Assume you are the CEO of your own company. The board and you are discussing the option of going public. Before a final decision is made, you decide to little research on your own, prior to a final determination meeting with the board. In doing research, you want to outline the advantages and disadvantages of going public. In a memo addressed to the board.

Identify the advantages and disadvantages of going public. Finalize your memo with your decision and tell the board whether or not you have decided to go public and why?