I strongly suggest talking to Chribba,
You can talk to Chribba?!
*always assumed he was like the EVE CEO, you grovel to Him, not talk to Him*
or checking if the Market Discussion Auditing Old Guard are still around. If you can get some face time with them, they can not only discuss the vagaries and problems (and benefits) of third party activities in eve, but in the latter case provide insight into how corporations are audited (whether for their own books of for in game flotation).
I think most of them have moved on to greener pastures, after getting shafted by the banks, but I'll still keep looking.
If you drop by OOC, you may catch me about some time, and though I have never run a third party service, I will gladly discuss how NISYN ran it's recent IPO, and how we are accounting to close it down. Consider it a 'low on the technical aspects you already know, high on the game trying to shaft your every effort' primer if you want to.
Thanks for the offer!
Edited:
Seeing where you think I'm going Aelisha, I figure I need to put this up here for clarity. I'm not actually looking to provide validity for outside investors. That's financial accounting.
My vein of accounting deals with "Oh, you want to start X project? Talk to me, I'll get you set up with the costs and projected profits." A good example from my experience was looking at the CONCORD LP Store and seeing the isk:LP ratio for the items there. (Yes, I did it...ahead of schedule too, lol)
I've looked at Auditing and Third Party Activities in the past (as described by VV), but it doesn't seem to be what I'm looking for. I'm more interested in helping people see what they can do with their cash than trying to prove they're worth investing in.