To raise money that can be used to grow the company
stock
To raise money that can be used to grow the company.
Stocks
The stock market allows companies to raise money by selling shares of their company to others.
They sold tobacco and crops.
A company can raise money for itself by doing a lot of things. It can acquire more investors or sell stock or inventory. It cannot provide stock options to its own executives.
In theory any company can go public, provided that they can raise the money.
To raise money to fund a company's activities.
providing stock options to executives
They sold tobacco and crops.
A prospectus is required when a company wishes to raise money through a public offering or sale of it's stock.