FINANCE YOUR BUSINESS WITHOUT BORROWING
BRING WALL STREET TO YOUR DESKTOP OVER THE INTERNET

LEARN TO USE THE POWER OF THE INTERNET AND A VIRTUAL WEB-BASED STOCK TRADING FLOOR TO RAISE MONEY AND PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS

INTERNET DIRECT PUBLIC OFFERINGS

TAKE YOUR COMPANY PUBLIC IN CYBERSPACE!

If you have an existing small business that you want to expand or a start-up company with an exciting new product or service idea, chances are that you need access to money right away. Now you can get that capital in a simple, cost-effective way by selling your company’s shares through a new government-approved program. Today, like no other time in history, investors both small and large are eager to buy shares of small entrepreneurial companies over the Internet. In the past this has been difficult because of the expense and complexities of making a public stock offering through traditional Wall Street channels. But the Internet revolution has leveled the playing field, and now you can harness its power to take your company public. Take advantage of a new government-sponsored program called SCOR, or Small Corporate Offering Registration, to get the capital you need. Learn all about this new opportunity in a one-day seminar led by the president of a financial consulting firm Virtual Capital Group, John Romano. Get started today on turning that great business idea into a reality. 

John K. Romano, a former Wall Street investment banker at D.H. Blair & Co. Inc., is president of Virtual Capital Group, a financial consulting company dedicated to applying alternatives to traditional capital-raising methods for small to medium-sized companies. Clients include corporations, corporate counsel, accountants, and their advisors. Now he can help you or your company use the Small Corporate Offering Registration found as defined under Regulations A and D of the Securities Act of 1933.

Who Should Attend the Seminar

The SCOR Seminar is designed for individuals planning to start up or expand a business. But it is equally useful to those who wish to better understand how to use the Internet to raise money for a business. Interested parties may include, for example, professional advisors who play an active role in managing and guiding their clients’ expansion or consultants looking for a surefire way to build a practice or augment the set of tools they can offer in their advisory capacity.

• New Entrepreneurs
• Established Entrepreneurs
• Social Entrepreneurs
• Corporate Officers
• Venture Capitalists
• Board Members
• Accountants
• Commercial Loan Officers
• Financial Consultants
• Money Brokers
• Management Consultants
• Financial Planners
• Corporate Financial Consultants
• Insurance Advisors
• Investment Bankers
• Securities Attorneys

REGISTRATION: 8:30 A.M.

MORNING SESSION: 9:00 A.M. TO NOON

THE DIRECT PUBLIC OFFERING

- Eligibility
- Technical requirements
- Conventional initial public offering versus a direct public offering
- Role of a virtual underwriter
- Selling your company’s stock directly to affinity groups and individual investors

WHY A DIRECT PUBLIC OFFERING?

- Cost savings
- Targeting shareholders

HOW DOES A DIRECT PUBLIC OFFERING GET DONE?

- The nuts and bolts of a direct public offering
- The proposition (approaching potential investors)
- The fulfillment (paperwork required to subscribe the investors)
- The conversion (subscribing the investors)

LUNCH: NOON TO 1:00 P.M.

PLANNING A MARKETING PROGRAM FOR A DIRECT PUBLIC OFFERING

- Which are the best affinity groups to target?
- What media channels should be selected to reach them?
- What will the sales pitch look and sound like?
- Who will close the sale?
- What remains to be done when the offering is completed?

KEY PLAYERS IN A DIRECT PUBLIC OFFERING  

- A Financial person
- Delegating responsibilities among team members
- A Direct mail and advertising specialist
- A Market research specialist
- A Shareholder relations manager