DCAC Daniels Corporate Advisory Company Inc (CE)

Item 1A. Risk Factors. 

An investment in our Common Stock is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk and should be considered only by those persons who are able to afford a loss of their entire investment. In evaluating our business, prospective investors should carefully consider the following risk factors in addition to the other information included in this Annual Report.

Risks Relating to Our Business

We have a limited operating history which may not serve as an adequate basis to judge our future prospects and results of operations.

Daniels Corporate Advisory Company, Inc., which was incorporated on August 22, 2002, has a limited operating history upon which an evaluation of our future performance and prospects can be made. We have a limited revenue history. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses, delays, problems and difficulties frequently encountered in the establishment of a new business. As an investor in early-stage operating companies, Daniels Corporate Advisory faces risks and uncertainties relating to its ability to successfully implement its business plan, which are described in more detail below.

Since inception, as a subsidiary of INfe Human Resources, Inc., Daniels Corporate Advisory has always been an operating company, furnishing its advisory services to all phases of operations, finance and in the management of the staffing industry roll-up for its parent company for which revenues were eliminated during consolidations.

Limited revenues and ongoing losses.

While Daniels is still considered a Company with limited revenues, it has formed a wholly-owned subsidiary that is estimated to change things over the next 18 to 24 months; including booking profits with accelerating sales revenue. All the start-up costs of the Payless Truckers, Inc. subsidiary were absorbed in our 2018 fiscal year.

Our business strategy is unproven and our prospects must be considered speculative.

Our business strategy is unproven, even though our Payless Truckers, Inc. subsidiary is producing positive results with an established momentum, and we may not be successful in addressing early-stage challenges, such as establishing our position in the market and developing effective marketing of our services. To implement our business plan, capital may be provided from existing and possibly new consulting business revenue and through outside financing. We have not yet located additional financing to implement our business plan in its entirety. Growth may be very limited and based solely on internally generated cash flow from Payless Truckers and on compensation from small, consulting assignments with no guarantee of obtaining additional assignments over the next twelve months. The other potential growth segment of our business plan, after the Payless Truckers model is proven further, is the acquisition of marketing rights for our services through the client networks of other business services companies. This will only occur if we can obtain outside financing. Internally generated funds, alone, will not be sufficient to implement this phase of our business plan.

Our prospects must be considered speculative, considering the risks, expenses, and difficulties frequently encountered in the establishment of a new business, specifically the risks inherent in developmental stage companies. We expect to continue to incur significant operating and capital expenditures and, as a result, we expect significant net losses in the future. It is possible that we will not be able to achieve profitable operations or, if profitability is achieved, that it will be maintained for any significant period, or at all.

The JOBS Act allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies.

Since, we have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act, this election allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.

We have different disclosure requirements than other public companies as an Emerging Growth Company (EGC).

Pursuant to Section 107 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) which was signed into law on April 5, 2012, we have elected to claim the exemption provided to emerging growth companies.

The JOBS Act provides an “IPO on ramp” for “emerging growth companies” (a newly created category of issuer under the Securities Act), which are issuers with annual gross revenues of less than $1 billion during the most recently completed fiscal year. Emerging growth companies may take advantage of the scaled disclosure requirements that already have been available to “smaller reporting companies” (defined by the Securities Act as companies having a public float of less than $75 million). The scaled disclosure includes a requirement to include only two, rather than three, years of audited financial statements in the issuer’s initial public offering (“IPO”) registration statement and, during the “IPO on ramp” period, the ability to omit the auditor’s attestation on internal control over financial reporting required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Also, during the “IPO on ramp” period, emerging growth companies would not need to submit say-on-pay votes to their stockholders (including say-on-pay frequency or golden parachute votes) and would face more limited executive compensation disclosure requirements than larger companies.

We may not be successful in the implementation of our business strategy or our business strategy may not be successful, either of which will impede our development and growth.

Daniels Corporate Advisory is engaged in the business of offering corporate financial consulting services, including referrals for capital referral and merchant banking services. In some situations, it may use its own funds to help in the launch of a client.

We do not know whether we will be able to continue successfully implementing our business strategy or whether our business strategy will ultimately be successful. In assessing our ability to meet these challenges, a potential investor should take into account our lack of operating history, our management’s relative inexperience, the competitive conditions existing in our industry and general economic conditions. Our growth is largely dependent on our ability to successfully implement our business strategy. Our revenues may be adversely affected if we fail to implement our business strategy or if we divert resources to a business strategy that ultimately proves unsuccessful.

Our service offerings may not be accepted.

We constantly seek to modify our service offerings to the marketplace. As is typically the case evolving service offerings, anticipation of demand and market acceptance are subject to a high level of uncertainty. The success of our service offerings primarily depends on the interest of our customers. In general, achieving market acceptance for our services will require substantial marketing efforts and the expenditure of significant funds, which we may not have available, to create awareness and demand among customers.

We have limited marketing experience, and have extremely limited financial, personnel and other resources to undertake extensive marketing activities. Accordingly, we are uncertain as to the acceptance of any of our services or our ability to generate the revenues necessary to remain in business.

Risks associated with our ability to manage expansion through acquisitions.

The growth of our business depends in large part on our ability to manage expansion, control costs in our operations and consolidate acquisitions into existing operations. This strategy will entail reviewing and potentially reorganizing acquired operations, corporate infrastructure and system and financial controls. Unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complication and delays frequently encountered in connection with the rapid expansion of operations could inhibit our growth and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.

Risks associated with our inability to identify suitable acquisition or subsidiary/spin-off candidates.

We may be unable to identify acquisition candidates that would result in the most successful combinations or be unable to consummate acquisitions on acceptable terms. The magnitude, timing and nature of future acquisitions will depend upon various factors, including our success in establishing the corporate development “pilot programs” for consulting clients as a viable means of growth acceleration, the availability of suitable acquisition candidates that have the client base suitable for cross-marketing opportunities, the negotiation of acceptable terms, our financial capabilities, the availability of skilled employees to manage acquired companies and general economic and business conditions.

We may be unable to obtain financing for the acquisitions or subsidiary/spin-offs that are available to us.

We are currently attempting to obtain financing for our corporate financial consulting and or primary operating subsidiary as well as for acquisition opportunities which could result in material dilution to our existing stockholders. We may be unable to obtain adequate financing for further development of our proposed services and for any future acwuisitions, or that, if available, such financing will be on favorable terms.

Our future financial results are uncertain, and our operating results may fluctuate, due to, among other things, consumer trends, seasonal fluctuations and market demand.

Our short and sporadic operating history makes it difficult to accurately forecast our revenue. Further, we have little historical financial data upon which to base planned operating expenses. We base our current and future expense levels on our operating plans and estimates of future expenses. Our expenses are dependent in large part upon expenses associated with our proposed marketing expenditures and related overhead expenses, and the costs of hiring and maintaining qualified personnel to carry out our respective services. Sales and operating results are difficult to forecast because they will depend on the growth of our customer base, changes in customer demands and consumer trends, the degree of utilization of our advertising services as well as the mix of services and services sold. As a result, we may be unable to make accurate financial forecasts and adjust our spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall. This inability could cause our net losses in a given quarter to be greater than expected.

We rely on the services of Arthur D. Viola.

Our business relies mainly on the efforts and talents of our Chairman and director, Arthur D. Viola. The loss of his services could have a very negative impact on our ability to fulfill our business plan. During our 2019 fiscal year and subsequently, the Company’s senior management team has been expanded so that “continuity of management purpose” will be achieved going forward. 

We may fail to establish and maintain strategic relationships.

We believe that the establishment of strategic partnerships will greatly benefit the growth of our business, and we intend to seek out and enter into strategic alliances. We may not be able to enter into these strategic partnerships on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Even if we enter into strategic alliances, our partners may not attract significant numbers of customers or otherwise prove advantageous to our business. Our inability to enter into new distribution relationships or strategic alliances could have a material and adverse effect on our business.

We may incur significant costs to ensure compliance with U.S. corporate governance and accounting requirements.

We may incur significant costs associated with our public company reporting requirements, costs associated with newly applicable corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rules implemented by the SEC. We expect all of these applicable rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time-consuming and costly. We also expect that these applicable rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officers liability insurance and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these newly applicable rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.

Risks Relating to Our Stock

Arthur D. Viola owns 100,000 shares of our super voting preferred stock entitling him to vote 66 2/3 percent of the common stock shares in any common stock vote. This concentration of ownership could discourage or prevent a potential takeover of Daniels Corporate Advisory that might otherwise result in our stockholders receiving a premium over the market price for their common stock.

Mr. Viola owns 152,334 shares of our common stock as well as 100,000 shares of the Daniels Corporate Advisory Super-Voting preferred stock which has voting rights equal to 66 2/3 percent of the votes in any Common Stock Election. Mr. Viola’s ownership and voting rights in our common stock allows Mr. Viola to have voting control on all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval and to be able to control our management and affairs, including extraordinary transactions such as mergers and other changes of corporate control, and going private transactions. Additionally, this concentration of voting power could discourage or prevent a potential takeover of Daniels Corporate Advisory that might otherwise result in our stockholders receiving a premium over the market price for their common stock.

The stated listing requirements for the OTCBB are as follows:

Even if our shares become publicly quoted, they may not be “free-trading.”

Investors should understand that their shares of our common stock will not become “free-trading” merely because Daniels Corporate Advisory is a publicly-quoted company. In order for the shares to become “free-trading,” the shares must be registered, or entitled to an exemption from registration under applicable law. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale.”

We may need to raise additional capital. If we are unable to raise necessary additional capital, our business may fail or our operating results and our stock price may be materially adversely affected.

Because we are a newly operational company, we need to secure adequate funding. Selling additional stock, either privately or publicly, would dilute the equity interests of our stockholders. If we borrow more money, we will have to pay interest and may also have to agree to restrictions that limit our operating flexibility. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing, we may have to curtail our operations and our business would fail.

Our issuance of additional common stock in exchange for services or to repay debt would dilute our stockholders’ proportionate ownership and voting rights and could have a negative impact on the market price of our common stock.

Our Chairman, Mr. Viola, may generally issue shares of common stock to pay for debt or services, without further approval by our stockholders based upon such factors as our board of directors may deem relevant at that time. It is likely that we will issue additional securities to pay for services and reduce debt in the future. It is possible that we will issue additional shares of common stock under circumstances we may deem appropriate at the time.

We have never paid or declared any dividends on our common stock.

We have never paid or declared any dividends on our common stock. Likewise, we do not anticipate paying, dividends or distributions on our common stock or our common stock to be sold in this offering. Any future dividends will be declared at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend, among other things, on our earnings, our financial requirements for future operations and growth, and other facts as we may then deem appropriate.

Our directors have the right to authorize the issuance of shares of our preferred stock and additional shares of our common stock.

Our Board of Directors, within the limitations and restrictions contained in our articles of incorporation and without further action by our stockholders, has the authority to issue shares of preferred stock from time to time in one or more series and to fix the number of shares and the relative rights, conversion rights, voting rights, and terms of redemption, liquidation preferences and any other preferences, special rights and qualifications of any such series. We currently have no intention of issuing additional shares of preferred stock. Any additional issuance of shares of preferred stock could adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock.

Should we issue additional shares of our common stock, each investor’s ownership interest in our stock would be proportionally reduced. No investor will have any preemptive right to acquire additional shares of our common stock, or any of our other securities.

If our shares become publicly quoted and our shares are quoted on the Pink Sheets or the OTCBB, and we fail to remain current in our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTCBB, which would limit the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market.

Companies whose shares are quoted for sale on the OTCBB and some whose shares are quoted for sale on the Pink Sheets must be reporting issuers under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and must be current in their reports under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, to maintain price quotation privileges on the Pink Sheets and OTCBB. If our shares become publicly quoted and our shares are quoted for sale on the OTCBB, and we fail to remain current in our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTCBB. As a result, the market liquidity for our securities could be adversely affected by limiting the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market.

If our shares become publicly quoted, the market price for our common stock will most likely be particularly volatile given our status as a relatively unknown company with a small and thinly quoted public float, limited operating history and lack of net revenues which could lead to wide fluctuations in our share price. The price at which stockholders purchase our common stock may not be indicative of the price that will prevail in the trading market.

If our shares become publicly quoted, the market for our common stock will most likely be characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. The volatility in our share price would be attributable to several factors. First, as noted above, the shares of our common stock will likely be sporadically and/or thinly quoted. As a consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our stockholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could, for example, decline precipitously if shares of our common stock are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to a seasoned issuer which could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its share price.

Secondly, we will most likely be a speculative or “risky” investment due to our dependence on an initial flow of corporate consulting assignments and their implementation producing positive results to attract new clients. Because of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a seasoned issuer.

There may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a mature issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price. It is possible that a broader or more active public trading market for our common stock will not develop or be sustained, or that current trading levels will continue.

Shares eligible for future sale by our current stockholders may adversely affect our stock price.

The sale of a significant number of shares of common stock at any particular time could be difficult to achieve at the market prices prevailing immediately before such shares are offered. In addition, sales of substantial amounts of common stock, including shares issued upon the exercise of outstanding options and warrants, under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144 or otherwise could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital at that time through the sale of our securities.

Anti-takeover provisions may impede the acquisition of Daniels Corporate Advisory.

Certain provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes have anti-takeover effects and may inhibit a non-negotiated merger or other business combination. These provisions are intended to encourage any person interested in acquiring Daniels Corporate Advisory to negotiate with, and to obtain the approval of, our Chairman, Mr. Viola, in connection with such a transaction. As a result, certain of these provisions may discourage a future acquisition of Daniels Corporate Advisory, including an acquisition in which the stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares.

Our stockholders may be unable to sell their common stock at or above their purchase price, which may result in substantial losses.

The following factors may add to the volatility in the price of our common stock: actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly or annual operating results; government regulations, announcements of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships or joint ventures; our capital commitments; and additions or departures of our key personnel. Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. We cannot make any predictions or projections as to what the prevailing market price for our common stock will be at any time, including as to whether our common stock will sustain the current market price, or as to what effect the sale of shares or the availability of common stock for sale at any time will have on the prevailing market price.

We may need to raise additional capital. If we are unable to raise necessary additional capital, our business may be negatively impacted or our operating results and our stock price may be materially adversely affected.

We may need to secure adequate funding. If we are unable to obtain adequate funding, we may not be able to successfully develop and market our proposed products and our business will most likely fail. We do not have commitments for additional financing. To secure additional financing, we may need to borrow money or sell more securities, which may reduce the value of our outstanding securities. We may be unable to secure additional financing on favorable terms or at all.

Selling additional stock, either privately or publicly, would dilute the equity interests of our stockholders. If we borrow more money, we will have to pay interest and may also have to agree to restrictions that limit our operating flexibility. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing, we may have to curtail business operations, which would have a material negative effect on operating results and most likely result in a lower stock price.

If our shares become publicly quoted, an active trading market in our shares may not be sustained.

If our shares become publicly quoted, an active trading market in our shares may not be sustained. Factors such as those discussed in this “Risk Factors” section may have a significant impact upon the market price of the securities to be distributed by us. Many brokerage firms may not be willing to participate in transactions in a security if a low price develops in the trading of the security. Even if a purchaser finds a broker willing to effect a transaction in our securities, the combination of brokerage commissions, state transfer taxes, if any, and any other selling costs may exceed the selling price. Further, many lending institutions will not permit the use of our securities as collateral for any loans.

If our shares become publicly quoted, our common stock will most likely be subject to the “penny stock” rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the trading market in our common stock will be limited, which would make transactions in our stock cumbersome and may reduce the investment value of our stock.

If our shares become publicly quoted, our shares of common stock will most likely be “penny stocks” because they most likely will not be registered on a national securities exchange or listed on an automated quotation system sponsored by a registered national securities association, pursuant to Rule 3a51-1(a) under the Exchange Act. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require:

Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our stock.

Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.

The market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse.

Stockholders should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include:

Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who participate in the market, if our shares become publicly quoted, management will strive within the confines of practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established with respect to our securities. The occurrence of these patterns or practices could increase the volatility of our share price.

We may need to raise additional funds in the future for our operations and if we are unable to secure such financing, we may not be able to support our operations.

Future events, including the problems, delays, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by growing companies, may lead to cost and expense increases that could make our revenues insufficient to support our operations and business plans. We may seek additional capital, including an offering of our equity securities, an offering of debt securities or obtaining financing through a bank or other entity. We have not established a limit as to the amount of debt we may incur nor have we adopted a ratio of our equity to a debt allowance. If we need to obtain additional financing, there is no assurance that financing will be available from any source, that it will be available on terms acceptable to us, or that any future offering of securities will be successful.

We may seek additional financing which may result in the issuance of additional shares of our common stock and/or rights to acquire additional shares of our common stock. The issuance of our common stock in connection with such financing may result in substantial dilution to the existing holders of our common stock who do not have anti-dilution rights. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could suffer adverse consequences if we are unable to obtain additional capital when needed.

Our common stock may be affected by limited trading volume and may fluctuate significantly.

The Company filed with FINRA for a 1/200 Reverse Split. On September 27, 2019, the reverse split was approved by FINRA and made effective. Prior to the application of the reverse split, the Company’s stock traded actively on both the OTCBB and then in the OTC Markets. There is no guarantee that history will repeat itself, the Company’s stock may take time to rebuild an active market after the processing of the reverse split. As a result, this could reduce our shareholders’ ability to sell our common stock in short time periods, or possibly at all. Our common stock has experienced, and is likely to experience in the future, significant price and volume fluctuations which could reduce the market price of our common stock without regard to our operating performance. In addition, we believe that factors such as quarterly fluctuations in our financial results and changes in the overall economy or the condition of the financial markets could cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate substantially.

Nevada law and our certificate of incorporation may protect our directors from certain types of lawsuits which could result in liability for Daniels and negatively impact our liquidity or operations.

Nevada law provides that our officers and directors will not be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for all but certain types of conduct as officers and directors. Our Bylaws permit us broad indemnification powers to all persons against all damages incurred in connection with our business to the fullest extent provided or allowed by law. These exculpation provisions may have the effect of preventing stockholders from recovering damages against our officers and directors caused by their negligence, poor judgment or other circumstances. The indemnification provisions may require us to use our limited assets to defend our officers and directors against claims, including claims arising out of their negligence, poor judgment, or other circumstances.

If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results. As a result, current and potential stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which could harm our business and the trading price of our common stock.

We are subject to reporting obligations under the U.S. securities laws. The Securities and Exchange Commission as required by Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, adopted rules requiring every public company to include a management report on such company’s internal controls over financial reporting in its annual report, which contains management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s internal controls over financial reporting. Since our election to be treated as an emerging growth company we are exempt from Section 404(b) which is an independent registered public accounting firm attesting to and reporting on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s internal controls over financial reporting. Our management may conclude that our internal controls over our financial reporting are not effective. Moreover, even if our management concludes that our internal controls over financial reporting are effective, our independent registered public accounting firm may still decline to attest to our management’s assessment or may issue a report that is qualified if they are not satisfied with our controls or the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed, or if it interprets the relevant requirements differently from us.

Our reporting obligations as a public company will place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future. If we fail to timely achieve and maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, we may not be able to conclude that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting at a reasonable assurance level. Moreover, effective internal controls over financial reporting are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to help prevent fraud. As a result, our failure to achieve and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting could result in the loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which in turn could harm our business and negatively impact the trading price of our common stock. Furthermore, we anticipate that we will incur considerable costs and use significant management time and other resources in an effort to comply with Section 404(a) and other requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As of the date of this report we do not have an estimate of the costs to the company of compliance with the Act.

We are preparing for compliance with Section 404(a) by strengthening, assessing and testing our system of internal controls to provide the basis for our report. The process of strengthening our internal controls and complying with Section 404(a) is expensive and time consuming and requires significant management attention. We cannot be certain that these measures will ensure that we will maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future. Furthermore, as we rapidly grow our business, our internal controls will become more complex and will require significantly more resources to ensure our internal controls overall remain effective. Failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. If we or our auditors discover a material weakness, the disclosure of that fact, even if quickly remedied, could reduce the market’s confidence in our financial statements and harm our stock price.