Different situations call for different actions. If your company is a startup you most likely do not need to buy an OTCBB shell. You can file either an S1 or Form 10 and your company will be public in about a year. Hopefully within that year timeframe you can attract some financing and register the shares of individuals who financed you (friends and family round of financing) so you can start to build a shareholder base and provide liquidity to your initial investors. Once your company has become public you can then seek a second round of funding from institutional investors.


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