• SING reports 176% revenue growth for Q3 2019 – largest ever for the company
• Explosive growth of 2019 forecast to continue into 2020
• Company distributing, debuting new line of JTI USA’s PrimeTime Little Cigars at 2019 MJBIZCON Show

Singlepoint Inc. (OTCQB: SING), which specializes in acquisitions of small to mid-sized companies with an emphasis in new technologies, is celebrating results from an impressive Q3 resulting from multiple strategic ventures. The recent acquisition of Direct Solar, product launches of PURE hemp products and distribution agreements within the hemp industry are providing investors opportunity across a wide range of assets.

During an interview on MoneyTV.net with Donald Baillargeon (http://ibn.fm/WoWQl), SING President Wil Ralston shared excitement as the explosive growth of 2019 looks to continue into 2020. Ralston noted that SinglePoint has surpassed expectations in the solar business and, in the hemp industry, has seen positive growth with its new line of 1606 Original Hemp Cigarettes and additional distribution agreements.

In Q3 2019, SING reported its largest-ever revenue growth of 176% (http://ibn.fm/dEciw). Direct Solar has surpassed its numbers month over month and continues to expand into new markets. The new acquisition has more than 55 agents, a partnership with 47 Texas schools and a team of dedicated people driving the sales through a multiprong approach to homeowners and corporate businesses. SinglePoint is continuing to accrue $1 million a month in contracts. Ralston stated that SING is excited to continue to show shareholders just how big the solar play will be moving forward.

In addition, SinglePoint had great success launching PURE at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show in October and is looking forward to attending the 2019 MJBIZCON show in Las Vegas. Ralston noted that the company will be releasing its new 1606 Original Hemp product at the show.

While SING is developing an ecommerce site for the brand (http://ibn.fm/ai8f9), the hemp pre-rolls will not be available until the show in Las Vegas, although pre-orders have been taken. SING has also signed an agreement with AFG Distribution of North Carolina to sell, market and distribute the filtered hemp pre-roll (http://ibn.fm/xSzd3). This agreement will expand sales into an estimated 8,000 retail accounts. “Teaming with AFG and their impressive sales team accelerates our plan to put finished goods in front of consumers,” Don Smith, vice president of sales for SING, noted in a news release.

SING has also announced a distribution agreement with JTI USA, a multibillion-dollar organization with international presence in 130 countries (http://ibn.fm/QuFyX). In addition to debuting the 1606 Original Hemp pre-rolled product, SING will represent – and take orders for – JTI’s PrimeTime Little Cigars debut. This product has already become known as the “best-flavored little cigars” on the market. PrimeTime™ has built a reputation as a leading consumer over the last 20 years and has been in major accounts such as Circle K and 7-Eleven.

“I’m excited and honored to be working with JTI to distribute PrimeTime Little Cigars,” SING CEO Greg Lambrecht stated in a news release. “The opportunity to work with a global leader in this category is exciting, and we are ready to expand Primetime’s U.S. market share with our unique experience in alternative markets. Having placed premium cigars in over 20,000 accounts, we expect this opportunity to be one of our major revenue sources in coming years, and to distribute additional JTI products as we grow this category.”

SING is already slated to attend two more shows in Q1 2020: The Food and Beverage Show and the Alcohol and Tobacco Show.

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

• Trxade targeting all 24,000 independent pharmacies across the U.S., with total purchases of $93 billion a year
• Company’s online platform currently has about 11,500 pharmacies as registered users and grows by roughly 100 users every month
• Proceeds from IPO to be used as working capital and to fund future acquisitions

Business-to-business pharmacy services supplier Trxade Group Inc. (OTCQB: TRXD) intends to raise $5 million in an IPO of its common stock on Nasdaq, according to a Seeking Alpha report. The net proceeds will primarily be used as working capital and for general corporate purpose, as well as the possible acquisition of other companies, technology and products, the article says, underlining that the final amount raised under the IPO may differ (http://ibn.fm/8Ada4).

Seeking Alpha also notes that Trxade Group is profitable and has grown from a small revenue base but warns against the risk of an unfocused approach given the company’s disparate operations that face tough competition. Trxade’s main focus is to operate an online pharmacy B2B marketplace for pharmaceutical products and other business segments.

Founded in 2010, Trxade Group is comprised of three synergistic operating platforms; the B2B trading platform, licensed virtual Wholesale and Mail Order Pharmacy capabilities including the mobile app DelivMeds, as well as the newly acquired assets of Bonum Health, a Telemedicine Platform. Delivmeds makes it possible to deliver dispensed prescriptions on the same day.

Trxade’s proprietary web-based e-commerce platform enables trade among pharmaceutical, accessory, and service buyers and sellers. The platform currently has about 11,500 pharmacies as registered users, through which it reaches between 12 million and 15 million patients. The company aims to reach most, if not all, of the estimated 24,000 independent pharmacies currently operating in the U.S., with combined pharmaceutical purchases of $93 billion per year. The U.S. pharmaceutical industry, which is worth $330 billion, is comprised of 1,500 state-licensed suppliers and more than 65,000 pharmacy facilities, 24,000 of which are independent.

Trxade’s trading platform offers users a series of measurable benefits, including significant discounts that contribute to a 7-10 percent decrease in the annual purchase expenses for pharmacies; no registration and transaction fees for pharmacies; a simple and intuitive interface that helps pharmacies compare prices and select the best offer with guaranteed security for purchases and payments.

The U.S. health care market is currently valued around $4 trillion. As the general population ages, further growth is expected, which in turn will have increasing impact on consumers as out-of-pocket expenses rise as well. Medication costs are expected to increase faster than the inflation rate and the general health care and variable drug pricing provides great opportunity for the company’s established model of price visibility.

Trxade aims to lower prescription drug costs by attacking the inefficient value chain, delivering drugs directly to independent pharmacists and consumers, and offering efficient purchasing and price transparency. Its integrated drug procurement, delivery and healthcare platform also delivers increased profit margins.

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

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

• Online sales of the global dental equipment and medical supplies market totaled $40 billion in 2018, growing at 17% per annum compared with a 2% revenue growth rate at brick-and-mortar shops
• No Borders subsidiaries active in two rapidly growing markets at the moment: blockchain technology and hemp
• Worldwide spending on blockchain solutions to grow to $11.7 billion by 2022 while global sales of hemp estimated to reach $5.73 billion by 2020

No Borders Inc. (OTC: NBDR) has executed a distribution and direct supply agreement with KB Dental of South Korea for the latter’s line of specialty dental and endodontic products, including the brands Kerator, MCT Bio and Maruchi. Under the agreement, KB Dental will supply No Borders’ subsidiary No Borders Dental Resources Inc., a provider of equipment and supplies to medical and dental professionals across the U.S. through the trade name MediDent Supplies, with a diverse product line ranging from Endosonic systems to EndosealMTA pastes. These high-value specialty products are in high demand by endodontic offices across the U.S.

The world-class MCT Bio, Mariuchi and Kerator product lines are a hallmark example of No Borders’ commitment to all-around excellence across the NBDR family of companies. “I am extremely proud of everyone on the NBDR teams for the continual effort and work put into establishing MediDent Supplies as an industry-leading, low-cost provider in these specialty dental sub-verticals. (…) We are very pleased to offer KBs products to our customers all over America,” No Borders CEO Joseph Snyder stated in a news release (http://ibn.fm/hT1Gf).

No Borders is a multifaceted corporation specializing in the acquisition, creation and scaling of commercial and consumer products by utilizing cutting-edge technologies to reduce costs while increasing revenues and shareholder value through technological superiority across its portfolio of assets. It is uniquely positioned to use its expertise to improve margins with active subsidiaries in healthcare, education, cannabidiol (CBD), finance and technology.

No Borders’ other subsidiaries operate in two of the most popular and fast-growing markets at the moment: hemp and blockchain. These subsidiaries include No Borders Naturals Inc., a purveyor of health and wellness products for active consumers and their pets, and No Borders Labs Inc., which provides leading-edge tech tools to NBDR internal companies and consulting, architecture and software development services to external businesses.

In 2018, the global sales of hemp amounted to $3.74 billion and estimated to reach $5.73 billion in 2020 (http://ibn.fm/YT8xZ). Hemp is a safer investment than marijuana because hemp-based businesses have fewer reporting requirements. As a result of the 2018 Farm Bill, the sale of hemp-derived CBD products was legalized at federal level as long as the products contain less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol, the compound responsible for cannabis’ psychoactive properties. Individual states set up their own regulatory programs governing hemp, which most of them have already done (http://ibn.fm/VFigt). Recently, banking institutions across the U.S. were given the green light to do business with hemp-related companies, as a result of hemp being delisted as a Schedule 1 controlled substance. This development is likely to further fuel the industry’s growth.

Another No Borders subsidiary that operates in both the hemp and blockchain markets, CBD LabChain, records Certificate of Authority (COA) on a blockchain technology platform, making it an indispensible tool that brings a sense of security to consumers of CBD products in an unbiased and unchangeable way. To give consumers this much-needed peace of mind, No Borders Labs designed CBD LabChain to record THC, CBD and other lab test data and make results easily accessible via QR code linkage as well as a clear Results “Guaranteed with Blockchain” icon, which can be integrated directly into individual product labels.

Blockchain-based certificates and authentication are becoming increasingly popular. The same idea is behind a joint project of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Munich and Upper Bavaria, Germany, and the country’s Digital Ministry, to use blockchain technology as an “authentication stamp.” More specifically, the two bodies will issue their first blockchain-enabled training certificates next spring, marking the first step for the concrete use of blockchain in administration. In the future, employers will be able to determine whether the certificates are genuine with the help of an electronic key. This kind of blockchain-enabled certification can be extended to any type of document, according to German authorities (http://ibn.fm/0IZec).

As the blockchain market continues to expand, it is expected to be incorporated in a growing number of practical applications. According to Statista, worldwide spending on blockchain solutions is expected to grow from $1.5 billion in 2018 to an estimated $11.7 billion by 2022 (http://ibn.fm/r1pD0).

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.NBDR.co

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

• HTC Extraction Systems specializes in ethanol and ethanol-based solvent extraction and product reclamation, which it is using in processes designed to build its position in the booming cannabinoid market
• Cannabidiol (CBD) has proven to be the most readily available and profitable cannabinoid for use in the non-pharmaceutical wellness industry, growing 342 percent in year-over-year sales between August 2018 and August 2019
• HTC is establishing biomass receipt, refining and retail operations in Canada and the United States (California) to take advantage of is technical experience and the consumer demand for cannabinoid products

HTC Extraction Systems (TSX.V: HTC) (OTCQB: HTPRF) is approaching its end of year operations riding high on a series of strategic decisions designed to establish a modular, economical production chain for obtaining hemp, extracting profitable chemical compounds and distributing those compounds through sales-to-consumer marketplaces.

HTC has established proprietary systems to reduce costs and boost its ecological profile while specializing in ethanol extraction and purification, using biomass to obtain cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD), cannabigerol (CBG) and cannabinol (CBN). HTC’s trademarked Delta CBD Reclaiming System recovers and purifies ethanol and solvents with the end of meeting food-grade requirements for extracted CBD quality, utilizing HTC’s experience in reduced-heat processing to prevent damage to CBD molecules’ chemical attributes.

Likewise, HTC’s trademarked Delta Reclaiming System reclaims ethanol and hydrocarbon-based solvents, and others, for use in hemp biomass cannabinoid extraction processes, natural gas processing and post-combustion carbon dioxide capturing for the best-possible environmental footprint.

HTC’s clean energy approach gives the company a measure of additional gravitas in a booming industry defined by rapidly shifting public perspectives that have driven communities and states to battle long-established federal drug-industry regulations that many people now regard as onerous.

Cannabinoid users are already reporting the benefits of non-psychoactive cannabinoids in dealing with pain, nerve, muscle disorders and other health issues at the same time that natural product alternatives to the prescription drug market were gaining a strong foothold in the consumer wellness marketplace. Natural products industry market researchers at data technology company SPINs reported recently that CBD sales grew 342 percent year-over-year between August 2018 and August 2019, reaching $185.1 million in revenue – well above the $9.1 million level reported two years ago (http://ibn.fm/gnoRQ).

CBD’s ascendance drove an interest in less-available, harder-to-market cannabinoids such as CBG and CBN. CBG exploration began to take off in 2015 but the difficulty in obtaining sufficient quantities for retail products has hindered wide-scale use. CBN has similarly suffered, despite its reputed potential for counteracting some of the negative effects of other cannabinoids, particularly psychoactive cannabinoids. But the U.S. government’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) announced last year that it intends to launch its own research on lesser-known cannabinoids because of their potential health benefits (http://ibn.fm/ULo0t).

HTC has used hemp biomass tolling contracts as an economical model for obtaining plant product and is installing new extraction equipment this month at its recently-completed 19,000-square-foot facility in Saskatchewan and at the 22,000-square-foot facility in California owned by Starling Brands Inc., with whom HTC has established a share and purchase agreement for hemp extraction, refining, formulation and distribution in that state.

HTC intends to use its relationship with Purely Canada Foods™ to market its cannabinoid ingredients under the brands Purely Canada Hemp™, Purely Canada CBD™, Purely Canada CBG™ and Purely Canada Cannabinoids™, building multi-year ingredient supply contracts with its customers.

The company built its revenues by more than 2.5 times in year-over-year financial results reported recently for the third quarter, growing from $1.3 million to $3.3 million (http://ibn.fm/yeNCo).

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

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

• Vocal, JMDA’s social publishing platform, achieves impressive Alexa ranking—in part due to release of Vocal 2.0
• Jerrick’s Q3 revenue figure of $91,386 represented nearly a 100% increase over a combined $41,515 for the first two quarters of fiscal year 2019
• Q4 revenue is expected to be approximately $305,000-$315,000

In his weekly update, Jerrick Media Holdings Inc. (OTC: JMDA) CEO Jeremy Frommer discussed the company’s growth strategy, recent achievements, and upcoming rebranding. He announced the company’s intended focus on expanding its technology and “cultural ecosystem,” which he anticipates “should result in exponential value for shareholders.” To mark this next chapter in its evolution, the company will undergo a rebranding, transitioning from Jerrick to Creatd in the near future (http://ibn.fm/WtUvg).

Frommer began his report with a review of the company’s financial successes. The company’s current revenue expectation of approximately $305,000-$315,000 for the fourth quarter 2019 is in line with previous public guidance. This is as compared to the $91,386 in revenues reported for the third quarter, over a 300% increase. The revenue figure of $91,386 represented nearly a 100% increase over a combined $41,515 for the first two quarters of fiscal year 2019 (http://ibn.fm/hnKJU). Significantly, this past week was the seventh in a row that Jerrick’s stock maintained above the $4.00 threshold (http://ibn.fm/qVTpH).

After providing these financial details, Frommer described what he saw as one of a CEO’s essential duties: “communicating and putting together the public pieces of the corporate narrative.” He conveyed his passion for educating shareholders on the company’s strategy to achieve ultimate transparency. “I have found time and time again that explaining the business strategy and actually meeting expectations builds lasting investor confidence. I suggest that this was a big part of how Jerrick’s largest shareholders accumulated their positions over time,” Frommer said in the update. “Educating them and instilling in investors a deep understanding of the company creates long term value. Repeated confidence based on previous execution and behavior by a CEO can create a self-propelling cycle for a company’s valuation and financing flexibility for future growth or acquisitions.”

Frommer also outlined the company’s plans for continued growth. Vocal – Jerrick’s proprietary, long-form, social publishing platform that uniquely partners with creators to let their “voices” be heard – has been gaining traction among third party marketing platforms that understand the value of collaborating with Vocal as a key part of their distribution channels.

“There is scalable demand for a number of our brand-oriented products and services launching over the next sixty days, including a new Vocal product feature called Challenges, which will maximize our ability to efficiently scale revenues while continuing to expand the platform’s brand offerings,” Frommer added. “Challenges, expected to launch in January 2020, are themed story contests that offer the creator a new avenue through which they can be rewarded for their content.”

Creators can enter various Challenges, potentially winning cash prizes, brand interactions, and more. Additionally, Frommer reported significant sponsorship interest from well-known brands hoping to collaborate directly with the Vocal platform. He indicated that results from the company’s beta tests suggest a trend between the introduction of Challenges and a significant increase in creator lifetime value (LTV).

After detailing the launch of Vocal 2.0, which included strategic upgrades, Frommer described the significance of Jerrick’s Alexa ranking and how it can translate into overall success for a company. “There’s a reason we’ve monitored this metric obsessively over the years,” Frommer explained. “The Alexa score is a foremost indicator of a website’s popularity.”

“With a newly fortified platform, an internal management team as sophisticated as ours, and our technology being continuously validated both in our revenue growth and our traffic metrics, we’re confident the growth we’ve seen so far is just the beginning for Vocal,” Frommer stated.

Jerrick Media Holdings Inc., a holding company that develops technology-based solutions, is focused on the development of digital communities, targeted marketing of branded digital content and e-commerce opportunities. To accomplish these objectives, Jerrick envisions, designs, and builds modern technology companies that redefine how people interact with technology. As the parent company of Vocal, Jerrick has built and shipped products that have influenced millions of people worldwide.

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For more information, visit the company’s website at https://Jerrick.media

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

• Zacks has reiterated support for their initial $4.44 share price target for Pressure BioSciences
• PBIO’s fundamentals remain strong, with record sales of consumables and increased revenue from products and services over same quarter previous year
• Company anticipates doubling of total revenue in 2020, driven by anticipated sales of their proprietary BaroShear K45 System, which provides the CBD market with much-needed, superior water-soluble nanoemulsions of CBD Oil

Zacks Small Cap Research, a division of Zacks Investment Research, has announced that they are maintaining their strong $4.44 share price target originally stated in their initial coverage of Pressure BioSciences Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO), a leader in the sale and development of pressure-based consumables, instruments, and platform technology solutions to the global life sciences industry. PBIO’S unique and enabling pressure platform technologies can be used in many large and growing markets (e.g., food preservation, medical/lab applications, and, importantly, CBD oil water solubility).

The Zacks report (http://ibn.fm/z1W3H) points to demand that “is expected to accelerate starting in 2020,” which nonetheless follows many years of consistent yearly revenue increases by PBIO. The company itself is standing by its stated anticipation of doubling revenue in 2020, due to expected sales of their soon-to-be-released $200,000 BaroShear K45 systems. These new instrument systems utilize PBI’s proprietary Ultra Shear Technology™ (UST) platform to effectively produce high quality, long-term stable, water-soluble nanoemulsions of CBD Oil (http://ibn.fm/PFora).

True water-soluble CBD is now seen as critical to the CBD market, since water-solubility is necessary for bioavailability. It also allows for accurate dosing for consumers, something that has been sorely missing up to now. Without accurate dosing, you can’t really control the amount of CBD that actually gets into the bloodstream and available by the consumer. In essence, it doesn’t matter how organic or potent a company says their CBD is, if it is not truly water soluble then it is not going to be properly absorbed by the body and will be largely excreted. PBIO’s revolutionary, patented, and highly anticipated UST-based BaroShear K45 system is expected to provide superior water-solubility, long-term shelf stability, improved safety, and significantly increased bio-availability compared to current nanoemulsification methods, overcoming key weaknesses of the other approaches.

The BaroShear K45 features a unique, highly efficient, customized ultra-high pressure (UHP) subsystem generating pressure levels of up to 45,000 psi. The system’s maximum throughput capacity is one liter per eight hours. The platform is also suitable for processing small volumes (e. g., min. 20 ml) of high-quality CBD oil into a water-soluble nanoemulsion with minimal production loss.

To view the full Zacks report, visit http://ibn.fm/z1W3H

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

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

• Case study shows how wastewater treatment system treats manure without polluting ground water, allows significant increase in animal production
• Depuporc treatment system uses OriginClear’s proprietary technology to remove smallest particles of manure, reduce ammonia levels
• Worldwide marketing agreement allows OriginClear to market, manufacture Depuporc animal-manure wastewater treatment system

OriginClear Inc. (OTC: OCLN), a leading provider of water-treatment solutions, has released an impressive case study showing how a swine-manure, wastewater treatment system developed in Spain by its licensed partner Depuporc treats all types of manure without polluting ground water, thus allowing significant increases in animal production. The case study came on the heels of OriginClear’s watershed announcement that it would be marketing the Depuporc integrated manure system worldwide.

“Proper management of manure wastewater is essential not only to swine farming but to the farming of other food animals: cattle, diary, sheep and poultry,” the case study reported (http://ibn.fm/j6Gr1). “All have the similar issues and must treat the manure for productivity and the environment. In Spain, Depuporc and OriginClear have proven that their patented system is a cost effective and environmental solution.”

The case study reviews the performance of the Depuporc treatment system using OriginClear’s proprietary technology to remove the smallest remaining particles of solid manure before reducing ammonia to extremely low levels. After almost a decade of piloting and testing, OriginClear’s core technology has been fully validated and proven as an essential technology; now, this system that can help entire industries. In the case of animal farming, the technology presents a solution to a longstanding problem: how to deal with the extreme pollution involved in animal excrement disposal.

OriginClear’s partnership with Depuporc marks a major entrance for OCLN into the animal farms marketplace, a promising sector that is seeking answers to serious challenges limited the industry’s growth.

“Swine breeders and growers in Spain typically use their manure effluents for crop irrigation,” Depuporc co-owner Eduardo Chopo Fraguas noted in a news release. “However, due to the current oversaturation of ammonia in the soil and its effect on groundwater, recent regulations have placed a limit on the amount of ammonia per hectare that can be applied to the ground.”

“Limiting the amount of ammonia also limits the amount of manure generated and, therefore, the number of hogs that can be bred,” he continued. “This is occurring at a time when Spanish growers want to double or triple their capacity to meet the demands of reduced production in northern regions, such as the Netherlands, and the continuing swine flu epidemic in China, the world’s largest producer.”

“Their only solution is to treat the manure for fertilizer and water reuse,” Chopo concluded. “This is where our patented system, which incorporates OriginClear’s technology as a third and final step, has been shown to reduce pollutants and also generate valuable fertilizer and irrigation-grade water, solving a major barrier to expansion for these producers.”

According to Depuporc, tests showed that COD (chemical oxygen demand) was reduced from 83,000 to 300 mg/liter and ammonia from 11,000 to 230 mg/liter. Depuporc estimates that the system could limit annual nitrogen production by hog farms to 16 kilos per hectare, less than one-tenth the limit of 210 kilos per hectare per year allowed by law.

“The worldwide Depuporc marketing agreement will allow OriginClear to market and manufacture the Depuporc animal manure wastewater treatment product line through our network of licensees and potential sales channels while supporting that effort with PR and marketing,” Bill Charneski, president of OriginClear Group, stated in a news release.

OriginClear is a leading provider of water treatment solutions. The company offers breakthrough water-treatment and conveyance products that effectively improve the quality of water by returning it to its original and clear condition. OCLN’s stated mission is to empower this global movement with products that enable water independence and help make clean water available for all. The company provide modular water-purification systems, storage systems, pump stations, wastewater systems and control systems.

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

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

• Global vacation rental market is expected to topple the hotel industry in 2020 and reach $63 billion by 2024
• Growing market triggered an increase in demand for short-term rental insurance coverage
• As conventional property insurance doesn’t cover all damage, vacation rental owners need to look for specialized protection policies to safeguard their properties and keep their guests safe
• InsuraGuest’s specialized policy covers a wide range of incidents, including accidental damage to rooms, lost or stolen items, medical expenses, death or dismemberment

As the global vacation rental market is growing at a fast pace, the industry is looking for more ways to get effective insurance coverage for both hosts and guests, as traditional homeowners policies do not cover all types of incidents that may happen on a short-term rental property.

The global vacation rental market is projected to reach nearly $63 billion from 2020 to 2024, with a year-over-year growth rate for 2020 estimated at 5.51%. In 2019, vacation rental revenues are expected to reach $57.669 billion, from an estimated 297.17 million total vacation rental users worldwide. The entire vacation rental market is expected to topple the hotel industry by 2020 (http://ibn.fm/Lgvyv).

Faced with growing demand, more insurance providers are now offering short-term rental insurance policies aimed at protecting the property owners but not the guests. Companies like InsuraGuest are focused on protecting the guest. More specifically, its insurance covers property damage and theft of goods, as well as liability in case guests suffer accidental injuries that require medical attention while on the property.

While not typically mandatory, short-term rental insurance should be a necessity for both property owners and guests. With this type of insurance, hosts don’t risk incurring significant losses in damaged property and stolen goods, while guests are protected in case of accidentally damaging the property, suffering an injury or having their luggage stolen. The key is choosing the right type of coverage and carefully documenting any kind of incident that occurs on the premises.

As a vacation rental owner, here are three essential steps to take when there is an incident on your property that involves your guests:

Step 1: Collect Statements

To understand what happened, try and get a statement from your guest. Ideally, get a recording on your phone of them clarifying when and where the incident happened. They might admit fault, as in, “I drank too much alcohol and I fell and broke my leg.”

Step 2: Get Witnesses’ Data

If there are witnesses, get their names, phone numbers, and other contact information. Make sure this information is accurate. Sometimes, the injured party and the party that actually rented your space are not the same person. Contact your short-term rental insurance provider as soon as possible. They will ask for all the documentation mentioned and contact the claimant or guest, saving you a lot of trouble.

Step 3: Know Your State’s Statute of Limitations for Injury

A person has a certain period to sue you for damages after sustaining an injury on your property, which depends on the state. In Maine, guests have six years from the date of injury to file a claim. It’s four years in Florida and three years in New York (http://ibn.fm/v43Mz).

Consider a Specialized Guest Protection Policy

Regrettably, it’s not enough to call a limited endorsement to a landlord or homeowner policy short-term rental insurance. Traditional traveler’s insurance doesn’t cover a number of things that can happen inside hotels or other travel properties, putting both the traveler and the property owner at risk. The best way to make sure you’re safe is by purchasing a specialized guest protection policy such as the one offered by InsuraGuest Inc.

The company’s proprietary InsurTech software platform delivers a specialized insurance policy that acts as the first line of defense for the properties and the guests for both vacation rental properties and hotels. It covers each guest from the time of check-in until their departure, and provides coverage for a wide range of incidents, such as accidental damage to rooms, lost or stolen items, medical expenses, death or dismemberment (http://ibn.fm/Chm4P).

With this specialized insurance product that can easily integrate with most properties’ management systems, InsuraGuest has excellent prospects on the global vacation rental market. The company currently provides coast-to-coast coverage in the U.S. and is in the process of obtaining licenses to sell insurance in every state. InsuraGuest is also working to expand the scope of its products and InsurTech platform to Europe and Asia, two markets that are significantly larger than the U.S. market and will provide the company with access to a combined demographics of 6.5 billion hotel nights stayed worldwide and more than double its vacation rental opportunities.

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

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

• Focused on the development of digital communities, targeted marketing of branded digital content, and e-commerce opportunities
• Operating through three strategic divisions to encompass its market strategies and objectives
• 10-year growth plan includes a near-term rebranding strategy with addition of many new revenue streams to greatly increase Jerrick’s potential market value
• Balanced portfolio of revenue streams will ensure institutional stability

Jerrick Media Holdings, Inc. (OTC: JMDA) develops technology-based solutions to solve digital problems. Through the combination of design, thought and data analysis, the company builds products that influence a worldwide audience.

Jerrick’s flagship product is Vocal, a proprietary long-form digital publishing platform that provides storytelling tools and engaged communities for creators to get discovered and fund their creativity.

Vocal

Designed to develop and cost-effectively engage content creators, the Vocal platform enables its over 500,000 registered content creators to reach an engaged audience and monetize their content. In addition to providing relevant content, Vocal’s technology is centered on efficiency and scalability through its niche digital communities, as well as output through its data-driven distribution strategy.

Vocal partners with content creators and brands that recognize difficulties inherent in the digital advertising space and that can benefit from branded content marketing opportunities available on publishing platforms like Vocal.

All content available on Vocal is created within the platform’s custom editor and published on one of Vocal’s embedded genre-specific communities, spanning topics that range from food to wellness, beauty, technology and more.

In May 2019, Jerrick launched Vocal+, its premium subscription membership program. Vocal+ members pay a membership fee for premium value-added features, including receiving increased earnings for their content, reduced platform processing fees for tips received, a Vocal+ badge on their creator page, access to new features on the Vocal Platform, and other rewards. Creators can sign up for free or upgrade to Vocal+, available for purchase on either an annual or monthly subscription basis.

Vocal for Brands

Vocal for Brands is an in-house creative studio that generates actionable data from bespoke native advertising campaigns. Vocal for Brands partners with direct-to-consumer (DTC) to create beautiful, campaign-optimized stories on Vocal that build brand affinity, trust and drive results.

Additionally, Jerrick provides a Managed Services offering to business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) product and service brands which encompasses a full range of digital marketing and e-commerce solutions. Managed Services includes the setup and ongoing maintenance of clients’ websites, Amazon and Shopify storefronts and listings, social media pages, search engine marketing, and other various tools and sales channels utilized by e-commerce sellers for sales and growth optimization. In addition to partnering with Managed Services clients, the company offers a range of la carte services.

Growth Strategy

Upon the consummation of its anticipated listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, Jerrick intends to change its official company name to “Creatd, Inc.,” subject to stockholder approval.

This rebranding will initiate Jerrick’s go-forward growth strategy and its plans to expand its offerings and provide technology products and resources for creators to help transform their ideas into reality. The strategic plan is designed to greatly increase Jerrick’s potential market value via a plethora of new revenue streams.

Creatd will focus on a community of creators that number more than 2.5 billion users, for which it will offer democratized, transparent platforms for distribution, sentiment, resources and monetization. The company’s agile development process will rely on a combination of bleeding-edge technology that eliminates barriers and creates efficiencies. Superior design thinking and data analysis will allow Creatd to expand its digital footprint to a global community.

Creatd will partner with a community of technology collaborators and sophisticated investors who collaborate to provide technology solutions for creators, brands and their respective audiences. The company’s solutions, business processes, technology platforms and design theories will lend themselves to application opportunities on a global scale.

History & Management

Jerrick was founded in 2012. Initially a private media company providing online content through a portfolio of brands, Jerrick’s needs quickly outpaced its initial technology and product offering. In 2015, Jerrick partnered with Thinkmill, a premiere, Australia-based product design and development group to create a content management system (CMS) for its brands; that system evolved into the company’s flagship product, Vocal.

Today, Jerrick’s management team is an impressive group of abstract thinkers united by their passion to solve problems. Leading the team are founder and CEO Jeremy Frommer, and Justin Maury, Jerrick’s president and head of product.

Frommer’s career includes two decades in the financial technology industry, working as a hedge fund and portfolio manager, as well as on the sell-side of the financial industry. Frommer started NextGen Trading, a software development company building proprietary equity trading platforms. NextGen was acquired by Carlin Financial Group of which Frommer became CEO. RBC Capital Markets Corporation eventually bought Carlin. At RBC, Frommer was managing director, head of the Global Prime Services group and a member of the RBC Global Equities Operating Committee.

Maury joined Jerrick in 2013, bringing with him 10 years of experience in the creative industry. Since partnering with Frommer to establish Jerrick, Maury led the company’s product development for more than four years. His passion for the creative arts and technology ultimately yielded the vision for Vocal. During the Jerrick’s early formative years, Maury was a driving force in creating the vision, design and architecture for the Vocal platform and managing the oversight of technology development.

For more information, visit the company’s website at https://Jerrick.media

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Companies that manufacture or sell (or do both) products need reliable and secure supply chains to flourish. Smart companies have supply chain management in place to ensure everything from raw materials for production to efficient packaging and delivery. They know that disappointed customers won’t hesitate to look for another vendor or product.

Supply chain security is the part of supply chain management that ensures products and their components or ingredients aren’t tampered with or illegally copied (pirated).

For companies like Arizona’s No Borders Inc. (OTC: NBDR), the supply chain is an intriguing new prospect for its blockchain technology solutions. It first used blockchain to secure and share third-party lab test data on the purity of CBD products it manufactures and sells through its subsidiary No Borders Naturals.

“We created CBD Lab Chain technology to deliver lab test data on our CBD consumer products directly to customers,” says No Borders CEO Joseph Snyder, adding that the technology is now available to other CBD sellers. Consumers view lab data by scanning QR codes on product labels. It’s important to note that this does not give them entry to the block chain – only visuals.

And now No Borders Labs, the nation’s only publicly-traded blockchain deployment company, is customizing blockchain technology for supply chains and network infrastructure everywhere.

Supply Chain Security Breaches Can Be Deadly

Back in 1982, the Tylenol murders delivered a crash course on the topic of supply chain security. In this terrible series of events, at least one person in the Chicago area had broken apart Tylenol capsules, added cyanide, and resealed the capsules and containers. Seven people died and copycat actions brought the death toll even higher.

This ushered in higher levels of supply chain security for over-the-counter medications including tamper-resistant sealed packaging and solid caplets replaced capsules. Today, laws such as the Drug Supply Chain Security Act help the Food and Drug Administration (FDA):

“…protect consumers from exposure to drugs that may be counterfeit, stolen, contaminated, or otherwise harmful” and “improve detection and removal of potentially dangerous drugs from the drug supply chain…”

Even with the pharmaceutical industry’s pretty fervent devotion to supply chain security, it’s been difficult to ascertain safety from start to finish.

Companies like No Borders are developing blockchain technologies to protect supply chains and other networks vulnerable to hacking and other malicious actions. “Blockchains are the most secure way to share data, Snyder says, “and we’re creating ways to extend this technology into other industries concerned about protecting data, especially during transmission.”

Impenetrable Blockchain Technology Can Protect Other Networks

Many people are familiar with blockchain used in the cryptocurrency market to securely handle transactions. Most blockchain works this way:

• Blockchains are made up of blocks that randomly appear every several minutes.
• Every transaction is held in a block in a kind of abeyance until it’s verified.
• Once verified, the transaction can move ahead.

The security comes from the permanence of data added to a block on the blockchain: it cannot be altered or erased.

• New information can be added only by approved parties approved.
• Older data are never deleted.
• Every new piece of data creates a new block that includes all the previous data.
• Older blocks holding the same history are updated with new data.

A person or syndicate would need unbelievably fast computing to alter enough blocks to interfere with a block chain before a new block appears. And unlike other security tools, block chain stays ahead of would-be counterfeiters or thieves. It’s virtually unbreakable.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.NBDR.co

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