Some people dream of starting a small business that will grow sufficiently so they can take it public. Others shun the idea of going public because of increased paperwork, regulatory attention, and financial scrutiny. Companies that are already public may decide to spin off part of their business, forming a new company to be offered to shareholders. A few have the idea of becoming a public company presented to them by investment bankers, who hope to make their own killing out of the process of taking a private company onto the public market.Going public involves initial public offerings, or IPOs. According to Investopedia US, a Division of ValueClick, Inc., as part of its tutorial for investors on the topic ,"An initial public offering, or IPO, is the first sale of stock by a company to the public. A company can raise money by issuing either debt or equity. If the company has never issued equity to the public, it's known as an IPO."
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