Sole proprietorships have the greatest exposure for the business owner, who is responsible for supplying all of the capital and takes on all of the liability. At the other end of the scale are fully-reporting public companies, which can raise capital from investors nationally and sell ownership on major federally-regulated exchanges such as the NYSE and the AMEX.

This paper is addressed to the majority of business people, those in the middle. Investors sometimes consider buying stocks in exchanges other than the major national US exchanges. Companies on these exchanges are often regulated by individual state “blue sky” laws. In this paper you will find a few simple guidelines to help keep you from getting burned.

As well, business owners interested in raising capital by becoming public companies on smaller, regulated exchanges are usually governed by state “blue sky” laws. It is important to understand the differences between these and the national securities laws, and how they can affect your public offering. As well, we have included contact names and phone numbers for all US states and Canadian provinces for answers to questions on each jurisdiction’s individual corporate laws.

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