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public. Before providing your response, review the guidelines
and regulations associated with going public by visiting Small
Business and the SEC located
athttp://www.sec.gov/info/smallbus/qasbsec.htm.
Use the Internet to research SOX law, located
athttp://www.sarbanes-oxley-101.com/sarbanes-oxleycompliance.htm.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
1.
Outline three (3) ways in which your medium-sized
private company may benefit from going public, providing a
rationale for each.
2. Create an argument that the same goals may be achieved
if the company remains a privately held entity. Provide
support for your argument.
3. When a company decides to go public, it can typically
obtain capital by issuing stocks or bonds. Suggest four (4)
leading financial ratios that will be evaluated and how each
will impact the company’s decision to obtain expansion funds.
Determine whether the results of the ratios would alter the
decision to go public.
4. By researching the results of SOX compliance surveys,
assess the financial impact that SOX might have on your
company if it decides to go public. Considering the impact of
SOX compliance, take a position as to whether your company
can overcome the challenges posed by SOX compliance if the
decision is to go public. Based on your research, support your