Archive for the ‘Corporations’ Category

How does purchasing stock of a company function as monetary support to them?

Friday, March 5th, 2010
ztim21 asked:


If I am against the business practices of Chiquita Banana and Nike, how does purchasing their common stock support them? Is merely holding then trading stock of these companies immoral?

What is safety stock and is it necessary?

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Water Dude asked:


I understand the concept of inventory, but what exactly is safety stock? Is it stock that I carry or that my supplier carries?

What happens to the stock when a big company buys a little company?

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Chris asked:


Does the little company stock swap for big company stock? Does the big company stock go up? I know of a small company rumored to being purchased soon by a big company. Which one should I buy stock in ahead of time?

How does one go about selling stock in a new, private corporation ?

Sunday, January 17th, 2010
JB asked:


When forming a new corporation, I want to know how to sell stock of that corporation to raise capital to grow the business. This is possible for a brand new company, right? Or must it be established in order to sell stock? (I’m sure that’d help, but it’s not necessity is it?) I know it requires finding private investors to purchase the stock, but primarily what I want to know is how to go about setting things up to do that.

I have several ideas for businesses that I want to start, but I don’t have the capital to do it. I was thinking I could start a corporation to house these various businesses, and sell stock in said corporation to raise funds for those businesses.

Thank you for your time.