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PRODUCTIVE PUBLICATIONS.CA
Publishers of Canada's
Best-Selling Guides
to Business & Start-Up
Financing
LATEST EDITION
Your
Guide to
Financing
Business Growth by Selling
a Piece of the Pie:
What's
Involved in Going Public,
Crowdfunding, Employee Share Ownership Plans
and Franchising in
Canada
ABOUT
THIS BOOK
This
Edition has undergone a major revision and will be invaluable if you
are prepared to sell a portion of the ownership in your business in return for
money.
This book shows you how to finance business growth by selling a piece of the
pie. Find out what’s involved in selling shares to the public in an Initial
Public Offering (IPO). It covers the types of shares that are publicly traded
and the preparations for going public.
This book reviews all the Canadian exchanges. It covers the listing requirements
for the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSXV) and
the Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE). It includes a section on private placements
and on stock options as they relate to the Toronto Venture Exchange. It also
covers London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and listing on the NASDAQ
exchange in the U.S. It also points out the advantages together with the
disadvantages of being publicly listed.
There are new chapters on venture capital and informal angel investors. The
chapter on equity crowdfunding has been completely updated to reflect many
recent developments together with some of the challenges that face this method
of raising money. Another chapter helps you when negotiating with venture
capitalists, angel investors and crowdfunders,
Learn how employee share ownership plans work and how they can be used to raise
capital; together with the advantages and disadvantages. Find out how some of
the provincial governments can help.
Take a look at franchising as a method for financing growth. Consider some of
the factors that you will need to take into account.
This book is essential reading if you are an entrepreneur or business owner who
wants your company to grow by giving up part of the ownership.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Iain Williamson is an
entrepreneur, business consultant and seminar leader. His views have appeared in
many newspaper articles. He has also been the guest speaker on a recent CBC
Radio phone-in show on starting a business in a recession. In addition, he has
appeared on television shows such as: CBC TV’s Venture; TVO’s MoneysWorth, and
Canada Tonight of BCTV and CHCH Television.
Iain spent five years as a financial analyst in the stockbrokerage business and
knows the underwriting process. For fourteen years he operated his own
businesses in importing, high technology and manufacturing. He now operates
Entrepreneurial Business Consultants of Canada and also owns a book publishing
business. He holds degrees from Oxford University and from St. Andrew’s,
Scotland.
Your
Guide to Financing Business Growth by Selling a Piece of the Pie:
;
243
pages; Softcover;
ISBN 978-1-55270-884-24; Canadian $79.95.
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
CHAPTER 2 Going Public: The Initial Public Offering
(IPO)
CHAPTER 3 Types of Shares and the Payouts
CHAPTER 4 The Rules of the Game
CHAPTER 5 The Underwriting Process
CHAPTER 6 Stock Exchanges
CHAPTER 7 Listing Requirements For the Toronto
Exchanges
CHAPTER 8 Other Considerations in Going Public
CHAPTER 9 Venture Capital
CHAPTER 10 Informal Angel Investors
CHAPTER 11 Equity Crowdfunding
CHAPTER 12 Negotiating With Venture Capitalists
Angel Investors and Equity Crowdfunders
CHAPTER 13 Employee Share Ownership Plans
CHAPTER 14 Government Encouragement for ESOPs
CHAPTER 15 Franchising as a Method of Financing
Growth
CHAPTER 16 Some Factors to Consider in Franchising
CHAPTER 17 Is Franchising for You?
CHAPTER 18 Self-Financing and Financing From the
Public & Private Sectors
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