OurPet’s Company was featured in the November issue of The Bowser Report as the Company of the Month. Regular readers of the report are likely already familiar with OPCO, as the company has been recommended multiple times in the publication dating all the way back to May 2007. Recently, the company has caught the attention of researchers by reporting consistent and sustainable growth, and that performance has Bowser recommending OPCO as an addition to portfolios for the third time in less than a decade.

“OurPet’s, now a three-time recommendation, is the model for steady sales growth,” the report stated. “At current values, OPCO is fairly valued from a price-to-earnings perspective, but with the company’s steady growth potential, it could be a long-term winner.”

Taking a look at the markets in which OPCO operates, this growth potential is further illustrated. In 2013, the pet products and services market was valued at $71.3 billion, and additional industry growth is expected in the coming years. OPCO is capitalizing on these market conditions with a two-pronged branding strategy – including OurPets® for the pet specialty channel and PetZone® for the food, drug and mass retail channels. Through these brands, the company has secured roughly 250 distribution customers, including nationwide retailers such as Walmart (NYSE: WMT), PetSmart (NASDAQ: PETM), Petco and Kroger (NYSE: KR).

In the past four years, OPCO has leveraged its defined branding strategy and extensive intellectual property portfolio to record a 20.8 percent increase in sales. Likewise, the company’s earnings have grown from $120,674 to $1.1 million since 2011. In recent months, OPCO has attempted to build on this performance by increasing the overall visibility of its stock. The company recently joined the OTCQX, the highest tier of the OTC Markets platform, in an effort to continue pushing toward new 52-week highs.

The Bowser Report has been covering the most intriguing mini-priced stocks for just under 40 years. Utilizing a proprietary rating system and investing game plan, the report highlights the most promising stocks for long-term investment. Since 1976, The Bowser Report’s effectiveness has attracted tens of thousands of investors to the subscription-only newsletter.

For more information, visit www.ourpets.com

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The world is increasingly, unarguably becoming more demanding and dependent on the incredible conveniences and advances in technology. Aligned with its vision to become a leading provider in key niches within this global progression, Alternet Systems invests in and partners with companies that are creating the future of money as it relates to technological advances.

For the last five years, Alternet has focused specifically on the high-growth, mobile value-added service industries of mobile financial services and mobile security, and in 2014 expanded its reach to include digital commerce, legacy electronic payments infrastructure, and advanced predictive data analytics applications for the mass consumer, telecommunications and financial industry.

Moving forward, the company plans to participate in several multi-billion dollar markets, including big data, which is expected to reach more than $50 billion in the next five years. In a recent QualityStocks interview (listen here: http://www.QualityStocks.net/interview-alyi.php), company chairman and CEO Henryk Dabrowski gave existing and potential shareholders a glimpse of what the company has on deck in the next several years.

For 2016, those plans include the launch of two business lines for the payment processing industry, the roll-out of a suite of solutions for the data analytics space in the U.S. and Latin American markets, and a physical corporate presence in Brazil and Mexico where the company intends to provide financial services and banking solutions to the population that doesn’t have a bank account or are not financially included.

Dabrowski said he expects 2017-2019 to be a significant period of growth driven by advances in the U.S. payment processing industry specifically with the incorporation of mobile phones and mobile devices.

With its solutions and aggressive growth strategy for the years ahead, Alternet aims to build on its current position and grow its own brand and corporate reach while helping its customers gear up to successfully navigate through a new era of digital commerce and payments, financial services and consumer information.

For more information visit www.alternetsystems.com

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International Stem Cell Corp. this morning posted a business update along with operating results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2105. Among other results, the California-based biotech company reported an increase in quarterly revenues, along with significantly narrowed third-quarter and nine-month losses.

“Overall I am satisfied with the company’s progress in Q3. We are maintaining our position as a leader in regenerative medicine field and the overall operating income of our biomedical businesses continues to grow,” Andrey Semechkin, Ph.D., CEO and co-chairman of ISCO, stated in the news release. “We really look forward to beginning the enrolment of patients in our pending Parkinson’s disease clinical trial before the end of 2015.”

Q3 Business Highlights

Among several quarterly business highlights, ISCO in the third quarter of 2015 developed an innovative technology designed to generate functional articular cartilage from the patient’s own skin or adipose tissue with the potential to treat osteoarthritis. The company also moved into the second phase of its existing research agreement with global Japanese pharmaceutical company Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; appointed a new chief executive officer; and presented comprehensive findings from Parkinson’s disease program at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Neuroscience 2015.

In regards to its wholly owned subsidiary, ISCO in the third quarter completed clinical testing of a new compound, which the company intends to utilize in substantially new skin care products to be marketed by its subsidiary Lifeline Skin Care, Inc., starting December 2015. Lifeline Skin Care launched its ProPlus+ professional line of products that will be available exclusively through Lifeline’s network of dermatologists, aestheticians and med spas.

Q3, YtD Financial Results

For the quarter ended in September 2015, ISCO reported revenues of $2.14 million, an increase of 9% over revenue of $173,000 posted in the third quarter of 2014. The company’s Lifeline Cell Technology sales increased by 22%, or $220,000, while Lifeline Skin Care sales decreased by 5%, or $47,000; both wholly owned subsidiaries remain profitable. ISCO’s consolidated net loss for the quarter was $539,000 compared to consolidated net loss of $2.0 million for the third quarter last year.

Total consolidated revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, was $5.57 million, an increase of 7%, or $373,000, vs $5.20 million in revenue reported for the comparable period of 2014. Lifeline Cell Technology sales increased by 9%, or $244,000, while Lifeline Skin Care sales decreased by 5%, or $129,000. ISCO’s consolidated net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, was $1.1 million vs a consolidated net loss of $7.9 million for the comparable nine months of last year, which the company partially attributes to the completion of multiple preclinical studies during the first six months of 2015.

ISCO ended the third quarter of 2015 with cash balance of $599,000. As of September 30, 2015, stockholders’ equity totaled $834,000.

Using its core technology, which results in the creation of pluripotent human stem cells from unfertilized oocytes (eggs), ISCO is focused on the therapeutic applications of human parthenogenetic stem cells (hpSCs) and the development and commercialization of cell-based research and cosmetic products. ISCO scientists have created the first parthenogenetic, homozygous stem cell line that can be a source of therapeutic cells for hundreds of millions of individuals of differing genders, ages and racial background with minimal immune rejection after transplantation. hpSCs offer the potential to create the first true stem cell bank, UniStemCell™. ISCO also produces and markets specialized cells and growth media for therapeutic research worldwide through its subsidiary Lifeline Cell Technology (www.lifelinecelltech.com), and stem cell-based skin care products through its subsidiary Lifeline Skin Care (www.lifelineskincare.com).

For more information visit at www.internationalstemcell.com.

Freedom Leaf, parent of Freedom Leaf Magazine, FreedomLeaf.com and a budding cannabis industry incubator, today announced that it has engaged the investor relations services of QualityStocks. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, QualityStocks has assisted more than 300 public companies with their efforts to broaden influence, attract growth capital and improve shareholder value.

“As we pursue effective avenues to license the Freedom Leaf brand and affiliate publications both at home and overseas, shareholder communication is of upmost importance,” stated Freedom Leaf, CEO Cliff Perry. “We’re also celebrating our first full year as a cannabis-centered multi-media news and entertainment source; forming a partnership with QualityStocks at this important mark in corporate history is an excellent way to ensure the investment community is well-aware of our ongoing achievements and of important happenings in cannabis-related news, legislation and education.”

QualityStocks will leverage its network of partners, daily and weekly newsletters, social media channels, blog and other outreach tools to launch an aggressive communications strategy to spotlight Freedom Leaf and its family of websites.

“The push toward legalization of medical and recreational marijuana is rapidly gaining steam, and Freedom Leaf is in a unique position to increase circulation of its content and achieve considerable brand recognition from the movement,” stated QualityStocks Managing Director Michael McCarthy. “As the company pursues its potential, we look forward to working with Freedom Leaf management to help the company streamline and enhance its communications efforts while introducing the company to potential investors outside its current reach.”

For more information, visit http://freedomleaf.com

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Freedom Leaf Inc., The Marijuana Legalization Company™, is a leading marijuana-related news, multi-media, entertainment, branding, business development, and incubation company with an ever-expanding online presence.

As a staunch national advocate of various state initiatives to legalize medical and recreational marijuana, Freedom Leaf has an entire platform of online content suited for every aspect of advertising and marketing for all businesses in the cannabis industry. These websites incorporate many aspects of the marijuana industry and movement. Freedom Leaf’s current websites include:

• FreedomLeaf.com
• MarijuanaNews.com
• LadyCannabis.com
• Cannabis Business University
• CannabisSeminars.com
• CampusCannabisDebate.com
• CannaSpa.com
• Vegasterdam.com

Freedom Leaf founders have been involved in marijuana legalization for more than 45 years, delivering to the corporation keen industry insight and guidance on expansion initiatives. Freedom Leaf does not handle, grow, sell or dispense marijuana or related products, and therefore is not regulated in any way by the different government agencies other than standard business type of regulations.

For more information, visit www.freedomleaf.com

Moxian, a leader in online-to-offline platform, today announced that it has engaged corporate communications firm DreamTeamNetwork (“DTN”). Austin, Texas-based DTN has assisted more than 300 public companies fine tune their corporate communications strategies, which includes investor relations, public relations, and social media relations, as well as branding and marketing, video production and website development.

“We’re pleased to announce this strategic partnership with DreamTeamNetwork to help us deliver stronger communication channels to our shareholders and initiate greater exposure to potential investors who may not yet have Moxian on their radar,” says Moxian Chief Executive Officer James Mengdong Tan. “We have a great story to tell, and look forward to increasing our exposure without skipping a beat with our ongoing operations.”

DTN will leverage its family of unique brands, along with an extensive network of partners, daily and weekly newsletters, social media channels, blog and other outreach tools to further develop Moxian’s brand awareness and communications with shareholders.

“Moxian is an exciting company that we believe is positioned to capture significant market share as it increases exposure and streamlines communications with the broader investment community,” stated Michael McCarthy, Managing Director for DTN. “We look forward to working closely with Moxian’s senior management and staff to help the company achieve its corporate communications initiatives.”

For more information, visit http://ir.moxian.com/html-en/

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Cherubim Interests is a unique company in its pronounced dedication to improving its home state of Texas, while providing substantial return to its investors, by turning around undervalued real estate assets, creating safer and more desirable living environments for current and future generations. The company’s vision is of becoming a leader in the fields of alternative construction, multi-family real estate development, property management, and investment.

An example of this creative orientation is Cherubim’s work with BudCube Cultivation Systems USA, developers of a proprietary controlled environment cultivation technology aimed at helping cultivators of legal medical and recreational cannabis, as well as other plant species, meet rising market demand. Coupled with the real estate development and property management business model of parent company Cherubim Interests, BudCube is able to offer prospective cultivators quick entry into the rapidly expanding cannabis cultivation market at a price point that is extremely attractive when compared to traditional construction solutions.

In support of their objectives, the company has brought together a management team with a strong community and commercial spirit and background in areas such as construction, finance, and property management.

Patrick Johnson (CEO), coming from a championship sports background, has proven himself in senior level positions in the construction, oil and gas, and consumer products industries, in both public and private sectors, in addition to consulting in the private equity, mining, gaming, entertainment, Internet, and corporate finance industries. In his career he has also assisted a variety of charities and non-profit organizations through volunteer work and fund raising. It must be said that his outstanding experience in college and pro sports was hugely foundational in his remarkable win-win orientation and ability to work with people to achieve sky-high goals: Olympic-caliber sprinter, Pac-10 Championship winner in the 400 meters, defeating the legendary Carl Lewis in the 100-meter, All-American football player in college, Oregon Athletics Hall of Famer, member of Super Bowl winning Baltimore Ravens.

Gary Fewell (COO), brings more than 20 years of experience in both management and work environments, from Fortune 500 companies to start-up businesses, including in financial analysis, procurement, budget management, and all phases of project development. In the oil and gas industry, he benefitted from working with highly recognized professionals, coordinating a number of projects from conception through completion, and has developed a special focus on spotting long term growth opportunities.

Corbin Grubbs (CFO), has over 20 years of accounting and financial business experience, holding management and leadership positions with both private and public market leaders in the financial services, manufacturing, automotive, and healthcare industries. This includes being a former Director and CFO of a nationally recognized debt purchaser, later successfully selling the company’s portfolio assets to a larger publically held company.

For more information, visit www.cherubiminterests.com

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Dominovas Energy was recently hosted by the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) in Johannesburg, South Africa, where Dr. Shamiul Islam, executive vice-president of the company’s Fuel Cell Division, delivered a lecture presenting the company’s electricity generating technology, the RUBICONTM Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system.

Dr. Islam delivered his presentation on the proprietary design of the industry’s first scalable, single megawatt SOFC system to an audience of stakeholders, potential off-takers, engineers, and academics actively engaged in South Africa’s power generation and distribution industry.

“The design of a single megawatt system lays out the foundation for scale with modular design and construction of a multi-megawatt RUBICONTM system. Until now, all single megawatt systems of fuel cell generated power were comprised of an array of individual kilowatt units configured to function at a megawatt scale. The generally accepted configuration and design of megawatt systems within the industry to date have taken smaller configurations of the fuel cell stacks, generally 1kW, and pieced them together to create configurations totaling multiple kilowatts. This approach is problematic in that the generation of megawatt baseload power is inefficient and it additionally creates units that, by design, have multiple opportunities for failure which contribute to extraordinary and otherwise unnecessary repair and maintenance costs. In designing a true megawatt system, Dominovas Energy has optimized system size, production efficiency, and overall system performance and veracity,” explained Dr. Islam.

The presentation covered fuel cells in general, and specifically addressed the RUBICONTM SOFC system’s megawatt design, functionality, advanced engineering and manufacture timelines. In comparing the technology to “traditional” sources of electricity generation, Dr. Islam illustrated how the RUBICON™ is the preferred electricity generation choice of both public utilities and private sector operations in the manufacturing, hospitality, mining and agriculture industries throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

When asked about the significance of Dominovas Energy’s presentation, SAIEE Chairman Max Chauke responded first by noting South Africa’s power challenges and their adverse impact on the economy.

“Although our government is building new power plants such as the coal fired Medupi and Kusile, these will not be adequate to solve the power crisis that we face as more and more of the older plants are ending their productive life. Alternative sources of power are required and we commend government’s efforts in addressing and actively seeking out alternative energy solutions,” he stated. “The SAIEE encourages the Government to continue investing in various sources of alternative energy and to specifically consider other technologies such as Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) which have a strong value proposition along with an electrical efficiency greater than solar power and wind energy. On behalf of my colleagues, I would like to thank Dominovas Energy for the outstanding and proper presentation that was made to the SAIEE’s Power and Energy section regarding the RUBICON™ SOFC technology. As the section and institute, we will continue working with Dominovas Energy along with other industry experts in order to keep abreast with the latest technologies that can be of great benefit to South Africa and her people.”

For more information, visit www.dominovasenergy.com

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According to National Restaurant Association data, restaurants gobble up around 47 percent of all consumer food spending, doing some $709 billion each year in sales, and providing employment for over 14 million Americans. However, while there has been a great deal of innovation in the fast-casual segment in recent years, an overly saturated market has left operators desperately searching for new recipes to success, and the casual dining end of the market remains largely dominated by entrenched brands such as Luby’s (NYSE: LUB) Fuddruckers, or Darden Restaurant’s (NYSE: DRI) Olive Garden.

The heavily consolidated casual dining market is ripe for the kind of disruption we have seen in fast-casual in recent years. Where the likes of Luby’s Koo Koo Roo chicken, or innovator Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), have successfully blended together speed, affordability, and healthier organic options in order to capture increasing market share. Healthier food choices are one of the major driving factors in the market today and any models which seek to prosper in the casual dining segment are most likely going to have some or all of their menu’s emphasis focused in this direction.

Up-and-comer Giggles N’ Hugs (OTCQB: GIGL) is a good example of this, blending together a Gymboree-like, kid-focused play area and delicious, organic casual dining for parents. This is an entirely new approach to family dining which has its origins in the founder’s attempt to find a casual dining restaurant they could take their young daughter to, secure in the knowledge that they could get healthier and even organic food options, and not have to spend the entire time managing their child’s behavior. At Giggles N’ Hugs kids can act their age, running around and playing in the 2,000 square foot plus play area located at each restaurant, safe under the watchful gaze of parents and restaurant staff who are dedicated to being attendees.

And GIGL has first-mover advantage here as one of the first and only children’s play center/restaurant to bring together high-end, organic food, with an upscale décor and family-friendly play area geared towards kids under 10. The company even offers parents a child drop off service so they can shop while the kids enjoy themselves stomping around at Giggles N’ Hugs in the play area.

The restaurant is split into two sections, one for dining and one for play, each section designed and constructed to be fit for purpose. Diverse revenues streams for the business include the typical restaurant side sales like food and beverage, as well as beer and wine – but are massively augmented by birthday party sales, retail item sales, play area fees, and membership subscriptions on the play area side. In fact, private party sales were up 3.4 percent year-over-year according to GIGL’s Q2 financial data released in August, reflecting steady growth of the company’s most lucrative offerings across its existing footprint of three locations at some of LA’s top malls.

One big secret to the company’s success has been that Giggles N’ Hugs is quite a deal for parents when it comes to hosting birthday parties for the kids, delivering more for less than competitors, with around a $350 price tag on birthday parties that includes everything the competition does, and many things they don’t. With a price point less than the average Chuck E. Cheese (the low end of the market), but sumptuous organic menu options sourced from locally-grown produce where possible, and gluten free choices, as well as a huge play area designed to captivate and enthrall young kids with its thematic elements, it is little wonder that GIGL continues to win over customers and the media alike.

From A-list celebrities bringing their kids for birthday parties or play at Giggles N’ Hugs locations, to major media sources (including some of LA media’s local kingmakers) running stories on the company’s success, GIGL has benefitted from a substantial amount of organic draw. The only cherry you can really put on this already highly successful cake is nationwide expansion and the company is currently busy leveraging an already well-established tenant relationship with major national mall owner/operator Westfield, to this very end.

A solid success story across its existing footprint and now a big opportunity to expand nationally and internationally, are very good indicators for GIGL shareholders moving forward. Interested investors should take note of the company’s potential, and the potential of the restaurant model the company has created to become increasingly dominant within its niche, fueled by a lack of real direct competition for its product/services mix, and a brilliant execution that is empowered by management’s extensive collective experience in the restaurant game

Take a closer look, visit www.gigglesnhugs.com

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Legacy Ventures International is a multinational conglomerate focused on the acquisition of proven, high-potential businesses across a variety of viable markets and industries. The company’s strategy involves the acquisition of businesses with disruptive ideas and game-changing concepts that can be rapidly scaled to promote sustainable growth. On October 1, Legacy kicked this strategy into gear when it announced the acquisition of RM Fresh Brands – a Canada-based servicer of food and beverage retailers and distributors representing an extensive portfolio of highly desirable brands. Through this acquisition, Legacy acquired the Canadian distribution rights to a product that brings a whole new meaning to thinking ‘outside the box’.

Boxed Water is an innovative solution to the mounting bottled water problem that’s reaching a fever pitch around the planet. According to The Water Project, U.S. landfills are overflowing with more than two million tons of discarded water bottles. Worse yet, these bottles will take more than 1,000 years to biodegrade, and, if incinerated, they release toxic fumes into the atmosphere. Boxed Water addresses this waste by utilizing 100 percent recyclable packaging that has less than half of the carbon footprint of a PET bottle, according to Cradle to Gate.

While Boxed Water is a clear step in the right direction in terms of environmental impact, it is also a significant opportunity for Legacy to establish a foothold in the rapidly evolving North American beverage market. In recent years, brands such as Glacéau Vitaminwater® and ZICO Coconut Water™ have demonstrated the commercial potential of innovative, healthy beverage options. Following a period of rapid growth, both were eventually acquired by beverage giant Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO).

Legacy took a step toward replicating this success when it added Matthew Merson to its board of directors last month. In addition to serving as the current vice president of Boxed Water is Better, LLC – the U.S. distributor of Boxed Water – Merson brings more than 25 years of experience in the branded food and beverage space (including time with both Glacéau and ZICO) to the Legacy team.

Earlier this month, Legacy announced that it had submitted an application to list its shares of common stock on the Canadian Securities Exchange in order to gain better access to investors throughout its Boxed Water distribution footprint. As it continues to market the Boxed Water brand throughout Canada, the company will look to further implement its acquisition-based expansion strategy while maximizing financial growth for the foreseeable future. For prospective shareholders, this makes Legacy a company to watch in the months to come.

For more information, visit www.legacyventuresinc.com

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