Does anyone know what it takes to do an initial public offering of shares?

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Going public with your business is usual not the first step.
The first round is to get a venture capital firm or a business angel interested in your business.
Assuming you are in the US, take a look here:
http://www.vfinance.com/www.nvca.org/
or Google for “venture capital” and the name of the city/state you live in.
1) I suggest you to contact Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, HSBC, J.P. Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.
2) Yes.
Here are this month’s IPOs:
Delek US Holdings, Inc. $16.00
DynCorp International Inc. $15.00
Northstar Neuroscience, Inc. $15.00
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. $25.00
Novacea, Inc. $6.50
Compass Diversified Trust $15.00
BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. $8.00
Basin Water, Inc. $12.00
Restore Medical, Inc. $8.00
Penson Worldwide, Inc. $17.00
Burger King Holdings, Inc. $17.00
Vonage Holdings Corp. $17.00
MasterCard Incorporated $39.00
Mueller Water Products, LLC $16.00
If you need more detailed advice you can drop me a line.
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Depends upon your country of residence.
In Australia, see the asic.gov.au website.
Can’t tell you for anywhere else.