Although it is not presently anticipated that the Company will make a significant acquisition, the Company may enter into additional merger and/or acquisitions with separate companies, which may result in our majority shareholders changing and new shares of common or preferred stock being issued, resulting in substantial dilution to our then current shareholders. If we do consummate any acquisitions, and our management fails to properly manage and direct our operations, we may be forced to scale back or abandon our operations, which will cause the value of our common stock to decline or become worthless.
As a result of the Exchange and the other transactions described above, Timothy Armes, the former largest shareholder of Nurses Lounge and our Chief Executive Officer and sole director, has beneficial ownership of 129,618,724 shares (such shares includes 4 million shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options) or approximately 22.6% of the Company’s common stock. Therefore, Mr. Armes currently has significant voting control in determining the outcome of all corporate transactions or other matters, including the election and removal of directors, mergers, consolidations, the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, and also the power to prevent or cause a change in control. Any investors who purchase shares will have little to no say in the direction of the Company and the election of directors. Additionally, it will be difficult if not impossible for investors to remove Mr. Armes from any officer position or director position he may choose to hold within the Company, which will mean he will remain in constructive control of who serves as officers of the Company as well as whether any changes are made in the Board of Directors. As a potential investor in the Company, you should keep in mind that even if you own shares of the Company’s common stock and wish to vote them at annual or special shareholder meetings, your shares will likely have little effect on the outcome of corporate decisions.
We have a limited operating history, and our historical financial and operating information is of limited value in predicting our future operating results. We may not accurately forecast customer behavior and recognize or respond to emerging trends, changing preferences or competitive factors facing us, and, therefore, we may fail to make accurate financial forecasts. Our current and future expense levels are based largely on our investment plans and estimates of future revenue. As a result, we may be unable to adjust our spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall, which could then force us to curtail or cease our business operations.
Our Losses Raise Doubt As To Whether We Can Continue As A Going Concern.
We had cumulative operating losses through January 31, 2017 of $8,237,036 and had a working capital deficit at January 31, 2017 of $2,120,424. These factors among others indicate that we may be unable to continue as a going concern, particularly in the event that we cannot generate revenues, obtain additional financing and/or obtain profitable operations. As such, there is substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty and if we cannot continue as a going concern, your investment in us could become devalued or worthless.
Our Industry Is Highly Competitive.
The Company’s industry is highly competitive and fragmented. The Company expects competition to intensify in the future. The Company competes in its market with numerous national, regional and local companies, many of which have substantially greater financial, managerial and other resources than those presently available to the Company. Numerous well-established companies are focusing significant resources on providing services that currently compete and will compete with the Company’s services in the future. Although we believe that there is a need for a “
niche
” business, such as ours, the Company can make no assurance that it will be able to effectively compete with these other companies that may enter the market of Nurses Lounge. In the event that the Company cannot effectively compete on a continuing basis or competitive pressures arise, such inability to compete or competitive pressures will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
The Success Of The Company Depends Heavily On Timothy Armes, Our Sole Director and Chief Executive Officer.
The success of the Company will depend on the ability of Timothy Armes, our sole director and Chief Executive Officer. The loss of Mr. Armes will have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations (if any) and financial condition of the Company. In addition, the loss of Mr. Armes may force the Company to seek a replacement who may have less experience, fewer contacts, or less understanding of the business. Further, we may not be able to find a suitable replacement for Mr. Armes, which could force the Company to curtail its operations and/or cause any investment in the Company to become worthless.
In The Future We May Be Subject To Intellectual Property Rights Claims Which Are Costly To Defend, Could Require Us To Pay Damages, And Could Limit Our Ability To Use Certain Technologies In The Future.
Companies in the Internet, technology and media industries own large numbers of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets and frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. Our future technologies may not be able to withstand any third-party claims or rights against their use. Any intellectual property claims, with or without merit, could be time-consuming, expensive to litigate or settle and could divert management resources and attention. An adverse determination also could prevent us from offering our services to others.
With respect to any intellectual property rights claim, we may have to pay damages or stop using technology found to be in violation of a third party’s rights. We may have to seek a license for the technology, which may not be available on reasonable terms and may significantly increase our operating expenses. The technology also may not be available for license to us at all. As a result, we may also be required to develop alternative non-infringing technology, which could require significant effort and expense. If we cannot license or develop technology for the infringing aspects of our business, we may be forced to limit our product and service offerings and may be unable to compete effectively. Any of these results could harm our brand and operating results.
Privacy Concerns Relating To Elements Of Our Technology Could Damage Our Reputation And Deter Current And Potential Users From Using Our Products And Services.
From time to time, concerns may be expressed about whether our future technology compromises the privacy of users and others. Concerns about our collection, use or sharing of personal information or other privacy-related matters, even if unfounded, could damage our reputation and operating results.
More Individuals Are Using Non-Pc Devices To Access The Internet, And Our Future Technology May Not Be Widely Adopted By Users Of These Devices.
The number of people who access the Internet through devices other than personal computers, including mobile telephones, hand-held calendaring and email assistants, and television set-top devices, has increased dramatically in the past few years. The lower resolution, functionality and memory associated with alternative devices of our websites may not perform well for these non-PC devices, which may greatly limit the marketability of our website to this increasingly important non-PC device portion of the market for online services.
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We May Rely On Insurance In The Future To Mitigate Some Risks And, To The Extent The Cost Of Insurance Increases Or We Are Unable Or Choose Not To Maintain Sufficient Insurance To Mitigate The Risks Facing Our Business, Our Operating Results May Be Diminished.
We currently plan to contract for insurance to cover certain potential risks and liabilities. In the current environment, insurance companies are increasingly specific about what they will and will not insure. It is possible that we may not be able to get enough insurance to meet our needs, may have to pay very high prices for the coverage we do get or may not be able to acquire any insurance for certain types of business risk. In addition, we may choose not to obtain insurance for certain risks facing our business. This could leave us exposed to potential claims. If we were found liable for a significant claim in the future, our operating results could be negatively impacted. Also, to the extent the cost of maintaining insurance increases, our operating results will be negatively affected.
We Have To Keep Up With Rapid Technological Change To Remain Competitive In Our Rapidly Evolving Industry.
Our future success will depend on our ability to implement our plans, adapt to rapidly changing technologies and evolving industry standards to improve the performance and reliability of our services. Our failure to adapt to such changes would harm our business. New technologies and advertising media could adversely affect us. In addition, the widespread adoption of new Internet, networking or telecommunications technologies or other technological changes could require substantial expenditures to modify or adapt our future technology for these changing demands.
Nurses Lounge Has Not Produced Significant Revenue To Date.
Nurses Lounge has not generated significant revenue to date. Although the Company is optimistic about the potential for such website to generate revenues, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in its endeavors or will be able to create a successful revenue generating operation, or that Nurses Lounge will generate sufficient revenues to allow us to support our operations. As such, we may never generate significant revenue and our securities may decline in value or become worthless.
We Will Face Significant Competition From Monster.Com And Careerbuilder, Niche Healthcare Sites Such As Nurse.Com And Healthecareers As Well As Job Aggregator Sites Such As Indeed.Com And Simplyhired And Other Internet Job Posting Websites.
Although the Company does not intend to utilize nurseslounge.com in a manner to directly compete with established job posting websites, the Company acknowledges that we face competition in every aspect of our planned business, and particularly from other companies that seek to connect people with jobs and employers with employees through the use of the Internet, including, but not limited to Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com, niche healthcare sites such as Nurse.com and HealtheCareers, aggregator sites such as Indeed.com and Simplyhired.com and other Internet job sites We will also compete with companies, including recruiting search firms, as well as newspapers, magazines and other traditional media companies that provide online job search services, such as CareerPath.com. We also compete with large Internet information hubs, or portals, such as AOL.com, Google.com, Yahoo.com and Bing.com. Finally, we compete with “
communities
” that claim to provide nurses with news, career advice and social interaction, and include Nurse.com - owned by Gannett; NurseConnect - owned and operated by AMN healthcare, a large travel firm; NurseZone - also owned and operated by AMN healthcare; and Allnurses – a nursing forum and discussion board. Additionally, and to a lesser extent, Nurses Lounge competes with other websites that encourage users to create connections with other colleagues and persons with similar interests such as LinkedIn and Facebook.
We may also experience competition in the future from potential customers to the extent that they develop their own services internally. All of those companies and potential competitors will likely have more employees, more resources, better brand recognition, and longer operating histories than we do. Although it is not the Company’s intent to operate a website that competes with these established brands, we may be unable to compete with these and other websites in the efforts to draw Internet traffic to our websites in the future, which could force us to curtail our business plan or operations, which would ultimately cause the value of our securities to decline in value or become worthless.
Our Intellectual Property Rights Are Valuable, And Any Inability To Protect Them Could Reduce The Value Of Our Products, Services And Brand.
Currently, the fees to retain the use of our domain names are relatively immaterial, but if the classification of domain names were to change and the costs of securing the attendants rights to domain names were to become significant or if registrations for domain names were to significantly increase, the Company could be in a position where it could not afford to maintain its rights to its domain names. Although the Company does not anticipate this to occur, any significant increase in these types of costs could harm our business or our ability to protect our ownership rights and could make it more expensive to do business and harm our operating results, if any.
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We Face Risks In Connection With Changes In The Industry That Currently Exist That Allow Websites To Generate Revenue From A Variety Of Means Such As Pay Per Click; Keyword Purchases; Paid Search Results; Revenue Sharing From Advertising; And Banner Ads.
Currently, websites are able to generate revenue from a variety of uses and services. To the extent any of these uses become more limited or there is a trend away from online commercial activity to any degree or there is a greater shift in the economic environment away from Internet based businesses, the Company’s prospects and plans can be diminished or made infeasible. Any of these conditions could make the Company’s ability to operate more difficult and could have an adverse effect on the Company’s securities.
Our Planned Future Operations Could Be Hindered By The Slow Economic Recovery.
The online job and employment recruitment industry is largely dependent on the demand for such employees and the general economic conditions, including the unemployment rate in the United States and internationally. Due to the fact that the United States and several other international countries are currently in a slow economic recovery from the last recession, demand for online recruitment offerings and the recruitment of healthcare workers in general, may be significantly and adversely affected by the level of economic activity, demand for healthcare workers and the level of unemployment in the United States and abroad. A further prolonged economic recovery could cause employers to reduce or postpone their recruiting efforts generally and their online recruiting efforts in particular, which could have adverse effects on our planned business, future results of operations and financial condition, which could be materially and adversely affected.
We May Be Unable To Build Awareness Of The “
Nurses Lounge
” Brand Name
.
We believe that building awareness of the “
Nurses Lounge
” brand name is critical to achieving widespread acceptance of our services. Brand recognition is a key differentiating factor among providers of online recruitment offerings and other services and we believe it could become more important as competition increases. Moving forward, funding permitting, we may find it necessary to spend significant funds on our sales and marketing efforts or otherwise increase our financial commitment, if any, to creating and maintaining brand awareness among potential customers. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brand or incur significant expenses in promoting our brand, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
Our Future Business Will Be Dependent On the Development and Maintenance of the Internet Infrastructure.
Our success will depend, in large part, upon the development and maintenance of the Internet infrastructure as a reliable network backbone with the necessary speed, data capacity and security, and timely development of enabling products, for providing reliable Internet access and services. We cannot assure you that the Internet infrastructure will continue to effectively support the demands placed on it as the Internet continues to experience increased numbers of users, greater frequency of use or increased bandwidth requirements of users. Even if the necessary infrastructure or technologies are developed, we may have to spend considerable resources to adapt our offerings accordingly. Furthermore, in the past, the Internet has experienced a variety of outages and other delays. Any future outages or delays could affect our ability to maintain and operate our websites and the willingness of employers and job seekers to use our future online recruitment offering. If any of these events occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
Breaches Of Internet Security Could Adversely Affect Our Business Operations.
The need to securely transmit confidential information over the Internet has been a significant barrier to electronic commerce and communications over the Internet. Any well-publicized compromise of security on the Internet could deter more people from using the Internet or from using it to conduct transactions that involve transmitting confidential information, such as a job seeker’s resume or an employer’s hiring needs. We may be required to incur significant costs to protect against the threat of security breaches to our websites in the future or to alleviate problems caused by such breaches. If any of these events occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
We May Be Liable For Information Retrieved From Or Transmitted Over The Internet.
We may be sued for defamation, negligence, copyright or trademark infringement, personal injury or other legal claims relating to information that is published or made available on our website. These types of claims have been brought, sometimes successfully, against online services in the past. We could also be sued for the content that is accessible from our websites through links to other Internet sites or through content and materials that may be posted by employers or job seekers. In addition, we could incur significant costs in investigating and defending such claims, even if we ultimately are not found liable. If any of these events occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
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Our Growth Will Place Significant Strains On Our Resources.
The Company’s growth, if any, is expected to place a significant strain on the Company’s managerial, operational and financial resources as the Company only has two officers and a small number of employees and the Company will likely continue to have limited employees in the future. Furthermore, assuming the Company receives clients, it will be required to manage multiple relationships with various clients and other third parties. These requirements will be exacerbated in the event of further growth of the Company or in the number of its clients. There can be no assurance that the Company’s systems, procedures or controls will be adequate to support the Company’s operations or that the Company will be able to achieve the rapid execution necessary to successfully offer its services and implement its business plan. The Company’s future operating results, if any, will also depend on its ability to add additional personnel commensurate with the growth of its business, if any. If the Company is unable to manage growth effectively, the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition will be adversely affected.
Our Articles Of Incorporation, As Amended, And Bylaws Limit The Liability Of, And Provide Indemnification For, Our Officers And Directors.
Our Articles of Incorporation, generally limit our officers’ and directors’ personal liability to the Company and its stockholders for breach of fiduciary duty as an officer or director except for breach of the duty of loyalty or acts or omissions not made in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law. Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws provide indemnification for our officers and directors to the fullest extent authorized by the Nevada Revised Statutes against all expense, liability, and loss, including attorney’s fees, judgments, fines excise taxes or penalties and amounts to be paid in settlement reasonably incurred or suffered by an officer or director in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “
Proceeding
”) to which the officer or director is made a party or is threatened to be made a party, or in which the officer or director is involved by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an officer or director of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as an officer or director of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise whether the basis of the Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as an officer or director, or in any other capacity while serving as an officer or director. Thus, the Company may be prevented from recovering damages for certain alleged errors or omissions by the officers and directors for liabilities incurred in connection with their good faith acts for the Company. Such an indemnification payment might deplete the Company’s assets. Stockholders who have questions respecting the fiduciary obligations of the officers and directors of the Company should consult with independent legal counsel. It is the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission that exculpation from and indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations thereunder is against public policy and therefore unenforceable.
As We Are A Public Reporting Company, We Will Incur Significant Costs In Connection With Compliance With Section 404 Of The Sarbanes Oxley Act, And Our Management Will Be Required To Devote Substantial Time To New Compliance Initiatives.
We are subject to among other things, the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (provided however that we are currently deficient in our filing obligations), and will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses in connection with such requirements. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and new rules subsequently implemented by the SEC have imposed various new requirements on public companies, including requiring changes in corporate governance practices. As such, our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to these new compliance initiatives. Moreover, these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we report on the effectiveness of our internal controls for financial reporting and disclosure of controls and procedures. Our compliance with Section 404 will require that we incur additional accounting expense and expend significant management efforts. We currently do not have an internal audit group, and we will need to hire additional accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge to have effective internal controls for financial reporting. Additionally, due to the fact that we only have two persons who serve as our officers and directors, who have no experience as officers or directors of a reporting company, such lack of experienced personnel may impair our ability to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, which may result in material misstatements to our financial statements and an inability to provide accurate financial information to our stockholders. Moreover, if we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner, or if we or our independent registered public accounting firm identify deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses, the market price of our stock could decline, and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which would require additional financial and management resources.
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The Market for Our Common Stock is Illiquid, Sporadic and Subject to Wide Fluctuations.
Our common stock currently trades on the OTC Pink under the symbol “MCGI” and historically only a limited number of shares of our common stock have traded. There may not be an active public market for our common stock in the future. If there is an active market for our common stock in the future, we anticipate that such market would be illiquid and would be subject to wide fluctuations in response to several factors, including, but not limited to:
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Furthermore, our stock price may be impacted by factors that are unrelated or disproportionate to our operating performance. These market fluctuations, as well as general economic, political and market conditions, such as recessions, interest rates or international currency fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Additionally, moving forward we anticipate having a limited number of shares in our public float, and as a result, there could be extreme fluctuations in the price of our common stock. Further, due to the limited volume of our shares which trade and our limited public float, we believe that our stock prices (bid, ask and closing prices) will be entirely arbitrary, will not relate to the actual value of the Company, and will not reflect the actual value of our common stock. Shareholders and potential investors in our common stock should exercise caution before making an investment in the Company, and should not rely on the publicly quoted or traded stock prices in determining our common stock value, but should instead determine the value of our common stock based on the information contained in the Company’s public reports, industry information, and those business valuation methods commonly used to value private companies.
Investors May Face Significant Restrictions On The Resale Of Our Common Stock Due To Federal Regulations Of Penny Stocks.
Our common stock will be subject to the requirements of Rule 15g-9, promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act
”) as long as the price of our common stock is below $5.00 per share. Under such rule, broker-dealers who recommend low-priced securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors must satisfy special sales practice requirements, including a requirement that they make an individualized written suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s consent prior to the transaction. The Securities Enforcement Remedies and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990, also requires additional disclosure in connection with any trades involving a stock defined as a penny stock. Generally, the Commission defines a penny stock as any equity security not traded on an exchange or quoted on NASDAQ that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share. The required penny stock disclosures include the delivery, prior to any transaction, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the risks associated with it. Such requirements could severely limit the market liquidity of the securities and the ability of purchasers to sell their securities in the secondary market.
In addition, various state securities laws impose restrictions on transferring “
penny stocks
” and as a result, investors in the common stock may have their ability to sell their shares of the common stock impaired.
Shareholders May Be Diluted Significantly Through Our Efforts To Obtain Financing And Satisfy Obligations Through The Issuance Of Additional Shares Of Our Common Stock.
We have no committed source of financing. Wherever possible, our Board of Directors will attempt to use non-cash consideration to satisfy obligations. In many instances, we believe that the non-cash consideration will consist of restricted shares of our common stock. Our Board of Directors has authority, without action or vote of the shareholders, to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued shares of common stock. In addition, if a trading market develops for our common stock, we may attempt to raise capital by selling shares of our common stock, possibly at a discount to market. These actions will result in dilution of the ownership interests of existing shareholders, may further dilute common stock book value, and that dilution may be material. Such issuances may also serve to enhance existing management’s ability to maintain control of the Company because the shares may be issued to parties or entities committed to supporting existing management.
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State Securities Laws May Limit Secondary Trading, Which May Restrict The States In Which And Conditions Under Which You Can Sell Shares.
Secondary trading in our common stock may not be possible in any state until the common stock is qualified for sale under the applicable securities laws of the state or there is confirmation that an exemption, such as listing in certain recognized securities manuals, is available for secondary trading in the state. If we fail to register or qualify, or to obtain or verify an exemption for the secondary trading of the common stock in any particular state, the common stock could not be offered or sold to, or purchased by, a resident of that state. In the event that a significant number of states refuse to permit secondary trading in our common stock, the liquidity for the common stock could be significantly impacted.
Because We Are Not Subject To Compliance With Rules Requiring The Adoption Of Certain Corporate Governance Measures, Our Stockholders Have Limited Protections Against Interested Director Transactions, Conflicts Of Interest And Similar Matters.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rule changes proposed and enacted by the SEC, the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the Nasdaq Stock Market, as a result of Sarbanes-Oxley, require the implementation of various measures relating to corporate governance. These measures are designed to enhance the integrity of corporate management and the securities markets and apply to securities that are listed on those exchanges or the Nasdaq Stock Market. Because we are not presently required to comply with many of the corporate governance provisions and because we chose to avoid incurring the substantial additional costs associated with such compliance any sooner than legally required, we have not yet adopted these measures.
Because our sole director is not independent, we do not currently have independent audit or compensation committees. As a result, our sole director has the ability to, among other things; determine his own level of compensation. Until we comply with such corporate governance measures, regardless of whether such compliance is required, the absence of such standards of corporate governance may leave our stockholders without protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest, if any, and similar matters and any potential investors may be reluctant to provide us with funds necessary to expand our operations.
We intend to comply with all corporate governance measures relating to director independence as and when required. However, we may find it very difficult or be unable to attract and retain additional qualified officers, directors and members of board committees required to provide for our effective management as a result of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has resulted in a series of rules and regulations by the SEC that increase responsibilities and liabilities of directors and executive officers. The perceived increased personal risk associated with these recent changes may make it more costly or deter qualified individuals from accepting these roles.