The Insider's Guide To Finance

What are the benefits of going public? And most importantly, what are the risks versus the rewards of making such a decision? Richard Carleton is the CEO of the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), which plays a material role in supporting early-stage companies' access to the capital they need. Richard and the CSE are making a point of living unto their slogan of being ‘the exchange for entrepreneurs’. Overall, Richard’s one rule for standing out is to communicate, communicate, communicate.

Show Notes

What are the benefits of going public? And most importantly, what are the risks versus the rewards of making such a decision? Richard Carleton is the CEO of the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), which plays a material role in supporting early-stage companies and their access to the capital they need for executing their business plans. Richard and the CSE are making a point of living their slogan of being ‘the exchange for entrepreneurs’. Richard tells us that one of the CSE’s goals is to lower the cost of capital for companies when compared against other capital sources, like private equity or venture capital. Overall, Richard’s one rule for standing out is to communicate, communicate, communicate! 

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What is The Insider's Guide To Finance?

The Insider’s Guide To Finance brings you stories from the front lines of financing public and private companies.

We host seasoned CEO's, fund managers, bankers, brokers and business experts who answer your questions about how to properly finance opportunities and build outstanding success stories.

We dig into the educational ‘how to’s' and mechanics of structuring good deals. You’ll also hear about strokes of luck, tense negotiations, the pressures of closing, as well as how to best engage investors and navigate the private and public markets.