Cost of capital data by industry sector.
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Raising equity by going public.
Computing a company's cost of capital.
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Company Equity
and Capital.
Equity versus debt explanations.
Equity to debt benchmarking ratio data.
Management Accounting Information Center

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Websites linked to from this page hopefully will provide a company useful information on thinking about equity and capital.
A Management Accounting Information Center article “Internet Sites of Possible Use to Accountants With Fixed and Intangible Assets, Equity, and Asset Valuation Information” gives an overview of possible useful information on these topics found on the Internet. Please click the home logo at the top left of this page to access this article.
Equity information.
Cost of capital.
The graph to the right was created using Google graph tools.

This horizontal bar graph shows the sources of capital for startup companies (firms) with employees.  The data in the graph is from a US Census survey conducted in 2007.   Findings from the survey can be accessed by clicking
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The data shows how much startup companies rely upon the owners (or owners’ family and friends) capital.  Only about 25 % of the time did companies receive capital from non self/family/friend sources.
Sources of Capital for Startup Firms With Employees