Business Accounting
Companies Can Now ‘Test The Waters’ Before Pursuing a Mini-IPO
A recently approved provision of the JOBS Act allows business to meet and share information with potential investors.
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Business Accounting
5 Essential Steps to Prepare for an IPO
A financial team that's laid the right foundation will be able to move forward when market conditions are ideal and the timing is right.
By Jeff Epstein
Business News
Handmade Goods Site Etsy Valued at $3.88 Billion in IPO
Shares of the online marketplace for crafts more than doubled in their debut.
By Reuters
Building a Business
With IPO, Web Hosting Company GoDaddy Valued at Up to $5.48 Billion
The offering enabled GoDaddy to raise $460 million.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Zynga to Face Lawsuit Alleging Fraud Tied to IPO
The 'FarmVille' maker is accused of defrauding shareholders about its prospects before and after going public in 2011.
By Reuters
Building a Business
GoDaddy’s IPO Could Value the Company at Up to $2.87 Billion
The web hosting company's shares are expected to be priced between $17 and $19 each.
By Reuters
Building a Business
With Stock Tanking, Box Founder Responds to Complaints
Box's stock price is the victim of confused analysts, Aaron Levie says.
Building a Business
Shake Shack Investors Feeling Indigestion
Sales soar in the burger chain's first quarter as a publicly traded company but shares take a hit.
By John Kell
Building a Business
How Etsy’s IPO Could Spark Investor Interest in B Corps
The handicraft website is making waves as it forges its own path.
By Dennis Price
Business News
Etsy Crafts a Plan to Go Public
The online marketplace cited losing its authenticity as a risk factor in its IPO filing.
Business News
Shake Shack Surges in Trading Debut
The burger chain's shares were up more than 130 percent this morning.
By CNBC Staff
Building a Business
Shake Shack IPO Is Hot But Can It Match Chipotle?
The IPO market has been particularly fruitful recently for so-called fast-casual restaurant operators.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Box Raises IPO Share Price, Valuation Jumps to $1.67 Billion
The company's biggest shareholders include venture capital firms Draper Fisher Jurvetson, U.S. Venture Partners and Coatue Management.
By Reuters
Building a Business
3 Lessons From the Company That Went From Struggling to $1.2B IPO in 7 Years
The key takeaways from the massive success of Lending Club.
Building a Business
Win an Investor’s Money by Acing These 5 Questions
Entrepreneurs are put to the test before a financier writes a check. The ones that provide excellent answers score.
Building a Business
7 Things You Should Know About Shake Shack
As the 'fine casual' burger chain prepares to go public, here's a look at some of the most fascinating factoids about the company's growth and strategy.
By John Kell
Buying a Franchise
Shake Shack Files for IPO
'The bigger we get, the smaller we need to act,' the burger chain declared in its filing.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
GoDaddy Slows Its IPO Roll
Internet hosting company GoDaddy still plans to go public. Just not this year.
By Dan Primack
Building a Business
Richard Branson’s Virgin America Soars in Market Debut
It underscores the buoyant mood in an industry that is emerging from a long spell of turbulence.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Entrepreneurs Pump Brakes on IPOs Amid Investor Uncertainty
Volatile market conditions have investors thinking twice, and companies pushing back their plans to go public.
By Katie Roof
Buying a Franchise
Chicken-and-Biscuits Chain Bojangles Taps Banks for IPO
The southern restaurant chain is aiming to go public while chicken and restaurant IPOs are hot.
By Kate Taylor
Buying a Franchise
Chicken Craze Continues as Wingstop Plans IPO
Chicken-wings chain Wingstop is plotting a $100 million IPO, according to reports.
By Kate Taylor
Business Accounting
The 5 Elements of Success With an IPO and Beyond
Taking your company public is about more than bringing in a lot of new funds. For one thing, it won't really be your company anymore.
By Rob Hull
Business Accounting
Why Box Is Digging in Its Heels on an IPO
The cloud-storage company filed in March but may not go public until early 2015.
By Laura Entis
Business Accounting
Hootsuite Raises Another $60 Million on Its Way to IPO
New fundraising round reportedly values the popular social-media management tool at $1 billion.
By Jason Fell
Business News
Alibaba Shares Soar Amid Record-Shattering IPO
Initially priced at $68, shares of the Chinese tech titan opened at $92.70 this morning in what is officially the largest U.S.-based IPO of all time.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Venture Capitalists Can Be a Blessing or a Curse
When entrepreneurs opt for this type of investment, they run the risk of losing control.