MissionIR Small-Cap Investor Blog: April 2016

Friday, April 29, 2016

Elio Motors, Inc. (ELIO) Announces Completion of Engineering and Chassis Design for E-Series Vehicles

On Thursday, Elio Motors, Inc. (OTCQX: ELIO) announced the completion of the fourth and final stage of engineering for its highly-anticipated E-Series vehicles, including the finalized chassis design. This milestone is significant in Elio’s progress toward the commercial launch of its three-wheeled vehicle, as it opens the door for real-world vehicle validation and ride dynamics testing and calibration. Moving forward, the company will depend on a seasoned, eight-person build team to hand craft vehicles from its newly-established Pilot Operations Center in Livonia, Michigan, in order to complete a variety of aerodynamic, safety and durability tests ahead of the start of commercial production.

“Once our E-Series vehicles emerge from the pilot build, the Chassis team will conduct ride and handling development tuning to refine the vehicle’s driving characteristics prior to commercial production,” Jeff Johnston, vice president of engineering for Elio, stated in yesterday’s news release.

The design of Elio’s E-Series includes a number of innovative features meant to reduce noise and vibration while increasing the comfort of the ride for both drivers and passengers. In particular, Johnston highlights the vehicle’s independent suspension system, which consists of unequal upper and lower control arms incorporating a coil-over shock absorber that’s reminiscent of the suspension systems used in some of the world’s leading performance vehicles. This suspension allows Elio to maintain a lower profile for improved aerodynamics and lighter weight.

“This achievement, which is the final step in our engineering process for the E-Series of vehicles, further validates the flexibility and agility of our Elio Motors-supplier product development process,” Paul Elio, founder and chief executive officer of Elio Motors, stated in yesterday’s news release. “Roush, which joined the team in January, has done a tremendous job on the design of the chassis and suspension, as well as managing the overall engineering process working at what seems like lightning speed.”

In recent months, Elio has been aggressive in pushing toward production of the E-Series. In January, the company launched its first national advertising campaign to increase awareness and generate additional vehicle reservations. To date, Elio has recorded more than 52,400 reservations for its E-Series, capitalizing on a host of marketable features such as record fuel economy of 84 miles per gallon and a targeted base price of just $6,800.

These efforts have had a noticeable impact on the company’s financial position. During a busy first quarter of 2016, Elio successfully raised nearly $17 million in a Regulation A+ stock sale on the StartEngine Crowdfunding platform. Regulation A+, a ruling stemming from the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, allows businesses to raise up to $50 million in funding from both accredited and non-accredited investors. With this move, Elio became the first U.S.-based organization in history to raise capital using Regulation A+, as well as the first to have its shares publicly traded when it listed on the OTCQX Best Market back in February.

For more information, visit www.eliomotors.com

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OurPet’s Company (OPCO) is a Technology Company

We tend to think of technology in terms of gadgetry. If it isn’t as complex as rocket science, then it’s not tech. However, in the well-known Macroeconomics text co-authored by the Nobel Prize-winning economist, Paul Krugman, the point is made that technological progress, the factor most responsible for economic growth, has depended on rather mundane innovations such as the flat-bottomed paper bag (patented in 1870) and the Post-it note (introduced in 1981). Technology is not all about bells and whistles; it’s about ideas. And innovative ideas make up the foundation on which OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) was built.

In a recent MissionIR OPCO interview (http://dtn.fm/uZK5M), co-founder Dr. Steve Tsengas remarked that one of the main rationales behind the founding of OurPet’s Company in 1994 was the lack of innovation in the pet industry at that time. In fact, so intent on the knowledge-based aspect of the enterprise were its co-founders, Dr. Steve Tsengas and Dean Tsengas, that they decided to focus on generating new, improved solutions for pet owners and ways of getting product to market rather than manufacturing. So, on the one hand, OurPet’s Company concentrates on innovation and design, and, on the other, on marketing and distributing its product line.

OurPet’s Company began as a one-product company. Its OurPets® Big Dog Feeder® was introduced at a classic pet show in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1994. After sales of $6,500 in three days, the founders realized that their insight of the need for innovation in the industry was right on point. The OurPets® Big Dog Feeder® makes it easier for big dogs to eat by elevating the feeding bowl. It is also a much healthier way for them to eat. Feeding from a bowl at ground level may compromise their physical structure, leading to arthritis at the joints.

Since then, OurPet’s Company has gone from a start-up with one product and annual sales of $100,000 to a publicly-traded company with over a thousand products and annual revenues reaching for $30 million. The company also has a potent IP pipeline of some 30 or so products and an IP portfolio of about 160 patents.

The confluence of ideas that has created such experimental and operational energy at OurPet’s Company is derived from two main streams. First, Dr. Steve Tsengas must confess to being a serial entrepreneur. He has been elected to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, to be a member of which ‘the inventor must have had a U.S. patent that has improved the welfare of humanity and promoted the progress of science and technology’. He has started seven other companies, all, save one, successfully, and has, in the process, accumulated a rich variety of experience and expertise in engineering, electronics, plastics and rubber technologies. Second, his love of pets has driven an academic interest in the pathologies that, unfortunately, accompany their aging. He holds a PhD in naturopathic medicine with a specialty in pet geriatrics and animal behavior. The combination of Dr. Tsengas’s engineering expertise with his knowledge of animal physiology is exploiting market opportunities.

In spite of its successful launch with the relatively low-tech OurPets® Big Dog Feeder®, OurPet’s Company is just as much high-tech. In July 2015, OurPets® Catty Whack® received the Best New Cat Product Showcase Award at the pet supply industry trade show, SuperZoo. OurPets® Catty Whack® is an unpredictable game of hide and seek designed for cats of all ages. Cats love the electronic RealMouse® sound and the erratic movement of the feather keeps the cat guessing as it darts in and out at random. On the top of the Catty Whack® there is a carpeted scratching area where cats can groom their claws on a texture that they find satisfying. The bottom of the toy has non-skid rubber feet, which keeps the toy from sliding. There is also an auto-shut off feature and a replacement feather prey wand is included.

Building on this progress, last month, OurPet’s Company introduced its Intelligent Pet Care™ product line at the Global Pet Expo. Intelligent Pet Care™ products use Bluetooth technology to communicate information to pet owners’ smartphones about their pets. The company also displayed its Whirling Wiggler™ Spinner Toy, new waste management products, and new designs for its bowl and feeder line. With all of this in mind, it’s clear that OurPet’s Company is not high-tech or low-tech. OurPet’s Company is all-tech.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ourpets.com

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OGES) Breaking Boundaries in the Battery Business

At the heart of Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc.’s (OTCQB: OGES) operations lies a deep commitment to innovation. Since its establishment, the company has been innovating to achieve commercial success, and, over the course of three decades, it has come to lead the innovation, development, manufacturing and marketing of disruptive energy storage technology (primarily lithium-ion batteries) for civilian, medical and military uses.

Oakridge is an integrated energy storage solutions company that employs state-of-the-art technology in designing, developing and manufacturing high-quality cells, batteries, and energy storage systems. The company is a leading supplier and manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, and a dedication to research and development has led it to create some of the world’s longest-lasting rechargeable power sources, including a battery system that holds its charge up to three times longer than its foreign-manufactured equivalents.

To become a leader around the globe, Oakridge has widened its scope. At the end of 2015, the company transitioned from being a primarily research and development-focused company to being a fully-developed battery manufacturing company. The company embraced the vision, capability and technology it needed to implement its expansion strategies. Then, it broadened its presence and relationships in the battery business significantly. Finally, it secured a much higher quality of equipment and raw materials to build its groundbreaking battery systems while still offering reliability and affordability to its customers.

In the first quarter of 2016, Oakridge began operating the only lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in the United States, a move that gives it even more control over the quality of its energy storage systems. Backed by an investment of over $40 million into research and product development since 2013, the 70,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Palm Bay, Florida, went into full commercial production immediately.

The company also began fulfilling commercial orders. Oakridge has been shipping its cutting-edge lithium-ion batteries to manufacturers of unmanned maritime vehicles, the golf cart and motorcycle markets and other custom and semi-custom markets. In a significant move and for the first time, the company has been operating a regular, indefinite commercial production schedule to fulfill its existing pipeline of orders, which is currently valued at approximately $24 million.

The U.S. market for lithium-ion batteries represents over 35% of worldwide demand, and, as the sole domestic manufacturer of these batteries, Oakridge is in an enviable position and exclusively capable of leveraging that position. The company’s projected revenues for the first quarter of the year (its first revenue-producing quarter ever) are thus strong and expected to exceed $250,000.

For more information, visit www.oakridgeglobalenergy.com

Moxian, Inc. (MOXC) O2O Total Package Worth Examining Closer amid GMIC 2016 Hubbub, Big Alibaba Push into the Space

With the GMIC (Global Mobile Internet Conference) 2016 going down this week in Beijing and O2O (online-to-offline) having been such a conference-defining subject last year, there is a great deal of buzz again this year on the subject, especially with the Chinese equivalent of ecommerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), known as Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), having confirmed its $1.25 billion investment in the rapidly growing food delivery service Ele.me early last week. This is a big move by the Chinese ecommerce titan to grow its footprint in an (increasingly vital for retailers) O2O market that currently dominates much of the retail horizon in China and was valued late last year by HSBC at around $150 billion-plus on a mere four percent internet penetration, even as the online segment of this market jumped 80 percent YOY to around a third of that figure in the first half of last year alone.

Seen by many analysts as a counter play to Alibaba rival Tencent’s (OTC: TCTZF) sizable foothold in what is the merged result of China’s top two “local deals” outfits, Dianping-Meituan, which Alibaba divested its $900 million stake in – the Ele.me deal could be BABA’s ticket to locking down the brick and mortar side of the equation via O2O. Food delivery to residences is a model that has been a long time coming, but revolutionary O2O platforms that let traditional retailers with a physical location tap into the burgeoning internet/mobile traffic space around them could be just the rocket engines needed for the model to finally reach escape velocity. O2O could provide the kind of tight customer engagement needed to seal the deal and BABA is banking on localization to keep the costs down. At any rate, Alibaba is likely going for a sole source play here, one that could see the company end up owning startup Ele.me, and so it makes sense to look at the broader O2O space given such auspicious events/timing.

Customer engagement is the core of the entire O2O puzzle, but it’s a tricky animal and it requires the right mix of features for the consumer and the retailer alike, if one is to get the implementation truly humming. That’s why a company like Moxian, Inc. (OTCQB: MOXC) is so interesting in this space right now, where the majority of the players are conventional retail and online services like Alibaba, who are branching out. As a startup with the proprietary apps, platform/server access methodologies and virtual currencies needed to make it all happen, which cut its teeth and put the entire framework through its paces in Asian markets, Moxian is in the pole position when it comes to exploiting the ongoing Chinese O2O surge. With a strategy to geographically target prime metropolitan areas and leverage boots on the ground sales forces in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, Moxian’s story is an extremely compelling one.

Without the trappings of the other sector players, who are encumbered by legacy service architectures, Moxian is able to focus on simply growing the number of merchants in its platform’s network, ensuring that its Moxian+ User App and Moxian+ Business App (for Android and iPhone) remain feature-rich, and that the kind of high-value big data needed for premium business analytics is generated. By providing consumers with a robust social networking toolset that allows them to easily search for things like friends, interest groups, profiles and topics, as well as chat/share within social circles, all via a framework that also allows them to find nearby merchants using geo-location and earn spendable virtual currency (MO-Coin and MO-Points) or other rewards through gamified content, Moxian is able to also offer brick and mortar retailers ready-made access to the largest mobile-using population on the planet.

With nearly a mobile phone for every person in China (around 95 percent market penetration as of 2015), retailers have to be crazy not to tap into the virtual channel and drive traffic to their stores. The good news is that Moxian has made it all too easy, with a unique SCRM (Social Customer Relationship Management) toolkit available via the business app that covers everything from automated data capture-driven analytics and user-base profiling to loyalty/customer retention program development and advertising. Customer engagement tools like notification pushes, online marketing efforts and even online payments round out the package and create a closed-loop O2O ecosystem based on logistical realities and social interactions. The company even provides consulting services to retailers who are new to dealing with the ecommerce and social media ends of the spectrum, and who want to get it right.

With the rise in China of novel online entities such as the hybridized Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR)-like microblog social network, Sina Weibo, owned by Sina Corp. (NASDAQ: SINA), which is trouncing majors like Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Tencent at around 86 percent microblogging market share (based on the highly correlative metric of browsing time), it is very clear that Chinese social media is every bit the ever-changing and unstoppable freight train that it is in the U.S. and Europe. Understanding how important O2O will continue to be for brick and mortar, which still constitutes the lion’s share of all retail transactions, is essential for investors who want to ride the wave.

Moxian is in a good position here to exploit the underlying trend with its proprietary technologies, an expertly crafted approach to the space driven by field-based leg work, and the potential to set itself up on multiple revenue sources (merchant fees, advertising, consulting, virtual currency sales, etc.). Investors should keep an eye on the company for mounting merchant subscriptions as it rolls out its sales footprint throughout this year. O2O services like those made available through group-buying sites like Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and other platforms that offer tangible, real-world deals on products, or events like concerts, movies and restaurants, are gaining favor every year with consumers – even as social media becomes a more and more prominent part of our lives.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Moxian.com

Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI) Partners with Recruiter.com to Develop Travel Club Solution

Before the opening bell, Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI) announced a new partnership with Recruiter.com, an online global recruiting and career services site, to develop a custom travel club solution for its members. When complete, the new service will be available to all of Recruiter.com’s roughly three million members and followers, delivering customized travel and lifestyle offerings including highly discounted travel and vacation packages complete with special benefits such as concierge support, exclusive experiences and premium upgrades.

“We are pleased to be a trusted partner to Recruiter.com and look forward to delivering their members a high quality platform and exceptional customer support,” Bill Kerby, chairman and chief executive officer of Monaker, stated in this morning’s news release. “The partnership gives us another distribution outlet for our growing Alternative Lodging inventory and other travel products within our portfolio. Furthermore, the Recruiter.com Travel Club validates Monaker Group’s unique ability to build innovative products for both work and play.”

In recent weeks, Monaker has placed much of its focus on unlocking specialty lodging inventory through its large-scale travel distribution platform, NextTrip. On Tuesday, the company took a significant stride toward achieving this goal when it announced the integration of its proprietary timeshare booking engine, NextTrip Resorts, into its flagship booking platform. NextTrip Resorts offers a number of unique advantages over existing timeshare booking platforms, including instant booking confirmations on more than 250,000 units. In total, Monaker has approximately one million alternative lodging units under contract, positioning it as one of the largest players in the rapidly growing alternative lodging industry.

According to data from Research and Markets, the global vacation rental market is in a period of significant growth, with current estimates calling for the industry to exceed $169 billion by 2019. Timeshares and alternative lodging are expected to play a key role in this market performance as innovative new platforms, such as NextTrip Resorts, provide owners with the tools needed to offer the approximately 25 percent of timeshare, fractional and condo-hotel unit inventory that currently goes unused to consumers. With an estimated 19 million rooms falling under this category in high-demand vacation destinations around the globe, Monaker’s new platform positions it as a major force in a largely untapped market.

Monaker expects to obtain additional commitments from major hospitality companies and independent operators with national and international networks of resorts in the coming weeks, effectively strengthening the NextTrip platform. When combined with complementary ventures, such as the company’s newly-announced partnership with Recruiter.com, Monaker’s launch and expansion of NextTrip have it well-positioned to achieve considerable growth moving forward.

For more information, visit www.monakergroup.com

Content Checked’s (CNCK) Spot in The Daily Meal Gives Readers a Sample of the Expertise Behind the Company’s Apps

When one of the expert nutritionists from Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: CNCK) was featured last month in an article on heavily-trafficked foodie site The Daily Meal, which is geared toward everyone from pro cooks and industry insiders to savvy diners, the spot showcased exactly the kind of actionable intelligence the company’s apps were designed to provide. The insights provided by Content Checked’s Registered Dietitian, Tory Tedrow, CNSC, regarding the importance of foods like lentils in a diet as a key source of iron (http://dtn.fm/qVh0j) were on target for this article and indicative of CNCK’s expertise.

Tedrow explained how iron deficiency anemia is the natural result when people don’t have enough foods containing iron in their diets and that fatigue, weakness, and shortness of breath are some of the common symptoms. Offering solutions for readers, such as the helpful tip that combining iron-rich foods with others that contain high levels of vitamin C (such as oranges) will help maximize iron uptake by the body, is another prime example of insight that CNCK provides its users through its apps.

Such important dietary information is precisely the kind of nutritionist-driven intelligence that users can get access to with the swipe of a finger using the company’s family of mobile apps. The apps were built to provide people who have specific dietary restrictions with a quick and simple answer to whether or not a product is suitable for their dietary needs. The company’s three apps – including ContentChecked for food allergies, SugarChecked for added sugars and MigraineChecked for migraine triggers – allow users to quickly scan a product’s barcode with their smartphones and gain access to a rich database of nutritional information.

The ability to provide feedback on over 70% (and growing) of all food products in the U.S. with the swipe of a finger is a powerful weapon in the fight against food related issues like allergies and diabetes. By using Content Checked’s apps routinely, end users gain healthy insights along the way. Users become educated over time by the apps, which steer them clear of bad decisions and can, therefore, also help to steer them in the right direction, nutritionally speaking.

An app like SugarChecked is a prime example of the type of tool the CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation was referring to when it recommended to its email user base that diabetics should utilize the growing number of apps designed to do everything from track blood sugar levels to help more closely define eating habits.

For more information, visit www.contentchecked.com

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

International Stem Cell Corporation (ISCO) Continues Upward Climb with Two Successful Subsidiaries

A pioneer in regenerative medicine, International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) strives to make a difference with its stem cell technology called parthenogenesis. The biotechnology company uses unfertilized eggs to create pluripotent human parthenogenetic stem cells (hPSC). These stem cells have the power to turn into any cell, healing and replacing aged or damaged cells. The possible indications for this technology range from cellular treatment point to a breakthrough for the treatments of degenerative diseases of the eye, nervous system, and liver. ISCO’s research and development team strongly believe in the effectiveness of their stem cell solution in such diseases as Parkinson’s, Corneal Blindness, and Ischemic Stroke. However, completing the proper testing and sanctions necessary to commercialize the company’s technology will take many years. In the meantime, ISCO derives substantial revenue from its two subsidiaries: Lifeline Skin Care Inc. and Lifeline Cell Technology, LLC.

Lifeline Skin Care Inc.(www.lifelineskincare.com) focuses on developing and marketing anti-aging products using ISCO’s breakthrough stem cell technology. The cosmetic company uses stem cells from unfertilized eggs to create solutions that reverse aging, add elasticity, and improve damaged skin cells. First, proteins are captured from these eggs and encased in micro nanospheres for protection. Antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals are then added for extra rejuvenation. Lifeline Skin Care’s products boost collagen production for even, firm skin. Retailers like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), cosmetic surgery offices, spas, and international corporations sell these products, which adds more revenue streams and exposure for ISCO.

ISCO’s other subsidiary, Lifeline Cell Technology, LLC. (www.lifelinecelltech.com), develops and commercializes human cell culture products. Academic, pharmaceutical, and government laboratories purchase these products, such as frozen human cells and the material need for cultivation, for disease testing and study. Lifeline Cell Technology offers epithelial, hematopoietic, bladder, breast, kidney cells and more with the highest guaranteed quality. According to the company, these cells will “out-perform any other cells” out there.

Though ISCO eagerly waits for its proprietary parthenogenesis technology to gain global allowance, the company effectively uses its two subsidiaries for a steady revenue stream. The operating income for both companies increased 65% to $1.67 million in 2015, with 2014 having $1.01 million. Lifeline Skin Care retained steady numbers while Lifeline Cell Technology sales were up 15%. Overall, ISCO saw an 8% increase last year, as compared to 2014. The company intends to continue using its scientific breakthroughs and products toward contributing to regenerative medicine.

For more information, visit www.internationalstemcell.com

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OGES) to be Featured in Three-Part Mini-Series on FOX Business

Earlier today, Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: OGES) announced plans to commence a three-part, 90-minute TV business mini-series that will take a closer look at the evolution of Oakridge from a true R&D company to the only U.S. manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries. The biographical exposé, titled ‘Power Up America’, will feature award-winning television host Ken Evseroff, who viewers may recognize from investment program ‘New To The Street’, touring on location at Oakridge’s newly-completed 70,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Palm Bay, Florida. The first 30-minute episode is expected to air in early June on FOX Business, with date and times yet to be announced.

“When I first met with Steve Barber on our NYC film set and learned all he was doing, I thought to myself this company has so much going on they need a whole TV show for themselves,” Vince Caruso, president of FMW Media Works Corp., stated in today’s news release. “Then my team visited OGES in Florida with Governor Rick Scott. We shot a lot of footage and interview content, whereas our TV editors expressed the difficulty of cutting out anything — it all makes sense and needs to be shown.”

Over the past year and a half, Oakridge, under the leadership of chief executive officer Steve Barber, has significantly advanced its strategy of becoming a leader in the global lithium-ion battery market. In 2015, the company focused on achieving balance sheet liquidity, paying down all of its $2 million debt. Since then, Oakridge has introduced a wide range of stored energy solutions – including its Pro Series battery systems for golf cars and local area electric vehicles, its Liberty Series motorcycle batteries, and its Patriot Series lithium-ion batteries for professional unmanned aerial vehicle pilots and remote control vehicle enthusiasts, among others. Leaning on the marketability of these products, the company entered the second quarter of 2016 with an existing pipeline of orders totaling $24 million.

Moving forward, Oakridge is well-positioned to build on this strong start as it capitalizes on its unique position as the only U.S. manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries. More than 35 percent of global demand for lithium-ion batteries is attributed to the U.S. market, divided across military, civilian and medical applications. Oakridge leads the way across these applications with a commitment to innovation and commercialization of top quality products. The company estimates that its rechargeable power sources are the longest-lasting on the global market, boasting a battery life up to three times greater than foreign-manufactured counterparts.

For more information, visit www.oakridgeglobalenergy.com

OurPet’s Company (OPCO) Thriving in Expanding Pet Care Space

It is the goal at many of today’s forward-thinking companies to drive initiatives that lead to the desired business outcome of environmental sustainability. In the case of OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO), dogs and cats are included in the business model. The Ohio-based company develops, produces, and markets an array of pet accessories and consumable products designed to draw out our pets’ natural feeding and playing instincts.

Evidence of the company’s commitment to ‘green’ is observed through its line of Pet Zone® EcoPure Naturals® toys, which are made from sustainable or recyclable materials. These toys are the Catnip Fruits Slices, Veggie Assortment, Spider Wand™, Loofah Wand™ and Catnip Carrots, just to name a few products.

OPCO endeavors at designing, developing, producing, and marketing numerous accessory and consumable pet products designed to improve the health, safety, comfort, and enjoyment of pets in locations around the world. The company serves up various dog and cat products; cat and bird feeders; dog and cat toys; cat and dog waste management products; catnip products; natural and nutritional pet supplements; and topical products. The company markets its products under the OurPets® and Pet Zone® brands. Most notably, the company leverages its business model by serving mass retailers, pet superstores, regional pet chains, grocers and pet food manufacturers and distributors. Founded in 1995, OurPet’s is based in Fairport Harbor, Ohio.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ourpets.com

Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI) Integrates Proprietary Timeshare Booking Engine into NextTrip.com

Before the opening bell, Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI) announced that its proprietary timeshare booking engine has now been integrated into its flagship NextTrip.com booking platform as NextTrip Resorts. Following this update, timeshare owners and property managers are now able to post their unused resort properties into NextTrip’s vacation rental inventory, allowing consumers to view and book the properties in real time. To date, the timeshare and fractional ownership market has remained largely untapped by leading online travel agencies, creating an immense opportunity for Monaker Group to capture market share. In total, the company estimates total timeshare inventory to include roughly 19 million rooms worldwide, with about 25 percent of inventory currently going unused.

“Having spent a number of years in the hospitality, shared ownership and mixed use development industries, I’m truly excited to be a part of this technology and platform,” Jim Marmorstone, president of Monaker, stated in this morning’s news release. “Property developers, owners and managers should benefit greatly from our rental management solutions and distribution. NextTrip travel customers and platform partners will benefit from additional property inventory which should grow substantially from here.”

Following the official launch of NextTrip Resorts, the company plans to aggressively pursue timeshare resort owners, developers and property management firms in order to gain access to large-scale rental inventory for vacationers. NextTrip has already secured initial commitments and property offerings in a number of high-demand vacation markets – including Mexican beach destinations, such as Cancun and the Riviera Maya, and European hotspots, such as Greece. In the coming weeks, Monaker expects to obtain additional commitments from independent operators with both national and international networks of resorts.

Late last month, Monaker gave prospective shareholders a preview of the scale of its NextTrip platform when it announced the addition of over 250,000 units of alternative lodging inventory. Additionally, the company reported that it has approximately one million alternative lodging units under contract, ready to be uploaded onto the NextTrip platform following certification. This expansive pool of inventory positions Monaker as one of the largest players in the rapidly growing alternative lodging industry, and the company’s real-time booking technology is expected to open the doors to a wider audience of customers who prefer instant bookings as opposed to waiting for manual confirmation from property owners.

“This technology and integration bolsters Monaker’s growing alternative lodging offerings to now include unoccupied timeshares, fractional share properties and mixed use developments with 4 or 5 star hotels and resorts in highly sought vacation destinations,” Bill Kerby, chief executive officer of Monaker, stated in this morning’s news release. “Additionally, timeshare owners rank among the highest in individual vacation spends and form a much sought after demographic as potential NextTrip consumers for their travel.”

For more information, visit www.monakergroup.com

Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (CNCK) Appoints Dennis Fredricks to Board of Advisors

Before the opening bell, Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: CNCK) announced the expansion of its board of advisors through the appointment of Dennis Fredricks, Esq., a Los Angeles-based attorney specializing in domestic and international business and entertainment law. Fredricks joins Dr. Marc Siegel, a clinical professor of medicine and the medical director of Doctor Radio on Sirius/XM, as a member of the company’s recently-formed board of advisors, whose goal is to provide guidance to Content Checked’s board of directors and management team, as needed to execute on business development, marketing and operational matters.

“Mr. Fredricks brings to us considerable practical experience having worked with U.S. and international companies in the tech sector and in traditional industries in many branches of commerce,” Kris Finstad, president and chief executive officer of Content Checked, stated in this morning’s news release. “Dennis’ understanding and background will help us bring our mobile apps to foreign markets.”

As the managing attorney of Fredricks & von der Horst, Fredricks has amassed tremendous experience in the legal field. He is currently the counsel and legal advisor to the Consulates General of ten countries, and he serves as production counsel in Los Angeles for a number of independent feature films and television programs. With a focus on individuals, companies and governmental agencies in the United States and Europe, Fredricks has authored several articles for widely-read trade publications, and he has also conducted a series of seminars centered on the issues of commercial law and comparative law between the U.S. and European jurisdictions.

“I am very happy to be joining Content Checked’s board of advisors and I’m looking forward to helping Kris and the Company continue to grow its business,” Fredricks stated in the news release.

The appointment of Fredricks marks another step in the right direction as Content Checked continues to pursue its planned application submission for uplisting to NASDAQ later this fiscal year. Earlier this month, the company got the ball rolling when it engaged Bonwick Capital Partners LLC as its financial and corporate advisor. Bonwick’s team of experienced financial and industry professionals is expected to play an essential role in Content Checked’s goal of tapping into broader capital market resources by uplisting.

Last week, Content Checked took a major step toward qualifying for the NASDAQ exchange when it announced the appointment of Dr. Göran Rune Skog, an accomplished physician with more than 35 years of experience in the field of medicine, as an independent addition to its board of directors. NASDAQ requires that a majority of the company’s board of directors be independent. Moving forward, Content Checked will also be required to adhere to the corporate governance standards set forth by NASDAQ, including the formation of an auditing committee, appointment of additional independent directors and adherence to management and officer compensation requirements.

For more information, visit www.contentchecked.com

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Monday, April 25, 2016

OurPet’s Company (OPCO): An Industry Leader in Innovative Products for Pets

The pet industry is constantly changing and calling for companies that can adapt to its advances. At the Ohio-based OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO), one of management’s main goals is to unveil, every year, new products that improve the health, safety, comfort and enjoyment of pets. OurPet’s has always been an innovator in the pet industry, and, by concentrating on creating products that satisfy a pet’s instinctive needs, the company supports and intensifies the pet and pet parent bond, creating harmony in the home.

OurPet’s research and development team has been working diligently on new offerings over the course of the past year, and the company has been building off of this momentum. Last month, OurPet’s introduced another new product line that has the potential to be among the most innovative in the company’s history. It joined thousands of exhibitors in launching new products at the Global Pet Expo, the pet industry’s largest trade show. Among the products that debuted were OurPet’s:

Intelligent Pet Care™, industry’s first complete smart-lifestyle product line;

OurPets® Kitty Potty™, a unique feline waste removal system;

Flappy®, a new generation of dog toys;

OurPets® Whirling Wiggler™, a spinning cat toy; and

Collection of stainless steel pet feeding solutions.

Intelligent Pet Care™

By bringing easy-to-use technology into everyday pet care, the Intelligent Pet Care™ products are changing the face of traditional waste management systems, pet feeders and pet water systems by adding the ability of monitoring pets’ behaviors through a smartphone app.

OurPets® Kitty Potty™

OurPets® Kitty Potty™ is an inventive waste removal system that caters to a cat’s natural elimination instincts and serves as an unprecedented training tool to “potty train” kittens. Felines deposit waste in a hole, strategically placed in the middle of the unit. Surrounding the hole is litter which allows the cat to instinctively cover, but never touch its waste or track bacteria through the home. With its easy, no-touch cleanup, pet owners do not come in contact with waste either.

Flappy® Dog Toys

The company’s new generation of Flappy® toys quench a dog’s instinctive need to carry prey in its mouth. Designed to recreate the hunting experience, the Flappy® toy’s body is made of sturdy material that is still soft enough to be chewed. The distinctive texture of the dental tips and ridges also helps clean the dog’s teeth and massage its gums.

OurPets® Whirling Wiggler™

Designed to indulge a cat’s inner hunter, the Whirling Wiggler Spinner Toy allows cats to stalk and hunt in the safety of the home. The toy’s wire slider lets one change between two flight modes, chase and play. In chase mode (wire slider down), one butterfly flies freely while the other chases closely behind. In play mode (wire slider up), the butterflies fly in sync as they friskily flutter around the base of the toy.

Stainless Steel Feeding Solutions

With each solution catering to a particular set of pet feeding needs, OurPet’s has been updating its line of feeding solutions with new, stylish bowl designs; an adjustable raised feeder; a durable food scoop; and a 3-in-1 vented slow feed insert that fits in top selling bowls.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ourpets.com

eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) Stands to Gain from Surge in Millennial Home Buying Trend

The comeback of the housing market sees an increase in new owners and investors looking to make a sizable income while owning their own businesses. The company behind the ‘Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage’, eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI), can attest to this growth with its 96% agent increase in 2015. The company, a full-service real estate brokerage that offers 24/7 access to tools, training, and information through a 3D cloud office environment, has become one of the fastest growing real estate brands in North America.

According to its president, Jason Gesing, the reason for this attraction stems from an entrepreneurial desire to own a business. The agents and brokers at eXp World Holdings are all shareholders, which means they can operate their businesses within a solid and successful framework. Adding to the attraction are the cloud-based resources provided by the company, which save money and time while engaging a wider internet audience than traditional brick and mortar offices.

Millennials, or people born between the 80s and early 90s, make up a huge portion of this internet audience. These millennials also make up the largest share of first time buyers at 68% and primarily want to purchase their first homes as the market returns. More and more young people will begin actively searching for homes throughout 2016. Since this generation relies heavily on the internet for researching and communicating, real estate brokerages should invest in accessible websites and social media to further market themselves.

eXp Holdings and its cloud-based platform offers easy access to properties and brokers so home buyers can make the most informed decisions. Catering to the needs of an internet savvy generation sets the stage for a booming year in real estate. eXp Holdings aims to continue its impressive climb by perfecting its resources and attracting more agents.

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://investors.exprealty.com

Friday, April 22, 2016

Lucas Energy, Inc. (LEI) Puts Strategic Vision into Motion

Houston-based Lucas Energy, Inc. (NYSE MKT: LEI) is an asset-rich, independent oil and gas company developing significant acreage positions in the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk resource plays in South Texas. Since 2013, the company has undergone significant corporate changes that included the restructuring of its management team, capital structure and overarching strategic vision. A look at where the company is now positioned shows the fruits of those alterations.

Lucas Energy currently has working interests spanning more than 10,000 net acres in South Texas with proved reserves valued at $112 million, in addition to probable reserves of approximately $60 million, according to a reserve report conducted in 2014. The company maintains an “aggressive growth posture” in developing its leaseholds as it seeks to achieve its potential in terms of both size and scope of operations.

In Q3 2016, Lucas Energy achieved what CEO Anthony Schnur, who joined the company in 2012, calls “transformational.” In the company’s Q3 earnings release, Schnur said the company has found ways to navigate the challenging commodity environment and identify growth opportunities through strategic acquisition. In accordance with this strategy, Schnur also referenced the company’s Segundo Resources asset purchase.

“We have also been successful in enhancing our liquidity by amending our line of credit with Silver Star Oil Company (“Silver Star”), followed by the subsequent sale of an additional $200,000 of convertible notes under the line of credit,” he said. “We are currently discussing potential financing transactions that would fulfill our near-term capital requirements as well as our planned asset acquisition, which we believe, if finalized and completed, will ensure the future viability of the Company. While the current commodity price environment continues to be challenging to our operations, it may also create opportunities to expand our footprint through attractive acquisitions, funding permitting.”

Per the Segundo transaction, Lucas Energy will acquire working interests in undeveloped acreage and producing Hunton properties, which currently produce in excess of 1,200 net barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/d).

According to a recent corporate presentation, the Hunton play is found in a limestone formation stretching nearly 3 million acres in Oklahoma and surrounding states, characterized by high quality oil and high BTU content natural gas production. The acquisition also provides the opportunity for increased reserves and production, and will result in a corporate name change.

“Following the closing of this transaction, we intend to drill six initial wells and have identified 50 drilling locations in the Hunton assets we are acquiring. As previously mentioned, we will also be changing our company name to Camber Energy, Inc. when the transaction is completed,” Schnur stated in a previous news release.

Executing plans of this nature inherently take capital, and earlier this month, Lucas Energy secured $15 million of equity capital to fund its growth initiative as it works to finalize the Segundo Resources transaction.

“This placement demonstrates confidence in the future of Lucas Energy as we progress towards closing on the Segundo Resources asset purchase,” Schnur stated in a press release announcing the funding. “Having received this commitment establishes some certainty that we can initiate growth and development activities upon closing the acquisition.”

For more information visit www.lucasenergy.com

Moxian, Inc. (MOXC) Redefining Business Marketing, Strategy by Strategy

Moxian, Inc. (OTCQB: MOXC) exists for the e-commerce operator, software developer, manufacturer, payment provider and other merchants who wish to promote their businesses using novel social marketing techniques. The company continually redefines marketing with precision. After a timely entrance into the online-to-offline market in Asia, it has steadily developed its social marketing and promotional platforms for merchants operating in Chinese markets.

Moxian enables business owners to engage in high-level, targeted marketing while using the ideas of community and reward to entice consumers. For the past six years, the company has designed key proprietary tools. Along the way, it merged its customer relations management tool with advanced data analysis capabilities and created a comprehensive solution for small- to medium-sized enterprises. The resulting online-to-offline platform combines business activities and social media campaigns.

Moxian’s business app is focused on optimizing merchant-customer touch points. It allows merchants to manage their presence within the company’s platform. Plus, with it, merchants can open e-commerce shops, plan marketing campaigns, interact with customers, manage payments, offer discounts and rewards and access detailed analytics.

The company’s combined products and services portfolio delivers social customer relationship management, marketing, event hosting, vouchers and product listings services, as well as actionable reports. By allowing its merchant clients to study consumer behavior, Moxian’s offerings create repeated interactions between these businesses and potential consumers.

Moxian has spent an ample amount of time testing, honing and perfecting its online-to-offline platform in various spaces in Asia. Now that it is focusing its attention on the largest cosmopolitan areas in China (it is opening new sales offices in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai), the company seems primed to benefit from increases in revenue, courtesy of new merchant subscriptions to its social marketing platform.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Moxian.com

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OGES) is heading for the Big Board

It seems that Oakridge Global Energy Solutions (OTCQB: OGES) is driven by the same energy that powers its innovative line of rechargeable lithium ion batteries. Over the past year, the company has moved at a frenetic pace and currently fulfills nearly all of the listing requirements to be admitted under Standard 3 to the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE MKT marketplace, with the exception of a share price of $2.00. However, that may not be long in coming. Although the stock traded at $0.65 on Wednesday April 20, 2016, it has hit a high of $2.40 over the past year.

The company began its sprint to the NYSE MKT listing in January 2015 when its large format Pro Series lithium ion phosphate (LiFePO4) battery system was launched at the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) show in Orlando, Florida. When it returned to the PGA show the following year in January 2016, it received orders of more than $250,000 and follow on commitments of some $20,575,000.

Then on October 1, 2015, the production launch of the Pro Series was announced. Initially aimed at the golf car market, the Pro Series is designed for task-oriented vehicles such as maintenance vehicles, forklifts, off road vehicles, and other applications that require professional and industrial levels of power. The Pro Series comes with a special user interface and battery management system called the Range Commander that allows the user to monitor the performance of their battery system through their smartphone, tablet, or computer.

In September 2015, Oakridge announced it had reached agreements with CBX Electronics (Orlando, Florida) and BESTCREWS (Tokyo, Japan) to become major participants in the Oakridge sales and marketing team. CBX Electronics and its staff of eight will join the Oakridge in-house sales and marketing team. The BESTCREWS team brings a staff of more than 50 inside and outside sales professionals to the Oakridge sales and marketing organization. BESTCREWS is one of the leading sales and marketing organizations in Japan. CBX Electronics brings more than 30 years’ experience in the Southeast U.S. and the Caribbean.

A few days later, Oakridge announced the production launch of its Patriot Series. The Patriot Series is a line of battery systems meant for radio controlled vehicles such as drones, multi-copters, aerial vehicles, water-based vehicles and land-based vehicles that require long lasting levels of power.

In February 2016, the company announced that Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) had conducted successful field trials of systems using Oakridge batteries. MARTAC is a Melbourne, Florida, based company that designs and produces the Man-Portable Tactical Autonomous Systems (MANTAS), which are designed to be used in numerous applications such as naval fleet protection, mine warfare, port and harbor security patrol, anti-piracy, search and rescue, and many others. The Oakridge batteries employed in the test were custom-made to MARTAC specifications.

Later in February 2016, Oakridge announced that it would be supplying batteries to Freedom Trucking in Minnesota. Freedom Trucking has developed a fully electric interstate truck propulsion system that will enable interstate trucks with a gross vehicle weight of 80,000 pounds to travel more than 400 miles. By utilizing a proprietary logistical system, powered by specially designed Oakridge battery systems, Freedom Trucking can now begin to utilize its revolutionary fully electric interstate trucks to move product from Chicago to Minneapolis. Using fully electric trucks to move this cargo will save each truck in excess of $0.60 per mile over traditional diesel fuel, according to analysis for Freedom Trucking by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

In March 2016, Oakridge announced the commercial introduction of its groundbreaking Liberty Series lithium ion motorcycle batteries at the 75th anniversary of the iconic Daytona Beach Bikefest, which ran from March 4 through the 14th. Later in March, the company announced a strategic business alliance agreement with Sojitz Machinery Corporation (Sojitz) of Tokyo, Japan, to provide equipment, materials, and financing to support the planned growth of Oakridge in the lithium ion battery market. Sojitz Group is a general trading company with a worldwide network comprising approximately 400 group companies and operations in 50 countries, including the U.S. The group has over 15,000 employees worldwide. Its annual revenues exceed $35 billion. With such spirit and vigor, Oakridge may soon be ringing the opening bell.

For more information, visit www.oakridgeglobalenergy.com

Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (CNCK) Adds Dr. Göran Skog to Board of Directors

Before the opening bell, Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: CNCK) announced the addition of Dr. Göran Rune Skog to its board of directors. Skog brings more than 35 years of experience in the field of medicine to the Content Checked team, during which time he has specialized in orthopedic medicine, physical medicine, research and surgery, invasive pain management and rehabilitation. He currently serves as the head of the spine treatment unit at the NIMI Hospital in Oslo, Norway, and as the associate professor at Cedarcrest Hospitals in Abuja, Nigeria. Additionally, Skog maintains his own private practice in central Stockholm, Sweden.

“We were determined to find a board member with all of the attributes that Göran embodies and we are proud to welcome such an outstanding individual and leading medical authority to our board,” Kris Finstad, president and chief executive officer of Content Checked, stated in this morning’s news release. “I am confident that Göran is going to make a significant and positive impact on our Company.”

Skog received a bachelor of science in psychology from the University of Stockholm, a bachelor of science in Zoology from the University of Tulsa and a doctor of medicine from Oklahoma State University. Leaning on these qualifications, he has served in a number of high profile positions over the years. Notably, Skog served as the physician for the Swedish National Alpine Ski and Winter Olympic teams, as well as the medical director for the Swedish Ski Areas Organization, Alpine Search & Rescue of Sweden and Sea Search & Rescue of Sweden. He’s currently a member of the board of directors of Active Life Foundation, SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken).

“I have a long-term interest in nutritional, dietary, medical technology and the process of guiding innovative companies to make a positive impact in people’s lives, hit business milestones and expand into new markets,” Dr. Skog stated in this morning’s news release. “I am excited by what Content Checked has accomplished and I am honored to be joining their board.”

In addition to adding a wealth of medical and nutritional experience to its board of directors, the appointment of Skog represents another step toward Content Checked’s planned uplisting to the NASDAQ exchange. Earlier this month, the company engaged Bonwick Capital Partners LLC as its financial and corporate advisor in an effort to better position itself for uplisting later this fiscal year. Among the corporate governance standards to which Content Checked will be required to adhere in order to qualify for uplisting, the company needs to appoint independent directors to its board. Additional requirements include the engagement of an audit committee and adherence to defined management and officer compensation requirements.

For more information, visit www.contentchecked.com

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

International Stem Cell Corporation (ISCO) plans a Mutiny in Organ Transplant with its Immune-Matched hpSCs

It is generally accepted that the first successful organ transplant was the one performed by Dr. Joseph E. Murray at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston in 1954. Dr. Murray, who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1990, and his team transplanted a kidney from one identical twin to another. Later, in 1967, Dr. Christian Bernard, a South African heart surgeon, garnered international acclaim after he performed the first human heart transplant at Groote Schur Hospital in Cape Town. Since then, the field of organ transplantation has grown. Data (http://dtn.fm/QMlg0) published by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, shows that ‘each day, an average of 79 people receive organ transplants’. Some estimates (http://dtn.fm/OgPb3) are even higher. The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) states ‘it is estimated that approximately 600,000 Americans benefit from some form of transplant each year ’.

Yet the same U.S. government data shows that is not enough to satisfy the need and so ‘an average of 22 people die each day waiting for transplants that can’t take place because of the shortage of donated organs’. This is why professionals in the health care industry are increasingly turning to companies like the International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) and their regenerative technologies that augment or replace organ transplants.

The International Stem Cell Corporation’s human parthenogenetic stem cell (hpSC) technology holds out a life-saving promise to those with end-stage organ failure in two ways. First, it circumvents the problem that arises when the immune system attempts to reject the transplanted organ, which it perceives as an alien thing. In early transplant operations, medications were administered to suppress the immune system, but such an approach leaves the body, essentially, defenseless against other even minor threats.

The rejection problem arises because embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are heterozygous. i.e., they generally have different forms of genes (alleles) at each genetic position of the paternal and maternal chromosomes. Alleles contain the mechanism that determines between domestic and foreign bodies in the form of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes. ‘Since hESCs are derived from fertilized embryos, they carry the genes of a unique individual, thus the therapeutic cells derived from hESCs will carry alleles that can be recognized as foreign and be rejected by most patients unless they receive immunosuppressive therapy. Such therapy is costly, has significant side effects, and often is disabling in the long term.’

‘In contrast, the hpSCs developed by ISCO are derived from unfertilized eggs (oocytes) that have been shown in peer-reviewed journals to exhibit unlimited proliferation potential and are pluripotent (can become cells from all three germ layers that form a human being). Most significantly, hpSCs can be created in a ‘homozygous’ state in which the alleles, including the HLA alleles, are the same at each genetic position. When these HLA alleles are also found with a high frequency in a population, these ‘HLA-homozygous’ stem cells and their therapeutic derivatives have the potential to be immune-matched to millions of people. For example, ISCO’s first homozygous stem cell line with high-frequency HLA alleles has the potential to be immune-matched to an estimated 75 million people worldwide.’

Back in 2010, ISCO added two world-leading immuno-geneticists to its scientific advisory board to study the immune-matching properties of its human parthenogenetic stem cell technology and the potential for each hpSC-derived therapeutic cell to be an immune match for millions of people. Dr. Hans-Dieter Volk, Professor of Immunology and Chair of the Institute of Medical Immunology and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT) at Charité Universitätsmedizin in Berlin, and Dr. Matthias von Herrath, Professor at the La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology at University of San Diego, are both highly regarded immuno-genetics experts internationally.

Second, hpSCs may obviate the need for an organ transplant. ISCO’s hpSCs are similar to human embryonic stem cells in that they have the potential to be differentiated into many different cells in the human body. Thus, they may replace diseased or malfunctioning cells in the liver, the eye, and in the nervous system before a full transplant operation is required.

For more information, visit www.internationalstemcell.com

Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (CNCK) App Featured in Exclusive Segment on Las Vegas’s KVVU Fox Affiliate

Earlier this week, Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: CNCK) took another great stride toward getting the word out about the tremendous benefits of its SugarChecked app when it was featured in an exclusive segment on Las Vegas’s local Fox affiliate, KVVU. According to data from Nielsen, KVVU is currently one of the top two stations servicing Las Vegas and its surrounding areas, particularly among individuals aged between 25 and 54.

“Now there’s an app out there called SugarChecked,” the presenter stated in the segment. “It is touted as the easiest and most reliable way to help you find the real truth behind the sugar and how much your food contains.”

To view the full KVVU segment, visit http://dtn.fm/kRLp5

In recent months, Content Checked’s suite of dietary apps has been featured in a wide variety of publications, including Yahoo! Travel, SheKnows.com, Z Living, Bustle, #LatinaGeeks, Simplemost and SELF, reaching millions of potential customers and gaining invaluable brand recognition. The company has built on this progress through entry into strategic partnerships with synergistic businesses, such as Kitchology, Inc., a mobile platform that provides tailored recipes to consumers with special dietary needs, and Leaner Creamer, the only all-natural powdered coffee creamer that promotes weight loss and appetite suppression.

Earlier this week, Content Checked set the stage to fully capitalize on this increased exposure when it engaged Bonwick Capital Partners LLC as its financial and corporate advisor. In addition to assisting with the company’s financial, corporate and mergers and acquisitions strategies, Bonwick will advise Content Checked on its planned application submission for uplisting to the NASDAQ exchange later this year. Ahead of this planned uplisting, the company will be required to adhere to a number of corporate governance standards outlined by NASDAQ, including the appointment of an auditing committee and independent directors.

In a news release announcing Content Checked’s engagement of Bonwick, Kris Finstad, the company’s president and chief executive officer, stated, “Bonwick Capital has assembled a specialized team of experienced financial and industry professionals who will play an essential role in our overall strategy of increasing shareholder value. Our planned uplisting to NASDAQ will allow us to tap into much broader capital market resources and further solidify our short- and long-term goals of successfully executing our business strategy.”

Content Checked’s revolutionary suite of mobile apps – including ContentChecked, MigraineChecked and SugarChecked – caters to the specific needs of people living with dietary restrictions. To date, the company has created a robust database featuring definitions for more than 70 percent of conventional U.S. food products, enabling it to address the needs of the more than 15 million people across the country suffering from food allergies, as well as the roughly 38 million who suffer from migraines and chronic headaches.

For more information, visit www.contentchecked.com

Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI) is “One to Watch”

Monaker Group, Inc. is a technology driven travel company focused on leveraging resources to become a significant presence in the fastest growing sector of the $1.3 trillion travel and tourism market. The company’s flagship brand, NextTrip.com, is the industry’s first and only real-time booking engine that features alternative lodging (vacation home rentals, resort residences and unused timeshare inventory), as well as a full selection of airlines, hotels, cruises, rental cars, tours and concierge services. These features are combined into a single, easy-to-use platform that gives travelers complete real-time control when planning and booking their vacations.

NextTrip.com takes an integrated approach to the needs of travelers by combining multiple booking solutions into a highly intuitive real-time booking platform. Since its launch in February 2016, NextTrip has already grown to more than 250,000 units of vacation rental inventory. Monaker currently has roughly 1 million additional alternative lodging units under contract that will soon be added to the platform. This will place NextTrip among the top three largest vacation rental inventories and rival industry peers, Airbnb and HomeAway, in the rapidly expanding alternative lodging market. Unlike the competition, which book by request which can take hours or days before a lodging owner confirms, NextTrip’s platform books in real-time, similar to online hotel bookings.

Most NextTrip listings are in desirable locations in the U.S., the EU and the Caribbean with about 20% exclusive listings. Monaker expects rapid exclusive listing growth because, unlike the competition, Monaker doesn’t charge a sign-up fee, just a commission upon booking. The competition charges both. Monaker even has a proprietary solution to unlock Timeshare and Fractional Share properties as rental inventory.

Through strategic partnerships and acquisitions Monaker is now positioned to be a major player in the travel and alternative lodging sector. In addition Monaker is also the parent to Maupintour and Voyage TV.

In business for 65 years, Maupintour still leads the tour industry in the creation of outstanding, unique itineraries and has the highest repeat rate in the tour industry. Maupintour’s upscale luxury services create a unique blend with the various product offerings of NextTrip. Voyage TV has thousands of hours of travel footage shot in over 30 countries worldwide. These 15,000 video clips of hotels, resorts, cruise, and destination activities are a treasure trove for vacation travel marketing.

With an established portfolio of travel brands, and a proven record acquiring, consolidating and integrating companies, Monaker is building a diverse and exciting foundation to drive the company’s future. According to data from the U.S. Travel Association, direct spending on leisure travel by domestic and international travelers topped $650 billion in 2015. When combined with the fact that roughly 64 percent of travel companies are still considered small businesses, Monaker’s all-inclusive approach to vacation booking through NextTrip and Maupintour strategically positions it for sustainable growth moving forward.

Monaker is headquartered in South Florida with offices in California. The company is led by a seasoned management team with decades of applicable industry experience. Monaker’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill Kerby has over 18 years of experience in the media and travel industries, as well as 10 years of experience in the financial industry.

Key Investment Highlights

> Diverse portfolio of travel brands and companies

> More than 60 years of operation in the leisure travel industry

> Travel industry’s first comprehensive platform featuring real-time alternative lodging booking functionality

> Proven management team with well over a century of combined industry experience

For more information, visit www.monakergroup.com