Note 16 - Share Repurchase	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Share Repurchase Agreements [Abstract]
Share Repurchase Agreements [Text Block]	NOTE 16. SHARE REPURCHASE In August 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $2 million of the Company’s common stock. Share repurchases, if any, will be made using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or block trades, or any combination of such methods, in accordance with applicable insider trading and other securities laws and regulations.

The entire disclosure of share repurchase agreements.

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