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How to Prepare a Company for an Initial Public Offering
An initial public offering of stock can be viewed as the definitive sign of a company's success. Here is a look at the steps a company can take to prepare for an IPO.
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Recent Articles about Corporate Governance
Jim Clark Exits Shutterfly
Jim Clark, the legendary technology entrepreneur who founded Silicon Graphics and Netscape Communications, has quit as chairman of the board of Shutterfly... Read more
SEC Offers Small Businesses Sarbox Relief
March 14, 2005 -- Sarbanes-Oxley can be a headache for small businesses, but relief may be in sight with the extension of a key upcomin... Read more
SEC Seeks Public Input on Sarbanes-Oxley
Some small businesses claim compliance too burdensome and discourages them from public offerings. Read more
What Does Sarbanes-Oxley Mean for Companies That Want to Go Public?
Added costs may keep smaller businesses away. Read more
Scrutiny Sparks New Calls for Governance 'Top Dogs'
Amid heightened investor scrutiny, some U.S. companies are choosing to name a specific executive to carry the corporate-governance load. At Tyco In... Read more
Sarbanes-Oxley
On December 2, 2001, the Enron Corporation, a highly-respected and rapidly growing energy-trading company filed for bankruptcy. It had inflated its earnin... Read more
Sarbanes-Oxley Has Some Publics Thinking Private
May 20, 2004 -- The increasing cost of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform law has more public companies mulling going private, acco... Read more
Private Companies Make SarbOx Changes
June 21, 2004 -- The Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform laws that have forced public companies to take a long, hard look at their financial ... Read more
Sarbanes-Oxley Draws Renewed Criticism
Jan. 13, 2005 --Less than three years after the public scandals of Enron, WorldCom and Global Crossing first came to light, a group of com... Read more
Outrageous Compensation
I love this headline in today's New York Times -- " Grasso Giving Up $48 Milli... Read more
SOX Reprieve for Small Business
The SEC will review rules requiring external checks on financial controls at smaller companies. Read more
Audits, Internal
Related Terms: Accounting Methods Intern... Read more
Small Firms Denied Break on Sarbanes-Oxley
The SEC ruled against giving small public companies an exemption from the corporate governance law. Read more
Financial Statements
Related Terms: Annual Report ; Read more
Small Firms Get Break on Accounting Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to ease parts of Sarbanes-Oxley considered too burdensome. Read more
Study: Corporate Social Responsibility Growing
April 11, 2007 -- Four out of five businesses worldwide incorporate some form of corporate social responsibility policies in their busine... Read more
Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations May Be Loosened
Dec. 13, 2005 --Small public companies could save millions of dollars now spent on audits required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to... Read more
Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations May Be Loosened
Dec. 13, 2005 --Small public companies could save millions of dollars now spent on audits required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to... Read more
Small Businesses Looking for Bigger Say with FASB
May 27, 2004 --Since the collapses of the likes of Enron and WorldCom and the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley governance laws in 2002, ... Read more
Giving Up on SarbOx
There's little more annoying than the biggest kid on the court threatening to take his ball and go home because he doesn't like the rules of the game. B... Read more
Financial Aid
New business provides advisers to the audit committees of public companies. Read more
The Take At The Top
Gain-sharing, revenue-sharing, equity participation, and more bonus systems than you can shake a stick at -- when it comes to rewarding key employees, the da... Read more
Fiduciary Duty
Related Terms: Pension Plans ; Read more
Can't Find an Accountant?
You're not alone. Sarbanes-Oxley has so overwhelmed accountants that companies are having trouble getting their books audited. Read more
A Boardroom " Bill Of Rights"
You probably hear plenty about your duties and responsibilities as a corporate director. But what about your rights as a board member? Even good governanc... Read more
Fast-Growing Firms Feel Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley
June 28, 2005 --The PricewaterhouseCoopers' Trendsetter Barometer released last week reported that 17% of the fastest growing private comp... Read more
The Take At The Top;
This report is based in part on an executive compensation survey conducted by INC. and Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., the accounting and management co... Read more
Study: Employee Fraud on the Rise
Inc. Business Owners Council recently commissioned a series of original research projects designed to help business owners make smarter decisions... Read more
Top Execs Take Home An $8,600 Raise
Double-digit inflation nibbled away at a lot of paychecks last year, but not for most of the people who run smaller companies. Instead, they actually gai... Read more
IPOs Hit a 30-Year Low
But the guy who took Google and Netscape public is not concerned Read more
The Take At The Top
Some good news, and some bad, about executive compensation. First, the good news is, the average CEO is taking home $76,200. The bad news is. . . Read more
Are You Worried About Sarbanes-Oxley?
A lot of companies are sweating it out right now, since this is the year that smaller public companies are required to meet compliance. And compliance to ... Read more
HP Acquires Inc. 500 Software Firm
Hewlett-Packard, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based IT firm, has acquired SPI Dynamics, a security-software company based in Atlanta, the company announced this ... Read more
Audits, External
Related Terms: Audits, Internal ; Read more
When It's Time to Think About an IPO
The decision to take your company public is far from being only numbers based. A number of critical questions can help you determine if you have the numbers ... Read more
Board of Directors
Related Terms: Sarbanes-Oxley A corporation is a... Read more
SEC Disclosure Laws and Regulations
Related Terms: Sarbanes-Oxley Companies that are... Read more
The New, Improved Nominating Committee
The corporate board's nominating committee has always been a bit of an afterthought, meeting maybe once a year to discuss whether anyone knew someone who ... Read more
CEOs Are From Mars, VCs Are From Venus
It's official: They see everything differently. Read more
The Value of Enterprise Project Management
Cut a piece of wood hastily, and will likely be ruined. That’s why “measuring twice and cutting once” is a carpenter’s golden rule. That same rule ap... Read more
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