• IONIC Brands’ move to secure DTC eligibility is expected to promote convenience and liquidity for investors while also boosting the company’s ability to attract new investors
• The announcement follows the presentation of the company’s stellar financial results for Q2; over the reporting period IONIC Brands registered a 377 percent year-over-year increase in revenue
• The company has plans to expand into several U.S. states throughout the balance of 2019 and beyond

On September 18, 2019, IONIC Brands Corp. (CSE: IONC) (OTC: IONKF) (FRA: IB3) announced that it has secured eligibility from the Depository Trust Company (DTC) for its shares on the U.S. OTC Markets (http://ibn.fm/vuNFP).

The DTC uses an electronic method of clearing securities, which speeds up the receipt of stocks and cash, accelerates the settlement process for investors and reduces transactional costs. DTC eligibility enables the stock to be traded over a wider selection of brokerage firms, because DTC eligibility is required by many as a measure of compliance.

DTC eligibility enables IONIC Brands to begin trading shares on its domestic market, where brand recognition is high, CEO and Director John Gorst said in a news release. “The ability for investors to electronically transfer between brokerages in the U.S. is significantly more convenient and provides to existing investors the benefit from greater liquidity and execution speeds, while attracting new investors to gain access that may have been previously restricted from investing in IONIC Brands,” Gorst concluded.

The announcement comes during a period of growth for IONIC Brands, a West Coast-based company whose primary focus has been the manufacture of vape products for recreational cannabis users. At the end of August 2019, the company announced a record revenue increase over the second quarter of the year. The revenues for Q2 were higher by 377 percent than those reported in Q2 2018, reaching $3.86 million (http://ibn.fm/unLS8).

The massive sales growth was attributed mainly to an increase in services, packaging and ancillary products to customers, as well as downstream sales. An increase in licensing and equipment rental revenues was also registered.

During the second quarter, the company also completed multiple acquisitions, most notably that of Washington-based Natural Extractions Inc., which is doing business as Zoots Premium Cannabis Infused Edibles. Zoots develops a wide range of premium cannabis edibles that includes hard candies, drops and energy shots, which are available at licensed retailers in Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington. The company also acquired a number of cannabis-infused coffee patents and Nevada-based vape pen manufacturer Vegas Valley Growers North.

The acquisitions have enabled IONIC to expand its sphere of operations into other areas of the recreational cannabis consumption market. Over the coming months of 2019, the company plans to further expand operations and make its products available in various U.S. states that have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. To accomplish the expansion, the company will be in contact with existing license holders at various locations of interest.

Established in 2015, IONIC Brands is a national cannabis holding company that focuses on award-winning premium and luxury cannabis brands. Current operations span across Washington, Nevada, Oregon and California. To ensure optimal quality of all products and to meet state pesticide mandate requirements, IONIC has implemented a Certified Clean verification program, as well as a strict individual batch testing program that ensures full transparency of the manufacturing process.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.IONIC.social

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to IONKF are available in the company’s newsroom at  http://ibn.fm/IONKF

• The company hosted site visits with analysts from Canada and the United States
• TGOD is strategically creating a sustainable footing in Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America
• The company is dedicated to making life better, both locally and globally

The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) uses certified organic, craft growing practices to cultivate high-quality organic medical cannabis. The company consistently holds to the highest levels of excellence as it strives to become the global leader in organic cannabis solutions. Through innovative tech and low-cost power solutions, TGOD is able to provide cost-efficient premium cannabis.

On September 19-20, the company hosted site visits for approximately 25 analysts at its Hamilton and Valleyfield facilities (http://ibn.fm/zgNwW). This marked the first time that TGOD has shared to this extent its Canadian flower production ramp-up, the unveiling of the cannabis 2.0 portfolio and a sampling of noninfused beverage formulations, which were well received. Management also provided an update on the phased facility’s construction completion.

Along with management, TGOD’s growing operations team introduced analysts from Canada and the United States to the company’s cultivation differentiator, proprietary technology and horticultural practices. Analysts walked the grounds of the combined 1,476,000 sq. ft. purpose-built facilities and received updates on the completion of Hamilton’s hybrid greenhouse and Valleyfield’s anticipated first harvest. Total annual production capacity at Hamilton is now 17,500 kilograms; Valleyfield will have approximately 65,000 kilograms of annual run rate capacity turning on in the fourth quarter of 2019 (http://ibn.fm/lBCeO).

“We are doing something no other producer has done before, growing premium certified organic cannabis at scale,” TGOD CEO Brian Athaide stated in a news release (http://ibn.fm/8Mlx8). “By leveraging our proprietary growing methods, purpose-built facilities and industry-leading horticultural team, we are creating a wide economic moat within the premium organic segment… We are extremely proud to showcase the hard work that went into designing and building these state-of-the-art facilities as well as our cannabis 2.0 portfolio.”

TGOD is strategically creating a sustainable footing in Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. The company’s approach is unique and includes operating cultivation and processing facilities across Ontario, Quebec, Jamaica and Denmark. Experience gained from previous business ventures has led TGOD to focus on:

• Cultivating organically and at scale;
• Ensuring logistical and infrastructure controls;
• Utilizing strategic partnerships with experts in their fields; and
• Growing its world class CPG senior management team.

TGOD is committed to making life better and nurturing a community that respects a sustainable way of life. This philosophy is at the heart of everything the company does, both on-site and off. Although the company has eyes on esetablishing itself as the global leader in certified organic cannabis, TGOD has not forgotten its roots. The company’s goal is to also create a positive economic impact in local towns and communities across Canada. Following this mission, TGOD produces more than just cannabis. Community Farm, a plot of land within the Hamilton Ancaster Facility Grounds, grows organic food and provides it to local food-donation programs. More than 2,000 pounds of high-quality food has been given to Hamilton food-share programs, a further example that The Green Organic Dutchman is 100 percent committed to ‘Making Life Better’, both at home and around the world.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.TGOD.ca

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to TGODF are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/TGODF

• The main subsidiary of POAI partnered with Genomics England for the groundbreaking UK 100,000 Genomes Project
• POAI is positioned on the cutting edge of future cancer treatments
• The company’s AI-driven platforms are improving cancer patient outcomes and setting a new standard in the industry

For years, cancer treatment has involved human beings playing the role of guinea pigs. Oncologists have become quite adept at diagnosing specific types of cancer, but they mostly lack the data to know which drugs will be most effective in fighting patients’ specific cancer types. Patients leave doctors’ offices hopeful but worried, gambling their recovery on the power of the prescription they received. This is the cancer treatment of today. However, the future of cancer treatment could be transformed with the innovative technologies of Predictive Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ: POAI), a company developing highly customizable assessment methods for cancer patients to guide personalized treatments.

As part of Predictive Oncology’s commitment to determining the best pathways for more individualized and effective cancer treatment, one of its main subsidiaries – Helomics – partnered with the UK 100,000 Genomes Project (“UK100K”) in a research study focused on driving precision medicine to help conquer ovarian cancer. The UK100K initiative couples whole genome sequencing of National Health Service (NHS) patients with cancer and other diseases to rich clinical data on drug treatments and outcomes. Helomics’ study centers around utilizing this data to continue improving the effectiveness of its artificial intelligence (AI)-based precision oncology models to drive both the individualization of therapy (right drug for the right patient) as well as the discovery of new treatments. Over the long term, Helomics intends to seek approval to use its precision oncology models as part of the NHS for ovarian cancer treatment.

“The promise of precision oncology is therapy tailored to the patient’s own cancer, yet the reality is that while we can identify alterations in the DNA of the patient’s tumor, most of these mutations are not actionable with current drugs,” Dr. Mark Collins, chief innovation officer at Helomics, stated in a news release (http://ibn.fm/SjzNq). “The goal of this project is to combine genomic profiling of the patient tumor and the drug response of the patient from the Genomics England data with Helomics’ unique data set, utilizing the power of machine learning to create a ‘virtual’ model of the tumor.”

Collins described his team’s ability to use Helomics’ model to guide oncologists in selecting appropriate drugs to best treat each patient. Moving forward, the company seeks to partner with pharmaceutical firms to develop the “next generation” of precision therapies using these models.

“We’re delighted to work with Helomics and its precision oncology products to maximize the benefits to patients,” added Genomics England Chief Commercial Officer Joanne Hackett. “Helomics will collaborate with other companies at the forefront of genomics and technology to ensure that we turn research findings into treatments, diagnostic, and benefits for patients as soon as possible.”

As a result of the UK 100,000 Genomes Project, the United Kingdom became the first nation in the world to apply whole-genome sequencing at scale in direct health care, as well as providing access to high-quality, de-identified clinical and genomic data. This data is crucial for improving outcomes for patients and has established a difference between patients who are able to beat their cancers and those who are not.

As a result of its valuable data set and increasingly effective predictive models, Predictive Oncology is on the cutting edge of what could soon be seen as the norm for cancer treatment.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Predictive-Oncology.com

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to POAI are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/POAI

• The B2 Fighting Series by B2Digital is quickly becoming a premier development league for MMA
• Its first fall season will feature 10 live MMA fights scheduled to take place before the end of the year
• B2Digital’s goal is to establish the popularity of the B2 Fighting Series within a rapidly expanding market; statistics show that MMA has become the fastest growing sport in the world, resulting in massive opportunities for revenue stream development

B2Digital Inc. (OTC: BTDG), an enterprise in the process of developing and acquiring MMA/sports-related businesses to become a vertically integrated live events sports company, recently announced the launch of its B2 Fighting Series fall schedule. The first fall season of the B2 Fighting Series will feature 10 live MMA fights before the end of the calendar year, the company announced (http://ibn.fm/XYonD).

B2 Fighting Series is quickly becoming a premier development league for MMA. As per an official announcement, it will be holding fall, spring and summer season series each year.

“B2Digital’s holdings continue to expand and we are pleased that our five fight groups companies have fights planned to create the first fall season of our rapidly developing B2 Fighting Series League. We expect the corresponding revenue created by the increased number of LIVE MMA events to increase corresponding to the number of fights we are holding,” B2Digital Chairman and CEO Greg P. Bell said in a news release. “We continue to be highly encouraged with our B2Digital management team’s accomplishments in delivering LIVE events for the B2 Fighting Series.”

The 2019 fall season commenced with Colosseum Combat Fight Group’s 50th event in Kokomo, Indiana. The event included four professional fights and eight amateur bouts (http://ibn.fm/b8Oqj). The main event was a standoff between local Indiana boxing and grappling practitioner Sean Fallon and Garrett Gross.

B2 Fighting Series will end its fall season on a high note – with the HRMMA 113 in Dayton, Ohio. The event is scheduled to take place on December 7. A complete schedule of the fall season events is available on B2Digital’s official website (http://ibn.fm/AnEff).

After the holiday break, B2Digital will launch the B2 Fighting Series spring season over the first weekend of February 2020. The season will kick off on Super Bowl weekend on February 2, in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, with HRMMA 114 and will continue until the beginning of June.

B2Digital’s initial goal is to establish an integrated premier development league for the mixed martial arts marketplace, a rapidly expanding industry. The global MMA market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 6.1 percent through 2026 (http://ibn.fm/klOhK). Statistics show that MMA has become the fastest growing sport in the world. The popularity of MMA is especially high in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, where the number of professional leagues and events is growing every year. The sport is growing in popularity in Russia and the UK, but also in China, Japan and Korea – countries with established martial arts traditions.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.B2DigitalOTC.com

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to BTDG are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/BTDG

• The company is prepping for high foot traffic when showing its Pure American Hemp cigarettes at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) exhibition
• SinglePoint’s tight focus on solar and CBD is promoting profits as both industries continue to perform well
• The company’s well-timed investment in Jacksam creates high expectations in the cannabis sector

SinglePoint Inc. (OTCQB: SING), a company that specializes in the acquisition of small to mid-sized businesses, is seeing significant gains across multiple assets.

SING CEO Greg Lambrecht joined Donald Baillargeon on MoneyTV to discuss the company’s latest product: Pure’s American Hemp cigarettes. Smoking hemp, a trend that began in the south, has been sweeping across the country. Providing the benefits of CBD along with a great taste, the hemp cigarette looks to bring high dividends to the company.

The product is federally legal under the 2018 Farm Bill and is being used by consumers to substitute for or modify tobacco consumption. The company is planning to present its latest product at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) exhibition slated for October 1-4, where more than 22,000 attendees are expected (http://ibn.fm/WVR0R). SING leadership is optimistic about the exhibition’s impact potential, as a previous cigar product that Lambrecht took to NACS ended up in 30,000 accounts, and the firm he represented at the time later went public on the Nasdaq.

In an effort to ramp up the marketing and foot traffic at NACS, SING is sending over 5,000 direct mailers to various potential distributors and an email to the more than 22,000 attendees prior to the event. “We believe this is going to be a huge success for us, and we are excited to launch this product at the largest, most respected show in the industry,” Lambrecht stated in a news release (http://ibn.fm/8BfKj). The company is taking significant strides in order to position itself as a leader in hemp cigarettes.

SinglePoint’s tight focus on solar and CBD has proven to be successful, as both industries are flourishing. According to Lambrecht, SING’s solar subsidiary, Direct Solar, is continuing to earn $1 million a month in contracts.

As Donald Baillargeon stated toward the close of the interview, “Solar is hot, and CBD is smoking, so I guess you are in the right places.” During the interview, Lambrecht reiterated the current success of both industries and noted that he is looking forward to sharing the company’s third-quarter numbers (http://ibn.fm/Q5yGW).

Lambrecht isn’t the only SING executive making news. SING President and Director Wil Ralston recently made an appearance on the Investor Ideas Podcast (http://ibn.fm/IDbiz). SING was able to secure a sizeable interest in Jacksam (OTCQB: JKSM), a firm that has since gone public. Since going public, JKSM has released a newly engineered automation machine, Convectium, to fill and cap CCell compression cartridges.

“Convectium was founded on the basis that automation, speed, hardware and technology combined for the ancillary cannabis space can help these manufacturers and retailers make their whole filling and supply chain process much simpler and efficient,” Ralston noted on the podcast when asked about Convectium and JKSM.

“Typically what would happen is, people would hire a staff to fill 1,000 cartridges or whatever their need was for the week and have what the industry called ‘filling parties,’ and that’s sloppy, messy and slow,” he continued.

“So Convectium came in and found there was an opportunity there. They’ve built out a machine where you can put in all your oil, and in a single insert of the custom cartridge they give you, you can fill one hundred pens in less than 30 seconds, and there is no spillage or leakage. So not only is your efficiency better, but it’s an easier, cleaner, money-saving and time-saving process,” Ralston concluded.

Convectium is leading the way among competitors by focusing on automation systems and being a value addition to the companies that are already providing effective cartridges to the market. Its automation technology has the potential to disrupt in the industry. SING continues to invest in and acquire small to mid-sized companies, with an emphasis on new technologies, providing investors opportunities across a wide range of assets.

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

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to SING are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/SING

• Petroteq’s field operations and engineering staff have initiated the commissioning process for its Asphalt Ridge facility
• The EIA warns that, even though production needs are met for the immediate future, more investment in new extraction technologies will be needed to meet rising demand
• Companies like Petroteq are leading the way; the Petroteq clean oil sand extraction technology is green, effective and cost-efficient
• Petroteq is already working on licensing agreements that will allow other entities to utilize CORT for effective oil sand extraction

Petroteq Energy Inc. (TSX.V: PQE) (OTC: PQEFF) has announced the initiation of commissioning processes and ‎sequences for its Asphalt Ridge facility in Utah, offering the company’s revolutionary technology for the environmentally safe and sustainable extraction of heavy oil and bitumen from oil sands, oil shale deposits and shallow oil deposits (http://ibn.fm/Cnp1m). The company will issue a ‎press release once commissioning has been completed and the facility starts processing oil sands ore to ‎achieve sales of oil production at the facility.‎

An innovator and proprietary technology developer, the Canadian-registered Petroteq is making surface tar oil sands extraction cleaner and more sustainable. The company’s Clean Oil Recovery Technology (CORT) is a proprietary, closed-loop oil recovery system that significantly lowers capital construction and production costs.

Through its process, Petroteq is removing bituminous oil from the sands that are abundant in Utah. The process is so sustainable and clean that the sands left behind after the completion of the oil recovery are suitable for growing produce.

The short-term U.S. oil production output forecast for the years to come suggests growth of 1.2 million bpd in 2019, followed by an increase of one million bpd in 2020, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported (http://ibn.fm/nCyUN). In 2020, the annual production average is on pace to hit 13.2 million bpd.

According to Reuters, the U.S. is already on track to meet the 13 million bpd milestone in the final quarter of 2019 (http://ibn.fm/9NCcm). The shale revolution has turned the U.S. into the world’s biggest oil producer, surpassing Russian and Saudi Arabian output. By 2023, the U.S. will be prepared to export approximately five million bpd of oil, the EIA estimates (http://ibn.fm/DJjq1).

According to the EIA, strong economic growth will drive the demand for oil worldwide, leading to limited supply unless investment in new extraction technologies occurs. Companies like Petroteq are paving the way for cleaner, more efficient and sustainable oil production in the years to come.

CORT has the transformative power to change oil recovery from sand and revolutionize the process. The patented 14-stage process can extract up to 99 percent of crude oil and recycle more than 99 percent of the solvent being used in the process. The technology does not necessitate the use of water, and there are no greenhouse gas emissions. CORT also doesn’t depend on high temperatures, and, upon the completion of the extraction, virtually no waste is left behind.

An innovator and pioneer, Petroteq is also making its technology available to other entities. On July 2, 2019, the company announced its entry into a non-exclusive technology licensing agreement with Valkor LLC, a Texas energy service provider. The agreement grants Valkor non-exclusive usage rights of Petroteq’s oil recovery technology.

This is just the first agreement showing the versatility and attractiveness of CORT. According to an official Petroteq announcement, the technology could be licensed in over 20 countries known for their oil sand resources.

Currently, roll-out discussions for CORT utilization are ongoing in the Middle East, Canada, Africa and South America, Petroteq announced. All innovative CORT features give Petroteq significant growth potential that can be readily capitalized in the coming years.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Petroteq.energy

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to PQEFF are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/PQEFF

• CloudCommerce’s recently announced rollout of SWARM offers a proprietary, audience-driven business-intelligence solution
• The global business-intelligence market is projected to see 11 percent annual growth
• CloudCommerce subsidiaries provide branding, data analysis, digital marketing and web design services

For marketers, connecting with the consumers most likely to need their products is like finding that proverbial needle in a haystack. Consequently, a lot of digital marketing today operates on the timeworn spray-and-pray model or delivers “stalker ads” that surreptitiously pursue consumers from site to site, even though those consumers may have already purchased the product being advertised. Spray-and-pray is inefficient, since the model often serves up ads to the wrong markets. Stalker ads are equally ineffectual. In addition, they annoy viewers and are costly both in terms of dollars and distinctiveness for brands. Fortunately, solutions now being offered by CloudCommerce Inc. (OTCQB: CLWD) promise to provide a new promotional paradigm for marketers. The company’s flagship SWARM is an end-to-end audience intelligence solution that helps businesses identify which consumers to talk to, what to say to those consumers and how to motivate those consumers to take meaningful action.

SWARM combines a range of disciplines – advanced data science, behavioral science, artificial intelligence and marketing research – to discover, develop and create custom audiences for any business activity (http://ibn.fm/T7Am8). The intelligent audience-building tool analyzes markets using marketing personas, or archetypes of attributes and attitudes common to customers.

The use in marketing of these personas is well established, but, typically, personas are constructed using demographic data such as gender, race, age, income, etc. SWARM takes the analysis deeper by employing a behavioral-science approach to audience creation and communication. Using SWARM, marketers can examine consumer motivations and the factors that trigger consumers’ decisions to buy. Promoters then have the opportunity to communicate more effectively with their prospects, leading to greater brand acceptance and increased revenues.

CloudCommerce expects that SWARM will benefit from the rapidly growing market for business intelligence. According to Market Research Future, the global business-intelligence (BI) market will grow from $16.3 billion in 2016 to $34.3 billion by 2022, at an compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.03 percent (http://ibn.fm/NKj1t).

CloudCommerce also offers a range of complementary services through subsidiaries. DataPROPIA is the company’s data-analytics unit. This service collects, aggregates and analyzes data from a wide variety of sources. Data and behavioral scientists then segment and model that data to be deployed in targeted marketing campaigns. DataPROPIA has data-analytics expertise in retail, wholesale, distribution, logistics, manufacturing and other industries.

Parscale Digital is CloudCommerce’s digital-marketing division. The unit develops marketing plans for clients and assists in the execution of powerful call-to-action digital campaigns that boost exposure and widen national reach.

Two other business units make up the CloudCommerce family. Giles Design Bureau is the group’s branding specialist subsidiary, while WebTEGRITY develops commerce-focused, user-friendly digital websites and apps for online marketers.

Earlier in September 2019, CloudCommerce announced the appointment of NetworkNewsWire (NNW), a multifaceted financial news and publishing company, as its corporate communications agent (http://ibn.fm/AS4dY).

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

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to CLWD are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/CLWD

• The company’s CEO says that its partnership with My Home Group Real Estate could boost solar sales to $2 million monthly by 2020
• SING’s president noted that both SING and the real-estate firm jointly benefit when agents refer Direct Solar installations to home buyers and sellers
• CFN Media Group released analysis of SING’s savvy investment in a cannabis automated-speed packager

SinglePoint Inc. (OTCQB: SING) CEO Greg Lambrecht said in an interview on MoneyTV with host Donald Baillargeon that a strong performance by subsidiary Direct Solar could drive company revenues in FY2020 to anywhere from $15 million to $25 million. Lambrecht noted that the solar division is already generating $1 million a month in solar contracts. By 2020, that monthly sales total could be dramatically higher (http://ibn.fm/65SFM).

“Solar is a monster right now,” Lambrecht stated in the interview. “It’s taken on a life of its own. Direct Solar could take contracts up to $2 million per month in 2020.” The company exec explained that great opportunities exist to sell solar to an audience of environmentally conscious millennials eager to find alternative energy made more affordable by the availability of government rebates and financing through SING’s new arm, Direct Solar Capital.

In the podcast ‘Clean Tech and Climate Change’ by InvestorIdeas.com (http://ibn.fm/Dqplr), SING President Wil Ralston reported that Direct Solar’s recent partnership with My Home Group Real Estate LLC will be mutually beneficial to both companies. While SING has seen an increase in referrals to home buyers/sellers for more solar installations, the real estate group – the second-fastest growing residential real-estate brokerage in the nation – can provide alternative energy options for homeowners who are eco-conscious, searching for cleaner alternative fuel systems and looking to reduce their reliance on the grid as well as reduce utility bills (http://ibn.fm/e3X0B). The real-estate firm has some 2,500 agents.

“We have already reached a level of nearly four contract closings per day nearly seven days a week,” Ralston noted on the podcast. Highlighting the company’s potential for growth, he added, “We have the scalability to go nationwide in the future. We are already in 11 cities.”

In addition, Lambrecht was optimistic about SING’s focus on the launch of Pure American hemp cigarettes. He said that SING would show the new line of hemp cigarettes at the National Association of Convenience Stores’ (NAC) convention, scheduled October 1-4 in Atlanta. Nationwide, there are some 340,000 convenience stores, and SING is distributing a sophisticated mailer to major buyers, Lambrecht said. He also noted that SING’s tagline – ‘Make the Switch’ – is aimed at encouraging smokers and vape consumers to convert to pure-hemp cigarettes instead.

CFN Media Group published an analysis article lauding SING’s investment in cannabis automated-speed packager Jacksam Corp. (OTCQB: JKSM), operator of the proprietary Convectium 710 Shark packaging system (http://ibn.fm/Ndawb). The article praised the system’s ability to “[run] circles around the competition,” as “none of the limited amount of competition even comes close to the speed or diversity of the 710 Shark.” SING now holds roughly six percent of the outstanding shares of Jacksam Corp., the article reported. In March 2017, SING made a $400,000 cash-and-stock investment into then privately-held Convectium, which has developed automation solutions for the cannabis industry that fill, cap and package THC and CBD concentrates some 60-times quicker than manual methods (http://ibn.fm/bQ0p3). In a news release describing the benefit of SING’s investment (http://ibn.fm/eArgl), CEO Greg Lambrecht concluded, “We were confident in the investment in Convectium 2-1/2 years ago and are greatly looking forward to the coming years under their new business model.”

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

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to SING are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/SING

• The direct-selling industry reached record numbers last year, continuing its consistent growth
• SHRG’s global expansion plan includes strategic steps to align with its mission
• The company has reported record-breaking growth in sales and Elepreneur numbers

In a global industry that reached $192.9 billion last year and saw a year-over-year increase of 1.5 percent from 2017 (http://ibn.fm/ypRTN), Sharing Services Global Corporation (OTCQB: SHRG) is ideally poised to benefit from a growing worldwide interest in direct sales.

SHRG has seen consistent record-breaking success as it has engineered a strategic paradigm shift in home-based entrepreneurship. With global expansion in mind, the company officially changed its name earlier this year from Sharing Services Inc. to Sharing Services Global Corporation (http://ibn.fm/Rzzx5), a move that was closely followed by a ticker symbol change as well.

“We are pleased to have our trading symbol changed to better reflect our new name, which more closely aligns with our mission to expand globally,” Sharing Services CEO John “JT” Thatch stated in a news release (http://ibn.fm/8mb8U). At the time, company leaders shared a strategic plan to grow the business both organically and through acquisitions inside or outside the United States, noting that they saw excellent growth opportunities in Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia.

Shortly afterward, the company, through wholly owned subsidiary Elepreneur LLC, announced plans to hold its first event in Canada since detailing its global expansion strategy (http://ibn.fm/Umyzy). The meeting was held in Ottawa, Ontario, May 3-4. “We are pleased to enter the Canadian market and share our great products while continuing to create our ’Blue Ocean Strategy’ in other countries outside the U.S.,” added Thatch. “This is a very exciting time for our company and its great team of Elepreneurs.”

As apparent proof that the company is on the right road, SHRG has consistently reported increasing sales numbers since its wholly owned subsidiary, Elevacity Global LLC, released a line of health and wellness products in December 2017. Sales for its most recent fiscal year totaled $85.9 million, marking a nine-fold increase from its $8.4 million total from the year before (http://ibn.fm/50ess).

In addition to the new product line, Thatch credits the financial success of the company in large part to its independent representatives, or Elepreneurs. Following a modern direct-selling model that focuses on achieving healthy minds and bodies, happiness in quality of life and wealth accumulation, SHRG’s Elepreneurs are enthusiastically sharing the company’s mission, opportunity and products. Tens of thousands of Elepreneurs have elected to join the company, and that number continues to increase each month.

Sharing Services Global Corporation owns, operates or controls an interest in a variety of companies specializing in the strong direct-sales space and is focused on reshaping how entrepreneurs build their businesses in today’s modern world. SHRG leverages the capabilities and expertise of companies that sell products direct to the consumer through independent representatives, called Elepreneurs.

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

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to SHRG are available in the company’s newsroom at  http://ibn.fm/SHRG

• Developer of state-of-the-art custom farm containers for farmers, growers, restaurants, hotels, casinos, entrepreneurs, and investors throughout North America
• Featured in MarketWatch, Business Insider and Bloomberg, recognized for its innovation and contributions to end world hunger
• Modular, stackable and mobile GrowPod systems address the issues of providing a clean and safe food supply, reducing world hunger, maximizing crop yields, and offering a rapid and inexpensive pathway for entrepreneurs and businesses to enter multiple agricultural sectors
• GrowPods allow cultivation to take place year-round, which maximizes customers’ ROI

GP Solutions (OTC: GWPD) is developing scalable farming systems for soil-less indoor organic farming. The company’s GrowPods are automated micro-farms that use hydroponic technology and unique soil systems to cultivate the highest-quality specialty leaf crops. The system is designed and engineered for ease of use, allowing users to farm year-round in any location of the world, supporting the company’s mission to provide customers with the ability to cultivate their own organic “superfoods.”

GrowPod Design & Function

GrowPod is a modular, stackable and mobile vertical growing environment specifically engineered to maximize yield and automation. GrowPods are available as a vertical pod, stacker pod or custom-built pod.

The Stacker Pod is a certified organic soil system that offers growers multiple levels of planting in order to maximize space and produce options with different fruits and vegetables. The Vertical Pod utilizes a vertical hydroponic system. It is affordable, scalable, efficient, automated and sustainable. The output provides customers with fresh and clean produce year-round in any climate. The Custom Pod is built to suit the farmer’s specific crop and grow goals.

Each 320-square-foot GrowPod container will have an annual production capability of up to four times that of outdoor growing methods, dramatically increasing profitability to the grower. The controlled environment of the GrowPod ensures efficient power and water usage in growing a wide range of horticultural and agricultural products in all environments and climates.

Thanks to a combination of hydroponic and certified organic soil systems, crop yields are higher, faster, and more consistent that conventional means. Customers can enjoy an average of eight higher yield crop cycles anywhere in the world.

GrowPod Features:

• Modular, stackable and mobile
• Fully insulated, food-grade shipping container
• Engineered for automation
• Efficient LED lighting
• Hydroponic or soil-based platforms
• Proprietary air and water filtration
• Climate-controlled
• Remote monitoring

GP Solutions also offers many services to its customers, including:

• Shipment and installation service of its shipping container farms
• On-site training
• Provision of custom planting and harvesting schedule
• Provision of growing supplies, seeds, nutrients, packaging, branding and repair materials
• On-site visits, on-call and scheduled maintenance, and re-supply
• Remote monitoring and automated control of environmental nutrients, environmental growth factors (PH, temperature, light) and circulation
• Technical assistance
• Consulting and custom facility systems design

Competitive Advantage

GrowPods allow cultivation to take place year-round, which maximizes ROI. The systems are sealed from outside pathogens, contaminants, pesticides, and the result is clean and robust crop production.

GP Solutions also has a line of remarkable new proprietary soil mixtures and nutrient lines which contain no animal products. These products are vital, as many other soils and additives can contain harmful pathogens and contaminants that can cause crops to become tainted or fail rigorous testing.

Global Solution

GP Solutions has partnered with the world’s leading food nonprofit companies, including Feeding America, Seeds of Hope, Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels America, L.A. Kitchen, and Farm Bread, to help insecure communities take control of their own food dependence using container farms.

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

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