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Note 15 - Share-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Mar. 20, 2018	Aug. 01, 2016	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance				2,282,152		2,219,268
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures, Total				333,727		0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period				7 years
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total				$ 341,456
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition				2 years 328 days
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense, Total				$ 158,327	$ 133,845
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense				$ 158,327	133,845
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance				$ 2.17		$ 1.94
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term				3 years 219 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value				$ 2,562,099
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value				$ 1,997,716
Share Price				$ 3.27
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value				$ 128,318	1,504
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised				$ 144,214	2,528
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance				$ 1.31
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance				$ 3.40
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense, Total						$ 248,250	$ 210,176
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period				0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period						3 years	3 years
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense				$ 126,367	79,112
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Per Person		25,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense, Total		$ 278,750
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period						99,300	93,330
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Non-employee Directors [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options, Annual Grants, Gross	30,000
Shares Granted, Value, Share-based Payment Arrangement, before Forfeiture	$ 412,500
Performance Shares [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period			7 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross			750,000	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Performance Criteria, Maximum Vested Per Year, Number			375,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares				187,500
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense				$ 31,960	$ 54,733
2015 Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized								5,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance				461,494
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant				4,282,716
2015 Equity Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance				2,093,285
2005 Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant				1,727,937