SEC Forensics Offer Cautionary Tale to IPOs Considering Self-filing their S-1

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The journey to become a public company can be a stressful and expensive undertaking.  For small and micro-cap companies, cost-containment is of paramount concern as many of the associated fees can be out of proportion to their actual capital raise amount. This has led a few entrepreneurial minded CEOs to consider a DIY path to move their S-1 though the Securities and Exchange Commission.  

In fact, SEC forensics illustrate that DIY at the IPO stage may actually be a non sequitur and add unnecessary work and fees. Please review the S-1 workflow on this blog post:

http://irblog.prnewswire.com/2014/02/19/diy-an-s-1-filing-brides-should-not-bake-their-own-wedding-cake/

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