Description: Encourages investment in small businesses by offering financial incentives to venture capitalists and providing guidelines for their investment activities.

Scope: Aims to attract private investment into state-based startups by providing tax credits and other incentives.

Description: This act provides guidelines on safeguarding investors against deceptive practices in securities transactions.

Scope: Includes provisions related to fair practices, fraud prevention, and investor rights in the state’s securities transactions.

Description: Regulates the sale of securities within Wisconsin, focusing on protecting investors from fraud and ensuring proper disclosures.

Scope: This law governs the registration and sale of securities, mandates disclosure requirements, and provides enforcement powers to the Department of Financial Institutions.

Description: Allows businesses to raise capital via crowdfunding while ensuring that investors are protected through transparent and accountable fundraising practices.

Scope: This law provides rules and guidelines for equity crowdfunding, including specific regulations on investment limits and disclosure requirements to ensure that small investors are protected from potential fraud.

Description: Regulates the sale of securities within the state, designed to prevent fraud and protect investors by ensuring proper registration and disclosure of securities.

Scope: This law requires the registration of securities and the brokers selling them, aiming to reduce risks for investors by ensuring compliance with state rules and regulations.

Description: Strengthens the enforcement of securities laws in the state, focusing on protecting investors from fraud and ensuring fair practices in securities transactions.

Scope: This law empowers the state’s securities regulator to take action against fraud and ensures that investors have access to accurate information about the companies they invest in.

Description: Regulates the offer and sale of securities within the state. It ensures investor protection through mandatory registration, antifraud provisions, and proper disclosure.

Scope: This law protects investors by requiring companies to register securities, establish fair practices in the sale of securities, and disclose all relevant information to potential investors.

Description: A section of the Virginia Securities Act that aims to create consistency in securities regulations, following national standards and allowing the state to enforce its laws effectively.

Scope: It provides comprehensive investor protection through registration and compliance requirements for both public and private securities transactions, enforcing transparency and fair practices.

Description: Regulates investment advisers within the state to ensure they act in the best interest of their clients. It requires registration and compliance with ethical standards and disclosure requirements.

Scope: This law protects investors by requiring investment advisers to act in good faith, ensuring full disclosure and ethical behavior.

Description: Regulates the sale of business opportunities and franchises in Virginia to prevent fraud and protect investors involved in the purchase of such opportunities.

Scope: Protects potential investors from unscrupulous practices in the sale of business opportunities and franchise offerings, ensuring that all necessary disclosures are made.