't ready to go public. Your management team is your key to effectively using your equity financing. If they lack
relevant education and work experience,
odds of your company's success don't justify taking your company public.
Unless your company needs money to grow, you aren't ready to go public. The public process adds another level of costs and responsibilities on your management team.
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author: Visit
Beowulf Investments website: [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] Or, visit
Global Village Investment Club Website: [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]

He has been the Managing Director of Beowulf Investments [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] since 1981 and is the Executive Director of the Global Village Investment Club [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]