Take your company public!
Is your company IPO ready?
Discover if your company is ready for the public markets (without spending hours in meetings and tens of thousands of dollars)
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Complete our IPO Readiness Scorecard to understand where you are on the road to completing an IPO.
You have a wonderful growing business and people keep asking, "are you going to go public?"
Are they freakin' crazy?!?
Starting a business is hard enough, but public markets are a whole separate beast. I mean where do you even start?
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The world is shifting. Markets are in constant flux and you just want to provide the best product or service for your customers.
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The process of going public can be time consuming, and don't even get us started on the costs that can be involved - especially if you don't know where you are in the IPO readiness process! And let's be honest, you don't even know if going public is going to generate the returns you thought it would.
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Before we waste any more time with our doomsday speculation, let's see if you should continue reading. If you do not relate to one of the points below, you are free to leave this page,
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You are looking to raise capital, maybe a few a few million or tens of millions. (Think Cava Group, Snap and Roblox)
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You already have private equity raised and are looking to create some liquidity for those who have already taken a chance on your awesome venture
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You are looking to build your brand into a household name and create both recognition and awareness
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You know this is the right choice for your team and your customers
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You want to reward your employees with stock options and share based incentive plans
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You want to be active in mergers and acquisitions in your industry
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We could go on, but by now you should know whether taking the IPO Readiness Assessment scorecard is worth it to you.
We are Chara Partners and we are corporate advisors for companies looking to go public. Founders and CEOs come to us when they want to understand the complex process of going public in today's markets, automate as much of the process as they can and build a solid base that ticks all the boxes for going public and not go crazy in the process.
We are here as a simple first step to see if going public is even worth while for you.
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The team at Chara Partners has decades of experience in private and public markets and understands how hard it is to build a successful business. We want to see you succeed and we do not want to see you waste your time. We have seen companies go public the right way and the hard way and from these experiences we have learned the following 3 things:
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Management underestimates the time it takes to go public. Understanding where you are on the road to readiness is a key starting point. If you think you are farther along than you are, it could be costly.
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Raising money is hard. As part of a public offering you need to find investors that believe in your product and vision. This is a key component to long term success.
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You need systems and processes in place to manage the IPO process
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If we could go back and change one thing for those first companies we worked with it would be to tell them to take a readiness assessment to learn where they were are on the road to an IPO.
"The scorecard report from Chara helped us identify the gaps that needed to be filled in our go public process. The team also kept us on task throughout, which made everything easier. Working with Chara gave us peace of mind knowing we had an objective group of advisors working with us." ~ Robert C., President
HOW IT WORKS
More than just a scorecard
You need to know before you can grow
Spend more time working on your business than 'in' your business. Imagine being able to understand where you are in the process of going public by answering some well thought out, targeted questions about your organization.
If you have questions such as:
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How prepared are we to become a public company, not just go public?
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Are we ready for greater public scrutiny?
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Do we have the right management and people in place to go public?
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We have you covered. The Chara IPO Readiness Scorecard will help identify at what level you are ready to hit the roadshow circuit!
You will answer questions around your industry, revenue, headcount, board of directors and other relevant information to going public. This isn't a two minute quick little yes and no quiz., this scorecard is designed to dig deeper and help you uncover your areas of strength and weakness.
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Looking for more in-depth insights? We have you covered there as well. You can download the accompanying report which highlights your gaps and readiness to take your company to the next level for IPO success.
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Sandra D., President
The IPO Scorecard gave me a great quick view on where our company stands. I now know much more about my company with multiple future options for growth.
Shaun W., Founder
As a designer & company builder the public markets terrified me. The team at Chara helped me understand the process in language I could understand. The UI/UX of the survey was pretty good too.
Eugene S., CFO
I was tasked with exploring funding options and I wanted to see if going public was right for us. Chara's scorecard identified several aspects for our team to consider.
Find out if your company is ready
IPO Readiness Scorecard
The team at Chara Partners has created a proprietary scorecard to see if your company is ready to go public. This is absolutely free!
Customized Report
Once you have completed the scorecard we will have the information to create a custom report just for you. This is optional and does have a fee.
Personal Support
Our day job is helping companies like yours go public. We are available to discuss your unique needs and see if it is even the right thing for you
Get comfortable with the idea
You are nervous on going down the road of taking your company public, we totally understand and we also agree that you should be!
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The public markets are a wasteland of companies getting pulled in multiple directions by activist shareholders, weak board of directors, changing markets and nosy media.
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However, the public markets are home to the greatest businesses on the planet. There is a reason that Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA), Nvidia (NVDA), and so many more. It wont be long until Lego goes public too.
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We are here to answer your questions as your journey the road to success in your business.