This article is the second in a series of two articles, the first of which originally appeared in the June 2010 issue of The Isolated Offering. The first article (which can be found here: http://www.thelebrechtgroup.com/index.php/publications/tlg-publications/199-can-your-company-afford-to-become-stay-a-public-companycan-it-afford-not-to) discussed the current financing opportunities that public companies have available over private companies, which is the primary reason many smaller companies are currently considering going public. This second article takes a look at the costs for a private company to go public and then the cost of being a public company, so companies considering going public to take advantage of certain financing options can determine if the possible financing options are worth the price of being a public company. It should be noted that these articles are not meant to encourage private companies to go public merely for the financing opportunities, nor is it meant to discourage companies wanting to go public from going public due to the costs involved, but are merely meant to inform companies in those situations so they can determine if becoming public company is worth the cost of being a public company.