Small Business Legal Guide

Employment Handbook

Working Woman's Guide

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Lawyers & Courts

Government Documents

• Invention Promotion Firms Questions to ask before you hire a company to help sell your product or service. Lists common scams and warning signs of fraud. From the Federal Citizen Information Center.
• Q&A: Small Business and the SEC Information on "going public" from the Security Exchange Commission.
• Consumer Guide to Small Business Investments Small business investments are among the most risky that investors can make. This guide suggests items to consider for determining whether you should make a small business investment. From the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc.

Web Sites

• Charting Your Course to an Initial Public Offering Reprinted with permission of the Orange County Business Journal where it first appeared in Volume 19, June 1996. From the TechCHOICE team at The Heffernan Group. In PDF format.
• Going Public The Nasdaq Stock Market produced this guide to help you anticipate what may be required from your company in dealings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), other U.S. regulators, investors and securities analysts. In PDF format.
• Going public -- The Right Way Although few corporate events can create the euphoria or match the satisfaction associated with a successful IPO, going public is also a complex, demanding, time-consuming and expensive process. From the Boulder County Business Report.