• SGMD expanding BudCars Cannabis Delivery Service into LA area
• Sugarmade forecasts BudCars business to top $30 million in annualized revenues in Sacramento alone
• Company sees potential for up to 20 new BudCars hubs across California over next two years

Sugarmade Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD), a product and branding marketing company investing in operations and technologies with disruptive potential and an early pioneer within California’s regulated cannabis industry, announced that its recently acquired BudCars Cannabis Delivery Service is expanding into the Southern California marketplace (http://ibn.fm/o7WiJ). Initially launched in the Sacramento area, the cannabis home-delivery service has seen unprecedented growth in its first months of operation.

“Our Sacramento locations will pass the $10 million mark for annualized sales within the next 60 to 90 days,” Sugarmade CEO Jimmy Chan stated in a news release. “The growth has been so dramatic that we have had to drastically revise our expectations to the upside, which demands expansion, both in terms of staff and fleet in Sacramento, and in terms of regional expansion into Southern California. As a result, we are acquiring two distribution hub locations in the LA area with cannabis licenses included so we can hit the ground running.”

In the expansion announcement, the company reported that BudCars’ primary Sacramento locations have seen tremendous growth, with revenues consistently increasing 10% week over week. While the growth has been attributed to exploding demand for contactless delivery of cannabis products due to the COVID-19 pandemic, company officials expect the upward spike to continue, even after social-distancing restrictions are loosened. SGMD forecasts its BudCars business to top $30 million in annualized revenues this year in Sacramento alone.

In addition, based on data gathered from its current operations as well as trends in the LA region, the Sugarmade team is confident that each of the two new LA BudCars hubs will provide an annual revenue run-rate of $15 to 20 million – as a moderate baseline estimate. Sugarmade officials pointed to its Sacramento locations, which are reporting a consistent 19–20% net profit on sales, noting that the same margins are expected in the Southern California market.

The two LA locations are just the beginning of the CarBuds expansion. Officials see further expansion potential for up to as many as 20 new BudCars hubs across California over the coming two years, funded primarily by cash from operations.

“We are hiring and expanding our fleet as fast as we can right now to keep up with demand,” said Chan. “We can’t expand fast enough. But that’s a great problem to have, and LA represents an ideal new market for BudCars.”

As one of the few cannabis companies pursuing a vertically integrated business model, SGMD is placing its current focus on the expansion of non-storefront cannabis delivery. In addition to BudCars, the Sugarmade brand portfolio includes CarryOutsupplies.com, SugarRush(TM) and Budcars.com. Sugarmade has benefitted from a remarkable growth spurt thus far in 2020 and will seek to maintain its recent trajectory going forward.

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

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

• Sigma Labs provides critical in-process monitoring technology to unlock scalability needed to meet parts demand
• 3D printed medical devices of all source materials market forecast to reach $26 billion over two years
• As industry reacts to current crisis, demand for 3D metal printed parts expected to increase

From specialized surgical tools designed to meet a surgeon’s unique needs to customized cutting guides for knee replacements, the healthcare industry is poised to be transformed by additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing (http://ibn.fm/q3ROJ). However, scalability has been limited by the technology’s lack of in-process quality control monitoring. Sigma Labs Inc. (NASDAQ: SGLB), a company specializing in real-time quality assurance of 3D metal printing, presents a solution to alleviate the onerous burden of quality assurance in mass production – at a time when the 3D printed medical devices market is expected to reach $26 billion over the next two years.

While 3D printing technology (also known as additive manufacturing) has long been used to create product prototypes, the lack of product uniformity and onerous quality assurance costs had made engaging in mass production a pipe dream. Sigma Labs, one of the leading providers of third party in-process quality assurance software to the commercial 3D metal printing industry, has allowed companies to monitor the quality of each product part in the production process, layer by layer and in real time – leading to a dramatic decrease in error rates and higher manufacturing yields.

According to industry think-tank SME, the 3D printed medical devices sector – which already accounts for 17 percent of the total additive manufacturing (AM) market – will grow to roughly $26 billion over the next 24 months. A key segment spearheading growth in the sector has been the design and fabrication of replacement joints and artificial limbs. Over 30 million people worldwide are in need of artificial limbs and mobility devices, yet less than 20 percent have access to them, largely due to the extremely time-consuming and expensive process of producing customized prosthetics. 3D printing has sought to address this issue by enabling an ever-increasing number of patients, particularly from developing nations, to gain access to bespoke prosthetic limbs. Healthcare NGO e-NABLE has been one of the pioneers in the field, publishing free designs for prosthetic hands, which are available for anyone to print and can cost as little as $35 (http://ibn.fm/YddEE).

However, the industry’s prodigious growth rate has not been limited to well-documented manufacturing breakthroughs such as the design of hearing aids, dental implants and prostheses. In northern Italy’s Lombardy region, a shortage of ventilators in the midst of the viral outbreak was compounded by a lack of replacement valves for faulty machines. With medical suppliers unable to provide spare parts at short notice, 3D printing experts and local business owners were able to collaborate and come to the rescue by rapidly fabricating the replacement parts within a matter of hours (http://ibn.fm/E8xDs). Similarly, in the United States, Massachusetts-based Formlabs, a manufacturer of 3D printers, was able to swiftly reformat over 250 of their printers to produce 100 thousand nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing a day (http://ibn.fm/67WPy). With the scope of 3D printed medical devices widening on a daily basis, product safety has increasingly become a factor alongside other variables such as production cost, product longevity and functionality. As such, the need for a robust, efficient and easily implementable quality assurance process has become paramount.

To meet this requirement, Sigma Labs PrintRite3D(R) caters to the highly technical and precise nature of the Additive Manufacturing 3D metal branded equipment being created. In early April, the company launched the newest iteration of its revolutionary PrintRite3D(R) software, providing manufacturers with the ability to remotely monitor their 3D printing process in real-time while offering actionable information and AI-driven metrics on a production management user-interface platform. Moreover, Sigma’s technology can be used on 3D printers from multiple manufacturers to provide a consistent standard of quality assurance, thereby allowing for the technology to be deployed throughout a manufacturer’s supply chain (http://ibn.fm/ejfV5).

Following the launch and during a recent interview with Proactive Investors, Sigma Labs Chairman Mark Ruport went on to reaffirm that the company was now eyeing a “tremendous opportunity” to become the de facto standard for third party in-process quality assurance of metal parts production (http://ibn.fm/XnYS3).

The application of 3D printing within medical hardware and healthcare has allowed the industry to access critical components as and when they are needed – all at reduced cost, time, and wastage relative to traditional manufacturing methods. However, 3D printing will only truly surpass traditional techniques when the additive manufacturing industry moves from ‘post-process’ quality control to ‘in-process’ quality assurance. As one of the leaders in its field, Sigma Labs and its technological solutions are well positioned to capitalize on the industry’s explosive growth going forward.

For more information about Sigma Labs, please visit www.SigmaLabsInc.com

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

• The specialized insurance provider is expanding into multiple specialized sectors, focuses on higher service speed and personalization
• Hospitality Liability Policy covers theft and damage of personal property, accidental medical expenses, and accidental death and dismemberment
• Insurtech sector growing at a fast pace, attracting billions in investment

InsuraGuest Insurance Agency LLC, wholly owned by insurtech software company InsuraGuest Technologies Inc. (TSX.V: ISGI), is now licensed to sell all lines of insurance in 48 out of the 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. “As the world navigates and accommodates to new changes due to COVID-19, we continue to forge forward and build InsuraGuest to produce more product offerings so we can better serve our customers and build shareholder value,” InsuraGuest Technologies CEO and Chairman Douglas Anderson stated in a company press release (http://ibn.fm/8ZwFu).

The Agency is registered and licensed to sell accident and health, casualty, life and property insurance in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and the District of Columbia.

The Agency has applied and expects to be approved to sell insurance in the remaining two states of Massachusetts and New York within the next 30 days.

Insurance is one of the oldest and most traditional industries. Over the past few years, insurtech software company InsuraGuest Technologies have begun to encroach on major players’ territory by providing an insurtech software platform which can deliver digital insurance to multiple sectors. Insurtech in particular has seen a sharp increase in funding, with approximately $16.5 billion invested in the sector over the past 10 years. The pace of investment is on the rise (http://ibn.fm/Ck9uq), with $2.2 billion raised in the first half of 2019 alone (http://ibn.fm/VNo47).

InsuraGuest Technologies’ insurtech software currently targets hotels and vacation rentals, with the long-term goal to expand offerings to a wider audience and into revenue streams. The company aims to move into providing its software, that alleviates the process of insuring mainstream sectors, with a focus on providing higher service speed, ease of purchasing insurance, and personalization. InsuraGuest is working to expand its product offering and the reach of its platform via brokers and agents who can sign up instantly through a fully automatized agency/broker software program. These agents and brokers can then take InsuraGuest’s current Hospitality Liability product to their own customers, helping speed up the platform and products’ expansion.

The company’s proprietary insurtech software platform is already operational in the hospitality industry, where it provides specialized gap insurance, which can address accidents or theft incurred by a guest during their stay at hotels and vacation rental properties. Traditional travelers’ insurance doesn’t cover a number of things that can happen inside hotels or other travel properties, putting both the traveler and the hotel or property owner at risk. InsuraGuest’s proprietary insurtech platform delivers its specialized Hospitality Liability coverages to its hotel and vacation rental members, which becomes the first line of defense for the properties if an accident or theft is incurred by a guest or their occupants during their stay. The Hospitality Liability coverages address a wide range of issues, from theft and damage of personal property to accidental medical expenses, death and dismemberment.

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

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• PLUS well-prepared to respond to current coronavirus crisis, says CEO
• Strengthening PLUS presence in the California market remains critical to becoming global cannabis brand
• When objectives are met, few companies will be better positioned to build global portfolio of cannabis brands

Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) (OTCQX: PLPRF) has identified three critical objectives to focus on in the coming year, according to a letter from PLUS co-founder and CEO Jake Heimark (http://ibn.fm/g9qEv). The letter outlines those objectives and also discusses COVID-19 and the impact it is expected to have on the company.

After observing that the company is “well-prepared to respond to the current coronavirus crisis,” Heimark noted that the company “continues to have a strong foundation as a leader in the California cannabis market.”

“We have set three critical objectives as a company over the next four quarters,” he stated. “1) to ensure the safety and health of our employees and customers, 2) to continue to establish ourselves as a clear, long-term leader in the California edibles space and 3) to become a cash-flow positive business.”

Heimark then went on to explain that PLUS is “capitalized with enough cash on hand to continue executing through the entirety of 2020 without any additional fundraising.” Heimark noted that “Plus Products was the largest brand in the largest category of the California edibles market in 2019, and had the two best-selling cannabis products, across all categories, in the state over that same period.”

In his letter, Heimark explained that, in 2019, the state’s emerging adult-use cannabis market was 38% of the global adult-use cannabis market, and it is expected to stay at least 27% of that market through 2024. “Edibles remain the most attractive space to build a brand, with price premiums remaining constant, while other categories continue to see significant price degradation,” Heimark said. With that in mind, it makes sense that maintaining – and even building – the PLUS presence in the California market remains critical to becoming a global cannabis brand, he concluded.

Calling 2019 a difficult year for the entire cannabis industry, Heimark observed that “macro events – ranging from the vaping crisis to slow growth in emerging markets – contributed to underwhelming results and immense pressure from the market on operators across the board, a pressure that has continued to impact the industry into the new year.” Heimark acknowledged that PLUS hadn’t escaped the challenges.

“We have faced a home market in California that continues to battle growing pains as it works to compete with a highly active illicit market, streamline a disorderly regulatory environment, and support undercapitalized operators across an adolescent supply chain,” he said. “As a result, growth has been less robust than anticipated, and we were not spared from the broader market downturn.”

With that in mind, the Plus Products leadership team made adjustments to the business to ensure that the company is in the ideal position to survive – and succeed – in 2020 and 2021. Those adjustments included executive salary reductions, executive reorganization, general personnel reductions, the conclusion of the John Legend engagement and an employee equity incentivization restructure. “The decisions made were driven by a strategic commitment to prioritize growing our footprint in markets in which we are already operational over entry into new markets, with a particular focus on our home state of California,” Heimark explained.

“PLUS has built one of the most successful brands in the world’s largest cannabis market,” he concluded. “Moving ahead we intend to build a strong portfolio of edibles brands, leveraging our core capabilities in markets where we have established distribution channels and a dedicated customer base… We believe that we have a clear path to achieving our three critical objectives set forth above. If we do, there will be few, if any, companies better positioned to build a global portfolio of cannabis brands. And while these are uncertain times, we know that we will emerge from this moment in time together.”

Headquartered in San Mateo, California, PLUS is a cannabis and hemp food company focused on using nature to bring balance to consumers’ lives. PLUS’s mission is to make cannabis safe and approachable, beginning with high-quality products that deliver consistent consumer experiences.

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

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

• SHRM appoints former Red Bull Canada president to Special Advisory Committee
• New member’s background in heavily regulated industries coupled with experience in CPG space provides great complement
• Effective immediately, Champignon common shares being traded on OTCQB Venture Market

Champignon Brands Inc. (CSE: SHRM) (OTC: SHRMF) (FWB: 496), a Canada-based company dedicated to applying novel and natural treatment protocols with an emphasis on psychedelic medicine, announced the appointment of Jim Bailey as a new member of its Special Advisory Committee. The appointment of Bailey, a former president of Red Bull Canada, is designed to strengthen SHRM’s pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and CPG marketing/distribution competencies (http://ibn.fm/UjO9v).

“I am very excited to be part of a company that is leading the way in finding alternative solutions to traditional pharmaceuticals with science-based research and functional products,” Bailey noted in a news release. “My background in heavily regulated industries coupled with my experience in the CPG space provides a great complement to an already talented and experienced advisory board.”

In his position at Red Bull Canada, Bailey played a key role in introducing the Red Bull brand in Canada and growing the business to $150 million in annual revenue with more than 300 employees. In addition to his experience at Red Bull, Bailey served as the global chief marketing office for Merrell Outdoors, overseeing both product and consumer marketing; during his tenure, Merrell Outdoors reported annual revenues of up to $600 million.

In his new position on Champignon’s Special Advisory Committee, Bailey will “champion the marketing, distribution and commercialization of the company’s Novoformulations-branded novel delivery systems for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and psychedelic medicine industries,” the company announced.

A wholly owned subsidiary of Champignon, Novoformulations is focused on working with ketamine, anaesthetics and adaptogenics, along with other pharmaceuticals and natural molecules at a purpose-built good manufacturing practice (GMP) and pharmaceutical (DIN) licensed facility located in Quebec. As part of these efforts, Novoformulations is formulating, developing and working to commercialize bioavailable transdermal, intranasal and sublingual delivery platforms.

In addition, Champignon announced that, effective immediately, its common shares are being traded on the OTCQB Venture Market, a U.S. trading platform operated by the OTC Markets Group; the shares will be traded under the ticker ‘SHRMF’ (http://ibn.fm/8mF7O). Champignon’s common shares will continue to trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the ticker symbol ‘SHRM’, as well as on the quotation board of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ‘496’.

The OTCQB is the foremost exchange for entrepreneurial and development-stage U.S. and international companies focused on providing superior experience for U.S. investors. To trade on the market, companies must be current in their financial reportings, pass a minimum-bid price test, and undergo an annual company verification and management certification process. Companies that are approved to trade on the OTCQB exchange have met quality standards that provide a strong baseline of transparency and are committed to improving the information and trading experience for investors.

Champignon seeks opportunities to promote the health and wellness benefits of functional mushrooms, which are used in a wide variety of health-care and pharmaceutical products. The company’s flagship e-commerce store, VitalitySuperTeas.com, takes advantage of the burgeoning craft mushroom industry with a selection of mushroom-infused teas and accessories; SHRM is also expanding its preclinical trial pipeline and branching out into alternative medicine and pharmaceuticals.

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

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

• DRIVRZ will become PowerBand’s consumer-facing brand in the months and years ahead
• The platform is designed to simplify online vehicle transactions allowing users to place orders for cars and trucks from their smartphones, from any location
• Company actively participating in the $10-billion cross-border used vehicle export market with receipt of its Exporter License
• Over 10 million vehicles are bought and sold through auctions every year

PowerBand Solutions Inc. (TSX.V: PBX) (OTCQB: PWWBF) (FRA: 1ZVA) has announced that it is trademarking the brand DRIVRZ as its top-level logo and wordmark for ongoing consumer interactions and future leasing and finance operations. The company applied to register the DRIVRZ wordmark and DRIVRZ logo in the U.S. and Canada. Trademark protection for DRIVRZ is underway for these countries and world markets. The mark family includes DRIVRZ FINANCIAL and DRIVRZ SOLUTIONS marks.

The company ­– enabling the buying, selling, leasing, financing and auctioning of cars on mobile devices, from any location – will continue to use PowerBand as its corporate name and retain its current ticker symbols on public markets for investors and regulators.

“As we advance our cloud-based vehicle transaction platform into Canada and the United States, as well as automotive markets around the world, we believe it is essential to have a brand that is clear, unified, easily recognizable and consumer-friendly,” PowerBand Solutions CEO Kelly Jennings stated in a news release (http://ibn.fm/yWgN3). “DRIVRZ will become PowerBand’s consumer-facing brand in the months and years ahead. DRIVRZ is for drivers, taking the unnecessary middlemen out of the automotive retail sector, to make buying, selling, trading and leasing a car or truck as easy as ordering a product from Amazon or ordering an Uber on your smart phone. It is the future of automotive retail.”

In related news, PowerBand and D2D Auto Auctions LLC successfully launched and conducted ‘virtual’ auctions on April 7th and April 16th in the United States, testifying to the speed and efficiency of D2D’s unique transaction platform. This platform provides a much-needed alternative to physical auctions and their associated costs and allows dealers to create an instant, online auction that launches a used vehicle to a vast network of the industry’s top used vehicle buyers. The cost of delivering a vehicle to a physical auction is eliminated (http://ibn.fm/S7d9A).

D2D is co-owned by PowerBand and Arkansas-based financier Bryan Hunt in a 50-50 partnership. More than 1,300 dealers were registered on the D2D platform when it was launched at the end of 2019. This number is increasing rapidly as social distancing takes effect and D2D’s sales team targets additional dealerships and commercial customers, including leasing, rental and fleet companies. The established DriveAway app, piloted by D2D, will continue to operate under its brand in the United States for the buying, selling and trading of cars.

PowerBand also acquired FinTech industry leader MUSA, to carry out transactions in the United States. MUSA will continue to operate under its name in the United States. Its technology takes applications, calculates leases, auto-decisions applications, provides approvals back to dealer partners and prefills lease contracts accurately. MUSA has been used with success by Tesla, which resulted in lease approval in a matter of seconds using the platform.

These developments have helped PowerBand gain a firm foothold in the massive U.S. automotive transaction marketplace. The company also owns an Exporter License, allowing it to actively participate in the $10-billion cross-border used vehicle market. Its leading-edge used-vehicle online remarketing auction platform also incorporates inventory management, the latest auction technologies in the industry, and appraisal processes.

The overall automotive dealership and commercial fleet vehicle auction industry is a $100-billion sector with more than 40 million used vehicles transacted in the U.S. each year. Over 10 million of these vehicles are bought and sold through auctions.

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

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

• U.S. government recently issued policy determinations aimed at revitalizing domestic mining industry
• UUUU’s White Mesa Mill is only conventional uranium mill in the United States
• Energy Fuels is largest domestic producer of uranium with assets accounting for over one-third of nation’s supply since 2006

Despite being the world’s largest consumer of uranium, the United States has almost zero capabilities in uranium mining, conversion or enrichment, forcing it to import the majority of its uranium and rare earth elements (REEs) from Russia and China. Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR), the leading U.S. producer of uranium, is leading the charge to reduce this major supply chain vulnerability, spurred by initiatives from the government to bring production back to the U.S. and to revitalize this segment of the domestic mining industry.

“America has become 100% dependent on uranium imports, with increasing quantities coming from Russia and its allies,” CEO Mark Chalmers explained during a recent corporate presentation (http://ibn.fm/ByKCn). “That should shock everybody because we are the largest consumer of uranium in the world.”

“Similarly, we are also dependent on imports of rare earth elements from China,” he said, referring to China’s 90% control of global markets for rare earth elements (http://ibn.fm/Jfjn6).

This dilemma has spurred several initiatives by the Trump administration, including the president issuing determinations that declare rare earth elements essential to national security, the U.S. Department of Interior declaring uranium and vanadium (another metal produced by Energy Fuels) critical to America’s security and economic prosperity, and the pursuit of $1.5 billion in funds to purchase uranium directly from domestic producers to create a strategic U.S. uranium reserve. In addition, the President’s Nuclear Fuel Working Group released its report on April 23, 2020, which represents the strongest commitment since the 1970’s by the U.S. government to support domestic uranium miners.

“Energy Fuels been the largest producer of uranium over the last couple of years, and we have far more production assets, capacity and capabilities to increase production quicker and faster than any other U.S. company,” said Chalmers. Between 2017 and 2019, UUUU was the largest producer of uranium in the United States, with assets accounting for more than one-third of the nation’s supply since 2006.

Of particular interest to investors and the government is the company’s Utah-based White Mesa Mill, which has a licensed capacity to produce over 8 million pounds of uranium per year. This is the only conventional uranium mill in the country and the only facility in the U.S. able to process ore from hardrock mines.

In addition, the Energy Fuels holds two fully licensed, constructed and low-cost in situ recovery (“ISR”) mines in Wyoming and Texas. Moreover, uranium spot prices have risen 30% over the past two months, making Energy Fuels’ 500,000-plus pounds of existing uranium inventory more valuable, and the company’s “first-mover” advantage all the more important.

Besides uranium, the White Mesa Mill has other diverse businesses that include alternate feed materials recycling, land cleanup and the mining of vanadium – a critical metal used in the steel, aerospace and chemical industries. Vanadium is also used as a catalyst in next-generation, high-capacity, community-scale renewable energy batteries, and demand for the element is expected to grow as the market for green technologies expands.

Based in Lakewood, Colorado, Energy Fuels is the largest producer of uranium, and the leading conventional producer of vanadium, in the United States. The company’s production portfolio boasts more uranium production facilities, more production capacity, and more in-ground resources than any other producer in the United States, uniquely positioning the company to benefit from future price increases and directives by the U.S. government aimed at revitalizing the domestic mining industry.

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

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

• Sharing Services Global Corporation (SHRG) offers income-earning opportunities through direct-selling industry
• The company’s commitment is to establish successful independent representatives in a consistent industry
• SHRG provides entrepreneurial-minded individuals with capability to pay off debt, increase current incomes or save for future expenses

A diversified holding corporation, Sharing Services Global Corporation (OTCQB: SHRG) offers a significant opportunity to individuals experiencing financial uncertainty or looking to supplement their incomes during economically challenging times. Historically direct selling, often referred to as network or relationship marketing, can provide job security backup in uncertain times (http://ibn.fm/ECi4g).

SHRG owns, operates or controls an interest in an array of companies specializing in the direct-selling industry, and the company’s focus is creating independent business leaders who can thrive financially despite the peaks and valleys of economic cycles. Sharing Services’ emphasis is on growing a global network of home-based business owners called Elepreneurs, who market products and services (http://ibn.fm/84DLm).

To accomplish this, SHRG utilizes two wholly owned, unique subsidiaries: Elepreneurs LLC and Elevacity Global LLC. The structure of Elepreneurs is to contract with companies to promote and sell products by using the direct-selling model. SHRG’s Elevacity Global works to elevate individuals’ health and happiness via patented and powerful nutritional products, which are sold by SHRS’s Elepreneur sales force, numbering more than 25,000 and operating around the world.

According to Bloomberg, direct selling has become a retail disrupter. “Direct sales is experiencing explosive growth due to millennials’ embrace of social media for a wide variety of activities, including shopping,” noted one Bloomberg report. “Millennials’ adoption of social media is creating new opportunities for direct sellers,” the article continued (http://ibn.fm/CGKS9).

Consequently, SHRG is working to position itself for major ROI because of its dedication to advancing the business aspirations of independent representatives looking to augment their present incomes or engage in a wholesale career change. SHRG has interests in businesses that sell products directly to consumers by way of independent representatives. The company also has interests in diverse businesses that offer health and wellness.

Through Sharing Services, Elepreneurs can utilize SHRG’s tools and services, and work to build a successful direct-selling career. SHRG provides these entrepreneurial-minded individuals with the capability to pay off debt, increase current incomes or save for future expenses.

Elepreneurs LLC also assists independent representatives in taking advantage of social media to promote their products and services. In addition, the subsidiary provides step-by-step success training (http://ibn.fm/sieuI). Elepreneurs places a special emphasis on health and wellness products, which elevate the well-being of people from every walk of life.

Those products, available through SHRG’s Elevacity Global, are formulated and built around a D.O.S.E. product line. D.O.S.E. products contain four scientifically backed ingredients: dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins. The design of SHRG’s products are to elevate the “D.O.S.E. response” in consumers’ brains in response to their proprietary combination of all-natural ingredients (http://ibn.fm/iCQhK).

For independent representatives, SHRG continues to set the pace in the direct-selling industry. The company’s focus on providing mentorship and support to Elepreneurs creates a strong foundation for future growth. Based in Texas, SHRG is at the vanguard of elevating home-based independent representatives through powerful, flexible word-of-mouth programs. SHRG continues to offer first-rate income opportunities to those looking for financial stability under new and challenging economic paradigms that confront businesses and individuals globally.

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

• The novel coronavirus pandemic has led to limitations on society that have hampered commerce and the ability of industries to sell their products
• Fintech solutions developer PowerBand Solutions is positioning itself to meet the needs of an auto industry hammered by the pandemic’s distancing protocols with cloud-based purchase, sales, lease and auction innovations
• The company provides a responsive technology platform that facilitates financing, inventory, and even inspections management
• Industry analysts are predicting the need for such solutions to enable remote transactions will be ongoing regardless of the duration of the pandemic’s peak activity
• PowerBand has obtained at least $10 million in financing commitment as a show of confidence in its development

The novel coronavirus has thrown down the gauntlet to businesses worldwide, challenging them to prove claims they’re innovative and adaptive at responding to the demands of an ever-changing society. Social distancing, orders to shut down non-essential business activity and stay-at-home quarantine policies have had an effect on virtually all industries worldwide as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now it’s up to those businesses to decide if they’ll resist social protection policies amid their downward spirals or find innovative ways to forge ahead.

The auto industry has weathered a variety of economic challenges, historically, and this newest challenge is turning traditionally brick-and-mortar dealership operations toward a strengthened digital retailing experience that reflects a realistic buying scenario.

PowerBand Solutions Inc. (TSX.V: PBX) (OTCQB: PWWBF) (FRA: 1ZVA) is leading this industry transformation.

The innovative e-commerce auto buying and leasing platform created by PowerBand Solutions is establishing itself as a disruptive fintech development designed to get retailers and consumers together online. Using a smart phone, from any location, the PowerBand system makes buying, selling, leasing or financing a vehicle as easy as ordering from Amazon or booking an Uber.

The industry is certainly searching for non-traditional ways for the automotive retail experience. Electric vehicle manufacturing giant Tesla is rolling out “touchless deliveries” in a number of locations that allow customers to unlock and enter their new cars at delivery parking lots without having to come in contact with other individuals (http://ibn.fm/wpQIl). However, such systems continue to rely on paperwork transfers that could potentially be simplified through PowerBand’s solutions.

PowerBand announced recently that it has begun trademark registration for the brand DRIVRZ to help market its transaction platforms across North America and globally. The company’s innovations include web-based platforms for financing and inventory, dealership auctions and even used-vehicle inspections.

The company has secured a $10 million financial commitment from Texas-based D&P Holdings Inc.

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

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

• PowerBand and D2D cloud-based platform is highly efficient and convenient for both dealers and buyers
• Virtual auctions have unlimited potential as COVID-19 disrupts automotive dealership and auction industries
• Online vehicle auction sector is expected to continue growing at a fast rate
• More than 40 million used vehicles exchange hands in the U.S. every year, 10 million of which are being sold through auctions

Online vehicle auctions are overtaking physical auctions at the speed of light. As a result, the future of auto sales seems to be online. In line with this prospect, PowerBand Solutions Inc. (TSX.V: PBX) (OTCQB: PWWBF) (FRA: 1ZVA) and D2D Auto Auction LLC have successfully launched and conducted virtual auctions in the United States. D2D is co-owned by PowerBand and Arkansas-based financier Bryan Hunt, director of J.B Hunt Transport, in a fifty-fifty partnership.

The highly successful virtual auctions, held on April 7th and April 16th, testified to the speed and efficiency of D2D’s unique transaction platform, which provides an alternative to physical auctions and their associated costs. Among the benefits of this platform to dealers and consumers is the elimination of the cost of delivering a vehicle to a physical auction, according to a company news release (http://ibn.fm/lo0Jk).

The PowerBand/D2D cloud-based auction platform lets people buy and sell cars and trucks with a simplicity, speed, and cost-efficiency never seen before, without them ever needing to leave their home or office. It will be offered across the United States in the coming weeks and months and will allow digital images and details of vehicles to be uploaded to the platform for potential buyers to view.

“The success of our virtual auctions, which are generating huge demand, is another major development for PowerBand and D2D,” PowerBand CEO Kelly Jennings stated in a news release. He explained that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many industries across the world, including the automotive dealership and auction industries. As a result, dealerships have had to adapt quickly to an environment where the purchase and sale of vehicles at a physical auction is not a viable option. “Our cloud-based auction platform is now fully functional and can replace traditional physical auctions across North America, as well as greatly reducing the costs to dealers since we only take a fee when a vehicle is actually sold,” Jennings added.

D2D customers have access to a greater supply and variety of used vehicles than they would through physical auction channels. In the U.S. alone, over 40 million used vehicles exchange hands each year, with over 10 million vehicles being bought and sold through auctions. More than 1,300 dealers were registered on the D2D platform when it was launched at the end of 2019. This number is increasing as social distancing takes effect and D2D’s sales team targets additional dealerships and commercial customers, including leasing, rental and fleet companies.

PowerBand also announced the D2D Driveway app, which will allow dealers and consumers to upload vehicles for auction and take part in virtual auctions using their smartphones, is now available for iOS and Android devices in the United States. The app will be initially available to residents of Northwest Arkansas and then expand across the U.S. and Canada.

“It’s time to bring a new, consumer-first approach to the auctioning of cars across North America, to save people time, money and deliver the value they deserve for their vehicles,” D2D co-owner Bryan Hunt stated in a news release. “The success of our virtual auctions clearly shows D2D and PowerBand are moving forward in this mission, which is essential to the long-term viability of the automotive industry.”

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

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