MCX Technologies Corp [MCCX] Filings

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

General

MCX Technologies Corporation (“we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) intends to acquire or develop a technologies that would become the Company’s new operating platform which may include innovations directed toward the internet’s evolution into the Web 3. During the first quarter of 2022 and the year 2021, through our subsidiary The Collective Experience LLC we generated revenue by delivering digital transformation solutions to customer centric organizations through integrated marketing, data science, and commerce. We have ceased operations under TCE and we are now transitioning the focus of the Company toward new technologies.

We were incorporated in the State of California on December 14, 2001, as a customer experience (“CX”) management solutions company dedicated to helping organizations improve customer experiences, increase customer loyalty, reduce cost and increase revenue. The Company operated as The Innes Group, Inc., d/b/a MCorp Consulting until filing a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation renaming the Company Touchpoint Metrics, Inc., effective October 18, 2011. On June 11, 2015, our shareholders passed a resolution to change the name of the Company to McorpCX, Inc., and on June 29, 2020, in connection with the sale of McorpCX, LLC, as described below, our shareholders passed a resolution to change the name of the Company to MCX Technologies Corporation.

The Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, McorpCX, LLC (“McorpCX LLC”) as a limited liability company in the state of Delaware on December 14, 2017. On August 16, 2018, the Company entered into a contribution agreement with its wholly owned subsidiary McorpCX LLC, pursuant to which the Company transferred to McorpCX LLC all of the Company’s assets and liabilities related to the Company’s customer experience consulting business, excluding the underlying technology and databases related thereto which remained with the Company.

Effective August 3, 2020, the Company sold all of its membership interests in McorpCX, LLC to mfifty, LLC, a California limited liability company controlled by Michael Hinshaw, the President of McorpCX LLC (the “Purchaser”). Since the Company’s professional and related consulting services business, which constituted substantially all of the Company’s operations at the time of the sale of McorpCX LLC, was conducted through McorpCX LLC, the sale of McorpCX LLC represented a strategic shift that we had a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results.

As consideration for the sale of McorpCX LLC, the Company received a total of $352,000 in cash consisting of $100,000 received upon the signing of the purchase agreement and $252,000 received at the closing of the transaction along with a $756,000 promissory note. The promissory note has an initial annual interest rate of 0.99% (to be recalculated at the end of each twelve-month period subsequent to the date of the note based on the annual Applicable Federal Rate for mid-term loans on the first business day following each such twelve month period) accruing daily on the outstanding balance of the note, and monthly principal payments are payable to the Company over a term of four or more years. Monthly principal payments to the Company were initially $7,292 per month for the first twelve months following the date of the note, and then during each subsequent twelve-month period are based on the annual revenues of McorpCX, LLC.  The note is secured by the Purchaser's ownership interest in McorpCX LLC. On June 11, 2021, the note was amended whereby the obligor would pay $100,000 principal payment on or before July 1, 2021 and the remaining principal and interest would be paid in installments of $20,000 per month due on the first day of each month.

On November 12, 2020, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, The Collective Experience, LLC (the “Collective Experience” or “TCE”) as a Delaware limited liability company. The Company was providing all of its digital transformation and marketing management consulting services, which was the Company’s sole revenue generating operations, through the Collective Experience.

We maintain our primary business address at 176 South Capital Blvd. Boise, Idaho 83702. Our telephone number is (208) 863-6243 and our internet website is www.mcxtechnologies.io. Our registered agent for service of process is Northwest Registered Agents, Inc. The inclusion of our internet address in this report does not include or incorporate by reference into this report any information contained on, or accessible through, our website. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements, amendments to those reports and other Securities and Exchange Commission, or “SEC”, filings are available free of charge at www.sec.gov.

Our common stock trades on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada under the symbol “MCX” and on the OTC Pink Sheets in the United States under the symbol “MCCX”.

Products and Services

Our only source of revenue was derived from providing digital transformation services through our subsidiary, The Collective Experience LLC, that included brand strategy, data science, pricing science, customer experience management consulting and implementation in support of these strategies. As of April 1, 2022, TCE ceased signing new client engagements since we are no longer pursuing that segment in order to focus on alternative technologies.

Professional Services

We provided professional and related consulting services through the Collective Experience including strategy, pricing science, data science, digital transformation, customer experience management consulting, implementation, and go-to-market execution in support of these strategies. These services were intended to help primarily large and medium sized organizations systematically and predictably plan, design and deliver better customer experiences, drive revenue, maximize their return on investment, improve their operational efficiency, and increase customers' adoption of their products and services. As noted above, as of April 1, 2022, TCE ceased signing new client engagements since we are no longer pursuing that segment in order to focus on alternative technologies.

Our Strategy 

The Company’s management is now in the process of developing or acquiring new technologies to enable it to focus on developing and/or implementing Web 3 platforms or other technologies.

Competition

There are numerous technology companies seeking ways to enter the Web 3 technologies business and various technologies are subject to rapidly changing technological developments, shifting organizational priorities and requirements, frequent introductions of new products and services, and increased marketing and sales activities of other industry participants.

Many competitors exist in the overlapping areas of Web 3 and traditional digital marketing, data analytics, digital transformation, cyber-currency and decentralized finance software services and consulting. Many of our current and potential competitors have a significantly larger market presence, greater name recognition, access to more potential customers and substantially greater financial, technical, sales and marketing, management, support, and other resources than we have. As a result, many of our competitors can respond more quickly than we can to new or changing opportunities and technologies, and may devote greater resources to the marketing, promotion and sale of their products than our resources will afford.

We believe it is highly likely that existing and new competitors will rapidly acquire significant market share, which would negatively impact our ability to effectively market, compete and sell our products and services we are currently developing into the markets in which such competitors operate.

Dependence on Major Customers

As of December 31, 2023, there were no active customers under TCE or MCX and we only had one customer active during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Intellectual Property

We rely on intellectual property laws, contractual arrangements, such as assignment, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, and confidentiality procedures and technical measures to gain rights to and protect the technology and intellectual property used in our business.

As of December 31, 2023, we do not own any trademarks or service marks, patents or other intellectual property assets.

Insurance

During the year ended December 31, 2023, we maintained general liability, commercial auto, and insurance policies and separate insurance coverage for its directors and officers.

Employees

At the end of 2023 we had no full-time or part-time employees and one independent contractor. We have never experienced any employment-related work stoppages and our independent contractors are not represented by a labor union or collective bargaining agreements. We intend to hire more employees and independent contractors on an as-needed basis.

Offices

We have one business addresses. Our headquarters is located at 176 South Capital Blvd. Boise, ID 83702.

Costs and Effects of Compliance with Local, State and Federal Environmental Laws

Given the nature of the Company’s business operations, local, state and federal environmental laws do not impose any material costs or have any material effect on the Company.

Government Regulation

We are not currently subject to direct federal, state or local regulation other than regulations applicable to businesses. 

The statements in this “Risk Factors” section describe material risks to our business and should be considered carefully. You should review carefully the risk factors listed below, as well as those factors listed in other documents we file with the SEC. Our disclosure and analysis in this annual report on Form 10-K contain some forward-looking statements that set forth anticipated results based on management’s current plans and assumptions.

Following the sale of McorpCX LLC and the winding down of The Collective Experience, the Company’s profitability and growth will depend on the success of the Company’s planned development of its Web 3 technologies business, which is subject to a variety of business risks and uncertainties.

Because prior to the sale of McoprCX, LLC in 2020, the Company’s operations primarily consisted of professional and related consulting services conducted through McorpCX, LLC, as result of the sale of McorpCX, LLC, the Company was required to develop a new business line in order to generate revenues. During 2021, through the Company’s subsidiary The Collective Experience LLC, the Company generated revenue by delivering digital transformation solutions to customer centric organizations through integrated marketing, data science, and commerce. As of April 1, 2022, TCE ceased signing new client engagements since we are no longer pursuing that segment in order to focus on alternative technologies. The Company is now focused on developing a Web 3 technologies business. Any evaluation of our Web 3 technologies business and our prospects going forward must be considered in light of the risks and uncertainties stated above, as well as the following:

If the Company is unable to address these risks, the Company’s business, results of operations and prospects could suffer and the Company may not be able to successfully able to develop a revenue generating business.

We have never generated profits from our current operations and may continue to incur losses from our operations into the future. There is no assurance our future operations will result in profitable revenues. If we cannot generate sufficient revenues to operate profitably, we will cease operations and any investment will be lost.

During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, we incurred net operating losses of $238,745 and $460,003, respectively. Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow is dependent upon our ability to successfully develop our Web 3 technologies business.

Since prior to the sale of McorpCX, LLC in August 2020, all of the Company’s revenues were generated through the operations of McorpCX, LLC, subsequent to the sale of McorpCX, LLC, the Company has had to develop new sources of revenues. During 2021, through our subsidiary The Collective Experience LLC we generated revenue by delivering digital transformation solutions to customer centric organizations through integrated marketing, data science, and commerce. However, the Company is now focused on developing a Web 3 technologies business. Although the Company’s management is now focused on developing a Web 3 technologies business, as of the date of this report, the Company is generating no revenues from this business and there is no assurance that we will be able to attract the necessary employees, independent contractors and other resources required to develop our Web 3 technology platform to a level where we would be able to generate sufficient revenues to support the growth of our operations.

Our ability to achieve revenue growth sufficient to support our business will stem in large part from our ability to develop and/or acquire new Web 3 technology solutions, the licensing and adoption of our systems and methodologies, and the development of direct and indirect sales and distribution channels through which we can distribute our products and services. Based upon current plans, we expect to incur operating losses in future periods because we will be incurring expenses required to achieve our objectives and not generating revenues sufficient to generate profits. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in generating sufficient revenues in the future. Failure to generate profits from operations may cause our business to fail.

The Company’s ability to execute its strategy following the sale of McorpCX LLC depends on the Company’s ability to retain and recruit qualified management and/or advisors.

The Company’s ability to execute its strategy following the closing of the sale of McorpCX LLC in August 2020 and the winding down of The Collective Experience in 2022 requires that the Company retain and recruit personnel with technology services experience. There are no assurances that the Company will be able to find and/or be able to recruit qualified personnel required to build the Company’s Web 3 technologies business, and if the Company is not able to recruit such personnel the Company may not be able to successfully grow its Web 3 technologies business and consequently may not develop a revenue generating business.

Business or economic disruptions or global health concerns beyond our control could seriously harm our business and results of operations.

Broad-based business or economic disruptions could adversely affect our ongoing or planned business activities. For example, beginning in December 2019 an outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China, and has since spread to a number of other countries, including the United States. Any new outbreak may prompt precautionary government-imposed closures of certain travel and businesses. We cannot presently predict the scope and severity of any potential business shutdowns or disruptions from any new outbreak, but if we or any of the third parties with whom we engage were to experience shutdowns or other business disruptions, our ability to conduct our business in the manner and on the timelines presently planned could be materially and negatively impacted.

If we do not attract new customers, we will not make a profit, which ultimately will result in a cessation of operations.

Our ability to maintain operations is predicated upon us being able to acquire or develop Web 3 technologies and related products and services, and being able to sell or license those technologies, products and services to clients. As of December 31, 2023, we did not have any active clients, and there are no assurances that we will be able to expand our customer base. If we are unable to attract and maintain an adequate customer base to generate revenues, we will have to suspend or cease operations. 

The market for our products and services is evolving rapidly

We are engaged in a new and rapidly evolving business, and consequently we may experience rapid shifts in demands for our products and services. These changes in demand may result from a number of factors, including, without limitation, changes in the perceived benefits of or need for our services. These changes in demand may adversely impact on our ability to earn revenues and achieve profitability.

We face intense competition for our products and services

There are numerous technology companies are seeking ways to support these efforts enter the Web 3 technologies business. Additionally, Metaverse, cyber-currency and DeFi have become more readily recognized as method of completing transactions and as such, more competitors are seeking to enter this marketplace. These technologies are subject to rapidly changing technological developments, shifting organizational priorities and requirements, frequent introductions of new products and services, and increased marketing and sales activities of other industry participants

Many competitors exist in the overlapping areas of Web 3 and traditional digital marketing, data analytics, digital transformation, cyber-currency and decentralized finance software services and consulting. Many of our current and potential competitors have a significantly larger market presence, greater name recognition, access to more potential customers and substantially greater financial, technical, sales and marketing, management, support, and other resources than we have. As a result, many of our competitors can respond more quickly than we can to new or changing opportunities and technologies, and may devote greater resources to the marketing, promotion and sale of their products than we can. 

We have limited access to financing and capital to fund our operations

We primarily generate cash to fund our business operations from the proceeds from the sale of McorpCX, LLC in August 2020. However, since we have incurred net losses in each of 2022 and 2023, and our cash from operations will not be sufficient to fund our business operations on an ongoing basis. Accordingly, we will require additional financing to continue our operations. We do not have any arrangements in place for any future debt or equity financing and there is no assurance that any financing would be available to us.

Our inability to generate sufficient cash flows may result in our Company not being able to continue as a going concern.

For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 the Company had a net loss of $197,130 and $465,552, respectively. These circumstances result in substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  The Company's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company's ability to generate sufficient revenues to operate profitably or raise additional capital through debt financing and/or through sales of common shares.

The failure to achieve the necessary levels of profitability or obtain the additional funding would be detrimental to the Company. The Company’s consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Because we have only two officers and three directors who are responsible for our managerial and organizational structure, there may not be effective disclosure and accounting controls to comply with applicable laws and regulations which could result in fines, penalties and assessments against us.

We have only two officers and three directors. These persons are responsible for our managerial and organizational structure, which include preparation of disclosure and accounting controls under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. As such, they are responsible for the administration of the Company’s internal controls. Should they not properly administer the Company’s internal controls, we may be subject to sanctions and fines by the SEC.

As of December 31, 2023, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and concluded that, during the period covered by this report, such internal controls and procedures were not effective to detect the inappropriate application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Management determined that this was due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of our internal controls over financial reporting that adversely affected our internal controls and that may be considered to be material weaknesses. See Item 9A Controls and Procedures – Internal Control Over Financial Reporting for more information. Although management has taken steps in 2023 to address the deficiencies in our internal controls, the Company currently does not have sufficient internal controls over financial reporting which could limit investment in the Company’s securities and expose the Company to SEC fines or administrative sanctions.

There are legal restrictions on the resale of our shares of common stock, including penny stock regulations under the United States federal securities laws. These restrictions may adversely affect the ability to resell our shares of common stock.

We anticipate that our common shares will continue to be subject to the penny stock rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These rules regulate broker/dealer practices for transactions in “penny stocks.” Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00. The penny stock rules require broker/dealers to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker/dealer must also provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker/dealer and its salesperson and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations and the broker/dealer and salesperson compensation information must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to completing the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction, the broker and/or dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. The transaction costs associated with penny stocks are high, reducing the number of broker-dealers who may be willing to engage in the trading of our shares. These additional penny stock disclosure requirements are burdensome and may reduce all of the trading activity in the market for our common stock. As long as the common stock is subject to the penny stock rules, our shareholders may find it more difficult to sell their shares.

Our future sales of our common stock could cause our share price to decline.

There is no contractual restriction on our ability to issue additional shares of our common stock. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of our common stock or the availability of shares for sale will have on the market price prevailing from time to time. Sales by us of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could cause the trading price of our common stock to decrease or to be lower than it might be in the absence of those sales or perceptions.

The market price of our common stock may be volatile.

The trading price of our shares of common stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors. Some of the factors that may cause the market price of our shares of common stock to fluctuate include:

Failures or security breaches of our information technology systems could disrupt our operations and negatively impact our business.

We use information technologies to securely manage our operations and various business functions. We rely on various technologies to process, store and report on our business and to communicate electronically between our employees, consultants and customers. We also use information technologies to process financial information and results of operations for internal reporting purposes and to comply with regulatory, legal and tax requirements. Despite our security design and controls, and those of our third party providers, our information technology systems may be vulnerable to a variety of interruptions, including during the process of upgrading or replacing software, databases or components thereof, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, telecommunications failures, computer viruses, cyber-attacks, hackers, unauthorized access attempts and other security issues or may be breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Any such interruption or breach could result in operational disruptions or the misappropriation of sensitive data that could subject us to civil and criminal penalties, litigation or have a negative impact on our reputation. There can be no assurance that such disruptions or misappropriations and the resulting repercussions will not negatively impact our cash flows and materially affect our results of operations or financial condition.

In addition, many of our information technology systems, such as those we use for administrative functions, including human resources, payroll, accounting and internal and external communications, as well as the information technology systems of our third-party business partners and service providers, whether cloud-based or hosted in proprietary servers, contain personal, financial or other information that is entrusted to us by our customers and personnel. Many of our information technology systems also contain proprietary and other confidential information related to our business, such as business plans and research and development initiatives. To the extent we or a third party were to experience a material breach of our or such third party’s information technology systems that results in the unauthorized access, theft, use, destruction or other compromises of our customers’ or personnel’s data or confidential information stored in such systems, including through cyber-attacks or other external or internal methods, it could result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, and subject us to litigation and governmental investigations and proceedings, any of which could result in our exposure to material liability.

We may incur losses as a result of unforeseen or catastrophic events, including the emergence of a pandemic, terrorist attacks or natural disasters.

The occurrence of unforeseen or catastrophic events, including the emergence of a pandemic or other widespread health emergency (or concerns over the possibility of such an emergency), terrorist attacks or natural disasters, could create economic and financial disruptions and could lead to operational difficulties (including travel limitations) that could impair our ability to manage or operate our business and adversely affect our results of operations.

A small number of our shareholders could significantly influence our business.

There are a few significant shareholders of our common stock who own a substantial percentage of the outstanding shares of our common stock. These few significant shareholders, either individually or acting together, may be able to exercise significant influence over matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions, such as a merger or other sale of the Company or our assets. This concentration of ownership may make it more difficult for other shareholders to effect substantial changes in the Company, may have the effect of delaying, preventing or expediting, as the case may be, a change in control of the Company and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Further, the possibility that one or more of these significant shareholders may sell all or a large portion of their common stock in a short period of time could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock. Also, the interests of these few shareholders may not be in the best interests of all shareholders.

Limited liability of the Company’s executive officers and directors may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against them.

The Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws contain provisions that limit the liability of directors for monetary damages and provide for indemnification of officers and directors. These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against officers and directors for breaches of fiduciary duty and may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against officers and directors even though such action, if successful, might otherwise have benefited the stockholders. In addition, a stockholder’s investment in the Company may be adversely affected to the extent that costs of settlement and damage awards against officers or directors are paid by the Company under the indemnification provisions of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.

Under the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, we may indemnify an officer or director who is made a party to any proceeding, including a lawsuit, because of his or her position, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in our best interest. We may also advance expenses incurred in defending a proceeding. To the extent that the officer or director is successful on the merits in a proceeding as to which he or she is to be indemnified, we must indemnify him or her against all expenses incurred, including attorney's fees. With respect to a derivative action, indemnity may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defending the proceeding, and if the officer or director is judged liable, only by a court order. The indemnification is intended to be to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of California.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine could adversely affect our financial results, operations and outlook for an extended period of time.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has affected and will, for the foreseeable future, continue to affect general business and market conditions worldwide, and also indirectly has affected and will continue to affect our financial results, operations and outlook. We cannot predict how the Russian invasion of Ukraine will develop or progress, how long it will last, or how it will impact general business and market conditions, and our financial results, operations and outlook in the future.

None.

Our corporate headquarters, located at 176 South Capital Blvd. Boise, ID 83702 is a leased space, which we lease on a month-to-month basis for $100 a month.

Although the Company from time to time may be involved with disputes, claims and litigation related to the conduct of its business, there are no material legal proceedings pending to which the Company is a party or to which any of its property is subject, and the Company’s management does not know of any such action being contemplated.

None.

PART II

Market Information 

Our common stock is traded in the United States on the OTC Pink Sheets, operated by the OTC Markets Group under the symbol “MCCX.” and on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada under the symbol “MCX”.

Holders

There are 43 holders of record for our common stock as of April 15, 2024 and there are a total of 20,426,158 shares of common stock outstanding as of such date. As some of our shares of common stock are held in “street name” by brokers on behalf of shareholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of beneficial holders of our common stock represented by these record holders.

Dividends

We have not declared any cash dividends, nor do we currently intend to do so. We are not subject to any legal restrictions respecting the payment of dividends, except that they may not be paid to render us insolvent. Dividend policy will be based on our cash resources and capital business requirements. It is anticipated that all available cash will be needed for our operations in the foreseeable future.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table presents information as of December 31, 2023 with respect to compensation plans under which shares of our common stock may be issued.

[1] The aggregate number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is fixed at 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares from time to time, such that the shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan will increase automatically with increases in the total number of Shares issued and outstanding.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

None.

Purchases of Equity Securities

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, there were no purchases of shares of common stock made by, or on behalf of, the Company or any "affiliated purchaser," as defined by Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information under this item.

Cautionary Statement

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are often identified by words like: “believe,” “expect,” “plan”, “estimate,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “project,” “will,” “predicts,” “seeks,” “may,” “would,” “could,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “should” and similar expressions, or words which, by their nature, refer to future events. You should not place undue certainty on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or from our predictions. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Overview

MCX Technologies Corporation (“we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) intends to acquire or develop a technology that would become the Company’s new operating platform which may include innovations directed toward the internet’s evolution into the Web 3. During the first quarter of 2022 and the year 2021, through our subsidiary The Collective Experience LLC we generated revenue by delivering digital transformation solutions to customer centric organizations through integrated marketing, data science, and commerce. We have ceased operations under TCE and we are now transitioning the focus of the Company toward new technologies.

The Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, McorpCX, LLC (“McorpCX LLC”) as a limited liability company in the state of Delaware on December 14, 2017. On August 16, 2018, the Company entered into a contribution agreement with McorpCX LLC pursuant to which the Company transferred to McorpCX LLC all the Company’s assets and liabilities related to the Company’s customer experience consulting business, excluding the underlying technology and databases related thereto which remained with the Company.

Effective August 3, 2020, the Company sold all of its membership interests in McorpCX, LLC to mfifty, LLC, a California limited liability company controlled by Michael Hinshaw, the then current President of McorpCX LLC (the “Purchaser”). Since the Company’s professional and related consulting services business, which constituted substantially all of the Company’s operations at the time of the sale of McorpCX LLC, was conducted through McorpCX LLC, the sale of McorpCX LLC represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results.

As consideration for the sale of McorpCX LLC, the Company received a total of $352,000 in cash consisting of $100,000 received upon the signing of the purchase agreement and $252,000 received at the closing of the transaction along with a $756,000 promissory note. The promissory note has an initial annual interest rate of 0.99% (to be recalculated at the end of each twelve-month period subsequent to the date of the note based on the annual Applicable Federal Rate for mid-term loans on the first business day following each such twelve-month period) accruing daily on the outstanding balance of the note, and monthly principal payments are payable to the Company over a term of four or more years. Monthly principal payments to the Company were initially $7,292 per month for the first twelve months following the date of the note, and then during each subsequent twelve-month period are based on the annual revenues of McorpCX, LLC. On June 11, 2021, the Company and the Purchaser entered into an amendment to the promissory note whereby the Purchaser agreed to pay the Company One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) on or before July 1, 2021 to be applied towards the outstanding principal amount of the promissory note and then going forward to pay the remaining principal amount in installments of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) each due on the first day of each month commencing on August 1, 2021 until the principal amount is paid in full, with the final payment being the remaining unpaid outstanding balance due at that time. The amendment to the promissory note also provides that the promissory note will be considered paid in full if any of the following occurs: (i) the Purchaser pays at least 90% of the outstanding balance due (principal and interest) under the promissory note by December 31, 2021; (ii) the Purchaser pays at least 95% of the outstanding balance due under the promissory note by June 30, 2022; and (iii) the Purchaser pays at least 97.5% of the outstanding balance due (principal and interest) under the promissory note by December 31, 2022. The Company has received a total of $579,378 as of December 31, 2022, which is less than 97.5% of the original outstanding balance, and as such the promissory note is not considered paid in full. The note is secured by the Purchaser's ownership interest in McorpCX LLC.

On November 12, 2020, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, The Collective Experience, LLC (the “Collective Experience” or “TCE”) as a Delaware limited liability company. The Company is currently providing all of its digital transformation and marketing management consulting services, which was the Company’s sole revenue generating operations, through the Collective Experience.

Sources of Revenue

Our only source of revenue was derived from providing digital transformation services through our subsidiary The Collective Experience LLC, that included brand strategy, data science, pricing science, customer experience management consulting and implementation in support of these strategies. As of April 1, 2022, TCE ceased signing new client engagements since we are no longer pursuing that segment in order to focus on alternative technologies.

Operating Expenses

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold consisted primarily of expenses directly related to providing professional and consulting services. Those expenses include contract labor, third-party services, and materials and travel expenses related to providing professional services to our clients.

General and Administrative Expenses 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of finance and accounting, legal, software subscriptions, insurance, stock compensation expense, client delivery, and sales and marketing. These expenses also include contract services, as well as marketing and promotion costs, professional fees, software license fee expenses, administrative costs, insurance, rent and a portion of travel expenses and other overhead, which are categorized as “other general and administrative expenses” in our consolidated financial statements. In addition, the other general and administrative expenses include the professional fees, filing, and registration costs necessary to meet the requirements associated with having to file reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as having our stock listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada and quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets in the United States.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and related disclosures. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis.

Our estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results could differ from these estimates. We believe that the assumptions and estimates associated with revenue recognition have the greatest potential impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenue consisted primarily of professional and consulting services, as well as reimbursable expenses billed to clients, software-enabled product sales and other revenues. Other revenue included reimbursement of related travel costs and out-of-pocket expenses.

The Company’s consulting services were contracted under master terms and conditions with statements of work (“SOW”) defined for each project. A typical consulting SOW would span a period of 60-180 days and will usually be billed to the client based on certain milestones being achieved throughout the SOW. The Company recognized revenue based upon a percentage of completion of each SOW during each project. In addition, we incurred travel and other miscellaneous expenses during work on each SOW which we bill our clients for reimbursement. The travel and miscellaneous expenses were recognized in revenue on a percentage of work complete basis.  In addition, some clients would enter annual or longer-term contracts that would have a monthly retainer for general consulting and project services.  The revenue for these engagements was recognized on straight-line basis monthly during the term of the contract.

Contract costs, such as commissions, are typically incurred contemporaneously with the pattern of revenue recognition and, as such, are expensed as incurred. See Note 3 Revenue Recognition for further information.

Income Taxes

No provision for income taxes at this time is being made due to the offset of cumulative net operating losses. A full valuation allowance has been established for deferred tax assets based on a “more likely than not” threshold. The ability to realize deferred tax assets depends on our ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carry forward periods provided under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the rules promulgated thereunder. While the Company’s statutory tax rate can vary depending on taxable income level, the effective tax rate is currently 0% mostly because of the valuation allowance described above. The Company does not have any material uncertainties with respect to its provisions for income taxes.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date using a Black-Scholes valuation model and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. Determining the fair value of stock-based awards at the grant date requires judgment and assumptions, including expected volatility. In addition, judgment is also required in estimating the amount of stock-based awards that are expected to be forfeited. If actual results differ significantly from these estimates, stock-based compensation expense and our results of operations could be impacted.

Results of Continuing Operations

Revenues & Cost of Goods Sold

During the year ending December 31, 2022, we had $101,409 in revenue recognized as well as the related cost of goods sold of $99,350 generated through continuing operations from one customer contracts entered into in 2021 that carried over into 2022.

For the year ended December 31, 2023 we had net operating loss of $238,745 compared to a net operating loss of $460,003 in 2022. The decrease in net operating loss in 2023 compared to 2022 was primarily a result of the elimination of the costs associated with the discontinuance and expenses associated with the winding up of the TCE operations.

There were no employees of the Company during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

Contract services expenses decreased during the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022 due to reduction in operations. In addition, while the Company is transitioning to Web 3 technologies, we have classified all executive, finance, and administrative services under Other General and Administrative expense.

Other general and administrative costs decreased by $148,105 during the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022 primarily due to an overall decrease in sales, marketing, legal, accounting and travel expenses in 2023 compared to 2022.

Other expenses were consistent year over year and primarily consisted of non-recurring other expenses, offset by intercompany liabilities eliminated from the discontinuance of the TCE subsidiary.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We measure our liquidity in a variety of ways, including the following:

Anticipated Uses of Cash

As of December 31, 2023, our cash and cash equivalents and working capital had increased to $46,069 and a negative $(58,899), respectively, from $2,595 and $(98,381) as of December 31, 2022.

For the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, we were able to finance our operations with cash generated through cash on hand as well as proceeds of the sale of McorpCX, LLC that took place in 2020. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business, however, the Company will need to raise additional capital to continue operations.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, our primary uses of cash included third party contractors to support our general and administrative expenses and to support seeking new business activities.

We currently plan to fund our expenditures with cash on hand as well as cash flows generated from new revenue sources as a digital transformation company. We will need to raise additional capital through debt financing and common stock sales if we cannot commence generating revenue. We do not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition to the note receivable due to the Company, we are seeking new sources of revenue to fund our capital requirements for our business during the next 12 months.

We received total consideration of $1,108,000 consisting of $352,000 in cash and a $756,000 promissory note for the sale of McorpCX, LLC, which was completed on August 3, 2020, which applied to transaction costs as well as investment toward becoming a technology solutions business. The collection of the promissory note is expected to enable us to meet our liquidity needs over the next 12 months. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our ability to continue as a going concern is entirely dependent upon our ability to achieve a level of profitability, and/or to raise additional capital through debt financing and/or through sales of common stock. We cannot provide any assurance that profits from operations, if any, will generate sufficient cash flow to meet our working capital needs and service our existing obligations, nor that sufficient capital can be raised through debt or equity financing.

We intend to continue to seek ways to transition our business to new technologies, including through acquisitions, mergers, licensing arrangements, joint-ventures new capital resources will be required. Depending on the size of a transaction, the capital resources that will be required can be substantial, and there is no assurance these capital resources will be available to us when required.

Cash Flow for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities decreased to $208,989 for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $367,957 in 2022. This decrease in cash used in operating activities in 2023 compared to 2022 was primarily due to a reduction in net losses in 2023 compared to 2022.

Investing Activities. There was cash provided by investing activities of $236,612 for the year ended December 31, 2023 due to cash received from the related party notes receivable issued in connection with the sale of McorpCX, LLC. In 2022, cash provided by investing activities of $319,159 was due to cash received from the related party notes receivable issued in connection with the sale of McorpCX, LLC plus proceeds from the sale of vacant land.

Financing Activities. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we received net financing proceeds of $15,851 from a note payable from the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. There was no cash provided by or used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Contractual Obligations

We lease one office in Boise, ID on a month-to-month basis. We do not have any debt capital lease obligations.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information under this item.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2022 & 2021

None

Disclosure Controls and Procedure

Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, the Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s management concluded that, as of December 31, 2023, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

It should be noted that any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions designed to obtain reasonable (and not absolute) assurance as to its effectiveness, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the Company’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and includes those policies and procedures that:

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

As of December 31, 2023, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments. Based on that evaluation, management concluded that, during the period covered by this report, such internal controls and procedures were not effective to detect the inappropriate application of GAAP rules as more fully described below. This was due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of our internal controls over financial reporting that adversely affected our internal controls and that were considered to be material weaknesses.

The matters involving internal controls and procedures that our management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were:

The aforementioned material weaknesses were identified by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in connection with the preparation of our financial statements as of December 31, 2023.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Plan for Remediation of Material Weaknesses

We are in the process of developing and implementing remediation plans to address our material weaknesses. 

Changes in internal controls over financial reporting

We experienced some changes in internal controls some of which resulted in the aforementioned material weaknesses.

None. 

PART III

Officers and Directors 

Our directors will serve until their successor is elected and qualified. Our officers serve at the pleasure of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”). The Board has no nominating or compensation committees.

The names, addresses, ages and positions of our officers and directors are set forth below:

The people named above are expected to hold their offices/positions until the next annual meeting of our stockholders.

There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers.

Background of Officers and Directors

Christopher Rowlison – Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director

Mr. Rowlison has served as the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer since December 31, 2022 and a director on the Board since November 11, 2020. Mr. Rowlison previously served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022. From September 2018 to the present, Mr. Rowlison has served as the President of Liquid Agency, a Brand Experience Agency based in Silicon Valley. Prior to that, Mr. Rowlison was at Wire Stone, LLC where he spent 15 years in various positions, including Senior Vice President & Chief Client Officer from 2002 to 2017. Previously, Mr. Rowlison was Senior Director, Emerging Marketing Solutions for Hewlett-Packard from 2000 to 2002.

The Board believes Mr. Rowlison brings to the Board an extensive background in the customer experience industry.

Gregg Budoi – Interim Chief Financial Officer and Director

Gregg Budoi has been a director since August 2018 and our Interim Chief Financial Officer since January 15, 2021. Mr. Budoi has previously served as the Company’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from both August 16, 2018 to June 7, 2019 as well as from September 30, 2019 to February 3, 2020. Previously, Mr. Budoi served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer from September 26, 2017 to November 6, 2018. Prior to becoming the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Budoi was from 2014 to 2017 the Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Kalibrate Technologies Plc, a London Stock Exchange (AIM) listed SaaS software and consulting company. Prior to that, from 2007 to 2014 he was a co-founder and former President and CEO of EZ Energy USA, Inc. an Israeli company that operated 69 gas & convenience stores. Mr. Budoi has also been Managing Director at Barnes Wendling Corporate Finance, LLC, a financial advisory firm where from 2006 to 2007 he established a corporate finance advisory services platform and completed several corporate restructurings as well as M&A and capital raising transactions. Prior to that, he was Chief Executive Officer of his own financial advisory firm, Budoi & Company, Inc. from 2003 to 2006 and was from 1999 to 2003 the Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Finance and Treasurer of Dairy Mart Convenience Stores, Inc., where he led the strategic evaluation and recapitalization process for this publicly traded chain of over 850 convenience stores. Mr. Budoi holds a BS in Business Administration/Finance from Ohio State University, and a Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University.

The Board believes Mr. Budoi brings to the Board extensive executive management experience from several public and private companies, as well as significant experience in the SaaS software industry.

Susan Olsen – Director

Susan Olsen has been a director since January 27, 2022. Ms. Olsen has been the CFO/COO of Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP law firm since 2001. Ms. Olsen guides Hawley Troxell’s business objectives, culture, and the ethical requirements of the legal profession and is responsible for all financial and operational functions of the 75+ attorney law firm. Ms. Olsen is a Certified Legal Manager, holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Boise State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the Lewis Clark State College.

The Board believes Ms. Olsen brings to the Board significant business and organizational management experience.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

During the past ten years, Mr. Rowlison, Mr. Budoi, and Ms. Olsen have not been the subject of the following events:

Audit Committee Financial Expert

Our Board has determined that Ms. Olsen is an independent director under the standards established by the NASDAQ Stock Market and Ms. Olsen qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" as defined in applicable SEC rules and along with Mr. Rowlison, comprise the audit committee of the Company. 

The Committees of the Board

Due to the Company's current size, the only committee of the Company’s board of directors is an audit committee. Our board of directors currently does not have a nominating or compensation committee and the functions normally performed by such committees are performed by the board of directors as a whole.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a corporate code of ethics. We believe our code of ethics is reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical conduct; provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in public reports; comply with applicable laws; ensure prompt internal reporting of code violations; and provide accountability for adherence to the code. Our code of ethics applies to each of our executive officers. A copy of our code of ethics is included as an exhibit to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Whistleblower Policy

We have adopted a whistleblower policy that provides for the protection of our employees from our retaliation where an employee believes that we are violating some law, rule or regulation and wants to disclose the same to proper authorities or to the public at large.  This policy further provides a mechanism whereby the employee may disclose the information to us in a confidential manner and may possibly resolve the issue without the need of going to third parties outside of our organization.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based upon a review of information available to us and a review of the information filed with the SEC, with the exception of a Form 3 required to be filed by Susan Olsen, all officers, directors and owners of 10% or more of our shares of common stock have filed all reports required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The Company has not entered into employment agreement(s) with any of the Company’s named executive officers.

The following table sets forth information with respect to compensation paid by us to our “named executive officers” (which includes our principle executive officer or “PEO” and our two highest compensated officers in 2023 outside of our PEO) for each of the last two years as well as all persons who served as our PEO during 2023 but were not serving in such position at the end of such year. No other executive officer of the Company received total compensation in 2023 or 2022 in excess of $100,000, and thus disclosure is not required for any other person other than for the persons below.

The following table sets forth information with respect to compensation paid by us to our non-employee directors (all directors except for Mr. Budoi) during the last completed fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Director Compensation Table

Non-employee members of our board of directors may receive stock options granted under the Company’s Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) as consideration for their services on our board of directors. Should any director be awarded option grants the amount of those grants would be proportionate to their level of involvement with the activities of the board of directors (meeting attendance, service on committees, etc.). Additionally, in August 2017, the Company decided to pay a $2,500 monthly fee to our non-employee directors in consideration for their service on our board of directors. As of January 1, 2019, Mr. Quaye agreed that he would no long receive any monthly compensation to participate on the Board and no fees were paid to any of our non-employee directors during 2021 and 2022.

There are no retirement, pension, or profit sharing plans for the benefit of our officers and directors other than the Plan. Securities offered under the Plan will consist exclusively of our shares of common stock. The aggregate number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan is fixed at 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock from time to time, such that the shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan will increase automatically with increases in the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

If an option awarded under the Plan expires, is surrendered in exchange for another option, or terminates for any reason during the term of the Plan prior to its exercise in full, the shares of common stock subject to but not delivered under such option will be available for issuance pursuant to the exercise of future options granted under the Plan. 

The following table sets forth information with respect to outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers at December 31, 2023.

The following table sets forth, as of April 14, 2024, the total number of shares owned beneficially by each of our directors, director nominees and named executive officers, individually and directors and all executive officers as a group, and the present owners of 5% or more of our total outstanding shares of common stock.  Shares of common stock subject to options and warrants exercisable within 60 days from the date of this table are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned for purposes of computing the number of shares held and the percentage ownership of such each individual but are not treated as outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of others.

The information in this table reflects "beneficial ownership" as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC or other information we believe to be reliable. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws where applicable.

Applicable percentage ownership is based on 20,426,158 shares of common stock outstanding as of April 15, 2024

*Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.

Related Party Transactions

The Company did not engage in any transactions with related parties requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act since January 1, 2021 and there are currently no such transactions proposed.

Review and Approval of Related Party Transactions

Our Board recognizes that related party transactions can present a heightened risk of potential or actual conflicts of interest and may create the appearance that Company decisions are based on considerations other than the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. As a result, the Board refers to avoid related party transactions. However, the Board recognizes that there are situations where related party transactions may be in, but may not be inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

As a result, our Board is responsible for reviewing and approving the terms and conditions of all proposed transactions between us, any of our officers, directors or shareholders who beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock, or relatives or affiliates of any such officers, directors or shareholders, to ensure that such related party transactions are fair and are in our overall best interest and that of our shareholders.

Our Board has not adopted any specific procedures for the conduct of reviews and considers each transaction in light of the specific facts and circumstances. In the course of its review and approval of a transaction, our board of directors the following factors, among other factors it deems appropriate:

Any member of our Board who is a related person with respect to a transaction under review may not participate in the deliberations or vote respecting approval or ratification of the transaction, provided, however, that such director may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board that considers the transaction.

Independence of Directors

Our shares of common stock are not listed on a national securities exchange or an inter-dealer quotation system that requires that a majority of our Board of Directors consist of independent directors. Under these circumstances, the rules of the SEC require that we identify which of our directors is independent using a definition for independence for directors of a national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system which has requirements that a majority of the board of directors be independent. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning his background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, with us, our senior management and our independent registered public accounting firm, our board of directors has determined that Ms. Olsen is an independent director under standards established by the NASDAQ Stock Market. 

Audit Fees

The following table presents fees for professional audit services for the audit of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2023 and 2022 and fees billed for other services rendered during 2023 and 2022.

(1) Audit Fees consist of fees for professional services rendered for the audit of the company's consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, the review of the interim financial statements included in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and for the services that are normally provided in connection with regulatory filings or engagements. The Audit Fees include the audits for the 2022 and 2021 audited financial statements that were incurred during 2023 and 2022 respectively.

(2) Includes fees associated with assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company's consolidated financial statements. This category includes fees related to consultation regarding generally accepted accounting principles.

(3) Tax Fees consist of fees for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. The fee includes the preparation of the Company's income tax returns, franchise tax reports, and other tax filings.

Although our audit committee currently does not have a formal policy in place to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by our independent auditor and the fees for such non-audit services, the Company's audit committee has adopted a policy to review on an annual basis the performance, objectivity and independence of our independent auditor. 

PART IV

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report has been signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this 15th day of April, 2024.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.