http://www.americansharemarket.com/ Organized marketplace in which share, common share equivalents, and bonds are traded by members of the exchange, acting both as agents (brokers) and as principals (dealers or traders). Such exchanges have a physical location where brokers and dealers meet to execute orders from institutional and individual investors to buy and sell securities. Tue Jan 2009 AmericanShareMarket RSS NEWS - http://www.americansharemarket.com http://www.americansharemarket.com/read_new2584.html Talking about business laws in microscopic detail would need a couple of months of your time! There is indeed a plethora of legislation that governs small businesses, ranging from state to county laws. Some are relevant to your business even today whereas others are outdated and have not been enforced since the early part of the last century!... Sun Jun 2008