This is a picture of an Excel® Spreadsheet that shows the proforma times, investment amounts, equity allocations/dilutions, and returns for Founders (Friends and Family), and Angels, Venture Capitalists, Investment Bankers, and Underwriters get on the successful (not representative) path to an Initial Public Offering.

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This enumerates the steps in preparation for raising money. It itemizes some necessary Preliminary Decisions, the core Corporate Documentation, the possible Financing Teams, and the contents of the Business Plan ("Future Vision") that you are "selling".

This enumerates the steps in the actual raising of money. It itemizes the issues in the Term Sheet, the major items in the Due Diligence process, and the checklist for the Closing.

This is an example of an offering letter sent to prospective investors. It contains links to attachments, such as buy back provisions, intellectual property, summary of financial projections, discussion of financial projections, resumes of principals, marketing considerations, product description(s), subscription agreement, and financial projections.

This is a one page summary of projected financial results in Chinese currency, RMB, and US dollars for years 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Three years of projections by month in detail. The financial model is divided into five sections: Supply and Demand, Operating Statement, Funds Flow, Balance Sheet, and Business Parameters.

Discussion of notes to financial projections and methodology of construction.

A formal By-Laws example which covers the issues of Governing Law, Terminology and Definitions, Stockholders, Directors, Officers and Agents, Resignations, Removals, Vacancies, Capital Stock, Corporate Seal and Execution of Papers, Fiscal Year, and Ammendments.