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Self Filing [ self registration ]

Self filing (also known as "self registration", "direct filing" or "direct public offering") is a method of taking a private company public in the United States by voluntary compliance with the public information reporting requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

We recommend self filing to private companies
wishing to:

Minimize going public expenses
Spread out “going public” costs over a period of time
Retain full control over the process of going public

To complete a self filing, the company must follow financial and legal regulations and submit data directly to the SEC and FINRA. Because there are no mergers, or other share exchange transactions associated with self filing, the costs of self filing are reduced to accounting and legal compliance.

We have completed self filings with total costs ranging between $40,000 and $300,000 for businesses with revenues up to $29,000,000.

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 Self Registration and
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"The current state of the capital markets has opened the door for this new path to the public markets. After two deccades of reverse mergers, self filings are going to become very popular in the coming years."
– James Crane
President, J Crane & Company
 
Benefits
> A self filing can be initiated and canceled or delayed at any time
> The costs of a self filing can be paid for over time and as the process is completed
HOW A SELF REGISTRATION WORKS
 
owners, founders, investors becomes owners, founders, investors
assets
  assets
revenues
revenues
operations
operations
liabilities liabilities
customers customers
  public trading in US
  access to capital
     

Future Financing

   
Once the Company's stock is trading, it can raise funds by selling additional shares through an underwritten offering, or a self-directed offering, by filing another Registration Statement covering such new shares. Subsequent Registration Statements are easier since the SEC already commented on the first one. The Company is able to raise more money this way since investors would more likely want to invest in a Company that already has a liquid market for its stock so that they could have an exit strategy for this investment.    

 

   
 
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