It's a bad idea to use the price-per-plate as a measure for how much you should spend on the wedding gift, says Jessica Silvester, a deputy editor and wedding expert with New York magazine. You wouldn't give your best friend a less expensive gift just because she was having a more casual affair..
An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the first time a company publicly sells shares of its stock on the open market. It is also known as  going public ..
Small Business Information. Definition: IPO stands for Initial Public Offering. Referred to as taking a company public, the IPO involves a private company offering its shares to the public for purchase for the first time. Thereafter the shares become listed on a stock exchange and trade in the open market.