entrepreneurship financing and economic development
type: Concept
narrower: initial public offering

initial public offering
alternative label: public flotation
definition: An initial public offer or offering (IPO) occurs when a company issues common stock to the general investing public for the first time. An IPO is a pivotal event, because it provides the first opportunity for a stock market to react to the publicly available information about a company's competitive strategies. [Source: Encyclopedia of New Venture Management; Initial Public Offering]
broader: stocks (finance)
broader: shares (finance)
broader: raising capital
broader: international finance
broader: entrepreneurship financing and economic development
type: Concept

international finance
type: Concept
narrower: initial public offering

shares (finance)
type: Concept
narrower: initial public offering

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: initial public offering

raising capital
type: Concept
narrower: initial public offering

stocks (finance)
type: Concept
narrower: initial public offering