The following overviews the business books written by James B. Arkebauer, founder of Venture Associates.
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Going Public: Everything You Need to Know to Take Your Company Public Including Internet Direct Public Offerings (DPOs) - - Now Available in Electronic Download
Ultrapreneuring - Build and Sell Your Company in Three Years - - Available in Electronic Download
For the original investor or corporate founder, few legal investments can beat the potential monetary reward of the leveraged selling of a company's stock. But the process of taking a company public is costly and complex, and any entrepreneur considering an initial public offering (IPO) or direct public offering (DPO) needs objective advice and information.
Going Public is the most comprehensive book available on the subject. Here are in depth examinations of advantages, disadvantages, costs, players and legal nuances that affect all IPOs and DPOs, regardless of their dollar amounts. Entrepreneurs will find everything they need to know about how to take a company public, including details on satisfying insider reporting requirements and NASDAQ listing requirements, timing the IPO/DPO with the needs of the marketplace and assessing potential risks and alternatives.
This third edition includes a new section devoted to conducting an Internet Direct Public Offering (DPO) as well as a new chapter chuck-full of IPO/DPO investor tips. For three editions, this book has been called The Bible on the subject of taking a company public.
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The third edition is currently out of print. Copies may be available from Amazon.
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Taking A Venture From Start-up to Harvest in Three Years or Less
Originally published by McGraw-Hill in hardcover, softcover and an International edition, now available only electronically in a full 215 page updated edition--$15.00. Review the detailed Table of Contents
This book, originally published before the popularity of the Internet, became the bible on fast growth companies. Now it has been updated and continues to be the guidebook for showing entrepreneurs how to start, plan, finance, implement and grow a fast-track enterprise.
It is the new kind of entrepreneurial opportunity -- one in which markets, financing, and technology are born rapidly-- when you want to achieve the highest investment return in the shortest period of time. It discusses the process of conceiving and forming a company that is, from the outset, built to sell.
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Master the crucial first step that turns entrepreneurial dreams into reality! Launching or expanding
your own business? In today's Internet speed money environment, you need the kind of high-impact business plan that will catch the eye of potential investors and win you the financing and support you need. This comprehensive, practical guide by a successful entrepreneurial investment banker who has reviewed and/or prepared 5000 business plans shows you how to write a plan that:
Forcefully describes your company's product or service in a way that sets you apart from the competition.
Makes a "selling" first impression through the use of cover sheets and a dynamic table of contents.
Creates a total market strategy that positions your company and identifies your future customers.
Presents your financials in a manner that's clear, knowledgeable, positive and compelling to financial experts.
The McGraw-Hill Guide to Writing a High-Impact Business Plan
also contains numerous checklists and workguides; a directory of new and little-known money sources, and a FREE DISKETTE offer when you return the reply card. It's a one-of-a-kind reference for all entrepreneurs who want to prepare the kind of plan that will carry them down the road to business success.
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The first book to exploit the intrinsic senior assets of commitment, confidence, freedom, insider’s knowledge, objectivity, reputation, resiliency, and resourcefulness. Golden Entrepreneuring shows you how to turn the dream of your own business into a rewarding reality. It helps you explore essential areas like these:
Do I have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?
What are the entrepreneurial advantages of age, and how can I make the most of them?
Should I start from scratch or buy an existing business or franchise?
Where can I find financing?
How do I write a high-impact business plan that takes into account my age and experience?
Where can I find seasoned advisors to help make my business succeed?
How should I structure my business to ensure smooth succession or a lucrative sale?
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Dearborn Financial Publishing 208 pages - $22.95 at book stores nationally)
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The first business planning book ever to contain chapters on how to do Prefeasibility and Feasibility studies BEFORE starting your business--AND, running your company on paper. Another great chapter shows you how to conduct business research.
Here it is--business planning for aggressive-growth businesses. You'll find actual business plans including a virtual manufactuing company, a home-based Internet distribution business, a high-tech start-up, and a growth-oriented service company.
The financing section of this book explains how to best present your offer to alternative financing sources, the use of proceeds, and determining financial projections (examples included). Develop Your Vision--Utilize Technology-Obtain Venture Capital-Leverage Your Growth.
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Previous Books
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Going Public Upstart Publishing-1994 - (Out of print, revised version is Going Public) Cashing Out - The Entrepreneur's Guide to Going Public Harper Business-1991 - (Out of print, revised version is Going Public) OTC Financial Public Relations JACC Ltd-1988 - (Currently out of print)
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THE TRUST FACTOR
The Art of Doing Business in the 21st Century
Sunstone Press (155 pages - $16.95) by Cheryl A. Chatfield, Ph.D. President of The Nottingham Institute More information
CONTACT INFORMATION
Principal Contact - James B. Arkebauer
Venture Associates - 4950 East Evans - Suite 105 - Denver CO 80222-5209
(303)-758- 8710 Fax-758-8747
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