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Note 9 - Related Parties (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017
Due to Related Parties, Current		$ 0	$ 0
Wilhelmina Kids and Creative Management, LLC [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
Services Agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party		$ 7,500	15,000
NCM [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Monthly Rent			$ 2,500
Wilhelmina Kids and Creative Management, LLC [Member] \| Payments to Liquidate Enterprise [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 100,000