Keywords

Micro-IPO, Small Corporate Offering Registration, SCOR, signaling, entrepreneurship

Abstract

In this study we examine every Small Corporate Offering Registration available from the United States. Using 339 micro-IPOs from 33 states, we find support for the relevance of (1) offering marketing mechanisms and expenses; (2) geographic characteristics; (3) offering characteristics; (4) ownership and governance characteristics; (5) business characteristics; (6) firm marketing mechanisms; and (7) signaling factors.

Original Publication Citation

Micro-IPOs: An Analysis of the Small Corporate Offering Registration (SCOR) Procedure with National Data, with Gardner Gee, Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Vol. 14, Issue 3, 2010, 69-89.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2010

Publisher

Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

Department

Finance

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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