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Managements Plans for Continuing Operations
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Interim Financial Statements  
Note 10. Managements Plans for Continuing Operations [Text Block]

The Company has incurred a net loss of $8,425,810 for the six month period ended June 30, 2012. The loss for the six month period ended June 30, 2012 is largely due to sales and marketing expenses as well as sales promotions and sales discounts related to the launch of BluScience retail dietary supplement products at retail distribution channels. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, sales and marketing expenses for BluScience retail dietary supplement products segment totaled $2,715,564 and sales promotions, sales discounts and returns for BluScience retail dietary supplement products segment totaled $2,278,243. We expect the launch of BluScience (and future new products) to consume significant selling and marketing expenses.  We are evaluating the revenues from BluScience and adjusting our expected expenditures in light of our remaining capital available and expected revenues to account for the possibility that we may not be able to raise additional capital in the near term. Another factor that contributed to the net loss is share-based compensation expense. Our share-based compensation expense totaled to $1,264,524 for the six months ended June 30, 2012. In addition to the stock option grants, the Company has been awarding shares of its common stock to both employees and non-employees as compensation for the services provided. Lastly, there were certain one-time severance payments due to the terminations of certain officers of the Company. Such severance payments totaled approximately $671,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Management’s anticipation of future growth is largely related to the line of proprietary ingredients offered by the Company and the demand for BluScience retail dietary supplement products containing these ingredients.

Management believes it will be able to support operations of the Company with its current cash, cash equivalents and cash from operations through December, 2012. In addition, as of June 30, 2012, the Company has 8,339,278 warrants outstanding with an exercise price of $0.21 per share. Assuming the full exercise of the outstanding warrants for cash, the Company would receive additional proceeds of $1,751,248. There is no guarantee that the holders of these warrants will exercise any of the outstanding warrants for cash, and the Company will not receive any proceeds from any of the outstanding warrants until they are exercised. If the Company determines that it needs additional financing to further enable it to achieve its long-term strategic objectives, there can be no assurance that it will be available on terms favorable to it or at all. If adequate financing is not available, the Company will further delay, postpone or terminate product and service expansion and curtail selling, general and administrative operations, which commenced in the first and second quarters of 2012. The inability to raise additional financing may have a material adverse effect on the future performance of the Company.