| Are you trying to raise capital for your start-up or | | | | proper cash infusion? What is your current capital/debt |
| corporation in expansion? Have you exhausted your | | | | situation? |
| traditional institutional sources and hedge fund | | | | If, after pondering these questions you've come to the |
| contacts? Don't lose hope just yet! First of all, take all | | | | conclusion you honestly, truly have something worth |
| those pamphlets and brochures from banks and other | | | | pursuing then the next step is to look at the reality that |
| traditional lenders that are lying all over your desk and | | | | your company is worthy of a public offering. Stay |
| toss them in the trash...they are absolutely useless. | | | | away from Pink Sheets and be weary of reverse |
| Banks don't have your company's best interest in mind | | | | mergers and in reality your company won't qualify for |
| as they are hardly even staying afloat in this economy. | | | | the NASDAQ so the quickest way to raise public |
| Today's institutional financier isn't qualified to run a bath | | | | capital is the OTCBB (over the counter bulletin boards). |
| let alone a bank. Don't put your future in the untested | | | | OTCBB is an SEC regulated platform that has a solid |
| hands of a 20 something knucklehead. After you've | | | | investor following and market makers that can |
| tossed all that useless info in the trash, clear your head | | | | effectively promote your stock to rapidly raise capital. |
| and then look at your company and ask yourself a | | | | Don't let these difficult economic times steal your |
| few tough questions: Is your company invest-able? Do | | | | dreams of corporate prosperity and personal growth. |
| you and your executive staff have a pedigree that | | | | If you have a solid business concept, there is a way to |
| investors deem as seasoned enough to take their | | | | fund it. Look into the OTCBB, it's your best bet for an |
| money and make affective use of it and not lose it? | | | | inexpensive public offering with a direct path to long |
| What proprietary concepts/technology/patents do you | | | | term funding. |
| have that give you a larger market share with the | | | | |