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Dominovas Energy Corp. (DNRG) Capturing Market Share with Unique Energy Generation Processes

Dominovas Energy Corp. (OTCQB: DNRG) is an energy solutions company whose endeavors are focused on delivering clean, efficient, and reliable electricity to areas of the world where supply falls short of minimal need on a multi-megawatt scale. With its eye on capturing this immense alternative energy market opportunity, Dominovas Energy is executing on a deployment model while taking a leading position among alternative green energy solutions providers. DNRG offers “alternative green energy solutions” by way of a unique, non-traditional energy generation process.

DNRG possesses designs to build and own fuel cell utilities all over the world. As a result, the company is among some of the world’s largest and most well-known companies seeking to capitalize on opportunity in this emerging sector. Most notably, the RUBICON™ has emerged in today’s market due to its multi-megawatt deployment capability allowing for profitable commercialization while meeting the demands of the world market.

Dominovas Energy has publicly expressed its commitment to deploying the most technologically advanced, cost effective, market-based energy solution available today. Further, the company emphasizes that ‘cost efficiency’ does not translate in any way to ‘compromising’ when it comes to addressing societal, political, ecosystem concerns, and other critical issues. DNRG is well aware that deployed energy solutions can serve as a foundation for creating new business opportunities and job prospects that in turn will benefit the societies and environments in which it serves. Dominovas Energy embraces energy challenges from a solutions-oriented platform while consulting companies and Nations that will experience a variety of known and unknown obstacles over time.

Dominovas Energy benefits from its employment of Dr. Shamiul Islam, who completed his post-doctoral fellow at the University of Calgary. Dr. Islam has extensive experience in the fuel cell industry and has been recognized around the globe for his advancements in the fuel cell industry and his innovations in the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) field. Dr. Islam, Executive Vice President for Fuel Cell Operations, is laying out a course for Dominovas Energy Corp with intentions of transforming today’s industry standards through partnership efforts with the company’s manufacturers.

To learn more about the company, visit www.dominovasenergy.com

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ENGlobal Corp. (ENG) Posts Strong Financial Results Despite Slumping Energy Prices

Despite a downturn in energy commodity prices, ENGlobal Corp. (NASDAQ: ENG) has industry analysts intrigued after posting strong financial results for the first quarter of 2015.

“We ended the first quarter with a healthy cash balance and working capital of $24.4 million, and have no borrowings under our current credit facility,” stated Mark Hess, Chief Financial Officer of ENGlobal. “While there is always room for improvement, I believe we are in a strong financial position and poised for future growth.”

In an effort to remain profitable despite a slumping market, the company has focused operations on low-risk projects and minimized overhead costs. This positioning has contributed to ENGlobal’s strong performance thus far in 2015. The company’s Engineering and Construction division, in particular, has thrived in recent months. According to first quarter results, the division realized growth of more than four percent over the same period last year, providing promise of strong shareholder returns when energy commodity prices rebound.

“We have pared the Company down to a smaller, more focused operation,” stated William Coskey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ENGlobal. “These and other actions have allowed the Company to remain profitable, with positive cash flow during this downturn.”

ENGlobal’s Engineering and Construction group serves a collection of market sectors including alternative energy, power generation and government. The company’s recent growth and reputation for quality work have helped establish ENGlobal among the top domestic design firms, claiming accolades from Engineering News Record, Business Week magazine, The Houston Chronicle and American Executive magazine. This performance has contributed to the company’s global reputation as a leading designer of state-of-the-art plant automation systems.

In March, the company bolstered this reputation through the announcement of a five year extension to its Professional Services Agreement with Xcel Energy. A major U.S. electric and natural gas company with annual revenue exceeding $10 billion, Xcel has teamed with ENGlobal on a variety of substantial capital programs, including a 60 mile West Main segment pipeline replacement. Continued confidence from clients in the capabilities of ENGlobal will have a strong positive impact on the company’s future expansion potential.

Moving forward, ENGlobal appears to be poised for continued growth in the vital energy market. With one of the industry’s most experienced management teams leading the way, the company is in a strong position to deliver significant returns to shareholders in the years to come.

For more information, visit www.englobal.com

AXIM Biotechnologies, Inc. (AXIM) Leads the Way in Industrial Hemp Research and Development

AXIM Biotechnologies is a leader in industrial hemp biosciences focusing on the research, development and production of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic products, as well as alternative sources of energy. The company is setting the green standard for cannabinoid bioscience through the discovery and commercialization of new materials and technologies that promote healthy living while respecting the environment. By exploring innovative pharmaceutical delivery systems and active pharmaceutical ingredients, the company is advancing the market for the treatment of debilitating conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, ADHD, spasticity, pain, restless leg syndrome and Crohn’s disease.

“AXIM Biotech is providing health conscious and environmentally conscious consumers with all-natural alternatives,” stated Dr. George E. Anastassov, Chief Executive Officer of AXIM.

The company is in a strong strategic position to thrive as the global market for cannabis related products continues to expand with loosening regulatory restrictions and evolving consumer opinion. According to the Pew Research Center, domestic support for cannabis legalization is rapidly outpacing opposition. In 2015, a slim majority of 53 percent of survey respondents voted in favor of outright legalization, marking the first time that a majority of Americans voted in this manner. Shifting opinions should continue to drive demand for the company’s unique offerings moving forward.

In April, AXIM made global headlines following the announcement of its line of Cannabigerol (CBG) products. Unlike other cannabinoids, CBG is known to contain non-psychoactive cannabinoids and essential amino acids that provide benefits to oral health. Included in this revolutionary line are all-natural retail products such as toothpaste, mouthwash, dentifrice, oral gel and lip balm. In May, the company secured an exclusive license to develop and produce a cannabinoid-infused chewing gum, expanding on AXIM’s product line.

“We feel that AXIM’s ability to research cannabinoids and introduce unique delivery methods is a catalyst that will drive new demand for both the consumer retail and pharmaceutical markets,” continued Anastassov.

In the coming months, AXIM will look to continue efforts towards establishing itself as a world leader in the clinical development of novel phytocannabinoid-based medicines and products. Through the demonstration of clinical proof of concept in indications not met by current pharmacology, the company should be in a strong strategic position to realize rapid growth in the maturing global market.

For more information, visit www.aximbiotech.com

Mobile Lads Corp. (MOBO) Mastering The eCommerce & mCommerce Domains

With a record breaking $304 billion plus in domestic retail ecommerce sales last year, the recent move by Mobile Lads Corp. (OTC: MOBO) to acquire and begin operating the North American arm of Domark International’s world-class web platform (http://simbadeals.com), which lists over 30 million products from more than 400 blue chip retailers, could not be more well-timed. More than just a unique shopping solution designed around offering consumers the best, up to 80% off deals, on the best brands around, Simba Deals is a well-connected destination that has key partnerships with leading traffic-driving media venues like the top nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail. Globe & Mail on its own has over 340k subscriptions and nearly 900k readers for their national weekday edition (both print and online), and the periodical has over 410k subscribers for their Saturday edition, which has over 1 million readers. Mobile Lads will be working hard to convert traffic into sales now that they are running the NA arm of Domark’s established ecommerce platform, and with a 4 to 15 percent take on all merchandise sales off the site, MOBO has stepped into what will no doubt be a major revenue generating aspect of their future operations.

The aforementioned U.S. Commerce Department retail ecommerce sales figure of $304 billion represents a 15.4 percent jump over 2013 sales, an increase which, given that ecommerce has been posting similar YOY increases in the range of 15 percent each year since 2009, should make investors stop and really think about the bright future of this sector. The potential for operations like Simba Deals, which emphasizes providing awesome deals that consumers cannot find elsewhere, in a market largely dominated by a tiny handful of players such as Amazon, is considerable. There is a great deal of upside for an outfit like Simba Deals, which is already successfully capturing a growing portion of the overall ecommerce traffic generated by consumers, who are now increasingly turning away from brick and mortar retail, primarily for the sake of convenience, as well as using their mobile devices to do so.

This is an area where Mobile Lads has their strongest footing as a company, in the bedrock of the booming global mcommerce space, which now represents around 29 percent of all ecommerce here in the U.S. (Criteo) each year and which is on track to grow at an inviting 32.23 percent through 2019 globally (where it represents 34 percent of all ecommerce), according to analysis out earlier this year by TechNavio. Criteo’s Q1 2015 report on the sector indicates that U.S. mcommerce transactions grew by 10 percent in the last three months alone. meanwhile, in Japan and South Korea, mcommerce has grown to a whopping half of all ecommerce, marking a clear milestone for the growth of mobile when it comes to consumer’s preferred method for making retail purchases. Criteo analysts forecast that by the end of this year, mcommerce will gobble up another 4 percent of the ecommerce market in the U.S., and another 6 percent globally.

Technologies like the xmVerify platform, a two factor authentication based solution for real-time mobile transaction security, which leverages one of the best cryptographic services in existence today and which gives the end-user total control over verifying and authorizing each transaction that is made, is way ahead of the curve when it comes to stopping credit card fraud. Credit card fraud is predicted by many analysts to rise sharply as we head towards normalization of the EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) chip-based standards here in the U.S., with criminals looking to get in while the getting is good and snatch credit card details before the transition is completed (perhaps one major explanation behind the increased data breaches and thefts of customer information throughout the 2012 to 2014 period). However, there are still significant weaknesses in the chip and pin EMV protocol, as has been demonstrated via the European EMV standard that has been in place for a decade, with poor implementations also creating significant vulnerabilities.

Exploitations of the nonce, an “unpredictable number” generated by ATMs to validate transactions, which cannot be distinguished from card cloning fraud when it comes to analyzing the card-issuing entity’s logs (and which can often be achieved even if the physical card cannot be cloned), as well as the ability for criminals to obtain an authentic nonce from sources like receipts, represent huge implementation vulnerabilities for chip based EMV. Moreover, conversion to the EMV chip standard will likely ignite a firestorm of fraud activity in “card not present” transactions like ATM, ecommerce and mcommerce, with criminals rushing out of other forms of fraud and into areas like using stolen card numbers to buy things online.

It is precisely here that solutions like xmVerify shine their brightest, offering consumers an encrypted mcommerce solution that ultimately allows them to sign off before any transaction can be executed, requiring the thief to have stolen not just a card or information, but the user’s mobile device as well. Given that a stolen device can be deactivated easily from another computing platform or mobile, even incidents where, for instance, a woman’s purse is stolen, potentially giving the thief access to all the requisite elements, fraud can be circumvented by the user via device deactivation, and thus halted in its tracks. Additional mcommerce technologies marketed by MOBO, like the xmBilling platform for doing cheap and easy automated volume-based billing, as well as xmOne, a custom card top-up solution aimed at the college and university market, further add to the company’s appeal as one of the more innovative players in the field today.

The combination of such compelling mcommerce technologies, with a fast-growing ecommerce website like SimbaDeals.com, makes Mobile Lads an extremely attractive target for investors looking to get in on the underlying dynamics before they truly go supernova in the next few years, as even more smartphones proliferate into ever more hands, and even more people move towards shopping online.

Get a closer look at the company by visiting www.mobilelads.com

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Cleartronic, Inc. (CLRI) Positioned for Rapid Growth with Participation in HGACBuy Program

Cleartronic, through its subsidiary, ReadyOp Communications, Inc., recently announced a three year agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council to participate in the HGACBuy program. This cooperative purchasing program opens the door for local governments and non-profits to make purchases based on contracts established by other government entities. In total, the new agreement gives Cleartronic improved access to over 6,000 government agencies and non-profits across the country, providing the company with ample opportunity to grow the ReadyOp™ platform in the coming years.

For over 30 years, the HGACBuy program has made the procurement process more efficient for government agencies. Effectively, inclusion in the program serves as a blanket contract for Cleartronic and the ReadyOp™ platform, providing participating members with access to the proven interoperability system at a pre-approved rate.

“ReadyOp™ is already in use by many federal, state and local government agencies, hospitals, school, universities, ports and airports, and has been for several years,” stated Marc Moore, Chief Executive Officer of ReadyOp Communications. “Adding the capability for government agencies and non-profits to purchase through ‘HGACBuy’ allows our prospective customers an easier, faster way to purchase the annual licensing for ReadyOp™, plus the radio interoperability capability.”

Originally formed in September 2014, ReadyOp Communications markets, sells and supports ReadyOp™ software through a software license agreement with Collabria LLC. In March, the company gained master distribution rights for the platform for an initial term of five years. Through this agreement, Cleartronic gained a proven communication software to package with the company’s patented hardware products, creating a unified solution to the communications interoperability market.

ReadyOp™ is designed to support daily operations, special event planning, incident management and emergency response and recovery by allowing for quick, dependable communication through a variety of channels. The importance of this interoperability can’t be overstated, and the Federal Communication Commission has highlighted interoperable communications as “a major policy goal for… promoting public safety” in recent years.

By securing exclusive rights to the ReadyOp™ platform and participating in the HGACBuy program, Cleartronic is establishing its place among the leaders in the communications interoperability industry.

For more information, visit www.cleartronicinc.com

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Net Element, Inc. (NETE) Signs Definitive Documentation to Acquire Online Payments Innovator PayOnline

Today before the opening bell, Net Element announced that it has signed definitive documentation to acquire PayOnline, a leader in online transaction processing services and payment technology, for up to $8.4 million in total consideration.

The closing payment is $3.6 million cash, which has been paid into escrow, and $3.6 million in stock. There can also be additional consideration from earn-out incentives of up to $1.282 million in cash and stock based on performance.

PayOnline processes online payments for over 10 million active consumers and thousands of merchants in the Russian Federation, Europe and Asia. Net Element’s plan is to integrate the PayOnline leading payments platform into its existing global payments-as-a-service network to expand its transaction processing offerings. Notably, the company will also be able to sell its mobile payment services to PayOnline’s merchants.

The 2014 McKinsey Global Payments Map, released October 2014, states Russia is the world’s 6th largest payments market, accounting for $50 billion in payments with a rapidly growing online population. Card issuance is growing at 30% per year.

Once the acquisition is finalized, Net Element global merchants will have access to a broad array of value-added services, including card2card transfer, payment split and the highest level of data security (Validated Level 1 PCI DSS Compliance). Also, because of their direct agreements with European and Russian Federation banks, PayOnline’s thousands of merchants will be able to transact in the U.S. while Net Element’s U.S. merchants will have an ability to transact in Asia, Europe and Russia.

“PayOnline and Net Element’s assets are highly complementary and we can now leverage them to grow revenues by attracting more merchants and consumers to our omni-channel payments platform,” stated Oleg Firer, CEO. “Well deserved congratulations to all involved in bringing this transaction to a successful signing.”

Net Element expects this acquisition to be profitable this year.

For more information on Net Element, visit www.netelement.com

Loans4Less.com, Inc. (LFLS) Ramps Up National Expansion Efforts to Capitalize on Improving Economy

Loans4Less.com, an online mortgage loan origination company, is shifting its focus towards becoming a national loan origination brand platform for conforming residential mortgage programs and other consumer loans. Through the recently announced acquisition of 321LEND, Inc., the company is in a strong position to build volume and rapidly gain market share in both the mortgage and consumer loan sectors. As Loans4Less continues to search for a strategic community bank partner to launch a national mortgage program and increase brand awareness, the domestic economy appears to be shifting in the company’s favor moving forward.

¬According to a report by the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage origination has been on the rise since 2010, with the first quarter of 2015 posting the highest first quarter origination figures in nearly a decade. These statistics directly correlate with the national unemployment rate. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for April 2015 was the lowest since 2008. Continued improvement to the national economy is a positive indicator for Loans4Less, particularly as executives look to increase its national presence.

Since its formation in 1993, Loans4Less has maintained a steady order flow from a large client base. The company’s high business volume and impeccable reputation allowed it to survive the financial crisis of 2007, and its strong brand makes it a promising player in the industry.

“Loans are a product and service that people every day of the week across the country are looking for,” stated Steven M. Hershman, President and Chairman of the Board at Loans4Less. “It is such a huge and ongoing business that we think we can make an impact.”

Loans4Less has continued to thrive while many of its competitors have faded away by adhering to a safe, effective business strategy. The company does not operate a warehouse line of credit, hold trust funds, service loans or lend directly. Therefore, Loans4Less avoids many of the risks associated with Sub-Prime lending, making the company a relatively safe choice for investors. As the company continues to grow revenue through cost effective advertising efforts and strategic national partnerships, look for Loans4Less to continue expanding its share of the national loan origination market.

For more information, visit www.Loans4Less.com

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RiceBran Technologies (RIBT) Using Underutilized Byproduct to Unlock Limitless Possibilities

Until recently, rice bran and germ remained an underutilized byproduct of the commercial rice-milling industry. In the early 1990s, however, a group of innovators developed new technology to process this byproduct into nutritional food that features nearly limitless possibilities as a healthy ingredient. RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ: RIBT), through the dedication of its employees and strategic partners, is rapidly becoming one of the world’s leading suppliers of rice bran, effectively unlocking entry into a variety of vital and potentially lucrative markets around the globe.

RIBT currently operates an expansive network of production facilities around the United States and abroad. In Louisiana and California, the company operates three Stage One facilities, which process bran and germ as soon as it is removed from the kernel to deactivate the enzymes that cause rancidity in the product. In Montana, the company’s Stage Two facility processes, dries and packages the product for sale to food manufacturers and retail consumers. RIBT’s primary distribution facility is located in Texas. The company also operates a rice bran oil production facility in Brazil.

Unlike other forms of bran, the company’s rice bran and related byproducts are particularly marketable because they are nutrient rich, contain no major allergens and are free from cholesterol, gluten, lactose and trans fat. This versatility has allowed RIBT to establish a presence in multiple food industries as an ingredient, a meat emulsifier, a cooking oil and, even, a high-end feed for equine athletes and pets.

In the first quarter of 2015, RIBT turned its attention towards improving returns for investors and shareholders. In addition to a slight increase in gross margins from the previous year at its domestic production facilities, the company realized a 70.8 percent rise in segment revenue in Brazil as a result of increased production. Likewise, consolidated revenue saw a 25.7 percent spike from the previous year, giving potential investors strong incentive to consider this growing company.

“[W]e enter 2015 focused on improving financial performance,” stated W. John Short, Chief Executive Officer and President of RIBT. “As we move through 2015, we intend to work diligently to maximize both our top and bottom line financial performance to reach our goal of positive EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) in 2015.”

RIBT has established its position as a unique provider of healthy whole food nutrition products in recent years, and it appears to be on the cusp of substantial growth opportunities moving forward. With significant improvement projects at the company’s production facilities largely completed, RIBT’s renewed focus on financial performance should open the door for improved shareholder returns in the coming years.

For more information, visit www.ricebrantech.com

Well Power, Inc. (WPWR) Provides Dually Beneficial Solution to Legacy, New Gas Flaring

Approximately 150 billion cubic meters of natural gas are flared into the atmosphere each year, resulting in billions in lost revenue and 400 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent global greenhouse gas emissions. Even worse, environmental degradation associated with gas flaring significantly impacts local populations to the point of loss of livelihood and severe health issues. Under pressure by Environmental Protection Agency mandates to reduce wasted gas, many oil companies are scrambling for a solution.

Houston-based Well Power sees this great energy challenge as an opportunity to provide a much-needed solution while creating value from a wasted resource. In turn, this solution would enable wider access to energy, improve environmental conditions, and foster economic development for local populations.

Well Power has licensing rights to Texas, with the first right of refusal on the other U.S. states, to patented technology called the Micro-Refinery Unit (MRU), which is capable of processing waste natural gas – such as vented, flared or stranded gas – into green fuel and clean power. The technology is also mobile and scalable, meaning it can be transported and adapted to site conditions.

If you want to get technical, here’s how it works: with the ability to process raw natural gas flows of between 75 Mcf to 250 Mcf, the MRU first conditions and then converts methane and condensates to Syngas (CO and hydrogen). This is followed by a Fischer-Tropsch reaction to produce Green Fuel™, and power which is produced from heat generated by exothermic reactions and combustion.

In short, the MRU simultaneously reduces CO2 emissions and creates revenue streams with minimal capital expenditure.

For maximum efficiency, Well Power plans to provide its technology in conjunction with full-service engineering, design, construction, modular fabrication, maintenance and construction management services to clients in the upstream areas of exploration and production. Technical services will also be accompanied with consulting services, process assessments, facility appraisals, feasibility studies, technology evaluations, project finance structuring and support, and multi-client subscription services.

The MRU provides a solution to both sides of the spectrum. For the environment and local populations, reduced emissions and improved economic development; for oil producers, the opportunity to turn waste into revenue.

By eliminating legacy flaring and minimizing new flaring, Well Power is positioned to take a leadership role in the ongoing push for sustainable resource development and energy efficiency.

For more information, visit www.wellpowerinc.com

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Sibling Group Holdings, Inc. (SIBE) Ahead of the Curve as Global EdTech eLearning Market Revolutionizes K-12, College Education Industries

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According to analysis contained in a Q1 2015 report from investment banking firm, Capstone Partners, long known for their insights into M&A and capital markets, the $788.7 billion annual spend in K-12 education markets has become an easy target for disruptive educational technologies in recent years, as the industry moves increasingly to modernize via digital solutions that improve both overall systemic efficiencies, as well as student outcomes. A company like Sibling Group Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: SIBE), which is leveraging an EdTech (education technology) roll-up strategy that spans eLearning and blended learning, as well as curriculum design and backend education, is poised to succeed mightily in this actively consolidating market.

The company’s momentum is due in large part to an already established and increasingly strong brand presence, their acquisitive nature and expansion of core offerings, as well as an appetite for providing comprehensive, soup-to-nuts solutions for both domestic and global education markets. Solutions which run the gamut from curriculum to course certification as no other player in the industry today. Ranging from tailored Common Core and iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning) compliant curricula for the domestic markets, complete with assessment and course certification, to ESL (English as a second language) minded and globally approachable frameworks. A growing emphasis on providing solutions for the broader, underserved, and highly lucrative international markets, will likely emerge as one of the company’s strongest selling points long-term.

Capstone’s Q1 report on the education market was particularly focused on M&A activity within the sector, making the case that the projected acceleration of such activity in coming years – driven in large part by attractive valuation multiples resident in buyout target technologies and capabilities that will help companies thrive as the industry rapidly evolves – was the strongest indicator of how factors like eLearning are revolutionizing the industry worldwide. Sibling Group’s Blended Schools Network (BSN) business unit (http://blendedschools.net) is a perfect example of transformative eLearning in this space, as it provides some 192 Common Core compatible master courses for K-12 and does so via a Learning Management Systems (LMS) that tracks student activity and results, while also providing a hosted environment that enables course authoring.

BSN features educational technology company Instructure’s cloud-native Canvas LMS, in addition to complete online Language Institute courses covering a wide variety of languages from Chinese to Latin, all of which are oriented along current ESL parameters. The BSN curriculum was recently certified in California according to the University of California’s A-G requirements (all subjects from History and Social Science “A” to College-prep and elective “G”), when Mountain House High School took their personalized learning initiative to the next level and worked with SIBE to create a BSN-based personalized learning environment. This was a huge win for SIBE, as California is the largest K-12 market in the country, with around $76.6 billion in total K-12 funding budgeted for this year, and General Fund resources of $109.4 billion.

One of the biggest changes in the industry is to the roughly $14 billion textbook market, which has historically been in the iron grip of a tiny handful of companies like Pearson and McGraw-Hill. This market is under immense pressure today from eLearning and the continuing shift to digital and open-access education formats, with increasingly popular educational alternatives like EdX, MIT OpenCourseware, and Coursera threatening to be the extinction level event that wipes out such dinosaur textbook companies. BLS data makes the case quite clear as to one major reason for the extinction of antiquated print textbooks, showing an 800 percent rise over the past three decades in the cost of such books, a rise outpacing the CPI by 550 percent, and even outpacing fast-rising medical services by as much as 225 percent.

Hence the ongoing arms race in eLearning, where companies like MOOC-focused (massive open online courses) Coursera have added a number of schools, courses and languages to their basket in recent years. Or companies like Chegg, Inc. (NYSE: CHGG), which used to focus on renting/selling textbooks, has executed a series of key acquisitions over a similar time span, with a decided emphasis on transitioning to an all-digital footprint. Chegg did a spate of acquisitions last year, spending a total of $57.7 million in cash and stock in order to pick up college coupon book mavens The Campus Special, online/on-demand video tutoring services provider InstaEDU, and internship marketplace interactive tools and services provider Internships, LLC.

In this light, SIBE’s acquisition of Urban Planet Mobile™ (UPM), a platform designed to teach people all over the world the English language, which caters specifically to mobile delivery, makes a great deal of sense. Especially considering Gilfus Education Group’s projections that the global K-12 education market will soar to $2.9 trillion by 2017, led by countries like China and India, as well as the GCC (the Persian Gulf states excluding Iraq), where TechNavio forecasts a CAGR of over 3 percent through 2019. UPM, via patent-pending design and delivery, makes lessons available on any mobile, not just the latest smartphones, making the platform ideal for countries like India, where mobile coverage far exceeds the coverage of ESL class availability.

SIBE’s recent announcement of a strategic partnership and $3.75 million funding arrangement with PRC-based international education management and consulting company, Shenzhen Times, which develops and sells everything from computer networks and software, to communications products, gives UPM access to a massive K-12 market worth well over $172 billion. A market which is projected to grow at a CAGR of 12 percent through 2018. With broad traction across not only the education market, but on into the healthcare and literacy markets, UPM has the potential to see a good deal of upside from SIBE’s expansion into China and the company is not intent to rest on their laurels here either. Sibling Group plans to expand further into the burgeoning global eLearning and mEducation markets, leveraging a host of compelling products and services.

Pure-cloud modular LMS developer Docebo recently forecast the self-paced global eLearning market alone as climbing to $51.5 billion by next year and the ongoing M&A activity within the EdTech sector is a clear indication of how hot the market is, and will likely remain for some time. TechNavio forecasts for the global eLearning market as growing at a CAGR of nearly 26 percent through 2018 and SIBE’s EdTech roll-up strategy, where they look to become one of the key players in the delivery and management of educational content, makes them an exciting landmark to check out amid the lush eLearning landscape. The company’s distinct advantage of being a single source vendor that can provide a complete, curriculum to course certification solution set, including the comprehensive course authoring tools and systems needed to help maximize student outcomes and better train educators, sets SIBE apart from the competition very clearly.

Take a closer look at SIBE by visiting www.siblinggroup.com

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