When a firm is thinking about going public, is that a 'strategic issue'?
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Of course.  There are many ways to raise capital for a firm and each method has various advantages and disadvantages.\n\nUsing debt has some ramifications, such as bringing more risk to a company, especially if their capital structure already is  highly levered.  They do get additional tax shelter along with keeping more of the upside for the insiders.\n\nUsing equity (going public) is usually a large undertaking that has to be considered carefully.  There will be additional costs to bring forth lots of information to the public shareholders.  The company will likely need to run a lot more efficiently.
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Not in the short term and probably not in the long term either.  They may successful begin their project, but if it's a commercially viable market then others will move in quickly.  Usually the first company to enter a new sector is not the company which achieves the most success in that sector.
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Firms continuously face investment decisions and they undertake only some of them. They, therefore, need to justify their decisions according some economic rationale. High cash in-flows, tax benefits, synergies with other products, economies of scale and scope are examples of economical rationale. \n\nAt the end the firm makes an overall evaluation of the investment opportunity, according to some capital budgeting method such as "net present value" and decides to take the project or not.
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It depends upon company to company.
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It is a state owned business. \nWhat that means is no private person/firm/company can own shares in that enterprise. It is 100% controlled by the state. When it gets privatized then it is a public business.
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It's a publicly held company.
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In my experience, companies like this eventually get their's in the long run...generally if they lack ethics in their dealings with clients they also lack it internally...in their Accounting and Finance and HR functions too. You have seen a lot of companies who acted this way make headlines within the past few years (Enron, Worldcom, Lucent, etc), so we know that it does eventually does catch up with them...\n\nHowever, none of that solves your short-term dilemma so what I would recommend is a multi-part strategy that includes a lot of emphasis on what you do well. Differentiate your products, differentiate your services, stand head-and-shoulders over your competition in providing a great experience. Sure you could try to compete on margins, but in the end that only makes you have to sell harder and faster and could eventually bankrupt the company. \n\nI believe that just as there is room for cheaper and faster there is also room for creating a great buying / purchasing experience. Why else would companies like Mercedes Benz, Audi and BMW be around? They don't try to compete with Honda, Hyundai and Nissan. They cater to a specific clientele and show the value of their products...from the sales process to the service cycle, I think a similar approach, while a lot of work may be the only way to compete effectively.\n\nIf you spend your time fighting competitors like you have described above you waste valuable time that you could be better servicing your existing clients. Focus on them and they will in turn become your best source of leads and word of mouth advertising.
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I don't think whether you still work for them or not is an issue. Whether the company is publicly-traded or not might be an issue. How long the options are good for is definitely an issue. \n\nIf you think the options are worth 50 times their price, and you can cash them in, then I'd do so.
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Most businesses have similiar issues no matter their product.\n\nCheck out the outline on the small business administration website.  It will take some time to do but I strongly advise you do it for several reasons.  It will make you consider all the details of your business and you can provide it to potential investors who will gauge your likelihood of success (and security of their investment).\n\nGood luck.
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To be a publicly traded company, there are many rules you must follow that are set by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Some of these rules cover the company's activites several months prior to the initial public offering (IPO).
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It is normal business practice to offer to settle for whatever the company thinks it will have to spend (in terms of legal fees, experts, discovery, employee and executive time) to win the case.  If you have a very good case, it is also normal to add a risk premium to the amount (i.e., offer more money because they might lose).\n\nIf a meeting has been arraigned, it means they will make a serious offer.  That is neither good nor bad, but it is a start.  If you have an experienced lawyer, he will advise you whether the offer is reasonable under the circumstances.  Your choices will be to accept it, reject it, or make a counter-offer.  If their offer is close to the right amount, a counter-offer would probably be the best choice, but it is impossible to properly evaluate in the abstract.
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I would discuss this with your company management and see what they say.  If they're providing the home office, they probably have guidelines for deciding issues like this.
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This depends on your goals, level of risk you are willing to accept, and many other factors.  For me, I like shares of small start-up companies.  Very high risk, but very high rewards IF it pans out.
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Your example is just good enough. Why have an expensive startup cost. The bottom line your selling yourself and who, what , why and services you have to offer. Every company is always looking for a GREAT deal. Just start off as an proprietery company or person. Why also, open yourself to the IRS when your not making money, YET!  The greatest business FAILURE is starting up. Do like NIKE'S slogan says - Just Do It !
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The strategies for large companies might be a bit more vague. Also the implementation might involve hiring more people or moving other projects out of the way.
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Contrary to popular belief, most companies do not have unlimited resources. Through strategic planning a company is able to marshall resources into its core competencies, leverage other business units to grow the bottom line and identify future growth opportunities for the company. All of these factors increase the value of the company which as far as shareholders are concernd, is the only thing that matters. Esp., if the value translates into greater profits, an appreciated stock value, higher dividend payouts....
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The only reason a company can soar when it IPOs is that it uses the new capital in a productive manner.\n\nI believe they have already performed an IPO by way of a reverse merger under the code SHGY.\n\nBeing listed on the OTCBB opens up the company to far more scrutiny and reporting requirements but might also open up more opportunities for additional capital injection.\n\nGiven that PinkSheets won't quote they because they haven't dicslosed anything, I think they have an uphill battle ahead of them:\nhttp://www.pinksheets.com/quote/quote.jsp?symbol=SHGY\n\nIt took searchguy.com 28 seconds to provide me with a response to a search - I think they really need some better infrastructure too.\n\nIn a July 20 announcement they state that they will be cash flow positive by the 4th quarter of the year.  It is now the 4th quarter and there has been no such announcement.\n\nCheers,\nRichard.