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In the Beginning…

In: Applied Corporate Finance

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  • Mark K. Pyles

    (College of Charleston)

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This chapter sets the stage for all others to come, which is unsurprising given its placement. In this introductory chapter, we will cover two topics, both of which are crucial in preparing the reader for the topics upcoming throughout the text. The first step in understanding how a corporation operates is to understand how one begins. The majority of the book focuses on a public firm; however, we start with a private firm and discuss the process through which it—if successful—can eventually go public. While the specific steps of a company’s start-up can take many forms, there are several things that generally happen. First is the decision of the type of firm the owners choose to create. As you will see in the upcoming pages, this is much more than just a name or a classification. In fact, the company type will determine how the company operates, from day-to-day activities to long-run projects designed to facilitate growth and generate potential stockholder benefits.

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  • Mark K. Pyles, 2021. "In the Beginning…," Springer Texts in Business and Economics, in: Applied Corporate Finance, edition 2, chapter 1, pages 1-39, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sptchp:978-3-030-81631-5_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81631-5_1
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