PART II - PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR
As submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2021
Registration No. ______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 1-A
REGULATION A OFFERING CIRCULAR
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Quality Online Education Group Inc.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
#306- 650 Highway 7 East Richmond Hill, ONT L4B2N7, Canada
905-882-1585
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of issuer’s principal executive office)
Resident Agents Inc.
8 The Green, Ste r
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 241-0613
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Matthew McMurdo, Esq.
McMurdo Law Group, LLC
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: (917) 318-2865
8299 | 42-1743717 | |
(SIC CODE ) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
This Offering Circular shall only be qualified upon order of the Commission, unless a subsequent amendment is filed indicating the intention to become qualified by operation of the terms of Regulation A.
An offering statement pursuant to Regulation A relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information contained in this Preliminary Offering Circular is subject to completion or amendment. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted before the offering statement filed with the Commission is qualified. This Preliminary Offering Circular shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor may there be any sales of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification under the laws of any such state. We may elect to satisfy our obligation to deliver a Final Offering Circular by sending you a notice within two business days after the completion of our sale to you that contains the URL where the Final Offering Circular or the offering statement in which such Final Offering Circular was filed may be obtained.
PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR SEPTEMBER 17, 2021, SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
Quality Online Education Group Inc.
MAXIMUM OFFERING AMOUNT: $10,000,000 by the Company
$30,145,003.96 by the Selling Shareholders
This is our public offering (the “Offering”) of securities of Quality Online Education Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). We are offering a maximum of Five Hundred Million (500,000,000) shares (the “Maximum Offering”) of our common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”) at an offering price of Twenty Cents ($0.20) per share (the “Shares”) on a “best efforts” basis. We are also registering 1,507,250,198 shares of Common Stock for certain selling shareholders named herein (collectively, the “Selling Shareholders”). A portion of the Selling Shareholders acquired their shares of Common Stock on August 31, 2020, when the Company, pursuant to a share exchange agreement, dated August 31, 2020 (the “Share Exchange Agreement”), exchanged 3,000,000,000 of its common shares for all the shares of Quality Online Education Group Inc., an Ontario company. The remainder of the shares of Common Stock being registered for the Selling Shareholders were acquired by such Selling Shareholders in a Regulation D 506(b) offering, between March and June 2021.This Offering will terminate on the earlier of (i) September 17, 2022; or (ii) the date on which the Maximum Offering is sold (in either case, the “Termination Date”). There is no escrow established for this Offering. We will hold closings upon the receipt of investors’ subscriptions and acceptance of such subscriptions by the Company. If, on the initial closing date, we have sold less than the Maximum Offering, then we may hold one or more additional closings for additional sales, until the earlier of: (i) the sale of the Maximum Offering or (ii) the Termination Date. There is no aggregate minimum requirement for the Offering to become effective, therefore, we reserve the right, subject to applicable securities laws, to begin applying “dollar one” of the proceeds from the Offering towards our business strategy, development expenses, offering expenses and other uses as more specifically set forth in this offering circular (“Offering Circular”). We expect to commence the sale of the Shares as of the date on which the offering statement of which this Offering Circular is a part (the “Offering Statement”) is qualified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Investing in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” for a discussion of certain risks that you should consider in connection with an investment in our Common Stock.
THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF OR GIVE ITS APPROVAL TO ANY SECURITIES OFFERED OR THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, NOR DOES IT PASS UPON THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OFFERING CIRCULAR OR OTHER SOLICITATION MATERIALS. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH THE COMMISSION; HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION HAS NOT MADE AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION THAT THE SECURITIES OFFERED ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.
Price to Public | Commissions | Proceeds to the Company* | ||||||||||
Per Share | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.02 | ||||||
Maximum Offering(1) | $ | 40,145,003.96 | (2) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 10,000,000.00 |
GENERALLY, NO SALE MAY BE MADE TO YOU IN THIS OFFERING IF THE AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE YOU PAY IS MORE THAN TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE GREATER OF YOUR ANNUAL INCOME OR YOUR NET WORTH. DIFFERENT RULES APPLY TO ACCREDITED INVESTORS AND NON-NATURAL PERSONS. BEFORE MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION THAT YOUR INVESTMENT DOES NOT EXCEED APPLICABLE THRESHOLDS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW RULE 251(D)(2)(I)(C) OF REGULATION A. FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ON INVESTING, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFER TO WWW.INVESTOR.GOV.
(1) Does not include expenses of the Offering, including but not limited to, fees and expenses for marketing and advertising of the Offering, media expenses, fees for administrative, accounting, audit and legal services, FINRA filing fees, fees for EDGAR document conversion and filing, and website posting fees, estimated to be as much as $50,000.
(2) $30,145,003.96 is being offered by the Selling Shareholders described herein.
THE SECURITIES UNDERLYING THIS OFFERING STATEMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD UNTIL QUALIFIED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL, NOR SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY, ANY SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK IN ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH SALE IS PROHIBITED.
INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK, AND INVESTORS SHOULD NOT INVEST ANY FUNDS IN THIS OFFERING UNLESS THEY CAN AFFORD TO LOSE THEIR ENTIRE INVESTMENT. SEE “RISK FACTORS” FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN RISKS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE PURCHASING ANY SHARES IN THIS OFFERING.
AN OFFERING STATEMENT PURSUANT TO REGULATION A RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WHICH WE REFER TO AS THE COMMISSION. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED BEFORE THE OFFERING STATEMENT FILED WITH THE COMMISSION IS QUALIFIED. THIS PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR MAY THERE BE ANY SALES OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL BEFORE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE. WE MAY ELECT TO SATISFY OUR OBLIGATION TO DELIVER A FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR BY SENDING YOU A NOTICE WITHIN TWO (2) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF OUR SALE TO YOU THAT CONTAINS THE URL WHERE THE FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR OR THE OFFERING STATEMENT IN WHICH SUCH FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR WAS FILED MAY BE OBTAINED.
The date of this Offering Circular is September 17, 2021.
This Company:
☐ Has never conducted operations.
☒ Is in the development stage.
☒ Is currently conducting operations.
☐ Has shown a profit in the last fiscal year.
☐ Other (Specify): (Check at least one, as appropriate)
This offering has been registered for offer and sale in the following states: None
TABLE OF CONTENTS
We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, our securities only in jurisdictions where such offers and sales are permitted. You should rely only on the information contained in this Offering Circular. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information other than the information contained in this Offering Circular. The information contained in this Offering Circular is accurate only as of its date, regardless of the time of its delivery or of any sale or delivery of our securities. Neither the delivery of this Offering Circular nor any sale or delivery of our securities shall, under any circumstances, imply that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this Offering Circular. This Offering Circular will be updated and made available for delivery to the extent required by the federal securities laws.
Unless otherwise indicated, data contained in this Offering Circular concerning the business of the Company are based on information from various public sources. Although we believe that these data are generally reliable, such information is inherently imprecise, and our estimates and expectations based on these data involve a number of assumptions and limitations. As a result, you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such data, estimates or expectations.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements under “Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Our Business” and elsewhere in this Offering Circular constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipate”, “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “should,” “will” and “would” or the negatives of these terms or other comparable terminology.
You should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements. The cautionary statements set forth in this Offering Circular, including in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere, identify important factors which you should consider in evaluating our forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things:
● | Our ability to effectively execute our business plan; |
● | Our expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our brand and service; |
● | Our ability to retain and increase our student enrollment; |
● | Our ability to engage, train and retain new teachers; |
● | Relevant government policies and regulations relating to our corporate structure, business, and industry; and |
● | General economic and business conditions; and our future business development, results of operations, funding, and financial condition. |
Although the forward-looking statements in this Offering Circular are based on our beliefs, assumptions, and expectations, taking into account all information currently available to us, we cannot guarantee future transactions, results, performance, achievements, or outcomes. No assurance can be made to any investor by anyone that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements will be attained, or that deviations from them will not be material and adverse. We undertake no obligation, other than as may be required by law, to re-issue this Offering Circular or otherwise make public statements updating our forward-looking statements.
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This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this Offering Circular. This summary is not complete and does not contain all the information that you should consider before deciding whether to invest in our Common Stock. You should carefully read the entire Offering Circular, including the risks associated with an investment in the company discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of this Offering Circular, before making an investment decision. Some of the statements in this Offering Circular are forward-looking statements. See the section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
The Offering
Securities offered by us: | Up to 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock. 1,507,250,198 shares of Common Stock are being offered by the Selling Shareholders |
Common Stock outstanding before the Offering: | 1,728,095,062 shares (based on number of shares outstanding as of September 3, 2021). |
Common Stock outstanding after the Offering: | 2,228,095,062 shares (based on number of shares outstanding as of September 3, 2021). |
Market for Common Stock: | Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink Markets under the symbol “QOEG.” |
Minimum Investment: | $10,000 |
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Our Corporate History
Quality Online Education Group Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on September 20, 2007 as Life Nutrition Products, Inc. and was previously a dietary supplement company specializing in the development marketing and distribution of all natural, proprietary, dietary supplements under the names Trim For Life® Appetite Control and Trim For Life® Energy Formula. Pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation filed with the State of Delaware and effective as of July 19, 2013, LNP changed its corporate name to “ADGS Advisory, Inc.”. On May 14, 2021, the Company changed its name to Quality Online Education Group Inc., and its symbol to “QOEG.”
On September 7, 2010, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Conqueror Share Exchange Agreement”) with Conqueror Group Limited, a Hong Kong corporation (“Conqueror”) and Acumen Charm Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation (the “Conqueror Shareholder”). Pursuant to the Conqueror Share Exchange Agreement, at the closing of the transaction contemplated in the Conqueror Share Exchange Agreement (the “Conqueror Transaction”), the Company was to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Conqueror from the Conqueror Shareholder, making Conqueror a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
The Closing was to transpire on or before January 31, 2011 but it did not occur by that date. However, as of May 11, 2011, among other things, Michael M. Salerno, the Company’s then sole officer and director, resigned as an officer and director of the Company, and appointed Chu Zhanjun and Li Gang as directors, and Chu Zhanjun as President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, each a designee of Conqueror. As a result, a change in control occurred, due to the resignation of Mr. Salerno as sole officer and director, appointment of Mr. Chu as President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, and appointment of Mr. Chu and Mr. Li as directors. At the time, the parties anticipated that the transaction contemplated by the Conqueror Share Exchange Agreement would not be completed at any time in future.
On December 7, 2012, LNP entered into the Original Exchange Agreement with ADGS and ADGS Holding. Pursuant to the Original Exchange Agreement, at the closing of the transaction contemplated thereunder (the “Transaction”), we agreed to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of ADGS, making ADGS a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On March 28, 2013, we entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Original Exchange Agreement (the Original Exchange Agreement, as amended is referred to in this report as the “Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which we agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Almonds Kisses Limited (BVI), a British Virgin Islands company (“Almonds Kisses BVI”), from the eight shareholders of Almonds Kisses BVI (the “Shareholders”), instead of the shares of ADGS, on the same terms and conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement. Almonds Kisses BVI is the owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of ADGS. The Original Exchange Agreement incorrectly indicated that such owner was ADGS Holdings which error was corrected in the Amendment. The Shareholders are Tong Wing Yee, Tong Wing Shan, Tso Yin Yee, Pang Yiu Kwong, Sin Kok Ho, Fahy Roase-Collette, Tsang Kwai Chun and ADGS Holdings, each of whom executed the Amendment. In addition, on March 28, 2013, the parties to the Exchange Agreement entered into an Extension Agreement (the “Extension Agreement”) extending the closing date of the Transaction to on or before April 15, 2013.
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Thus, upon consummation of the Acquisition which occurred on April 12, 2013, Almonds Kisses BVI became our wholly-owned subsidiary and the former shareholders of Almonds Kisses BVI became our controlling shareholders, and Almond Kisses BVI in turn owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of ADGS. In January 2013, Almonds Kisses BVI also became the owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Vantage, a Hong Kong corporation. Almond Kisses (BVI) in turn also owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Vantage. ADGS owns 80% of ADGS Tax Advisory Limited (“ADGS Tax”) which is a Hong Kong incorporated holding company, and ADGS Tax owns a 30% interest in Dynamic Golden Limited which is also a Hong Kong incorporated company.
Almonds Kisses BVI was incorporated on March 1, 2011 as a limited liability company in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and, as originally constituted, was owned by the eight Shareholders identified above. ADGS is a Hong Kong corporation which was incorporated on April 28, 2011 and, as originally constituted, was solely owned by Tong Wing Yee and Tong Wing Shan (two of the shareholders of Almonds Kisses BVI) until being acquired by Almonds Kisses BVI pursuant to a transaction completed on April 30, 2011 in contemplation of the Acquisition. In this regard and in anticipation of effecting a transaction which resulted in the Acquisition, on April 30, 2011 Tong Wing Yee and Tong Wing Shan exchanged their shares for additional shares in Almonds Kisses BVI in order to create a BVI holding company structure for the operating business. British Virgin Islands holding companies have been utilized in Hong Kong for many years by entrepreneurs undertaking business in Hong Kong. Management believes such structure may provide certain advantages in the future in that shares held in a Hong Kong corporation are subject to a fairly substantial stamp duty on the transfer of any of such shares while the transfer of shares in a BVI company is not subject to any stamp duty in the BVI. In addition, Management further believes the BVI holding company structure may provide other benefits in the future including more corporate flexibility in that mergers can be effected by a BVI company compared to Hong Kong where a Hong Kong company is not able to merge with any entity insofar that a merger is not provided for under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.
On July 19, 2013, Life Nutrition Products, Inc. changed its name to ADGS Advisory, Inc. The Company also changed its symbol from LIPN to ADGS on such date. ADGS Advisory, Inc. is a holding company.
On December 11, 2019, Rhonda Keaveney purchased 1,000,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Series A Stock from the Company, resulting in Ms. Keaveney gaining voting control of the Company
On January 30, 2020, Rhonda Keaveney sold the controlling voting shares to Golden Panegyric Inc., and a change of control took place.
On June 26, 2020, Golden Panegyric Inc. sold the controlling voting shares to Xuye Wu, and a change of control took place.
On August 31, 2020, pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company acquired Quality Online Education Group Inc., an Ontario company, in exchange for 3 Billion (3,000,000,000) shares of common stock of the Company, and a change of control occurred.
On May 14, 2021, the Company changed its name to Quality Online Education Group Inc., and its symbol to “QOEG.”
Our Office
Our principal executive office is located at #306- 650 Highway 7 East Richmond Hill, ONT L4B2N7 Canada.
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Our Website
www.qualityonline.education
Our Business Objectives
Our principal business objective is to maximize shareholder returns through our online English programs for K12 and adults, white-label online tutoring services, and end-to-end management software solutions for education institutions. The company’s primary business is in educational services delivered through online and mobile education platforms that enable students around the world to take live interactive English lessons with highly qualified English native speaking teachers. We also provide professional recruitment services for education organizations seeking educators.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to develop students’ self-confidence so they can reach their goals through an enjoyable yet efficient learning experience.
Products
We have designed a holistic learning solution that enhances effective learning through the integration of live lessons, practice, and mentoring. Our academic materials for K12 students include pre-reading, picture books, videos, and songs. Through our custom-built mobile solutions, students and parents can set their goals and follow student progress in a one-stop service. Before taking lessons, students preview course materials using exercises and illustrations, supported by a pronunciation recognition and rating system. Our teaching assistants mentor students by coaching them on the proper learning methods and attending to their needs throughout the learning process. In August 2021, we introduced a new product line for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam preparation course for adults. We have designed a holistic learning solution that enhances effective learning through the integration of live lessons, practice, assessment, and mentoring. Our live lessons allow for frequent interactions between students and teachers, which is a key factor in improving English communication skills. Assessments includes post-lesson quizzes and IELTS mock exams, both of which help students better assess their learning outcome and identify areas for improvement.
Live lessons
One on one online lessons with native English speaker teachers
A majority of our students take live one-on-one lessons. Lessons are typically 25 minutes long. Teachers and students interact using real-time audio and visual streaming technology. Our teachers provide instructions using our standardized curriculum. Teachers are allowed to adjust the pace of each lesson according to student performance and reaction, thus accommodating students across all learning curves.
In order to give students a consistent and seamless learning experience, we arrange the same teacher for most of the classes for each student, and the teaching assistants regularly review the feedback from students, their parents, and the teachers.
We pack our lessons into 3 groups – 75 lessons valid for 9 months, 150 lessons valid for 18 months, and 300 lessons valid for 36 months. The unit lesson price is different regarding the package the students choose and the teacher’s teaching experience and background, ranging from USD $6.5 to $17.2.
Small class lessons with native English speaker teachers
In April 2021, we launched our small class program to give students more options that cater to their needs to learn with peers, with a fixed schedule, fixed classmates, and fixed teachers.
Students opting in for small class lessons will choose a class with a fixed teacher designated for the class and a fixed weekly schedule for a period of approximately three months. Students will take two lessons each week. Each lesson comprises two 25-minute sessions. Each small class is composed of up to four students. The small class lesson format encourages students to interact with the teachers and classmates and engage students in the in-class environment through learning with the same groups of classmates and teachers every time.
We offer the lesson in 3 groups – autumn term package, spring term package, and 1-year package. About 60 lessons for each term and 120 lessons for 1 year. The unit lesson price is USD $ 4.15.
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Effective Practice
Students are encouraged to preview course materials through our APP platform. Pre-lesson learning is particularly important, as such a process allows young students to engage in more productive interactions with teachers during live lessons.
Our pre-lesson studying system contains key vocabulary, word pronunciation practice, and grammar learning points. Our system is interactive, featuring audio functions that allow students to hear the correct pronunciation of key vocabulary words and model sentences. Students can record their pronunciation of individual words to be graded by our system. To build a more instinctive understanding of the English language for our students, our pre-lesson studying system relies on cartoons or interesting graphic stories to explain the meaning of vocabulary and phrases, rather than simply presenting the translation.
Mentoring by the Chinese service team
We maintain a pool of service teams or teachers for our students all around the world. In China, our local service team hosts regular preview and review lessons as part of the program. We also recently initiated our service in France, Brazil, Italy and Vietnam. We are planning to hire local service teams as our customer base in these countries. We have established stringent selection criteria and will make hiring decisions based on English proficiency, academic qualifications, and teaching experience.
Business Partners
We also provide a one-stop educational service to our business partners, including recruiting native English speaker tutors, customizing teaching content, and training the tutors. We provide native English speaker tutor recruiting and training services to business customers. Given the interactive nature of our lessons and targeting students, we seek to engage teachers who have a strong command of the English language and good communication skills. Prospective candidates must go through a resume screening, phone interview screening, pre-service orientation, new teacher training, and demonstration to be qualified to deliver live lessons to our students. We also leverage the native English speaker tutor recruiting and training services to business customers.
Teacher engagement
Our teachers from the Philippines and North America have high English proficiency and experience in service industries or the education industry. The individual skill sets and backgrounds of prospective teachers, combined with our rigorous selection and training program, have enabled us to build a team of passionate and patient teachers who are highly qualified to assist students in meeting their learning objectives. The majority of our teachers are university graduates in the Philippine, including many from reputable universities, medical and nursing schools, as well as experienced teachers. For our American Academy program, we mainly engage teachers from North America with primary school and kindergarten teaching experience.
We attract applicants through various online social media platforms and career websites and regularly participate in job fairs in the Philippines.
We provide the recruiting service to business partners, help them establish online English courses.
Teacher training and development
Through the ongoing online enhancement of teaching methods and teacher training centers in the Philippines, most of our teachers can develop the skills to communicate key learning points more effectively to our students. We believe that empowering our teachers with these skills is essential to improve the student experience and ensuring that our students receive a quality education. We also add requirements and customize the training content according to the demand or the business customers.
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The newly engaged teachers are generally required to undergo standard training programs that focus on the curriculum from us or business customers, teaching skills in a live lesson setting, as well as the learning about the behavior and objectives of different types of students. After completing our new teacher training program, the candidates will be assessed by our team of experienced evaluators before they are allowed to offer lessons on our platform or start the service for our business customers.
The teachers are ranked according to student feedback and peer evaluation process. Teachers must accumulate the required amount of teaching hours, maintain high student ratings, and complete the training modules to get a promotion or salary increase. Our training program is updated and customized based on changes to our curriculum, the demand of business customers, and feedback from our quality assurance team and students.
Description of the Business
Quality Online Education Group Inc. (QOEG) is an E-learning company that provides comprehensive online lessons to students in different parts of the world. We deliver quality education to students and noticeable results from our passionate teachers and teaching assistants. We combined Education and Entertainment (Edu-tainment) as part of our method. It is our mission to develop confidence in our students so they can reach their goals with happiness and efficiency! The main business scope of the Group includes K12 English Online education services, courseware development, an exam preparation course of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) for adults, and Education-technology platform development.
Our Strategy – Business Plan
Quality Online Education Group, QOEG’s operating company, was founded in August 2018 in Ontario Canada with a global reach. We provide comprehensive online English lessons to students around the world. English education resources are unbalanced between areas. The students in tier 2 and tier 3 China cities, as well as in some of the Southeast Asia and European countries are extremely under-served. To address this unmet need, we have developed online and mobile education platforms, customized the content and optimized the marketing method to provide high quality yet affordable products that enable students around the world to take live English lessons with English native speaking teachers. We connect our students with highly qualified foreign teachers. The teachers have gone through our rigorous selection and training process before they deliver lessons to the students. We hire, train, and manage our tutors for North America and the Philippines.
Our market consists of students from K12 to adults. The lessons we provide are focused on the interaction and application of English as well as test preparation such as IELTS.
While remaining based in Canada, we have successfully launched a direct selling model through Mommy Influencer in a few tier-2 cities in China. We also launched the same marketing plan in Italy and France. This business model is cost-effective, enabling us to save significant sales and marketing dollars and build a stronger cash flow outlook compared to the competitors who only use online advertising.
We are also launching small group lessons, one teacher teaches 2-4 students online at the same time, which unit price is lower than other competitors, which may be affordable for more students in our target cities yet with a higher margin.
We intend to further develop our sales of our online products through making it available and recognized in more cities, in China and expanding to more countries in need of English teaching resources. Moreover, we anticipate a greater margin of profit by increasing the student retention rate and launching new product lines, like group lessons.
Competitive Conditions
The online English education services market in general is fragmented, rapidly evolving, and highly competitive. We also face competition from other online and mobile platforms or internet companies that plan to expand their business into English education.
We believe that the principal competitive factors in our markets include the following:
● | scope and quality of course offerings; |
● | quality and performance of the teachers; |
● | overall student experience and satisfaction; |
● | ability to effectively market course offerings to target customer groups, and |
● | cost-effectiveness of courses; |
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We believe that we are well-positioned to effectively compete in the selected cities’ market in which we operate on the basis of our innovative approach to acquire students, scalable and efficient business model, extensive and high-quality teacher network, high course quality, and experienced management team caring about all the stakeholders including students, parents of our students, business partners, as well as the tutors.
However, some of our current or future competitors may have longer operating histories, greater brand recognition, or greater financial, technical, or marketing resources than we do. For a discussion of risks related to competition, see more discussion in “Risk Factors”.
Sales and Marketing
To customer business marketing and sales
We market our platform through a combination of online social media and offline channels, and we also generate sales leads through referrals, which we called “The Mommy Influencer Sales”. We plan to enter and provide our online lessons in about 200 mid-large cities, whose population between 500K-5M, in the next couple of years.
The Mommy Influencers
We have historically generated a significant percentage of our sales leads through word-of-mouth referrals by our students and their parents in K-12 product lines. New enrollments through word-of-mouth referrals have benefited from the rapid growth in our student base, as well as our reputation, brand, and the proven learning results of our students. We integrated social network functionalities into our mobile app, such as sharing functions with WeChat, to encourage students to share their learning experiences with their friends. We believe the rapid growth of our K-12 student base, greater brand awareness, and the success of our K-12 students in achieving their English learning objectives lead to more word-of-mouth referrals and the purchase of larger course packages by our K-12 students initially.
We have a KOL (Key Opinion Leader) marketing ecosystem in online and offline communities, including online social media groups and offline training camps. the KOLs bring significant leads to our sales team. We pay influencers when their referrals end up buying the products. It’s known in marketing circles as fission sales. To support this sales model, we developed a virtual campus system and recruit headmasters for the virtual campus. Each headmaster manages a group of mummy influencers who provide leads to our telemarketing team.
Our telemarketing teams follow-up on sales leads by providing additional information and support and trying to convince prospective students to enroll in our free trial lessons. Our course consultants then follow up with prospective students who have taken our free trial lessons and promote course packages most suited to each student’s background, proficiency, and learning objectives.
Branding
We are focused on promoting our brand and increasing the overall effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts. In 2019, we engaged Chris Downs, an educator, author, teacher, celebrity, and popular guest star of a TV series and movies in China. We believe Chris’s success in his career and image echoes with our company principle on delivering good quality education for all the students.
To business marketing and sales
We also provide online English tutor solutions to business customers by direct sales model. We help the business customers build up their own brand online English lessons or add native English speaker tutors. Many small-medium education centers and institutions around the globe are interested in expanding their product line to foreign teacher English lessons, for example, after school tutoring centers, kid’s picture book clubs, immigration agencies etc.
We provide holistic solutions to business customers including recruiting, training, and managing the tutors. Our dedicated corporate sales force regularly communicates with potential business clients in every city we enter.
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Regulation
While our classes are taught and originate in Canada, our students are mostly in China at this point but expanding in France and Italy. Therefore, we must follow a legal regime created and made by PRC lawmakers consisting of the National People’s Congress, or the NPC, the country’s highest legislative body, the State Council, the highest authority of the executive branch of the PRC central government, and several ministries and agencies under its authority, including the Ministry of Education, or the MOE, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, or the MIIT, the State Administration for Market Regulation (formerly known as the State Administration for Industry and Commerce), or the SAMR, and the National Press and Publication Administration (formerly known as the State Administration of Press Publication Radio Film and Television). This section summarizes the principal PRC regulations related to our business.
Regulation Relating to Value-added Telecommunications Services
On September 25, 2000, the State Council issued the PRC Regulations on Telecommunications, or the Telecommunications Regulations, as last amended on February 6, 2016, to regulate telecommunications activities in China. The Telecommunications Regulations divided the telecommunications services into two categories, namely “infrastructure telecommunications services” and “value-added telecommunications services.” Pursuant to the Telecommunications Regulations, operators of value-added telecommunications services, or VATS, must first obtain a Value-added Telecommunications Business Operating License, or VATS License, from the MIIT or its provincial level counterparts. On July 3, 2017, the MIIT promulgated the Administrative Measures on Telecommunications Business Operating Licenses, which set forth more specific provisions regarding the types of licenses required to operate VATS, the qualifications and procedures for obtaining such licenses and the administration and supervision of such licenses.
The Classified Catalog of Telecommunications Services (2015 Version), or the 2015 MIIT Catalog, effective on March 1, 2016 and as amended on June 6, 2019, defines information services as “the information services provided for users through public communications networks or internet by means of information gathering, development, processing and the construction of the information platform.” Moreover, information services continue to be classified as a category of VATS and are clarified to include information release and delivery services, information search and query services, information community platform services, information real-time interactive services, and information protection and processing services under the 2015 MIIT Catalog.
The Administrative Measures on Internet Information Services, or the ICP Measures, promulgated by the PRC State Council and as last amended on January 8, 2011, sets forth more specific rules on the provision of internet information services. According to the ICP Measures, any company that engages in the provision of commercial internet information services must obtain a sub-category VATS License for Internet Information Services, or the ICP License, from the relevant government authorities before providing any commercial internet information services within the PRC. Pursuant to the above-mentioned regulations, “commercial internet information services” generally refer to provision of specific information content, online advertising, web page construction and other online application services through the internet for profit making purpose. According to the ICP Measures, internet information service providers cannot produce, duplicate, publish or disseminate information that (i) is against any fundamental principles set out in the Constitution Law of China; (ii) endangers the national security, leaks the national secrets, incites to overthrow the national power, or undermines the national unity; (iii) damages the national honor or interests; (iv) incites the ethnic hatred and ethnic discrimination or undermines the solidarity among all ethnic groups; (v) undermines the national policies on religions and advocates religious cults and feudal superstition; (vi) disseminates rumors to disrupt the social order and undermines the social stability; (vii) disseminates the obscene materials, advocates gambling, violence, killing and terrorism, or instigates others to commit crimes; (viii) humiliates or defames others or infringes the legitimate rights and interests of others; and (ix) is otherwise prohibited by laws and regulations.
In addition to the Telecommunications Regulations and the other regulations discussed above, the provision of commercial internet information services on mobile internet apps is regulated by the Administrative Provisions on Mobile Internet Applications Information Services, which was promulgated by the Cyberspace Administration of China, or the CAC, on June 28, 2016 and came into effect on August 1, 2016. The providers of mobile internet applications are subject to requirements under these provisions, including acquiring the qualifications and complying with other requirements provided by laws and regulations and being responsible for information security.
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Regulation Relating to Private Education
The Education Law of PRC, or the Education Law, sets forth provisions relating to the fundamental education systems of China, including a school system of pre-school education, primary education, secondary education and higher education, a system of nine-year compulsory education and a system of education certificates. The Education Law stipulates that the government formulates plans for the development of education, establishes and operates schools and other types of educational institutions, and in principle, enterprises, institutions, social organizations and individuals are encouraged to operate schools and other types of educational organizations in accordance with PRC laws and regulations.
On December 28, 2002, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, or the SCNPC, promulgated the Law for Promoting Private Education, or the Private Education Law, which was last amended on December 29, 2018. Pursuant to the Private Education Law, sponsors of private schools may choose to establish non-profit or for-profit private schools at their own discretion and the establishment of the private schools must be subject to approvals granted by relevant government authorities and registered with relevant registration authorities.
On April 7, 2021, the State Council promulgated the amended Regulations on the Implementation of the Law for Promoting Private Education of the PRC, or the Amended Implementation Regulations of Private Education Law, which will become effective on September 1, 2021. The Amended Implementation Regulations of Private Education Law provides that, among others, carrying out online education activities using internet technology is encouraged by the State and shall be in compliance with internet management related laws and regulations. A private school engaging in online education activities using internet technology shall obtain relevant private school operating permit. Moreover, it shall establish and implement internet security management systems and technical measures for security protection. Upon discovery of any information of which the release or transmission is prohibited by relevant laws or regulations, the private school shall immediately stop the transmission thereof and take measures such as deletion so as to prevent the information from spreading. Relevant records shall be kept and reported to the relevant competent authorities.
Regulation Relating to After-school Tutoring and Educational Apps
On February 13, 2018, the MOE, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the SAMR jointly promulgated the Circular on Alleviating After-school Burden on Primary and Secondary School Students and Implementing Inspections on After-school Training Institutions, pursuant to which the government authorities will carry out a series of inspections on after-school training institutions and order those with material potential safety risks to suspend business for self-inspection and rectification and those without proper establishment licenses or school operating permits to apply for relevant qualifications and certificates under the guidance of competent government authorities. Moreover, after-school training institutions must file with the local education authorities and publicly present the classes, courses, target students, class hours and other information relating to their academic training courses (primarily including courses on Chinese and mathematics). After-school training institutions are prohibited from providing academic training services beyond the scope or above the level of school textbooks, or organizing any academic competitions (such as Olympiad competitions) or level tests for students of primary and secondary schools. In addition, primary and secondary schools may not reference the student’s performance in the after-school training institutions as one of admission criteria.
On August 6, 2018, the General Office of the State Council issued the Opinion on the Regulation of the Development of After-school Training Institutions, or State Council Circular 80, which primarily regulates the after-school training institutions targeting students in elementary and middle schools. State Council Circular 80 reiterates prior guidance that after-school training institutions must obtain a private school operating permit, and further requires such institutions to meet certain minimum requirements. For example, after-school training institutions are required to (i) have a training premise that satisfies specific safety criteria, with an average area per student of no less than three square meters during the applicable training period; (ii) comply with relevant requirements relating to fire safety, environmental protection, hygiene, food operation and others; (iii) purchase personal safety insurance for their students to reduce safety risks; and (iv) avoid hiring any teachers who are working concurrently in primary or secondary schools, and ensure that teachers tutoring in academic subjects (such as Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry and biology) have the corresponding teacher qualification licenses. In addition, after-school training institutions are prohibited from carrying out exam-oriented training, training that goes beyond the school syllabus, training in advance of the corresponding school schedule or any training activities associated with student admission, and they are not allowed to organize any level test, rank examination or competition on academic subjects for primary and secondary students. The training content of after-school training institutions cannot exceed the corresponding national curricular standards and training progress shall not be more accelerated than the corresponding progress of local schools. According to State Council Circular 80, after-school training institutions are also required to disclose and file relevant information regarding the institution, including their training content, schedule, targeted students and school timetable to the relevant education authority, and their training classes may not end later than 8:30 p.m. each day or otherwise conflict with the teaching time of local primary and secondary schools. Course fees can only be collected for courses in three months or shorter installments. Moreover, State Council Circular 80 requests that competent local authorities formulate relevant local standards for after-school training institutions within their administrative area. If an overseas listed after-school training institution publicizes overseas any periodical report, or any interim report on material adverse effect on its operation, it must concurrently publish the information in Chinese on its official website (or on the disclosure platform for securities exchange information in the absence of an official website). With respect to online education service providers, State Council Circular 80 provides a principle that regulatory authorities of networking, culture, information technology, radio and television industries should cooperate with regulatory authorities of education in supervising online education in their relevant industry. On May 6, 2020, the General Office of the MOE promulgated the Notice on the Negative List of Advanced Trainings for Six Compulsory Education Subjects (for Trial Implementation), which, in accordance with the State Council Circular 80, prohibits after-school training institutions from providing advanced trainings that do not follow the formal school curricula to the students in primary school and secondary school, and further defined activities that will be regarded as advanced training in the subjects of Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry and biology.
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To strengthen the prevention and control of myopia among children and teenagers, the MOE, the SAMR, and certain other government authorities issued the Comprehensive Implementation Plan for Myopia Control in Children and Teenagers in August 2018, which requires, among others, that the schools (i) shall use electronic devices based on the principal of necessity, shall not rely on electronic devices for teaching and homework assignment and shall rather assign paper-based homework in principle, and shall limit use of electronic devices to no more than 30% of total teaching time; and (ii) shall strictly implement the learning and development guidelines for children aged from 3 to 6, pay attention to the importance of child life and play and avoid “primary school” teaching.
On November 20, 2018, the General Office of the MOE, the General Office of the SAMR and the General Office of the Ministry of Emergency Management jointly issued the Notice on Improving the Specific Governance and Rectification Mechanisms of After-school Education Institutions, which provides that provincial regulatory authorities of education should be responsible for being filed with the training institutions that use internet technology to provide online training and target primary and secondary school students. Provincial regulatory authorities of education should supervise the online after-school training institutions based on the policies regulating the offline after-school training institutions. In addition, online after-school training institutions are required to file the information of their courses, such as names, contents, target students, syllabi and schedules with the relevant provincial regulatory authorities of education and publish the name, photo, class schedule and certificate number of the teacher qualification license of each teacher on their websites.
On December 25, 2018, the General Office of the MOE issued the Notice on Strictly Forbidding Harmful Apps in Primary and Secondary Schools, which stipulates, among other things, that (i) local primary schools, secondary schools and education departments, should conduct comprehensive investigations on Apps in their campus, and should call off using any Apps containing harmful contents (such as commercial advertisements and internet games) or increasing the burden to the students, and (ii) a filing and reviewing system of learning Apps should be established.
On August 10, 2019, the MOE, jointly with certain other PRC government authorities, issued the Opinions on Guiding and Regulating the Orderly and Healthy Development of Educational Mobile Apps, or the Opinions on Educational Apps, which requires, among others, mobile Apps that provide services for school teaching and management, student learning and student life, or home-school interactions, with school faculties, students or parents as the main users and with education or learning as the main application scenarios, are educational Apps, which should be filed with competent provincial regulatory authorities for education. The Opinions on Educational Apps also requires, among others, that (i) each provider of educational Apps should obtain the ICP License or complete the ICP filing and obtain the certificate and the grade evaluation report for graded protection of cybersecurity before the completion of filing; (ii) the educational Apps with main users under the age of 18 should limit the use time of its App, specify the range of suitable ages, and strictly monitor the content in its App; (iii) if any educational App will be introduced as a mandatory App to students in any school, such educational App should be approved by the applicable school through its collective decision-making process and be filed with the competent regulatory authorities for education; and (iv) the educational Apps selected by regulatory authorities for education and schools as the teaching or management tools are not allowed to charge any fees to students or parents or offer any commercial advertisements or games. On November 11, 2019, the MOE issued the Administrative Measures on Filing of Educational Mobile Apps. In 2020, the MOE established a public channel that can be used to submit complaints with respect to educational apps and set a penalty points system based on the severity of the complaints. For serious complaints substantiated by relevant government authorities, an appropriate number of penalty points is recorded for the relevant educational app provider, and remedial measures also may be required. In the event that an educational app provider receives 12 or more penalty points within 12 months or certain types of serious complaints, the MOE may revoke such provider’s filing, blacklist such provider, remove its educational app from the app store, publicize the complaint or prohibit such provider from submitting any filings for six months. Complaints can be made against both educational app providers and users regarding a variety of matters including failure to file or obtain relevant permits; illegal or inappropriate information; inappropriate collection and use of personal information; and violation of relevant requirements for primary and secondary schools and online after-school training programs.
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On June 10, 2020, the General Office of MOE and the General Office of SAMR promulgated the Notice on Issuing the Form of Service Contract for After-school Training Provided to Primary and Secondary School Students, which requires the local competent regulatory authorities to guide the relevant parties to use the form of service contract for after-school training activities provided to primary and secondary school students. The form of service contract covers the obligations and rights of parties involved in the after-school training, including detailed provisions on training fees, refund arrangement and default liabilities.
On October 16, 2020, the General Office of the MOE and the General Office of the SAMR jointly promulgated the Notice on the Centralized Rectification of After-school Tutoring Institutions’ Illegal Acts of Infringing Consumers’ Rights by Using Unfair Standard Terms. The Notice stipulates that local education and market regulation authorities shall increase the efforts for the investigation of after-school tutoring institutions’ illegal acts which infringes consumers’ rights by using unfair standard terms to exempt them from their own responsibility, increase consumers’ liability and exclude consumers’ legal rights.
The Minors Protection Law issued by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on September 4, 1991, was recently amended on October 17, 2020, which will take effect on June 1, 2021. According to the amended Minors Protection Law, kindergartens and after-school training institutions may not carry out primary school curriculum education for minors that are not yet school age, and online education products and services which are targeted at minors shall not include any links to online games or push any advertisements and other information irrelevant to teaching.
The General Office of the MOE enacted the Notice of Strengthening the Management of Homework for Compulsory Education on April 8, 2021, which requires that the local governments shall implement prohibition measures on leaving homework as an important part of the daily supervision on after-school training institutions in accordance with relevant regulations, and in order to avoid reducing the burden in schools but increasing the burden after-school, after-school training institutions shall not leave homework to primary and secondary school students.
Regulation Relating to the Online After-School Training
The MOE and certain other PRC government authorities jointly promulgated the Implementation Opinions on Regulating Online After-school Training, or the Online After-school Training Opinions, as effective on July 12, 2019. The Online After-school Training Opinions is to regulate academic after-school training involving internet technology provided to students in primary and secondary schools. The Online After-School Training Opinions requires, among others, that online after-school training institutions should file with the competent provincial regulatory authorities of education and such regulatory authorities of education, jointly with other provincial government authorities, should review the filings and qualifications of the online after-school training institutions.
With respect to the filing requirements, the Online After-school Training Opinions provides, among others, that (i) an online after-school training institution should file with the competent provincial regulatory authorities of education after it obtains the ICP License and the grade evaluation report for the graded protection of cybersecurity; (ii) the materials need to be filed by the online after-school training institutions include, among others, the materials related to the institution (such as the information on their ICP Licenses and other relevant licenses), the management systems used for protection of personal information and cybersecurity, the training content and the training personnel; and (iii) the competent provincial regulatory authorities of education should promulgate local implementing rules on filing requirements, which should focus on training institutions, training content and training personnel.
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The Online After-school Training Opinions further provides that the competent provincial regulatory authorities of education should, jointly with other provincial government authorities, review the filings and qualifications of the online after-school training institutions, focusing on the following matters: (i) the training content should not include online games or other content or links irrelevant with the training itself, and should not be beyond the scope of relevant national school syllabus. No illegal publications may be published, printed, reproduced or distributed, and no infringement or piracy activities may be conducted during the training. The training content and data should be stored for more than one year, among which the live streaming teaching videos should be stored for more than six months; (ii) each course should not be longer than 40 minutes and should be taken at intervals of not less than 10 minutes, and the training time should not conflict with the teaching time of primary and secondary schools. Each live-streaming course provided to students receiving compulsory education should not end later than 9:00 p.m., and no homework should be left for primary school students in Grade 1 and Grade 2. The online after-school training platforms should have eye protection and parental supervision functions; (iii) the online after-school training institutions should not hire any teachers who are currently working at primary or secondary schools. Training personnel of academic subjects are required to obtain necessary teacher qualification licenses. The online after-school training institutions’ platforms and course interfaces should present the names, photos and teacher qualification licenses of training personnel, and the learning, working and teaching experiences of foreign training personnel; (iv) with the consent of students and their parents, the online after-school training institutions should verify the identification information of each student, and should not illegally sell or provide such information to third parties. User behavior log must be kept for more than one year; (v) the charge items and standard and refund policy should be specifically presented on the training platforms. The prepaid fees can only be used for education and training purposes, and cannot be used for other investment activities. The periods for which tuition is charged shall be consistent with its respective curriculum and the online after-school training institutions shall not engage in excessive marketing, make false or misleading promotion, or overstate the effect of the product. If the prepaid fees are charged based on the number of classes, the prepaid fees are not allowed to be collected in a lump sum for more than 60 classes. If the prepaid fees are charged based on the length of the learning period, the prepaid fees are not allowed to be collected for a learning period of more than three months; and (vi) the online after-school training institutions with incompliance or issues identified by the competent provincial regulatory authorities of education must complete the rectification, and would be subject to fines, administrative order to suspend operations or other administrative sanctions if they fail to complete the rectification in time.
On April 21, 2020, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Welfare and other government authorities jointly promulgated the Notice of Implementing the Phased Measures of “Taking Certificate after Starting Career” for Certain Occupations under COVID-19, pursuant to which all college graduates who are eligible for the teacher qualification examination and meet the requirements of teacher qualification regarding ideological and political criteria, language skills and physical conditions are allowed to start to engage in the related work of education before obtaining the teacher qualification licenses. The teacher qualification licenses would not be a mandatory precondition for college graduates if they are hired prior to December 31, 2020.
Regulation Relating to Online Transmission of Audio-Visual Programs
To regulate the provision of audio-visual program services to the public via the internet, including through mobile networks, within the territory of the PRC, the State Administration of Press Publication Radio Film and Television, or the SAPPRFT (currently known as National Radio and Television Administration), and the MIIT jointly promulgated the Administrative Provisions on Internet Audio-Visual Program Service, or the Audio-Visual Program Provisions, on December 20, 2007, which was last amended on August 28, 2015. Under the Audio-Visual Program Provisions, “internet audio-visual program services” is defined as activities of producing, redacting and integrating audio-visual programs, providing them to the general public via the internet, and providing service for other people to upload and transmit audio-visual programs, and providers of internet audio-visual program services are required to obtain a License for Online Transmission of Audio-Visual Programs issued by the SAPPRFT, or complete certain registration procedures with the SAPPRFT. In general, providers of internet audio-visual program services must be either state-owned or state-controlled entities, and the business to be carried out by such providers must satisfy the overall planning and guidance catalog for internet audio-visual program service determined by the SAPPRFT.
On March 10, 2017, the SAPPRFT issued the Provisional Implementation of the Tentative Categories of Internet Audio-Visual Program Services, or the Categories, which revised the previous version issued on March 17, 2010. According to the Categories, there are four categories of internet audio and video programs services which are further divided into seventeen sub-categories. The third sub-category to the second category covers the making and editing of certain specialized audio-visual programs concerning, among other things, educational content, and broadcasting such content to the general public online.
Regulation Relating to Internet Live Streaming Services
On November 4, 2016, the CAC issued the Administrative Regulation on Internet Live Streaming Services, effective from December 1, 2016, according to which, “internet live streaming” is defined as the activities of continuously releasing real-time information to the public based on the internet in forms such as videos, audios, images and texts, and “internet live-streaming service providers” are defined as the operators that provide internet live-streaming platform service. In addition, the internet live-streaming service providers should take various measures during operation of their services, such as examining and verifying the authenticity of the identification information, and file such information for records.
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On July 12, 2017, the CAC issued a Notice on Development of the Filing Work for Enterprises Providing Internet Live Streaming Services, which provides that all the companies providing internet live streaming services should file with the local authority since July 15, 2017, otherwise the CAC or its local counterparts may impose administrative sanctions on such companies.
Pursuant to the Circular on Tightening the Administration of Internet Live Streaming Services jointly issued by the MIIT, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, or the MOCT, and several other government agencies on August 1, 2018, the live streaming services providers are required to file with the local public security authority within 30 days after they commence the service online.
Regulation Relating to Production and Distribution of Radio and Television Programs
The Administrative Measures on the Production and Operation of Radio and Television Programs, or the Radio and TV Programs Measures, promulgated by the SAPPRFT are applicable for establishing institutions that produce and distribute radio and television programs or for the production of radio and television programs like programs with a special topic, column programs, variety shows, animated cartoons, radio plays and television dramas and for activities like transactions and agency transactions of program copyrights. Pursuant to the Radio and TV Programs Measures, any entity that intends to produce or operate radio or television programs must first obtain the Permit for Production and Operation of Radio and TV Programs from the SAPPRFT or its local branches.
Regulation Relating to Internet Culture Activities
The Interim Administrative Provisions on Internet Culture, or the Internet Culture Provisions, which was promulgated by the Ministry of Culture, or MOC (currently known as the MOCT), on February 17, 2011 and last amended on December 15, 2017, requires internet information services providers engaging in commercial “internet culture activities” to obtain an internet culture business operating license from the MOC. “Internet cultural activity” is defined under the Internet Culture Provisions as an act of provision of internet cultural products and related services, which includes (i) the production, duplication, importation, and broadcasting of the internet cultural products; (ii) the online dissemination whereby cultural products are posted on the internet or transmitted via the internet to end-users, such as computers, fixed-line telephones, mobile phones, television sets and games machines, for online users’ browsing, use or downloading; and (iii) the exhibition and competition of the internet cultural products. In addition, “internet cultural products” is defined under the Internet Culture Provisions as cultural products produced, broadcast and disseminated via the internet, which mainly include internet cultural products especially produced for the internet, such as online music entertainment, online games, online shows and plays (programs), online performances, online works of art and online cartoons, and internet cultural products produced from cultural products such as music entertainment, games, shows and plays (programs), performances, works of art, and cartoons through certain techniques and duplicating those to internet for dissemination.
On May 14, 2019, the General Office of MOCT promulgated the Notice on Adjusting the Scope of Internet Culture Business Operating License and Further Standardize the Approval Work, which provides that online music, online shows and plays, online performances, online works of art, online cartoons, displays and games are the activities that fall in the scope of internet culture business operating license, and further clarifies that educational live streaming activities are not deemed as online performances.
Regulation Relating to Online Publishing
On February 4, 2016, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, or the SAPPRFT (currently reformed into the State Administration of Press and Publication (National Copyright Bureau) under the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China) and the MIIT jointly issued the Administrative Provisions on Online Publishing Services, or the Online Publishing Provisions, which came into effect on March 10, 2016. Under the Online Publishing Provisions, any entity providing online publishing services shall obtain an Online Publishing Services Permit. “Online publishing services” refer to the provision of online publications to the public through information networks; and “online publications” refer to digital works with publishing features such as having been edited, produced or processed and are available to the public through information networks, including: (i) written works, pictures, maps, games, cartoons, audio/video reading materials and other original digital works containing useful knowledge or ideas in the field of literature, art, science or other fields; (ii) digital works of which the content is identical to that of any published book, newspaper, periodical, audio/video product, electronic publication or the like; (iii) network literature databases or other digital works, derived from any of the aforesaid works by selection, arrangement, collection or other means; and (iv) other types of digital works as may be determined by the SAPPRFT.
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Regulation Relating to Internet Information Security and Privacy Protection
The PRC Constitution states that the PRC laws protect the freedom and privacy of communications of citizens and prohibit infringement of such rights. PRC governmental authorities have enacted laws and regulations on internet information security and protection of personal information from any abuse or unauthorized disclosure. The Decisions on Maintaining Internet Security which was enacted by the SCNPC on December 28, 2000 and amended on August 27, 2009, may subject violators to criminal punishment in the PRC for any effort to: (i) gain improper entry into a computer or system of strategic importance; (ii) disseminate politically disruptive information; (iii) leak state secrets; (iv) spread false commercial information; or (v) infringe intellectual property rights. The Ministry of Public Security, or MPS, has promulgated measures that prohibit use of the internet in ways which, among other things, result in a leakage of state secrets or a spread of socially destabilizing content. If an information service provider violates these measures, the MPS and the local security bureaus may revoke its operating license and shut down its websites.
Pursuant to the Decision on Strengthening the Protection of Online Information issued by the SCNPC on December 28, 2012, and the Order for the Protection of Telecommunication and Internet User Personal Information issued by the MIIT on July 16, 2013, any collection and use of user personal information must be subject to the consent of the user, abide by the principles of legality, rationality and necessity and be within the specified purposes, methods and scopes. “Personal information” is defined as information that identifies a citizen, the time or location for his/her use of telecommunication and internet services or involves privacy of any citizen such as his/her birth date, ID card number, and address. An internet information service provider must also keep information collected strictly confidential, and is further prohibited from divulging, tampering or destroying of any such information, or selling or providing such information to other parties. Any violation of the above decision or order may subject the internet information service provider to warnings, fines, confiscation of illegal gains, revocation of licenses, cancelation of filings, closedown of websites or even criminal liabilities.
Pursuant to the Notice of the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the MPS on Legally Punishing Criminal Activities Infringing upon the Personal Information of Citizens, issued on April 23, 2013, and the Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate on Several Issues regarding Legal Application in Criminal Cases Infringing upon the Personal Information of Citizens, which was issued on May 8, 2017 and took effect on June 1, 2017, the following activities may constitute the crime of infringing upon a citizen’s personal information: (i) providing a citizen’s personal information to specified persons or releasing a citizen’s personal information online or through other methods in violation of relevant national provisions; (ii) providing legitimately collected information relating to a citizen to others without such citizen’s consent (unless the information is processed, not traceable to a specific person and not recoverable); (iii) collecting a citizen’s personal information in violation of applicable rules and regulations when performing a duty or providing services; or (iv) collecting a citizen’s personal information by purchasing, accepting or exchanging such information in violation of applicable rules and regulations.
Pursuant to the Ninth Amendment to the Criminal Law issued by the SCNPC on August 29, 2015, which became effective on November 1, 2015, any person or entity that fails to fulfill the obligations related to internet information security administration as required by applicable laws and refuses to rectify upon orders is subject to criminal penalty for the result of (i) any dissemination of illegal information in large scale; (ii) any severe effect due to the leakage of the client’s information; (iii) any serious loss of criminal evidence; or (iv) other severe situation, and any individual or entity that (x) sells or provides personal information to others in a way violating the applicable law, or (y) steals or illegally obtain any personal information is subject to criminal penalty in severe situation.
Pursuant to the PRC Cyber Security Law issued by the SCNPC on November 7, 2016, effective as of June 1, 2017, “personal information” refers to all kinds of information recorded by electronic or otherwise that can be used to independently identify or be combined with other information to identify individuals’ personal information, including but not limited to: individuals’ names, dates of birth, ID numbers, biologically identified personal information, addresses and telephone numbers, etc. The PRC Cyber Security Law also provides that: (i) to collect and use personal information, network operators shall follow the principles of legitimacy, rightfulness and necessity, disclose rules of data collection and use, clearly express the purposes, means and scope of collecting and using the information, and obtain the consent of the persons whose data is gathered; (ii) network operators shall neither gather personal information unrelated to the services they provide, nor gather or use personal information in violation of the provisions of laws and administrative regulations or the scopes of consent given by the persons whose data is gathered; and shall dispose of personal information they have saved in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations and agreements reached with users; and (iii) network operators shall not divulge, tamper with or damage the personal information they have collected, and shall not provide the personal information to others without the consent of the persons whose data is collected. However, if the information has been processed and cannot be recovered and thus it is impossible to match such information with specific persons, such circumstance is an exception.
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Pursuant to the Provisions on Internet Security Supervision and Inspection by Public Security Organs, which was promulgated by the MPS on September 15, 2018 and became effective on November 1, 2018, the public security departments are authorized to carry out internet security supervision and inspection of the internet service providers from the following aspects, among others: (i) whether the service providers have completed the recordation formalities for online entities, and filed the basic information on and the changes of the accessing entities and users; (ii) whether they have established and implemented the cybersecurity management system and protocols, and appointed the persons responsible for cybersecurity; (iii) whether the technical measures for recording and retaining users’ registration information and weblog data are in place according to the law; (iv) whether they have taken technical measures to prevent computer viruses, network attacks and network intrusion; (v) whether they have adopted preventive measures to tackle the information that is prohibited to be issued or transmitted by the laws and administrative regulations in the public information services; (vi) whether they provide technical support and assistance as required by laws to public security departments to safeguard national security and prevent and investigate on terrorist activities and criminal activities; and (vii) whether they have fulfilled the obligations of the grade-based cybersecurity protection and other obligations prescribed by the laws and administrative regulations. In particular, public security departments shall also carry out supervision and inspection on whether an internet service provider has taken required measures to manage information published by users, adopted proper measures to handle the published or transmitted information that is prohibited to be published or transmitted, and kept the relevant records.
In addition, the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, the MIIT, the MPS, and the SAMR jointly issued an Announcement of Launching Special Crackdown Against Illegal Collection and Use of Personal Information by Apps on January 23, 2019 to implement special rectification works against mobile Apps that collect and use personal information in violation of applicable laws and regulations, where business operators are prohibited from collecting personal information irrelevant to their services, or forcing users to give authorization in a disguised manner. On November 28, 2019, the National Internet Information Office, the MIIT, the MPS and the SAMR further jointly issued a notice to classify and identify illegal collection and use of personal information.
On August 22, 2019, the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission issued the Provisions on the Cyber Protection of Children’s Personal Information, which took effect on October 1, 2019. The Provisions on the Cyber Protection of Children’s Personal Information apply to the collection, storage, use, transfer and disclosure of the personal information of children under the age of 14 via the internet. The Provisions on the Cyber Protection of Children’s Personal Information require that network operators shall establish special rules and user agreements for protection of personal information for children under the age of 14, inform their guardians in a noticeable and clear manner, and shall obtain the consent of their guardians. When obtaining the consent of their guardians, network operators shall explicitly disclose several matters, including, without limitation, the purpose, method and scope of collection, storage, use, transfer and disclosure of such personal information, and methods for correcting and deleting such personal information. Provisions on the Cyber Protection of Children’s Personal Information also require that when collecting, storing, using, transferring and disclosing such personal information, network operators shall comply with certain regulatory requirements, including, without limitation, that network operators shall designate specific personnel to take charge of the protection of such personal information and shall strictly grant information access authorization for their staff to such personal information under the principle of minimal authorization.
Pursuant to the Notice on Promulgation of the Rules on the Scope of Necessary Personal Information for Common Types of Mobile Internet Applications, which was promulgated by the CAC, the MIIT and certain other government authorities on March 12, 2021 and became effective on May 1, 2021, “necessary personal information” refers to the personal information necessary for ensuring the normal operation of an app’s basic functional services, without which the app cannot achieve its basic functional services. For learning and education app, the basic functional services include, among others, “online tutoring and online classes” and the necessary personal information is mobile phone numbers of registered users.
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According to the PRC Civil Code which became effective on January 1, 2021, a natural person has the right of privacy and the personal information of a natural person will be protected in accordance with law. Information processors may not divulge or tamper with the personal information collected or stored by them and may not illegally provide any natural person’s personal information to others without the consent of such natural person.
The SAMR promulgated the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Online Transactions, which took effect from May 1, 2021. The measures require that online transaction operators shall not force customers, whether or not in a disguised manner, to consent to the collection and use of information not directly related to their business activities by means of one-off general authorization, default authorization, bundling with other authorizations, or the suspension of installation and use. Otherwise, such online transaction operator may be subject to fines and consequences under related laws and regulations, including without limitation suspension of business for rectification and revocation of permits and licenses.
Regulation Relating to Publishing
Under the Administrative Provisions on the Publications Market, which was jointly promulgated by the SAPPRFT and the MOFCOM on May 31, 2016 and became effective on June 1, 2016, any enterprise or individual who engages in publishing activities shall obtain a publishing license from SAPPRFT or its local counterpart. Without licensing, such entity or individual may be ordered to cease illegal acts by the competent administrative department of publication and be concurrently subject to fines.
Regulation Relating to Advertising, Promotion and Pricing
The principal regulations governing advertising businesses in China are the PRC Advertising Law as last amended on October 26, 2018 and the Advertising Administrative Regulations issued on October 26, 1987. These laws, rules and regulations require companies that engage in advertising activities to obtain a business license that explicitly includes advertising in the business scope from the SAMR or its local branches.
Applicable PRC advertising laws, rules and regulations contain certain prohibitions on the content of advertisements in China (including prohibitions on misleading content, superlative wording, socially destabilizing content or content involving obscenities, superstition, violence, discrimination or infringement of the public interest). Education and/or training advertisements shall not contain the following contents: (i) explicit or implicit guarantee for successful enrolment to a higher grade, passing of examination, obtaining of degree qualification or passing certificate, or the effect of education or training; (ii) explicit or implicit expression of participation by the relevant examination body or its personnel, personnel setting examination questions in the education or training; and recommendation and/or endorsement by scientific research institutes, academic institutions, educational organizations, industry associations, professionals or beneficiaries using their name or image.
Advertisers, advertising operators and advertising distributors are required by applicable PRC advertising laws, rules and regulations to ensure that the content of the advertisements they prepare or distribute is true and in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Violation of these laws, rules and regulations may result in penalties, including fines, confiscation of advertising income, orders to cease dissemination of the advertisements and orders to publish an advertisement correcting the misleading information. In circumstances involving serious violations, the SAMR or its local branches may revoke the violator’s license or permit for advertising business operations. In addition, advertisers, advertising operators or advertising distributors may be subject to civil liability if they infringe the legal rights and interests of third parties, such as infringement of intellectual proprietary rights, unauthorized use of a name or portrait and defamation.
The PRC Pricing Law is promulgated by the SCNPC on December 29, 1997 and became effective on May 1, 1998. Pursuant to the PRC Pricing Law, an operator is prohibited from using false or misleading pricing methods to induce consumers or other operators to enter into transactions with it. Otherwise, such operator may be subject to penalties, including orders to make correction, confiscation of illegal income, fines, orders to cease operation for rectification or revocation of the business licenses.
In addition, the Anti-Unfair Competition Law promulgated by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, last amended on April 23, 2019 require that business operators shall not make false or misleading commercial promotion for the performance, functions, quality, sales, user evaluation, accolades etc. as to defraud or mislead customers.
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Regulation Relating to Intellectual Property Rights
Copyright and Software Registration
The SCNPC promulgated the PRC Copyright Law in 1990 and last revised it on November 11, 2020, which will become effective on June 1, 2021. The amended Copyright Law extends copyright protection to internet activities, products disseminated over the internet software products, audio-visual works and any other intellectual achievements which comply with the characteristics of the works. In addition, there is a voluntary registration system administered by the China Copyright Protection Center. To address the problem of copyright infringement related to the content posted or transmitted over the internet, the National Copyright Administration, or the NCAC, and the MIIT jointly promulgated the Measures for Administrative Protection of Copyright Related to Internet on April 29, 2005, which became effective on May 30, 2005.
On December 20, 2001, the State Council promulgated the Computer Software Protection Regulations which came into effect on January 1, 2002 and was last amended on January 30, 2013. These regulations are formulated for protecting the rights and interests of computer software copyright owners, encouraging the development and application of computer software and promoting the development of software business. In order to further implement the Computer Software Protection Regulations, the NCAC issued the Computer Software Copyright Registration Procedures on February 20, 2002, as amended on May 19, 2004, which applies to software copyright registration, license contract registration and transfer contract registration.
Patents
The SCNPC adopted the Patent Law of the PRC in 1984 and last amended it on October 17, 2020, which will become effective on June 1, 2021. A patentable invention, utility model or design must meet three conditions, namely novelty, inventiveness and practical applicability. Patents cannot be granted for scientific discoveries, rules and methods for intellectual activities, methods used to diagnose or treat diseases, animal and plant varieties or methods of nuclear transformation and substances obtained by means of nuclear transformation. The Patent Office under the National Intellectual Property Administration is responsible for receiving, examining and approving patent applications. A patent is valid for a twenty-year term for an invention, a ten-year term for a utility model and a fifteen-year term for a design, all starting from the application date. Except under certain specific circumstances provided by law, any third-party user must obtain consent or a proper license from the patent owner to use the patent, otherwise the use will constitute an infringement of the rights of the patent holder.
Trademark
Trademarks are protected by the PRC Trademark Law, which was adopted in 1982, last revised in April 2019 and became effective in November 2019, as well as its implementation rules adopted in 2002 and revised in 2014. The Trademark Office of National Intellectual Property Administration under the SAMR handles trademark registrations and grants a protection term of ten years to registered trademarks which may be renewed for consecutive ten-year periods upon request by the trademark owner. The PRC Trademark Law has adopted a ”first-to-file” principle with respect to trademark registration. Where a trademark for which a registration has been made is identical or similar to another trademark which has already been registered or been subject to a preliminary examination and approval for use on the same kind of or similar commodities or services, the application for registration of such trademark may be rejected. Any person applying for the registration of a trademark may not prejudice the existing right first obtained by others, nor may any person register in advance a trademark that has already been used by another party and has already gained a “sufficient degree of reputation” through such party’s use. An application for registration of a malicious trademark not for use will be rejected and those who apply for trademark registration maliciously will be given administrative penalties of warnings or fines according to the circumstances; those who file trademark lawsuits maliciously will be punished by the people’s court according to applicable laws.
Domain Name
The Administrative Measures on Internet Domain Names, or the Domain Name Measures, were promulgated by the MIIT on August 24, 2017, and came into effect on November 1, 2017. According to the Domain Name Measures, any party that has domain name root servers, and the institution for operating domain name root servers, the domain name registry and the domain name registrar within the territory of China, shall obtain a permit for this purpose from the MIIT or the communications administration of the local province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government. The registration of domain names is generally on a “first-apply-first-registration” basis and a domain name applicant will become the domain name holder upon the completion of the application procedure.
On May 28, 2020, the National People’s Congress approved the Civil Code of PRC, which took effect on January 1, 2021. Under the Civil Code, if an offender intentionally infringes upon the intellectual property rights of others and the circumstance is severe, the infringed party shall have the right to request for the corresponding punitive compensation.
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Regulation on Foreign Currency Exchange
The principal regulations governing foreign currency exchange in China are the PRC Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations, or the Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations, which were promulgated by the State Council on January 29, 1996 and last amended on August 5, 2008. Under the Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations, Renminbi is generally freely convertible for payments of current account items, such as trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions and dividend payments, but not freely convertible for capital account items, such as direct investment, loan or investment in securities outside China, unless prior approval of SAFE or its local counterparts has been obtained.
On February 13, 2015, SAFE promulgated the Notice on Further Simplifying and Improving Policies for the Foreign Exchange Administration of Direct Investment, or SAFE Notice 13. After SAFE Notice 13 became effective on June 1, 2015, instead of applying for approvals regarding foreign exchange registrations of foreign direct investment and overseas direct investment from SAFE, entities and individuals may apply for such foreign exchange registrations from qualified banks. The qualified banks, under the supervision of SAFE, may directly review the applications and conduct the registration.
On March 30, 2015, SAFE promulgated the Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Reforming the Administration of Foreign Exchange Settlement of Capital of Foreign-invested Enterprises, or SAFE Circular 19, which became effective on June 1, 2015 and was amended on December 30, 2019. According to SAFE Circular 19, the foreign exchange capital of FIEs shall be subject to the Discretionary Foreign Exchange Settlement, which means that the foreign exchange capital in the capital account of an FIE for which the rights and interests of monetary contribution have been confirmed by the local foreign exchange bureau (or the book- entry registration of monetary contribution by the banks) can be settled at the banks based on the actual operational needs of the FIE. The proportion of Discretionary Foreign Exchange Settlement of the foreign exchange capital of an FIE is temporarily set at 100%. The Renminbi converted from the foreign exchange capital will be kept in a designated account and if an FIE needs to make further payment from such account, it still needs to provide supporting documents and proceed with the review process with the banks. Furthermore, SAFE Circular 19 stipulates that the use of capital by FIEs shall follow the principles of authenticity and self-use within the business scope of enterprises. The capital of an FIE and capital in Renminbi obtained by the FIE from foreign exchange settlement shall not be used for the following purposes: (i) directly or indirectly used for payments beyond the business scope of the enterprises or payments as prohibited by relevant laws and regulations; (ii) directly or indirectly used for investment in securities unless otherwise provided by the relevant laws and regulations; (iii) directly or indirectly used for issuance of RMB entrusted loans, repayment of inter- enterprise loans (including advances by the third party) or repayment of bank loans that have been transferred to a third party; or (iv) directly or indirectly used for expenses related to the purchase of real estate that is not for self-use (except for the foreign-invested real estate enterprises).
The Circular on Reforming and Standardizing the Foreign Exchange Settlement Management Policy of Capital Account, or SAFE Circular 16, was promulgated by SAFE on June 9, 2016. Pursuant to SAFE Circular 16, enterprises registered in the PRC may also convert their foreign debts from foreign currency to Renminbi on a self-discretionary basis. SAFE Circular 16 provides a unified standard for the conversion of foreign exchange under capital account items (including but not limited to foreign currency capital and foreign debts) on a self-discretionary basis which applies to all enterprises registered in the PRC. SAFE Circular 16 reiterates the principle that Renminbi converted from foreign currency-denominated capital of a company may not be directly or indirectly used for purposes beyond its business scope or prohibited by PRC Laws, while such converted Renminbi shall not be provided as loans to its non-associated enterprises.
On January 26, 2017, SAFE promulgated the Circular on Further Improving Reform of Foreign Exchange Administration and Optimizing Genuineness and Compliance Verification, or Circular 3, which stipulates several capital control measures with respect to the outbound remittance of profit from domestic entities to offshore entities, including (i) under the principle of genuine transaction, banks shall check board resolutions regarding profit distribution, the original version of tax filing records and audited financial statements; and (ii) domestic entities shall hold income to account for previous years’ losses before remitting the profits. Moreover, pursuant to Circular 3, domestic entities shall make detailed explanations of the sources of capital and utilization arrangements, and provide board resolutions, contracts and other proof when completing the registration procedures in connection with an outbound investment. On October 23, 2019, SAFE promulgated the Notice for Further Advancing the Facilitation of Cross-border Trade and Investment, or the SAFE Circular 28, which, among other things, allows all foreign-invested companies to use Renminbi converted from foreign currency-denominated capital for equity investments in China, as long as the equity investment is genuine, does not violate applicable laws, and complies with the negative list on foreign investment.
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Regulation on education business operating in China
On July 24, 2021, China’s official state media, including Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television, announced the Opinions on Further Alleviating the Burden of Homework and After-School Tutoring for Students in Compulsory Education (the “Opinion”), issued by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council. The Opinion contains high-level policy directives about requirements and restrictions related to online and offline after-school tutoring services, including, among others, (i) institutions providing after-school tutoring services on academic subjects in China’s compulsory education system, or Academic AST Institutions, need to be registered as non-profit; (ii) changing the current registration-based regime for operating online Academic AST Institutions to a government approval-based regime; (iii) banning foreign teachers located overseas from providing tutoring services in China; (iv) foreign ownership in Academic AST Institutions is prohibited, including through contractual arrangements, and companies with existing foreign ownership need to rectify the situation; (v) listed companies are prohibited from raising capital to invest in businesses that teach academic subjects in compulsory education; (vi) academic AST Institutions are prohibited from providing tutoring services on academic subjects in compulsory education during public holidays, weekends, and school breaks; and, (vii) academic AST Institutions must follow the fee standards to be established by relevant authorities.
The Opinion also provides that institutions providing after-school tutoring services on academic subjects in high schools (which do not fall within China’s compulsory education system) shall take into consideration the Opinion when conducting activities.
Technology
We have registered 2 domain name relating to our business, including our https://www.mybangbangtang.cn/ website and http://qualityonline.education/ website, and 9 trademarks in China
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This offering involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below in addition to the other information contained in this private placement memorandum before deciding whether to invest in shares of Company’s Common Stock. If any of the following risks occur, our business, financial condition or operating results could be harmed. In that case, you may lose part or all of your investment. In the opinion of management, the risks discussed below represent the material risks known to the company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations and adversely affect the investment of Common Stock. You should purchase our Common Stock only if you can afford a complete loss of your investment. You should consider all the risks before buying Company’s Common Stock, which may include:
General Risks
The Company is a Smaller Reporting Company
QOEG (as this is the name of the ticker symbol) is a “smaller reporting company.” Investing in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk.
● | We may be unable to invest the proceeds of this offering on acceptable terms, or at all. |
● | We are dependent on our key personnel for our success. The departure of any of our executive officers or key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business. |
● | Our growth depends on external sources of capital, which may not be available on favorable terms or at all. |
● | Investors participating in this offering will incur immediate dilution. |
Contingent or unknown liabilities could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
We may in the future acquire online education companies, subject to liabilities and without any recourse, or with only limited recourse, with respect to unknown liabilities. As a result, if a claim were asserted against us based on ownership of any of these properties, we may have to pay substantial amounts to defend or settle the claim. If the magnitude of such unknown liabilities is high, individually or in the aggregate, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.
It is possible that investors may lose their entire investment.
We will be reliant on the proceeds of this offering to expand our operations. We may not be successful in implementing our business strategy or that we will be successful in achieving our objectives. Our prospects for success must be considered in the context of a thinly capitalized company in a highly competitive market. As a result, investors may lose their entire investment.
Risks Related to Financing Our Business
Expenses required to operate as a public company will reduce funds available to develop our business and could negatively affect our stock price and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flow and financial condition.
Operating as a public company is more expensive than operating as a private company, including additional funds required to obtain outside assistance from legal, accounting, investor relations, or other professionals that could be more costly than planned. We may also be required to hire additional staff to comply with additional SEC and OTC Markets reporting requirements. We anticipate that these costs will be approximately $100,000 annually. Our failure to comply with reporting requirements and other provisions of securities laws could negatively affect our results of operations, cash flow and financial condition.
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Our growth depends on external sources of capital, which may not be available on favorable terms or at all. In addition, investors, banks, and other financial institutions may be reluctant to enter into any lending or financial transactions with us, because we intend to enter into the cultivation and production of sustainable agriculture. If any of the source of funding is unavailable to us, our growth may be limited, and our operating profit may be impaired.
We may not be in a position to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities for growth if we are unable, due to global or regional economic uncertainty, changes in the state or federal regulatory environment relating to the sustainable agriculture industry, our own operating or financial performance or otherwise, to access capital markets on a timely basis and on favorable terms or at all. Because we intend to grow our business, this limitation may require us to raise additional equity or incur debt at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so.
Our access to capital will depend upon a number of factors over which we have little or no control, including general market conditions and the market’s perception of our current and potential future earnings. If general economic instability or downturn leads to an inability to obtain capital to finance, the operation could be negatively impacted. In addition, investors, banks, and other financial institutions may be reluctant to enter into financing transactions with us, because we intend to acquire properties for the use in the cultivation and production of sustainable agriculture. If this source of funding is unavailable to us, our growth may be limited.
Our ability to raise funding is subject to all of the above factors and will also be affected by our future financial position, results of operations and cash flows. All of these events would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations.
Any future indebtedness reduces cash available for distribution and may expose us to the risk of default under debt obligations that we may incur in the future.
Payments of principal and interest on borrowings that we may incur in the future may leave us with insufficient cash resources to operate the business. Our level of debt and the limitations imposed on us by debt agreements could have significant material and adverse consequences, including the following:
● | our cash flow may be insufficient to meet our required principal and interest payments; |
● | we may be unable to borrow additional funds as needed or on favorable terms, or at all; |
● | we may be unable to refinance our indebtedness at maturity or the refinancing terms may be less favorable than the terms of our original indebtedness; |
● | to the extent we borrow debt that bears interest at variable rates, increases in interest rates could materially increase our interest expense; |
● | we may default on our obligations or violate restrictive covenants; in which case the lenders may accelerate these debt obligations. |
● | our default under any loan with cross default provisions could result in a default on other indebtedness. |
If any one of these events were to occur, our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, and our ability to make distributions to our shareholders could be materially and adversely affected.
Risks Related to Our Organization, Structure and Business
We are dependent on our key personnel for our success.
We will depend upon the efforts, experience, diligence, skill, and network of business contacts of our senior management team; therefore, our success will depend on their continued service. The departure of any of our executive officers or key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business. If any of our key personnel were to cease their employment, our operating results could suffer. Further, we do not intend to maintain key person life insurance that would provide us with proceeds in the event of death or disability of any of our key personnel.
We believe our future success depends upon our senior management team’s ability to hire and retain highly skilled managerial, operational, and marketing personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense, and we cannot assure you that we will be successful in attracting and retaining such skilled personnel. If we lose or are unable to obtain the services of key personnel, our ability to implement our investment strategies could be delayed or hindered, and the value of your investment may decline.
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Furthermore, we may retain independent contractors to provide various services for us, including administrative services, transfer agent services and professional services. Such contractors have no fiduciary duty to us and may not perform as expected or desired.
We have a limited operating history with our current business model, which makes it difficult to predict our future prospects and financial performance.
We have a short operating history with our current business model. Our business since inception has generated limited gross billings and revenues, and may not produce significant gross billings and revenues in the near term, or at all, which may harm our ability to obtain additional financing and may require us to reduce or discontinue our operations. If we do generate significant gross billings and revenues in the future, we expect it will be largely from the sale of our English course packages on our online and mobile education platforms. You must consider our business and prospects in light of the risks and difficulties we may encounter as an early-stage operating company in a new and rapidly evolving industry. We may not be able to successfully address these risks and difficulties, which could significantly harm our business, operating results, and financial condition.
Our senior management team will manage our business subject to very broad management guidelines and generally will not seek board approval for each management decision.
Our senior management team has discretion over the use of proceeds from this offering, and you will have no opportunity to evaluate the terms of transactions or other economic or financial data concerning our operations that are not described in this offering circular or other periodic filings with the SEC. Furthermore, currently a substantial portion of the net proceeds of this offering is not specifically committed to any specific projects or business. We will rely on the senior management team’s ability to execute the business plan, subject to the oversight and approval of our board of directors. Accordingly, you should not purchase Common Stock of the Company unless you are willing to entrust all aspects of our day-to-day management to our senior management team.
Our board of directors may change our operation objectives and strategies without shareholders’ consent.
Our board of directors determines our major policies, including regarding financing, growth, debt capitalization, distributions, and other material events. Our board of directors may amend or revise these and other policies without a vote of the shareholders. Under our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, our shareholders generally have a right to vote only on the following matters:
● | change the name or other designation or the par value of the Common Stock; |
● | increase or decrease the aggregate number of Common Stock that we have the authority to issue; |
● | increase or decrease the aggregate number of Common Stock that we have the authority to issue; our being a party to a merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets or statutory merger or acquisition. |
● | All other matters are subject to the discretion of our board of directors. |
The fact that we have generated operating losses in the past raises doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company may generate operating losses before the expansion of our courses and students. We may have to cover any shortfall in operating capital from sales of equity and debt securities, but there can be no assurance that we will continue to be able to do so. The unpredictable economy in the United States and Canada and the volatile public or private equity markets may make it more difficult for us to raise capital as and when we need it, and it is difficult for us to assess the impact this might have on our operations or liquidity. If we cannot raise the funds that we require to continue our business operations, there is a substantial risk that our business will fail.
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We may be unable to attract and retain qualified, experienced, highly skilled personnel, which could adversely affect the implementation of our business plan.
Our success depends to a significant degree upon our ability to attract, retain and motivate skilled and qualified personnel. As we become a more mature company in the future, we may find recruiting and retention efforts more challenging. If we do not succeed in attracting, hiring and integrating excellent personnel, or retaining and motivating existing personnel, we may be unable to grow effectively. The loss of any key employee, including shareholders of our senior management team, and our inability to attract highly skilled personnel with sufficient experience in our industries could harm our business.
If we are not able to continue to attract students to purchase our course packages and to increase the spending of our students on our platform, our business and prospects will be materially and adversely affected.
Our ability to continue to attract students to purchase our course packages and to increase their spending on our education platform, are critical to the continued success and growth of our business. This in turn will depend on several factors, including our ability to effectively market our platform to a broader base of prospective students, continue to develop, adapt, or enhance quality educational content and services to meet the evolving demands of our existing or prospective students and expand our geographic reach. We must also manage our growth while maintaining consistent and high teaching quality, and respond effectively to competitive pressures. If we are unable to continue to attract students to purchase our course packages and to increase the spending of our students on our platform, our gross billings and net revenues may decline, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If we are unable to conduct sales and marketing activities cost-effectively, our results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.
We have incurred significant sales and marketing expenses. Our sales expenses include telemarketing sales and free trial lesson related expenses, and our marketing expenses include online and offline marketing and seminar expenses.
Our sales activities may not be well received by students and may not result in the levels of sales that we anticipate, and our trial lessons may not be attractive to our prospective students. Furthermore, we may not be able to achieve the operational efficiency necessary to increase the gross billings per sales and marketing staff. We also may not be able to retain or recruit experienced sales staff, or to efficiently train junior sales staff. Further, marketing and branding approaches and tools in the online education market in China are evolving, especially for mobile platforms. This further requires us to enhance our marketing and branding approaches and experiment with new methods to keep pace with industry developments and student preferences. Failure to refine our existing marketing and branding approaches or to introduce new marketing and branding approaches in a cost-effective manner may reduce our market share, cause our revenues to decline and negatively impact our profitability.
If we are not able to continue to engage, train and retain qualified teachers, we may not be able to maintain consistent teaching quality on our platform, and our business, financial conditions and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.
Our teachers are critical to the learning experience of our students and our reputation. We seek to engage highly qualified teachers with strong English and teaching skills. We must provide competitive pay and other benefits, such as nice company culture and clear career path to attract and retain them. We must also provide ongoing training to our teachers to ensure that they stay abreast of changes in course materials, student demands and other changes and trends necessary to teach effectively. Furthermore, as we continue to develop new course contents and lesson formats, we may need to engage additional teachers with appropriate skill sets or backgrounds to deliver instructions effectively. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to effectively engage and train such teachers quickly, or at all. Further, given other potential more attractive opportunities for our quality teachers, over time some of them may choose to leave our platform. We have not experienced major difficulties in engaging, training or retaining qualified teachers in the past, however, we may not always be able to engage, train and retain enough qualified teachers to keep pace with our growth while maintaining consistent education quality. We may also face significant competition in engaging qualified teachers from our competitors or from other opportunities that are perceived as more desirable. A shortage of qualified teachers, a decrease in the quality of our teachers’ performance, whether actual or perceived, or a significant increase in the cost to engage or retain qualified teachers would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial conditions and results of operations.
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We face significant competition, and if we fail to compete effectively, we may lose our market share or fail to gain additional market share, which would adversely impact our business and financial conditions and operating results.
The English education market in China is fragmented, rapidly evolving and highly competitive. We face competition in K12 English proficiency education from existing online and offline education companies. In the future, we may also face competition from new entrants into the English education market.
Some of our competitors may be able to devote more resources than we can to the development and promotion of their education programs and respond more quickly than we can to changes in student demands, market trends or new technologies. In addition, some of our competitors may be able to respond more quickly to changes in student preferences or engage in price-cutting strategies. We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully against current or future competitors. If we are unable to maintain our competitive position or otherwise respond to competitive pressure effectively, we may lose market share or be forced to reduce our fees for course packages, either of which would adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.
If we fail to successfully execute our growth strategies, our business and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.
Our growth strategies include grow our student base and increase student enrollments, increasing our market penetration amongst K-12 students, expanding our course offerings, enhancing our teaching methods, improving the learning experience of our students, and advancing our technology. We may not succeed in executing these growth strategies due to a number of factors, including the following:
● | we may not be able to replicate the success and growth of our business model from existing cities to other cities |
● | we may fail to further promote our platforms; |
● | we may not be successful in effectively delivering and promoting our small class lessons |
● | we may fail to effectively promote our solutions to business customers |
● | we may not be able to engage, train and retain a sufficient number of qualified teachers and other key personnel; |
● | we may not be able to continue to improve our personalized learning experience of our students and to enhance our existing courses or develop new courses, especially for young students, that meet the changing demands for English learners; |
● | we may fail to maintain the technology necessary to deliver a smooth learning experience to our students; and |
● | we may not be able to identify suitable targets for acquisitions and partnership. |
If we fail to successfully execute our growth strategies, we may not be able to maintain our growth rate and our business and prospects may be materially and adversely affected as a result.
If we fail to develop and introduce new courses that meet our existing and prospective students’ expectations, or adopt new technologies important to our business, our competitive position and ability to generate revenues may be materially and adversely affected.
Historically, our core business centered on one-on-one English courses. We have since expanded our course offerings to small class lessons, and test preparation targeting a wide range of student demographics. We intend to continue developing new courses. The timing of the introduction of new courses is subject to risks and uncertainties. Unexpected technical, operational, or other problems could delay or prevent the introduction of one or more new courses. Moreover, we cannot assure you that any of these courses or programs will match the quality or popularity of those developed by our competitors, achieve widespread market acceptance or contribute the desired level of income.
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Technology standards in internet and value-added telecommunications services and products in general, and in online education in particular, may change over time. If we fail to anticipate and adapt to technological changes, our market share and our business development could suffer, which in turn could have a material and adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. If we are unsuccessful in addressing any of the risks related to new courses, our reputation and business may be materially and adversely affected.
Unexpected network interruptions, security breaches or computer virus attacks and system failures could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our business depends on the performance and reliability of the internet infrastructure in China, Canada and the Philippines. In China, almost all access to the internet is maintained through state-controlled telecommunications operators. In many parts of China and the Philippines, the internet infrastructure is relatively underdeveloped, and internet connections are generally slower and less stable than in more developed countries. We cannot assure you that the internet infrastructure in China and the Philippines will remain sufficiently reliable for our needs or that either country will ever develop and make available more reliable internet access to our students and teacher. Any failure to maintain the performance, reliability, security or availability of our network infrastructure may cause significant damage to our ability to attract and retain students and teachers. Major risks involving our network infrastructure include:
● | disruption or failure in the national backbone networks in China, Canada or the Philippines, which would make it impossible for students and teachers to access our online and mobile platforms or to engage in live lessons; |
● | damage from natural disaster or other catastrophic event such as a typhoon, volcanic eruption, earthquake, flood, telecommunications failure, or other similar events in China or in the Philippines; and |
● | any infection by or spread of computer viruses. |
Any network interruption or inadequacy that causes interruptions in the availability of our online and mobile platforms or deterioration in the quality of access to our online and mobile platforms could reduce student satisfaction and result in a reduction in the activity level of our students and the number of students purchasing our course packages. Furthermore, increases in the volume of traffic on our online and mobile platforms could strain the capacity of our existing computer systems and bandwidth, which could lead to slower response times or system failures. The internet infrastructure in China and in the Philippines may not support the demands associated with continued growth in internet usage. This would cause a disruption or suspension in our lesson delivery, which could hurt our brand and reputation. We may need to incur additional costs to upgrade our technology infrastructure and computer systems in order to accommodate increased demand if we anticipate that our systems cannot handle higher volumes of traffic in the future.
If the prices that we pay for telecommunications and internet services in China and the Philippines rise significantly, our gross profit and net income could be adversely affected. In addition, if internet access fees or other charges to internet users increase, our visitor traffic may decrease, which in turn may harm our revenues.
We use the streaming technology and infrastructure of a third-party to deliver all the lessons to our students and to conduct teacher training. Any interruption to or discontinuation of our cooperative relationship with this company may severely and negatively impact our ability to deliver our course content to students.
We use the technology of EEO EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. (EEO), to deliver audio and video data, and their technology is important to our ongoing ability to operate our online and mobile education platforms. Loss of their services could keep us from operating.
Some students may decide not to continue taking our courses for a number of reasons, including a perceived lack of improvement in their English proficiency or general dissatisfaction with our programs, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and reputation.
The success of our business depends in large part on our ability to retain our students by delivering a satisfactory learning experience and improving their English proficiency. If students feel that we are not providing them the experience they are seeking, they may choose not to renew their existing packages. For example, our education programs may fail to significantly improve a student’s English proficiency. There are no standard assessments or tests to measure the effectiveness of our lessons or teaching methods, and our ability to improve the English proficiency of our students is largely dependent upon the interests, efforts and time commitment of each student. For K-12 students, parent satisfaction with our programs is also a key factor. Their satisfaction may decline for a number of reasons, many of which may not reflect the effectiveness of our lessons and teaching methods. A student’s learning experience may also suffer if his or her relationship with our teachers and teaching assistants does not meet expectations. We have observed an increase in forfeiture rate historically, which may negatively impact the perceived effectiveness of our curriculum and the level of student engagement on our platform. If a significant number of students fail to significantly improve their English proficiency after taking our lessons or if their learning experiences with us are unsatisfactory, they may not purchase additional lessons from us or refer other students to us and our business, financial condition, results of operations and reputation would be adversely affected.
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Our failure to protect our intellectual property rights may undermine our competitive position, and litigation to protect our intellectual property rights or defend against third party allegations of infringement may be costly and ineffective.
We believe that our copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property are essential to our success. We depend to a large extent on our ability to develop and maintain the intellectual property rights relating to our technology and course materials. We have devoted considerable time and energy to the development and improvement of our websites, mobile apps, and our course materials.
We rely primarily on copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other contractual restrictions for the protection of the intellectual property used in our business. Nevertheless, these provide only limited protection and the actions we take to protect our intellectual property rights may not be adequate. Third parties may in the future pirate our course materials and may infringe upon or misappropriate our other intellectual property. Infringement upon or the misappropriation of, our proprietary technologies or other intellectual property could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results. Policing the unauthorized use of proprietary technology can be difficult and expensive.
Also, litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights, protect our trade secrets or determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. Such litigation may be costly and divert management’s attention away from our business. An adverse determination in any such litigation would impair our intellectual property rights and may harm our business, prospects and reputation. Enforcement of judgments in China is uncertain, and even if we are successful in litigation, it may not provide us with an effective remedy. In addition, we have no insurance coverage against litigation costs and would have to bear all costs arising from such litigation to the extent we are unable to recover them from other parties. The occurrence of any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may encounter disputes from time to time relating to our use of intellectual property of third parties.
We cannot be certain that third parties will not claim that our business infringes upon or otherwise violates patents, copyrights or other intellectual property rights that they hold. We cannot assure you that third parties will not claim that our courses and marketing materials, online courses, products, and platform or other intellectual property developed or used by us infringe upon valid copyrights or other intellectual property rights that they hold. We may be subject to claims by educational institutions and organizations, content providers and publishers, competitors and others on the grounds of intellectual property rights infringement, defamation, negligence or other legal theories based on the content of the materials that we or our teachers distribute or use in our business operation. These types of claims have been brought, sometimes successfully, against print publications and educational institutions in the past. We may encounter disputes from time to time over rights and obligations concerning intellectual property, and we may not prevail in those disputes.
Any claims against us, with or without merit, could be time consuming and costly to defend or litigate, divert our management’s attention and resources, or result in the loss of goodwill associated with our brand. If a lawsuit against us is successful, we may be required to pay substantial damages and/or enter into royalty or license agreements that may not be based upon commercially reasonable terms, or we may be unable to enter into such agreements at all. We may also lose, or be limited in, the rights to offer some of our programs, parts of our platform and products or be required to make changes to our course materials or websites. As a result, the scope of our course materials could be reduced, which could adversely affect the effectiveness of our curriculum, limit our ability to attract new students, harm our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position.
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Failure to protect confidential information of our teachers and students against security breaches could damage our reputation and brand and substantially harm our business and results of operations.
A significant challenge to the online education industry is the secure storage of confidential information and its secure transmission over public networks. Other than purchases made by our corporate partners, all purchases of our course packages are made through our website and our mobile apps. In addition, online payments for our course packages are settled through third-party online payment services. Maintaining complete security for the storage and transmission of confidential information on our technology platform, such as student names, personal information and billing addresses, is essential to maintaining student confidence.
We have adopted security policies and measures to protect our proprietary data and student information. However, advances in technology, the expertise of hackers, new discoveries in the field of cryptography or other events or developments could result in a compromise or breach of the technology that we use to protect confidential information. We may not be able to prevent third parties, especially hackers or other individuals or entities engaging in similar activities, from illegally obtaining such confidential or private information we hold as a result of our students’ visits to our website and use of our mobile apps. Such individuals or entities obtaining our students’ confidential or private information may further engage in various other illegal activities using such information. Any negative publicity on our website’s or mobile apps’ safety or privacy protection mechanisms and policies, and any claims asserted against us or fines imposed upon us as a result of actual or perceived failures, could have a material and adverse effect on our public image, reputation, financial condition and results of operations.
Practices regarding the collection, use, storage, transmission and security of personal information by companies operating over the internet and mobile platforms have recently come under increased public scrutiny. Increased regulation by the PRC government of data privacy on the internet is likely and we may become subject to new laws and regulations applying to the solicitation, collection, processing or use of personal or consumer information that could affect how we store and process the data of our teachers and students. We generally comply with industry standards and are subject to the terms of our own privacy policies. Compliance with any additional laws could be expensive, and may place restrictions on the conduct of our business and the manner in which we interact with our students. Any failure to comply with applicable regulations could also result in regulatory enforcement actions against us.
Significant capital and other resources may be required to protect against information security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by such breaches or to comply with our privacy policies or privacy-related legal obligations. The resources required may increase over time as the methods used by hackers and others engaged in online criminal activities are increasingly sophisticated and constantly evolving. Any failure or perceived failure by us to prevent information security breaches or to comply with privacy policies or privacy-related legal obligations, or any compromise of security that results in the unauthorized release or transfer of personally identifiable information or other student data, could cause our students to lose trust in us and could expose us to legal claims. Any perception by the public that online transactions or the privacy of user information are becoming increasingly unsafe or vulnerable to attacks could inhibit the growth of online education services generally, which may negatively impact our business prospects.
Our employees may engage in misconduct or other improper activities or misuse our platform, which could harm our reputation.
We are exposed to the risk of employee fraud or other misconduct. Employee misconduct could include intentionally failing to comply government regulations, engaging in unauthorized activities and misrepresentation to our potential students during marketing activities, which could harm our reputation. Employee misconduct could also involve improper use of our students’ and teachers’ sensitive or classified information, which could result in regulatory sanctions against us and serious harm to our reputation. Employee misconduct could also involve making payments to government officials or third parties that would expose us to being in violation of laws. It is not always possible to deter employee misconduct, and the precautions we take to prevent and detect this activity may not be effective in controlling unknown or unmanaged risks or losses, which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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We may not be able to achieve the benefits we expect from recent and future acquisitions, and recent and future acquisitions may have an adverse effect on our ability to manage our business.
We intend to make acquisitions or equity investments in additional businesses that complement our existing business. We may not be able to successfully integrate acquired businesses and we may not have control over the businesses or operations of our minority equity investments, the value of which may decline over time. As a result, our business and operating results could be harmed. In addition, if the businesses we acquire or invest in do not subsequently generate the anticipated financial performance or if any goodwill impairment test triggering event occurs, we may need to revalue or write down the value of goodwill and other intangible assets in connection with such acquisitions or investments, which would harm our results of operations. In addition, we may be unable to identify appropriate acquisition or strategic investment targets when it is necessary or desirable to make such acquisition or investment to remain competitive or to expand our business. Even if we identify an appropriate acquisition or investment target, we may not be able to negotiate the terms of the acquisition or investment successfully, finance the proposed transaction or integrate the relevant businesses into our existing business and operations.
We are subject to certain regional political and economic risks that may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
We engage teachers and operate offices mostly in North America, with some in the Philippines. Accordingly, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected by significant political, social and economic developments in North America and the Philippines or changes in the laws and regulations. In particular, our operations and our operating results may be adversely affected by:
● | changes in policies of the government or changes in laws and regulations, or in the interpretation or enforcement of these laws and regulations; |
● | measures that may be introduced to control inflation, such as interest rate increases or bank account withdrawal controls; and |
● | changes in the tax laws and regulations. |
The opinion announced on July 24, 2021 by China’s official state media may lead to policies and regulations that have material impacts on our existing business operations, financial condition, and corporate structure.
In addition, the Philippines has and may in the future experience political instability, including strikes, demonstrations, protests, marches, or other types of civil disorder. These instabilities and any adverse changes in the political environment in the Philippines could increase our costs, increase our exposure to legal and business risks, disrupt our office operations in the Philippines or affect our ability to engage teachers. We engage our teachers in the Philippines as independent contractors, whose rights are different from those of employees. Under Philippine labor laws, the level and extent of control exercised by the hiring entity would determine the employment status. Our labor costs will increase if we engage our teachers in the Philippines as full-time employees or if courts or relevant authorities in the Philippines determine that our teachers are deemed employees.
Our results of operations are subject to seasonal fluctuations.
Our industry generally experiences seasonality, reflecting a combination of traditional education industry patterns and new patterns associated with the online platform in particular. Seasonal fluctuations have affected, and are likely to continue to affect, our business. In general, our industry experiences lower gross billings growth in the first quarter of each calendar year due to the Chinese New Year holiday, and our industry enjoys higher gross billings growth during the summer months as K-12 students are generally on summer holiday and have more time to take lessons. Overall, the historical seasonality of our business has been relatively mild due to our rapid growth. As of K-12 students are our main customer groups the seasonality may become more prominent, especially in the third quarter of each year. Due to our limited operating history, the seasonal trends that we have experienced in the past may not be indicative of our future operating results. Our financial condition and results of operations for future periods may continue to fluctuate.
Risks Related to Our Stockholders and Purchasing Shares of Common Stock
Your percentage of ownership may become diluted if we issue new Common Stock or other securities, including shares that are eligible for exchange.
Our board of directors is authorized, without your approval, to cause us to issue additional Common Stock to raise capital through the issuance of Common Stock (including equity or debt securities convertible into Common Stock), and other rights, on terms and for consideration as our board of directors in its sole discretion may determine. Any such issuance could result in dilution of the equity of our shareholders. We also have 1,174,848,360 as of August 11, 2021 shares that are still exchangeable from Quality Online Education Group Inc, an Ontario company, and our subsidiary, which could cause us to issue 1,174,848,360 new shares of OQEG common stock, which would further dilute our current shareholders and any investors in this Offering
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We have not voluntarily implemented various corporate governance measures.
Federal legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has resulted in the adoption of various corporate governance measures designed to promote the integrity of the corporate management and the securities markets. Some of these measures have been adopted in response to legal requirements. Others have been adopted by companies in response to the requirements of national securities exchanges, such as the NYSE or The NASDAQ Stock Market, on which their securities are listed. Among the corporate governance measures that are required under the rules of national securities exchanges are those that address board of directors’ independence, audit committee oversight and the adoption of a Code of Ethics. Our Board of Directors expects to adopt a Code of Ethics at its next Board meeting. The Company has not adopted exchange-mandated corporate governance measures and, since our securities are not listed on a national securities exchange, we are not required to do so. It is possible that if we were to adopt some or all of these corporate governance measures, stockholders would benefit from somewhat greater assurances that internal corporate decisions were being made by disinterested directors and that policies had been implemented to define responsible conduct. For example, in the absence of audit, nominating and compensation committees comprised of at least a majority of independent directors, decisions concerning matters such as compensation packages to our senior officers and recommendations for director nominees may be made by a majority of directors who have an interest in the outcome of the matters being decided. Prospective investors should bear in mind our current lack of corporate governance measures in formulating their investment decisions.
We may be exposed to potential risks relating to our internal control over financial reporting.
As directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX 404”), the SEC has adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of management on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting in its annual reports. While we expect to expend significant resources in developing the necessary documentation and testing procedures required by SOX 404, there is a risk that we will not comply with all of the requirements imposed thereby. At present, there is no precedent available with which to measure compliance adequately. In the event we identify significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that we cannot remediate in a timely manner, investors and others may lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements and our ability to obtain equity or debt financing could suffer.
We have many authorized but unissued shares of our common stock.
We have a large number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock, which our management may issue without further stockholder approval, thereby causing dilution of your holdings of our common stock. Our management will continue to have broad discretion to issue shares of our common stock in a range of transactions, including capital-raising transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and other transactions, without obtaining stockholder approval, unless stockholder approval is required. If our management determines to issue shares of our common stock from the large pool of authorized but unissued shares for any purpose in the future, your ownership position would be diluted without your further ability to vote on that transaction.
Shares of our common stock may continue to be subject to illiquidity because our shares may continue to be thinly traded and may never become eligible for trading on a national securities exchange.
While we may at some point be able to meet the requirements necessary for our common stock to be listed on a national securities exchange, we cannot assure you that we will ever achieve a listing of our common stock on a national securities exchange. Our shares will only be eligible for quotation on the OTC Markets, which is not an exchange. Initial listing on a national securities exchange is subject to a variety of requirements, including minimum trading price and minimum public “float” requirements, and could also be affected by the general skepticism of such markets concerning companies that are the result of mergers with inactive, publicly-held companies. There are also continuing eligibility requirements for companies listed on public trading markets. If we are unable to satisfy the initial or continuing eligibility requirements of any such market, then our stock may not be listed or could be delisted. This could result in a lower trading price for our common stock and may limit your ability to sell your shares, any of which could result in you losing some or all of your investments.
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The market valuation of our business may fluctuate due to factors beyond our control and the value of your investment may fluctuate correspondingly.
The market valuation of emerging growth companies, such as us, frequently fluctuate due to factors unrelated to the past or present operating performance of such companies. Our market valuation may fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:
i. | changes in securities analysts’ estimates of our financial performance, although there are currently no analysts covering our stock; |
ii. | fluctuations in stock market prices and volumes, particularly among securities of emerging growth companies; |
iii. | changes in market valuations of similar companies; |
iv. | announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts, new technologies, acquisitions, commercial relationships, joint ventures or capital commitments; |
v. | variations in our quarterly operating results; |
vi. | fluctuations in related labor cost; and |
vii. | additions or departures of key personnel. |
As a result, the value of your investment in us may fluctuate.
We have never paid dividends on our common stock.
We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not presently intend to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Investors should not look to dividends as a source of income.
In the interest of reinvesting initial profits back into our business, we do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, any economic return will initially be derived, if at all, from appreciation in the fair market value of our stock, and not as a result of dividend payments.
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THE OFFERING
REGULATION A+
We are offering our Common Stock pursuant to recently adopted rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission mandated under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. These offering rules are often referred to as “Regulation A+.” We are relying upon “Tier 2” of Regulation A+, which allows us to offer of up to $50 million in a 12-month period.
In accordance with the requirements of Tier 2 of Regulation A+, we will be required to publicly file annual, semiannual, and current event reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission after the qualification of the offering statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.
THE OFFERING
Issuer: | Quality Online Education Group Inc. |
Shares Offered: | A maximum of Five Hundred Million (500,000,000) shares of our Common Stock (the “Maximum Offering”), at an offering price of Two Cents ($0.02) per share (the “Shares”) are being offered by the Company. 1,507,250,198 of the Shares are being offered by the Selling Shareholders. |
Number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding before the Offering: | 1,728,095,062 |
Number of shares of Common Stock to be Outstanding after the Offering: | 2,228,095,062 shares of Common Stock if the Maximum Offering is sold. |
Price per Share: | Two cents ($0.02). |
Maximum Offering: | Five Hundred Million (500,000,000) shares of our Common Stock (the “Maximum Offering”) by the Company, at an offering price of Two Cents ($0.02) per share (the “Shares”), for total gross proceeds to the Company of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000). Additionally, 1,507,250,198 shares of our Common Stock may be sold by the Selling Shareholders. |
Use of Proceeds: | If we sell all the Shares being offered, our net proceeds (after our estimated commissions, if any, and our estimated Offering expenses) will be approximately $9,950,000. We will use these net proceeds for our operations, expenses associated with the marketing and advertising of the Offering, working capital, and general corporate purposes, and such other purposes described in the “Use of Proceeds” section of this Offering Circular.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the Selling Shareholders. |
Risk Factors: | Investing in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors.” |
As of September 3, 2021, (1,728,095,062) one billion seven hundred twenty-eight million, ninety-five thousand, sixty two shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, were issued and outstanding out of the (5,000,000,000) five billion shares of common stock authorized.
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We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the Selling Shareholders. We will use our best efforts to raise a maximum of $10,000,000 for the Company in this offering. We are requiring no minimum offering proceeds threshold. The table below summarizes how we will utilize the proceeds of this offering, including in the event that the Company raises less than the full amount expected ($10,000,000). The actual amount of proceeds realized may differ from the amounts summarized below (1). To successfully carry out our stated goals, QOEG would need $9,500,000, including capital raised in this offering. We anticipate incurring up to $50,000 in offering expenses, $100,000 in SEC reporting and compliance, and $2,000,000 to maintain our general and administrative functions over the next twelve months. If we don’t raise enough proceeds in this offering or generate sufficient revenue, our working capital goal may not be met. Furthermore, without sufficient proceeds from this offering or the generation of sufficient revenue, some of our other expenses, including advertising and marketing, website design, and operating and equipment may not be incurred or undertaken. While we anticipate incurring $50,000 total in offering expenses it was and will be paid from an investment by our President. While QOEG hopes to secure sufficient funds in the Offering described herein, there is no minimum offering amount. If we cannot obtain needed funds, we may be forced to curtail or cease our activities altogether.
The following table sets forth the use of the proceeds from this offering:
If Maximum Amount Raised from the Offering
Total Proceeds (less $65,000 of auditor and attorney fees) | $ | 9,935,000 | ||
Offering Expenses | $ | 50,000 | ||
Legal Expenses - Public Company | $ | 100,000 | ||
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance | $ | 100,000 | ||
Audit, Accounting and Consulting related Expense | $ | 100,000 | ||
Administrative G&A, Salaries Overhead | $ | 2,000,000 | ||
Marketing and Branding | $ | 500,000 | ||
Product Development and Upgrade | $ | 1,000,000 | ||
Operations Expansion | $ | 3,200,000 | ||
Acquisitions for Expansion | $ | 2,000,000 | ||
*Contingency | $ | 500,000 | ||
Working Capital | $ | 385,000 | ||
TOTAL | $ | 9,935,000 |
If 75% the Amount Raised from the Offering
Total Proceeds (less $65,000 of auditor and attorney fees) | $ | 7,435,000 | ||
Offering Expenses | $ | 50,000 | ||
Legal Expenses - Public Company | $ | 100,000 | ||
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance | $ | 100,000 | ||
Audit, Accounting and Consulting related Expense | $ | 100,000 | ||
Administrative G&A, Salaries Overhead | $ | 1,500,000 | ||
Marketing and Branding | $ | 375,000 | ||
Product Development and Upgrade | $ | 750,000 | ||
Operations Expansion | $ | 2,400,000 | ||
Acquisitions for Expansion | $ | 1,500,000 | ||
*Contingency | $ | 375,000 | ||
Working Capital | $ | 185,000 | ||
TOTAL | $ | 7,435,000 |
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If 50% the Amount Raised from the Offering
Total Proceeds (less $65,000 of auditor and attorney fees) | $ | 4,935,000 | ||
Offering Expenses | $ | 50,000 | ||
Legal Expenses - Public Company | $ | 100,000 | ||
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance | $ | 100,000 | ||
Audit, Accounting and Consulting related Expense | $ | 100,000 | ||
Administrative G&A, Salaries Overhead | $ | 1,125,000 | ||
Marketing and Branding | $ | 280,000 | ||
Product Development and Upgrade | $ | 562,000 | ||
Operations Expansion | $ | 1,800,000 | ||
Acquisitions for Expansion | $ | 0 | ||
*Contingency | $ | 250,000 | ||
Working Capital | $ | 568,000 | ||
TOTAL | $ | 4,935,000 |
If 25 % of the Amount Raised from the Offering
Total Proceeds (less $65,000 of auditor and attorney fees) | $ | 2,435,000 | ||
Offering Expenses | $ | 50,000 | ||
Legal Expenses - Public Company | $ | 100,000 | ||
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance | $ | 100,000 | ||
Audit, Accounting and Consulting related Expense | $ | 100,000 | ||
Administrative G&A, Salaries Overhead | $ | 300,000 | ||
Marketing and Branding | $ | 100,000 | ||
Product Development and Upgrade | $ | 300,000 | ||
Operations Expansion | $ | 1,250,000 | ||
Acquisitions for Expansion | $ | 0 | ||
*Contingency | $ | 120,000 | ||
Working Capital | $ | 15,000 | ||
TOTAL | $ | 2,435,000 |
*Note to Use of Proceeds; Contingency listed in the table above are allocated for unforeseen expenses relating to the proposed business and operations and of the Company. Any proceeds listed in the Contingency not required for use in unforeseen expenses will be moved to working capital for the company’s sole use in future operations.
The order of priority of the use of proceeds is as follows: Legal & Accounting, Marketing and Branding, Operations Expansion, Product Development and Upgrade, Acquisitions for Expansion. We do not intend to use funds from the Offering to be accrued and unpaid wages.
Note: After reviewing the portion of the offering allocated to the payment of offering expenses, and to the immediate payment to management and promoters of any fees, reimbursements, past salaries or similar payments, a potential investor should consider whether the remaining portion of his investment, which would be that part available for future development of the Company’s business and operations, would be adequate.
No assets are planned to be acquired from officers, directors, employees or principal stockholders of the Company or their associates.
Legal & Accounting fees will also be used to continue auditing our financials and keep in compliance with FINRA and the SEC and OTC Markets (if needed).
The Company plans to build up its executive team, support staff and skilled labor with its Salaries & Operating budget.
As of May 31, 2021, the Company owed its officers $0.00 in unpaid wages.
The Company has sustained operating losses since inception, and it has been dependent upon limited private lending to provide enough working capital in order to finance its operations. Management believes that it can continue to raise debt and equity financing to support its operations. The Company’s ability to continue in existence is dependent upon developing additional sources of capital and/or achieving profitable operations.
The proceeds from this offering would satisfy the Company’s cash requirements for the next 12 months, if realized in full. There is no assurance that we will sell any of the Commitment Shares, if at all.
We intend to raise additional capital through equity and debt financing as needed, though there cannot be any assurance that such funds will be available to us on acceptable terms, on an acceptable schedule, or at all.
The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend on numerous factors, including the status of our product sales and marketing efforts, the amount of proceeds received from the exercise of the Warrants, and the amount of cash generated through our existing strategic collaborations and any additional strategic collaborations into which we may enter.
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Selling Shareholders
On August 31, 2020, the Company, pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, exchanged 3,000,000,000 of its common shares for all the shares of Quality Online Education Group Inc., an Ontario company.
Number | Name | Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned prior to offering | Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Offered | Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned after Offering | Percent Ownership after Offering | |||||||||||||
1 | Aixia HU | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
2 | Bo LIU | 1,511,100 | 1,511,100 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
3 | ChanJuan WANG | 17,965,793 | 17,965,793 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
4 | Chenxi Zhao | 6,178,560 | 6,178,560 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
5 | Chi Huang | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
6 | CHOW CHUN KIT | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
7 | Chuang Zhang | 750,000 | 750,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
8 | ChunLing LIU | 6,055,562 | 6,055,562 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
9 | Chunyan LIU | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
10 | Dehua Yin | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
11 | Densyn Consulting Inc. | 3,132,021 | 3,132,021 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
12 | Dong Liu | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
13 | Dong Ming Zhao | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
14 | Dongmei Zhou | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
15 | Dongxin WANG | 866,070 | 866,070 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
16 | Hao BAI | 20,261,781 | 20,261,781 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
17 | Hong Yang | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
18 | Houxiong SU | 3,909,000 | 3,909,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
19 | Jialing ZHANG | 1,068,750 | 1,068,750 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
20 | Jiaojiao LIN | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
21 | JingZhi Liu | 1,171,875 | 1,171,875 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
22 | Liangjian Peng | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
23 | Lin ZHAO | 88,218,309 | 88,218,309 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
24 | Liu XiaoQiong | 2,750,000 | 2,750,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
25 | Meihua Xu | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
26 | Mingfang Jiang | 31,450,000 | 31,450,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
27 | Nathaniel Shapiro | 1,250,000 | 1,250,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
28 | Ning AN | 21,193,680 | 21,193,680 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
29 | Qiang TONG | 588,713,341 | 588,713,341 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
30 | Qing FENG | 1,870,500 | 1,870,500 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
31 | Ruiyu Liu | 60,000,000 | 60,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
32 | Shameng LI | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
33 | Shidi LEI | 13,736,645 | 5,000,000 | 8,736,645 | 0.51 | % | ||||||||||||
34 | ShuangWen ZHAO | 28,919,466 | 28,919,466 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
35 | Shugang Jing | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
36 | Shuqing Liu | 30,509,752 | 30,509,752 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
37 | Siyu DAI | 26,811,889 | 26,811,889 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
38 | Susana Yan Ying CHOW | 32,836,269 | 32,836,269 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
39 | Tengzhi Wang | 4,500,000 | 4,500,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
40 | Tianjie LI | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
41 | Tingting SUN | 675,000 | 675,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
42 | Wang Xu | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
43 | Wanli Zhao | 11,000,000 | 11,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
44 | Wengang XU | 73,022,387 | 73,022,387 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
45 | Xiang HUANG | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
46 | Xiaoxiao GUO | 37,206,084 | 37,206,084 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
47 | Xumei Zheng | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
48 | XuYe WU | 234,134,789 | 234,134,789 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
49 | Yabiao LIU | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
50 | Yang WU | 5,673,600 | 5,673,600 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
51 | YanHua GAO | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
52 | Yi GUAN | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
53 | Yuchen Li | 262,500 | 262,500 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
54 | Yueyan TIAN | 14,285,800 | 14,285,800 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
55 | Yuzhu Tong | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
56 | Zhigang Tian | 8,464,403 | 8,464,403 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
57 | ZhongChun SHEN | 10,081,918 | 10,081,918 | 0 | 0.00 | % |
The total selling shares are 1,507,250,198.
Number 4, 12, 24, 26, 27, 35, 43, and 56: These individuals subscribed in a Regulation D 506(b) private placement from March 2021 to July 2021.
Number 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44,45,46,47,48,49.50,51,52,53,54,55 and 57: These individuals were part of the Share Exchange Agreement
Number 23 and 48 are directors of the company and own over 5% of the ownership
Number 29 owns over 5% of the ownership
Number 11: Densyn Consulting Inc. is part of the Share Exchange Agreement. The control person is Zen Mao.
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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
There has been a limited public market for our Common Stock. Accordingly, the price of the Shares in this Offering was determined by the Company. The principal factors we considered in determining such price include:
● | the information set forth in this Offering Circular and otherwise available; |
● | our history and prospects and the history of and prospects for the industry in which we compete; |
● | our past and present financial performance; |
● | our prospects for future earnings and the present state of our development; |
● | the general condition of the securities markets at the time of this Offering; |
● | the recent market prices of, and demand for, publicly traded common stock of generally comparable companies; and |
● | other factors deemed relevant by us. |
The Selling Shareholders will sell their shares pursuant to the Company’s Regulation A offering at the fixed price of $0.02. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the Selling Shareholders.
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If you purchase shares in this Offering, your ownership interest in our Common Stock will be diluted immediately, to the extent of the difference between the price to the public charged for each share in this Offering and the net tangible book value per share of our Common Stock after this Offering.
On May 31, 2021 there were an aggregate of 1,565,708,272 shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding. Our net tangible book value as of May 31, 2021 was ($665,152).
If the maximum 500,000,000 new shares of Common Stock in this Offering at the public offering price of $0.02 per share, after deducting approximately $50,000 in offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value would have been $9,284,848 or $_0.0045 per share as at May 31, 2021. This amount represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value of 0.00492 per share to our existing stockholders at the date of this Offering Circular, and an immediate dilution in pro forma net tangible book value of approximately $0.01551 per share to new investors purchasing shares of Common Stock in this Offering at a price of $0.02 per share.
The following table illustrates the per share dilution to new investors discussed above, assuming the sale of, respectively, 100%, 75%, 50% and 25% of the shares offered for sale in this offering (after our estimated offering expenses of $50,000:
Existing shareholders based upon percentage of shares being offered | 100% | 75% | 50% | 25% | ||||||||||||
Shares issued in the offering | 500,000,000 | 375,000,000 | 250,000,000 | 125,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Public offering price per share | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.02 | ||||||||
Net tangible book value per share before the offering | $ | 0.0004 | -0.0004 | -0.0004 | -0.0004 | |||||||||||
Net tangible book value per share after the offering | $ | 0.0045 | 0.0035 | 0.0024 | 0.0011 | |||||||||||
Increase to present shareholders in net tangible book value per share after offering | $ | 0.00492 | 0.00392 | 0.00278 | 0.00148 | |||||||||||
Dilution to new investors per share | $ | 0.01551 | 0.01650 | 0.01764 | 0.01894 | |||||||||||
Percentage of ownership after offering | 24 | % | 19 | % | 14 | % | 7 | % | ||||||||
Total shares issued and outstanding after the offering(1) | 2,065,708,272 | 1,940,708,272 | 1,815,708,272 | 1,690,708,272 |
(1) | Based on the shares outstanding on May 31, 2021. |
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with financial statements of Quality Online Education Group Inc. (ticker symbol: QOEG) for the years ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, and the notes thereto, as well as the quarter (Q3) ended May 31, 2021.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this MD&A constitute forward-looking statements, including those identified by the expressions anticipate, believe, plan, estimate, expect, intend, and similar expressions to the extent they relate to Quality Online Education Group Inc. (ticker symbol: QOEG) or its management. These forward-looking statements are not facts, promises, or guarantees; rather, they reflect current expectations regarding future results or events. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, activities, performance, or events to differ materially from current expectations. These include risks related to revenue growth, operating results, industry, products, and litigation, as well as the matters discussed in QOEG’s MD&A under Risk Factors. Readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. QOEG disclaims any obligation to publicly update or to revise any such statements to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations or in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes included in this report.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Plan of Operations
Going Concern
Our financial statements appearing elsewhere in this offering circular have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon its ability to raise additional capital as required. For the fiscal third quarter ended May 31, 2021, the Company incurred net losses of $(458,648). Initially, we intend to finance our operations through equity financings.
Our auditors have indicated that these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from this uncertainty.
There are no external sources of liquidity.
Financings and Securities Offerings
Investing Activities.
Since inception, our principal sources of operating funds have been proceeds from equity financing including the sale of our Common Stock to initial investors known to management and principal shareholders of the Company. We do not expect that our current cash on hand will fund our existing operations. We will need to raise additional capital in order execute our business plan and growth goals for at least the next twelve-month period thereafter. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient additional funds, it will have to execute a slower than planned growth path, reduce overhead and scale back its business plan until sufficient additional capital is raised to support further operational expansion and growth. There can be no assurance that such a plan will be successful.
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Company Background and History:
Quality Online Education Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on September 20, 2007 as Life Nutrition Products, Inc. and was previously a dietary supplement company specializing in the development marketing and distribution of all natural, proprietary, dietary supplements under the names Trim For Life® Appetite Control and Trim For Life® Energy Formula. Pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation filed with the State of Delaware and effective as of July 19, 2013, LNP changed its corporate name to “ADGS Advisory, Inc.”. On May 14, 2021, the Company changed its name to Quality Online Education Group Inc., and its symbol to “QOEG.”
On September 7, 2010, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Conqueror Share Exchange Agreement”) with Conqueror Group Limited, a Hong Kong corporation (“Conqueror”) and Acumen Charm Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation (the “Conqueror Shareholder”). Pursuant to the Conqueror Share Exchange Agreement, at the closing of the transaction contemplated in the Conqueror Share Exchange Agreement (the “Conqueror Transaction”), the Company was to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Conqueror from the Conqueror Shareholder, making Conqueror a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
The Closing was to transpire on or before January 31, 2011 but it did not occur by that date. However, as of May 11, 2011, among other things, Michael M. Salerno, the Company’s then sole officer and director, resigned as an officer and director of the Company, and appointed Chu Zhanjun and Li Gang as directors, and Chu Zhanjun as President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, each a designee of Conqueror. As a result, a change in control occurred, due to the resignation of Mr. Salerno as sole officer and director, appointment of Mr. Chu as President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, and appointment of Mr. Chu and Mr. Li as directors. At the time, the parties anticipated that the transaction contemplated by the Conqueror Share Exchange Agreement would not be completed at any time in future.
On December 7, 2012, LNP entered into the Original Exchange Agreement with ADGS and ADGS Holding. Pursuant to the Original Exchange Agreement, at the closing of the transaction contemplated thereunder (the “Transaction”), we agreed to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of ADGS, making ADGS a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On March 28, 2013, we entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Original Exchange Agreement (the Original Exchange Agreement, as amended is referred to in this report as the “Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which we agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Almonds Kisses Limited (BVI), a British Virgin Islands company (“Almonds Kisses BVI”), from the eight shareholders of Almonds Kisses BVI (the “Shareholders”), instead of the shares of ADGS, on the same terms and conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement. Almonds Kisses BVI is the owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of ADGS. The Original Exchange Agreement incorrectly indicated that such owner was ADGS Holdings which error was corrected in the Amendment. The Shareholders are Tong Wing Yee, Tong Wing Shan, Tso Yin Yee, Pang Yiu Kwong, Sin Kok Ho, Fahy Roase-Collette, Tsang Kwai Chun and ADGS Holdings, each of whom executed the Amendment. In addition, on March 28, 2013, the parties to the Exchange Agreement entered into an Extension Agreement (the “Extension Agreement”) extending the closing date of the Transaction to on or before April 15, 2013.
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Thus, upon consummation of the Acquisition which occurred on April 12, 2013, Almonds Kisses BVI became our wholly-owned subsidiary and the former shareholders of Almonds Kisses BVI became our controlling shareholders, and Almond Kisses BVI in turn owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of ADGS. In January 2013, Almonds Kisses BVI also became the owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Vantage, a Hong Kong corporation. Almond Kisses (BVI) in turn also owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Vantage. ADGS owns 80% of ADGS Tax Advisory Limited (“ADGS Tax”) which is a Hong Kong incorporated holding company, and ADGS Tax owns a 30% interest in Dynamic Golden Limited which is also a Hong Kong incorporated company.
Almonds Kisses BVI was incorporated on March 1, 2011 as a limited liability company in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and, as originally constituted, was owned by the eight Shareholders identified above. ADGS is a Hong Kong corporation which was incorporated on April 28, 2011 and, as originally constituted, was solely owned by Tong Wing Yee and Tong Wing Shan (two of the shareholders of Almonds Kisses BVI) until being acquired by Almonds Kisses BVI pursuant to a transaction completed on April 30, 2011 in contemplation of the Acquisition. In this regard and in anticipation of effecting a transaction which resulted in the Acquisition, on April 30, 2011 Tong Wing Yee and Tong Wing Shan exchanged their shares for additional shares in Almonds Kisses BVI in order to create a BVI holding company structure for the operating business. British Virgin Islands holding companies have been utilized in Hong Kong for many years by entrepreneurs undertaking business in Hong Kong. Management believes such structure may provide certain advantages in the future in that shares held in a Hong Kong corporation are subject to a fairly substantial stamp duty on the transfer of any of such shares while the transfer of shares in a BVI company is not subject to any stamp duty in the BVI. In addition, Management further believes the BVI holding company structure may provide other benefits in the future including more corporate flexibility in that mergers can be effected by a BVI company compared to Hong Kong where a Hong Kong company is not able to merge with any entity insofar that a merger is not provided for under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.
On July 19, 2013, Life Nutrition Products, Inc. changed its name to ADGS Advisory, Inc. The Company also changed its symbol from LIPN to ADGS on such date. ADGS Advisory, Inc. is a holding company.
On December 11, 2019, Rhonda Keaveney purchased 1,000,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Series A Stock from the Company, resulting in Ms. Keaveney gaining voting control of the Company
On January 30, 2020, Rhonda Keaveney sold the controlling voting shares to Golden Panegyric Inc., and a change of control took place.
On June 26, 2020, Golden Panegyric Inc. sold the controlling voting shares to Xuye Wu, and a change of control took place.
On August 31, 2020, the Company acquired Quality Online Education Group Inc. in exchange for 3 Billion (3,000,000,000) shares of common stock of the Company, and a change of control occurred.
On May 14, 2021, the Company changed its name to Quality Online Education Group Inc., and its symbol to “QOEG.”
The shares of QOEG’s common stock are “penny stock exempt” security; specifically, according to OTC Markets, Penny Stock Exempt status means that QOEG stock is now exempt from the limitations that accompany any security defined as a “Penny Stock” according to the SEC under Rule 240.3a51-1 because it meets one of the following tests: 1) A price of over $5 per share, 2) the issuer has Average Revenue of at least $6 million for the last 3 years, or 3) the issuer has Net Tangible Assets in excess of $2 million if the issuer has been in continuous operations for at least 3 years or $5 million if less than 3 years
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Business Strategy
Quality Online Education Group has founded in Aug 2018 in Ontario Canada with a global reach. We provide comprehensive online English lessons to students around the world. English education resource are unbalanced between areas. The students of tier 2 and tier 3 cities in China and some southeast Asian countries are extremely under-served. To address this unmet need, we have developed online and mobile education platforms, customized the content and optimized the marketing method to provide high quality yet affordable products that enable students around the world to take live online English lessons with native English-speaking teachers. We connect our students with highly qualified teachers who have gone through our rigorous selection and training process before they deliver lessons. We hire, train, and manage our tutors from North America and the Philippines.
Our market consists of students from K12 to adults. The lessons we provide are focused on the interaction and application of English as well as test preparation such as IELTS
We have successfully launched a direct selling model through Mommy Influencer in a few tier-2 cities in China as well as in Italy, Brazil and France. This business model is cost-effective, saving us significant sales and marketing dollars and build a better cash flow outlook compare to the competitors who only use online advertisement. With the proper expansion of operations, coupled with the replication of our direct selling model to targeted areas around the world more than 200 cities around the globe, we expect to achieve magnitudes of exponential growth.
Company’s Plan of Operation.
We are also launching small group lessons, where one teacher teaches 2-4 students online at the same time. The one to many model has lower unit price than other competitors, and may be affordable for more students in our target cities yet yield with a higher margin.
We intend to further develop our sales platform by entering additional cities in China and other countries in need of English teaching resources. Also, we plan to develop and launch new product lines such as the test preparation trainings for IELTS and the like. We anticipate a greater margin of profit through increasing the student retention rate and launching new product lines, like group lessons.
Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Contingencies
As of the date there are none.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
As a smaller reporting company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act), we are not required to provide the information called for by Item 304 of Regulation S-K.
Contingencies
Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management, in consultation with its legal counsel as appropriate, assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company, in consultation with legal counsel, evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims, as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein. If the assessment of a contingency indicates it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s financial statements. If the assessment indicates a potentially material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable, but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss, if determinable and material, would be disclosed. Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantees would be disclosed.
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Quality Online Education Group Inc. offers online English programs for K12 and adults, white-label online tutoring services, and end-to-end management software solutions for education institutions. The company’s primary business is in educational services with core expertise in English online K-12 courses for students around the world. QOEG also provides professional recruitment services for education organizations seeking educators.
Our Business Objectives:
To be a leading E-learning company that provides comprehensive online lessons to students in different parts of the world. We deliver quality education to students and noticeable results from our passionate teachers and teaching assistants. We combined Education and Entertainment (Edu-tainment) in part of the learning. It is our mission to develop confidence in our students so they can reach their goals with happiness and efficiency. The main business scope of the Group includes K12 English Online education services, training preparation for the IELTS exam, courseware development, and Education-technology platform development.
Technology and Infrastructure
We use the technology of EEO EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. (EEO), to deliver audio and video data, and their technology is important to our ongoing ability to operate our online and mobile education platforms. Our agreement with EEO is attached hereto as an Exhibit.
Related Party Transaction
Approval of Related Party Transactions
Related party transactions are reviewed and approved or denied by the Board of Directors of the Company. If the related party to a transaction is a member of the board, the transaction must be approved by a majority of the board that does not include the related party.
Employees
We currently employ a Chief Executive Officer, Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Academics and Vice President of M&A to support the company’s operations.
Properties:
The company maintains a physical address at #306- 650 Highway 7 East Richmond Hill, ONT L4B2N7 Canada. Our website is www.qualityonline.education.
Legal Proceedings
There are no known legal proceedings against any of our directors, officers, or Company.
Intellectual Property
Our patents, trademarks, copyrights, domain names, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights distinguish our courses and services from those of our competitors and contribute to our ability to compete in our target markets. We rely on a combination of copyright and trademark law, trade secret protection and confidentiality agreements with employees to protect our intellectual property rights. In addition, under the employment agreements we enter into with our employees, they acknowledge that the intellectual property made by them in connection with their employment with us are our property. We also regularly monitor any infringement or misappropriation of our intellectual property rights.
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As of August 11, 2021, we have registered 2 domain name relating to our business, including our https://www.mybangbangtang.cn/ website and http://qualityonline.education/ website, and 9 trademarks in China.
Corporate Information
Our investor relations department can be contacted at our principal executive office by email at contactus@qoeg.ca and by phone 905-882-1585.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent for our Common Stock is Olde Monmouth Stock Transfer Co., Inc., with an address of 200 Memorial Pkwy, Atlantic Heights, NJ 07716 (www.oldemonmouth.com). The transfer agent’s telephone number is (732) 872-2727.
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Quality Online Education Group Inc. has offices leased at:
#306- 650 Highway 7 East Richmond Hill, ONT L4B2N7 Canada
Lease amount is $2,850 per month.
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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Executive Officers and Directors
The names of our executive officers and directors, as of June 7, 2021, and the positions currently held by each are as follows:
Name | Position | Term of Office | ||
XuYe Wu age __ | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | One (1) year | ||
Xijin Wu age __ | Board Member | One (1) year | ||
Lin Zhao Age__ | Board Member | One (1) year |
Director Independence
We do not have any independent directors serving on our Board of Director.
Executive Officers and Directors
XuYe Wu
Edward Wu, age 27, has been serving as the CEO and the director of the Company since January 1, 2021. Prior to that, he founded Golden Voice English Online Education in 2015. After receiving multiple rounds of venture capital investment, he left and founded Quality Online Education Group Inc. with a refined understanding of the industry and the market. Mr. Wu attended the University of Toronto from 2013 to 2015, majoring in Economics. Through his prior experiences, Edward possesses good understanding of the education industry, and his experience managing an online education company helps him making critical strategic goals balancing cost and the rate of growth. His working experience qualifies him to serve on our board and bring in valuable insights on running the company.
Xijin Wu
William Wu, Age 38, has been serving as the CEO and the directors of the Company since February 7, 2020 and remains as the director since January 1st, 2021. He is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor and has been focused on education and e-commerce over the past 15 years. Prior to joining QOEG, he was the founder and CEO of Dongyang Aibel Education Group and Ningbo Realfun Education Group. He successfully established several enterprises with a total annual revenue of hundreds of millions. He has participated in more than dozens of angel investment projects, including Mobike, Auro Robotics, Flirtey, Bingz Canada, Instawork,etc.
Lin Zhao
David Zhao, age 35, has been serving as a director of QOEG since October 15, 2020. He is also the founder and chairman of Triple Consulting Inc. Canada since 2016. He has served as the operation director of Jinchi Biotech Ltd and responsible for its IPO work and successfully helping its listing on National Stock Exchange of Australia. Mr. Zhao has rich experience in IPO advisory and corporate structure design. Mr. Zhao’s professional experience qualifies him to serve on our Board. Mr. Zhao holds graduate degrees from both Brock University in Canada and Hunan University in China.
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Board Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight
The Board oversees our business and considers the risks associated with our business strategy and decisions. The Board currently implements its risk oversight function as a whole. Each of the Board committees, when established, will also provide risk oversight in respect of its areas of concentration and reports material risks to the board for further consideration.
Term of Office
Directors serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. Officers are appointed to serve for one (1) year until the meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified.
Director Independence
We use the definition of “independence” of The NASDAQ Stock Market to make this determination. NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) provides that an “independent director” is a person other than an officer or employee of the company or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the Company’s Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The NASDAQ listing rules provide that a director cannot be considered independent if:
● | the director is, or at any time during the past three (3) years was, an employee of the company; |
● | the director or a family member of the director accepted any compensation from the company in excess of $120,000 during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months within the three (3) years preceding the independence determination (subject to certain exemptions, including, among other things, compensation for board or board committee service); |
● | the director or a family member of the director is a partner in, controlling shareholder of, or an executive officer of an entity to which the company made, or from which the company received, payments in the current or any of the past three fiscal years that exceed 5% of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenue for that year or $200,000, whichever is greater (subject to certain exemptions; |
● | the director or a family member of the director is employed as an executive officer of an entity where, at any time during the past three (3) years, any of the executive officers of the company served on the compensation committee of such other entity; or |
● | the director or a family member of the director is a current partner of the company’s outside auditor, or at any time during the past three (3) years was a partner or employee of the company’s outside auditor, and who worked on the company’s audit. |
Under such definitions, we have no independent directors. However, our Common Stock is not currently quoted or listed on any national exchange or interdealer quotation system with a requirement that a majority of our Board be independent and, therefore, the Company is not subject to any director independence requirements.
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Family Relationships
There are no additional family members serving as Officers and Directors of the Company.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
During the past five years none of our directors, executive officers, promoters or control persons was:
1) | the subject of any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; |
2) | convicted in a criminal proceeding or is subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); |
3) | subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; or |
4) | found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law. |
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our Board plans to adopt a written code of business conduct and ethics (“Code”) that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. We intend to post on our website a current copy of the Code and all disclosures that are required by law in regard to any amendments to, or waivers from, any provision of the Code.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered in this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all error or fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. To address the material weaknesses, we performed additional analysis and other post-closing procedures in an effort to ensure our consolidated financial statements included in this offering circular have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this report fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act, as amended. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer and effected by our Board of Directors, management, and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
The framework our management uses to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting is based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework). Based on our evaluation under the framework described above, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was ineffective as of August 31, 2020 due to the same material weaknesses that rendered our disclosure controls and procedures ineffective. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is not effective due to a lack of sufficient resources to hire a support staff in order to separate duties between different individuals. The Company lacks the appropriate personnel to handle all the varying recording and reporting tasks on a timely basis. The Company plans to address these material weaknesses as resources become available by hiring additional professional staff, such as a Chief Financial Officer, as funding becomes available, outsourcing certain aspects of the recording and reporting functions, and separating responsibilities. We have identified the following material weaknesses.
1. | As of August 30, 2020, we did not maintain effective controls over the control environment. Specifically, we have not developed and effectively communicated to our employees the accounting policies and procedures. This has resulted in inconsistent practices. Further, the Board of Directors does not currently have any independent members and no director qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K. Since these entity level programs have a pervasive effect across the organization, management has determined that these circumstances constitute a material weakness. |
2. | As of August 30, 2019, we did not maintain effective controls over financial statement disclosure. Specifically, controls were not designed and in place to ensure that all disclosures required were originally addressed in our financial statements. Accordingly, management has determined that this control deficiency constitutes a material weakness. |
Because of these material weaknesses, management has concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2019, based on the criteria established in “INTERNAL CONTROL-INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK” issued by the COSO.
Change in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
This offering circular does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
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The following summary compensation table reflects all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our Chief Executive Officer and president and other employees for all services rendered to us in all capacities during 2019, and 2020.
Summary Compensation Table
Name and Position | Year | Salary ($) | All Other Compensation | Total ($) | ||||||||||||
XuYe Wu, CEO, Director | 2019 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 0 |
Employment Agreements
Company has employment agreements for:
Director Compensation
The following table sets forth director compensation as of August 31, 2019:
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rhonda Keaveney |
The following table sets forth director compensation as of August 31, 2020:
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||
XuYe Wu | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xijin Wu | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lin Zhao | 0 |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the 8 months ended of May 31, 2021, Xijin Wu and Kuido Wu, advanced the Company $168,723. The advance is non-interest bearing and due on demand.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT & CERTAIN SECURITY HOLDERS
The following table shows the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of the date of this Offering Circular held by (i) each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of any class of our shares; (ii) each director; (iii) each executive officer; and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group. As of August 31, 2019, there were 39,079,889 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding. As of August 31, 2020, there were 39,079,889 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding, and as at the date of this Offering Circular a total of 54,382,021 Common Stock are outstanding.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Commission, and generally includes voting power and/or investment power with respect to the securities held. Shares of Common Stock subject to options and warrants currently exercisable or which may become exercisable within sixty (60) days of the date of this Offering Circular, are deemed outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding such options or warrants for purposes of computing the number of shares and percentage beneficially owned by such person, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage beneficially owned by any other person. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table, the persons or entities named have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by them.
The percentages below are based on fully diluted shares of our Common Stock as of the date of this Offering Circular.
We believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned by them, except as noted.
Percentage ownership in the following table is based on 1,565,708,272 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 31, 2021. Each beneficial owner’s percentage ownership is determined by dividing the number of shares beneficially owned by that person by the base number of outstanding shares, increased to reflect the shares underlying options, warrants or other convertible securities included in that person’s holdings, but not those underlying shares held by any other person.
Beneficial Owner | Number of Shares | Percentage | ||||||
XuYe Wu | 234,134,787 | 14.95 | % | |||||
Xijin Wu | 0 | 0 | % | |||||
Lin Zhao | 75,075,767 | 4.80 | % | |||||
Qiang Tong | 588,713,336 | 37.60 | % | |||||
Yang Song | 117,742,668 | 7.52 | % | |||||
All Directors and Executives (3 person) | 309,210,554 | 19.75 | % |
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The following is a summary of the rights of our capital stock as provided in our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and certificate of designation. For more detailed information, please see our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and certificate of designation which have been filed as exhibits to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular is a part.
General
The Company is authorized to issue multiple classes of stock. The total number of shares of stock which the Company is authorized to issue is five billion twenty million (5,020,000,000) shares of capital stock, consisting of five billion (5,000,000,000) shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, and twenty million (20,000,000) shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value (the “Preferred Stock”).
Indebtedness.
As of the date of this Offering Circular, except for approximately $1,631,932 in payables and debt obligations owed by the Company.
Common Stock
As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company had 1,654,508,319 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
Voting
The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held at all meetings of shareholders (and written actions in lieu of meeting). There shall be no cumulative voting. Preferred stockholders have rights to dividends when and as declared by the Board from funds legally available therefore, and upon liquidation are entitled to share pro rata in any distribution to holders of Preferred. There are no preemptive, conversion or redemption privileges, nor sinking fund provisions with respect to the Common Stock. There are conversion and redemption privileges, for Preferred stock, and may convert each 1 Preferred share to 1,000 Common shares.
Changes in Authorized Number
The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased subject to the Company’s legal commitments at any time and from time to time to issue them, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Company entitled to vote.
Preferred Stock
The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board is authorized to fix the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock and to determine the designation of any such series. The Board is also authorized to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred A Stock and, within the limits and restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series, to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series than outstanding) the number of shares of any such series subsequent to the issue of shares of that series.
Dividend Policy
We will not distribute cash to our Common Stock shareholders. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the expansion of our business and for general corporate purposes. We cannot assure you that we will distribute any cash in the future. Our cash distribution policy is within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon various factors, including our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements and investment opportunities.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
Company plans to establish a Common Stock Option Plan for the benefit of its employees in the near future. The vesting and terms of all of the options are determined by the Board of Directors and may vary by optionee; however, the term may be no longer than 10 years from the date of grant.
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MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market Information
Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink Markets under the symbol “QOEG.”
The table below sets forth the high and low closing prices of the Company’s Common Stock during the periods indicated. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, markdown or commission and may not reflect actual transactions.
2021 Price Range | ||||||||
High | Low | |||||||
First Quarter | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.17 | ||||
Second Quarter | 0.2485 | 0.1445 | ||||||
Third Quarter | 0.26 | 0.1445 |
2020 Price Range | ||||||||
High | Low | |||||||
First Quarter | $ | 2.82 | $ | 0621 | ||||
Second Quarter | 2.82 | 0.62 | ||||||
Third Quarter | 3.69 | 0.76 | ||||||
Fourth Quarter | $ | 1.85 | $ | 0.14 |
The closing sales price of the Company’s common stock as reported on August 11, 2021, was $0.10 per share.
Holders
As of July 31, 2021, the Company had approximately 163 shareholders of record.
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A portion of this offering circular relates to the resale of up to 1,507,250,198.00 shares of our common stock by the Selling Shareholders.
The Selling Shareholders, and any of their pledgees, designees, assignees and other successors-in-interest may, from time to time sell any or all of their shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
● | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits the purchaser; |
● | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal; |
● | facilitate the transaction; |
● | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
● | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
● | privately negotiated transactions; |
● | broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
● | through the writing of options on the shares |
● | a combination of any such methods of sale; and |
● | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The Selling Shareholders, as applicable, shall have the sole and absolute discretion not to accept any purchase offer or make any sale of shares if it deems the purchase price to be unsatisfactory at any particular time.
The Selling Shareholders may also sell the shares directly to market makers acting as principals and/or broker-dealers acting as agents for themselves or their customers. Such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the Selling Shareholders and/or the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal or both, which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions. Market makers and block purchasers purchasing the shares will do so for their own account and at their own risk. It is possible that the Selling Shareholders will attempt to sell shares of common stock in block transactions to market makers or other purchasers at a price per share which may be below the then existing market price. We cannot assure that all or any of the shares offered in this offering circular will be sold by the Selling Shareholders. The Selling Shareholders, and any broker-dealers or agents, upon completing the sale of any of the shares offered in this offering circular, may be deemed to be “underwriters” as that term is defined under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of such acts. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
The Selling Shareholders, alternatively, may sell all or any part of the shares offered in this offering circular through an underwriter. The Selling Shareholders have not entered into any agreement with a prospective underwriter and there is no assurance that any such agreement will be entered into.
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The Selling Shareholders may pledge its shares to its brokers under the margin provisions of customer agreements. If any of the Selling Shareholders default on a margin loan, the broker may, from time to time, offer and sell the pledged shares. The Selling Shareholders, and any other persons participating in the sale or distribution of the shares will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations under such act, including, without limitation, Regulation M. These provisions may restrict certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares by any of the Selling Shareholders, or any other such person. Under Regulation M, persons engaged in a distribution of securities are prohibited from simultaneously engaging in market making and certain other activities with respect to such securities for a specified period of time prior to the commencement of such distributions, subject to specified exceptions or exemptions. All of these limitations may affect the marketability of the shares.
The Selling Shareholders will be offering such shares for their own accounts. We do not know for certain how or when the Selling Shareholders will choose to sell their shares of common stock. However, it can sell such shares at any time or through any manner set forth in this plan of distribution.
To permit the Selling Shareholders to resell the shares of common stock issued to them, we agreed to file an offering circular, and all necessary amendments and supplements with the SEC for the purpose of qualifying the shares. We will bear all costs relating to the registration of the common stock offered by this offering circular, other than the costs of our independent legal review. We will keep the registration statement effective until the earlier of (i) the date after which all of the shares of common stock held by the Selling Shareholders that are covered by the offering circular have been sold by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to such offering circular and (ii) the first day of the month next following the 36-month anniversary of the date the offering circular, to which this offering circular is made a part, is declared effective by the SEC.
The remainder of the Shares in this offering circular are being offered by us on a “best-efforts” basis by our officers and directors and advisers. Our officers and directors shall personally market the shares to the contacts he has made throughout his years working in the industry. They intends to reach out to their contacts in the United States and Canada. We reserve the right to temporarily suspend and/or modify this Offering and Offering Circular in the future, during the Offering Period, in order to take such actions necessary to enable the Company to accept subscriptions in this Offering from investors residing in such states identified above.
We reserve the right to offer the Common Stock through broker-dealers who are registered with FINRA.
There is no aggregate minimum to be raised in order for the Offering to become effective and therefore the Offering will be conducted on a “rolling basis.” This means we will be entitled to begin applying “dollar one” of the proceeds from the Offering towards our business strategy, offering expenses, reimbursements, and other uses as more specifically set forth in the “Use of Proceeds” contained elsewhere in this Offering Circular.
Our Offering will expire on the first to occur of (a) the sale of all 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock offered hereby, (b) September 17, 2022.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFERING
Investment Limitations
Generally, no sale may be made to you in this Offering if the aggregate purchase price you pay is more than ten percent (10%) of the greater of your annual income or net worth (please see below on how to calculate your net worth). Different rules apply to accredited investors and non-natural persons. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, we encourage you to refer to www.investor.gov.
Because this is a Tier 2, Regulation A offering, most investors must comply with the ten percent (10%) limitation on investment in the Offering. The only investor in this Offering exempt from this limitation is an “accredited investor” as defined under Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act (an “Accredited Investor”). If you meet one of the following tests you should qualify as an Accredited Investor:
(i) | You are a natural person who has had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two (2) most recent years, or joint income with your spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of these years, and have a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; |
(ii) | You are a natural person and your individual net worth, or joint net worth with your spouse, exceeds $1,000,000 at the time you purchase Shares (please see below on how to calculate your net worth); |
(iii) | You are an executive officer or general partner of the issuer or a manager or executive officer of the general partner of the issuer; |
(iv) | You are an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, a corporation, a Delaware or similar business trust or a partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
(v) | You are a bank or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in the Securities Act, a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act, an insurance company as defined by the Securities Act, an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), or a business development company as defined in that act, any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 or a private business development company as defined in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; |
(vi) | You are an entity (including an Individual Retirement Account trust) in which each equity owner is an accredited investor; |
(vii) | You are a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, your purchase of Shares is directed by a person who either alone or with his purchaser representative(s) (as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment, and you were not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Shares; or |
(viii) | You are a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has assets in excess of $5,000,000. |
Offering Period and Expiration Date
This Offering will start on the date on which the SEC initially qualifies this Offering Statement (the “Qualification Date”) and will terminate on the Termination Date (the “Offering Period”).
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Procedures for Subscribing
If you decide to subscribe for our Common Stock shares in this Offering, you should:
1. | Electronically receive, review, execute and deliver to us a subscription agreement; and |
2. | Deliver funds directly by wire or electronic funds transfer via ACH to the Company’s bank account designated in the Company’s subscription agreement. |
Any potential investor will have ample time to review the subscription agreement, along with their counsel, prior to making any final investment decision. We shall only deliver such subscription agreement upon request after a potential investor has had ample opportunity to review this Offering Circular.
Right to Reject Subscriptions
After we receive your complete, executed subscription agreement and the funds required under the subscription agreement have been transferred to our designated account, we have the right to review and accept or reject your subscription in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason. We will return all monies from rejected subscriptions immediately to you, without interest or deduction.
Acceptance of Subscriptions
Upon our acceptance of a subscription agreement, we will countersign the subscription agreement and issue the shares subscribed at closing. Once you submit the subscription agreement and it is accepted, you may not revoke or change your subscription or request your subscription funds. All accepted subscription agreements are irrevocable.
Under Rule 251 of Regulation A, non-accredited, non-natural investors are subject to the investment limitation and may only invest funds which do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the greater of the purchaser’s revenue or net assets (as of the purchaser’s most recent fiscal year end). A non-accredited, natural person may only invest funds which do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the greater of the purchaser’s annual income or net worth (please see below on how to calculate your net worth).
NOTE: For the purposes of calculating your net worth, it is defined as the difference between total assets and total liabilities. This calculation must exclude the value of your primary residence and may exclude any indebtedness secured by your primary residence (up to an amount equal to the value of your primary residence). In the case of fiduciary accounts, net worth and/or income suitability requirements may be satisfied by the beneficiary of the account or by the fiduciary, if the fiduciary directly or indirectly provides funds for the purchase of the Shares.
In order to purchase our Common Stock shares and prior to the acceptance of any funds from an investor, an investor will be required to represent, to the Company’s satisfaction, that he is either an accredited investor or is in compliance with the ten percent (10%) of net worth or annual income limitation on investment in this Offering.
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Certain legal matters with respect to the shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon by McMurdo Law Group, LLC, New York, NY.
The financial statements of the Company appearing elsewhere in this Offering Circular have been included herein in reliance upon the report, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, of BF Borgers CPA PC, an independent certified public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a Regulation A Offering Statement on Form 1-A under the Securities Act of 1993, as amended, with respect to the shares of Common Stock offered hereby. This Offering Circular, which constitutes a part of the Offering Statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the Offering Statement or the exhibits and schedules filed therewith. For further information about us and the Common Stock offered hereby, we refer you to the Offering Statement and the exhibits and schedules filed therewith. Statements contained in this Offering Circular regarding the contents of any contract or other document that is filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement are not necessarily complete, and each such statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement. Upon the completion of this Offering, we will be required to file periodic reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You may read and copy this information at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of this site is www.sec.gov.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 1-A and has duly caused this offering statement to be signed on behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Province of Ontario, Canada on September 17, 2021.
Quality Online Education Group Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ XuYe Wu | |
Name: XuYe Wu | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, and Director |
This offering statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ XuYe Wu | |
Name: | XuYe Wu | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, and Director |
Dated: September 17, 2021
By: | /s/ Xijin Wu | |
Name: | Xijin Wu | |
Title: | Director |
Dated: September 17, 2021
By: | /s/ Lin Zhao | |
Name: | Lin Zhao | |
Title: | Director |
Dated: September 17, 2021
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PART III - EXHIBITS
III-1
QUALITY ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE QUARTER ENDED MAY 31, 2021
QUALITY ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MAY 31, 2021
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QUALITY ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF BALANCE SHEET
AS OF MAY 31, 2021
31-May-21 | ||||
US$ | ||||
Current Assets: | ||||
Cash | 562,392 | |||
Other receivables | 94,715 | |||
Prepayments and other current assets | 61,052 | |||
Total current assets | 718,159 | |||
Long term prepaid expense | 5,531 | |||
Intangible assets | 1,094,223 | |||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 24,191 | |||
Total Assets | 1,842,104 | |||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||
Current Liabilities: | ||||
Accounts Payable | 12,424 | |||
Receipt in advance | 877,663 | |||
Third party loan payable | 2,637 | |||
Assets acquisition payable | 225,490 | |||
Due to related party | 139,435 | |||
Accrued liabilities and other payable | 54,665 | |||
Taxes payable | 1,315 | |||
Total current liabilities | 1,313,629 | |||
Long-term loan | ||||
Long-term accounts payable | 99,404 | |||
Total liabilities | 1,413,033 | |||
Total Equity: | ||||
Share capital | ||||
Preferred shares, $0.0001 par value | ||||
Issued and outstanding shares - 1,000,000 | 100 | |||
Common shares, $0.0001 par value | ||||
Issued and outstanding shares - 1,565,708,272 | 156,571 | |||
Exchangeable shares, $0.0001 par value | ||||
Issued and outstanding shares - 1,169,468,280 | 116,947 | |||
Additional paid in capital | 5,536,855 | |||
Retained Earnings | -5,640,739 | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 259,337 | |||
Total stockholders’ equity | 429,071 | |||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 1,842,104 |
The accompany notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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QUALITY ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MAY 31, 2021
31-May-21 | ||||
US$ | ||||
Revenues | 139,685 | |||
Total Revenues | 139,685 | |||
Cost of Revenue | 125,245 | |||
Total Cost of Revenues | 125,245 | |||
Gross Profit (Loss) | 14,440 | |||
Operating expenses: | ||||
Advertising & Marketing | 21,909 | |||
Depreciation | 14,079 | |||
Recruiting Expense | 17,990 | |||
Bank charges | 2,452 | |||
Commission | 22,446 | |||
Business consulting | 15,997 | |||
Interest expense | 15 | |||
Legal & Professional fees | 46,614 | |||
Office Expense | 19,949 | |||
Payroll & Benefits | 275,673 | |||
Rent or lease payments | 27,672 | |||
Travel | 5,681 | |||
Utilities | 2,511 | |||
Total operating expenses | 472,988 | |||
Income from Operations | -458,548 | |||
Other income: | ||||
Other expenses | - | |||
Other income, net | - | |||
Total other income | - | |||
Income before income taxes | -458,548 | |||
Provision for income taxes | - | |||
Net Income (loss) | -458,548 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | |||
Comprehensive income | -458,548 |
The accompany notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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QUALITY ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MAY 31, 2021
Preferred Stock | Exchangeable Shares | Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares (’000) | Amount | Shares (’000) | Amount | Shares (’000) | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at FEB 28, 2021 | $ | 1,000 | 100 | $ | 1,178,468 | 117,847 | $ | 1,484,843 | 148,484 | |||||||||||||||
Shares issuance | (9,000 | ) | (900 | ) | 80,865 | 8,087 | ||||||||||||||||||
Paid in capital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statutory reserve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at MAY 31, 2021 | $ | 1,000 | 100 | $ | 1,169,468 | 116,947 | $ | 1,565,708 | 156,571 |
Additional Paid | Retained | Foreign currency | ||||||||||||||
in Capital | Earnings | translation gain | Total | |||||||||||||
Balance at FEB 28, 2021 | $ | 4,559,430 | $ | (5,182,191 | ) | $ | (51,875 | ) | $ | (408,205 | ) | |||||
Shares issuance | 7,187 | |||||||||||||||
Paid in capital | 977,425 | 977,425 | ||||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | (458,548 | ) | (458,548 | ) | ||||||||||||
Statutory reserve | - | |||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain | 311,212 | 311,212 | ||||||||||||||
Balance at MAY 31, 2021 | $ | 5,536,855 | $ | (5,640,739 | ) | $ | 259,337 | $ | 429,071 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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QUALITY ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MAY 31, 2021
31-May-21 | ||||
US$ | ||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||
Net Loss | -458,548 | |||
Net income from continuing operations | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 14,079 | |||
Accounts receivable & other receivable | -15,454 | |||
Prepayments and other assets | -52,245 | |||
Accounts payable | -75,939 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 42,933 | |||
Advanced from customers | 174,267 | |||
Tax payable | 450 | |||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | -370,457 | |||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment | -2,808 | |||
Additions to intangible assets | -32,008 | |||
Net cash provided (used in) investing activities | -34,816 | |||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||
Due to related party | -247,922 | |||
Proceeds from third party loan | -112,688 | |||
Share subscriptions | 984,612 | |||
Net cash provided (used in) financing activities | 624,002 | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 311,212 | |||
Net increase in cash | 529,941 | |||
Cash, beginning of period | 32,451 | |||
Cash, end of period | 562,392 |
The accompany notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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QUALITY ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MAY 31, 2021
NOTE 1 NATURE OF BUSINESS
Quality Online Education Group Inc. (QOEG) is a leading E-learning company which provides comprehensive online lessons to students in different parts of the world. It locates in Toronto of Canada and has two wholly owned subsidiary companies: Golden Bridge Human Resources Consulting Inc., an Ontario, Canada, based company provides tutoring services and courseware development services, and Tianjin Zhipin Education Technology Co., Ltd which is an operating company located in China. It provides Sales and Marketing, and Customer Services to the customers in China.
We are the pioneer and leader of providing real-time online small group classes. We deliver quality education to students and noticeable results from our passionate teachers and teaching assistants. With our Artificial Intelligent system, we combined Education and Entertainment (Edu-tertainment) in part of the learning. It is our mission to develop confidence in our students so they can reach their goals with happiness and efficiency! The main business scope of the Group includes K12 English Online education services, courseware development and Education-technology platform development.
NOTE 2 GOING CONCERN
The Company’s ability to continue operating as a “going concern” is dependent on its ability to increase revenues and raise sufficient additional working capital. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The Company plans to raise additional capital as needed. There can be no assurance that this capital will be available and if is not, the Company may be forced to substantially curtail or cease operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE 3 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation:
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of QOEG and its subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). All material inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Financial Statements in U.S. dollars:
The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar (“dollar”). The dollar is the functional currency of the Company and the Company’s U.S. subsidiary. The financial statements of the non-US subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars using the methods mandated by ASC 830.
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NOTE 3 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d)
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
The Company considers all highly liquid investments originally purchased with maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. These financial statements have not been subjected to an audit or review or compilation engagement, and no assurance is provided on them.
Revenue Recognition:
The Company recognizes revenues when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services rendered, the sales price of fee is fixed or determinable, and its collectability is reasonably assured.
Stock based compensation:
The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with the ASC 718 “Shares-Based Compensation” FASB Accounting Standards Classification using the fair value method. All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. Equity instruments issued to employees and the cost of the services received as consideration are measured and recognized based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued.
Foreign Currency:
The Company translates the financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries from the local (functional) currencies to U.S. dollars. The rates of exchange at each fiscal year end are used for translating the assets and liabilities and the average monthly rates of exchange for each year are used for the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Gains or losses resulting from the translation of the foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements are included in the accompany consolidated balance sheets as a separate component of stockholder’s equity.
NOTE 4 OTHER RECEIVABLES
Other receivables consist of the following:
As of May 31 | ||||||||
2021 | ||||||||
RMB¥ | CAD$ | |||||||
Value-Added Tax Input | - | 28,610 | ||||||
Advance to employees | 78,075 | - | ||||||
Prepaid rental & other deposits | 372,690 | - | ||||||
450,765 | 28,610 |
NOTE 5 INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The company acquired the existing customers and copyright of its teaching and course materials from a third party tutoring business. The company also entered into an endorsement contract with a Canadian celebrity, Christopher Downs, during the years. The intangible assets acquired on May 31, 2021 was US$1,094,223.
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NOTE 6 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Major classes of property and equipment at May 31, 2021 are as follows:
As of May 31 | ||||||||
2021 | ||||||||
RMB¥ | CAD$ | |||||||
Computers & Equipment | 210,467 | 16,301 | ||||||
Furniture & fixtures | 24,159 | 4,575 | ||||||
Total | 234,626 | 20,876 | ||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation | 131,023 | 12,295 | ||||||
Property & Equipment, net | 103,603 | 8,581 |
NOTE 7 RECEIPT IN ADVANCE
Receipt in advance is the amount the company received from customer before tutoring service was provided to them. The receipt in advance on May 31, 2021 was US $877,663. All receipt in advance are current.
NOTE 8 ASSETS ACQUISITION PAYABLE
The company entered into contracts to acquire the existing customers and copyright of its teaching and course materials with a third party tutoring business. It also entered into an endorsement contract with a Canadian celebrity, Christopher Downs. As of May 31, 2021, the amount outstanding on the contracts were US$225,490.
NOTE 9 DUE TO RELATED PARTY
Due to related party consists of loans from shareholders. In support of the Company’s efforts and cash requirements, it may rely on advances from shareholders until such time that the Company can support its operations or attains adequate financing through sales of its equity or traditional debt financing. There is no formal written commitment for continued support by shareholders. Amounts represent advances or amounts paid in satisfaction of liabilities. The advances are considered temporary in nature and have not been formalized by a promissory note. The loans are payable on demand, unsecured and bears no interest. As of May 31, 2021, the loan from shareholders was US$139,435.
NOTE 10 ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND OTHER PAYABLE
Accrued liabilities consist of the salaries that have been earned by employees but not yet paid to them and accounting services provided by third party but not yet pay to them. The amounts for accrued liabilities and other payable on May 31, 2021 was US$54,665.
NOTE 11 INCOME TAXES
The net operating loss carryovers may be subject to limitation under Internal Revenue Code due to significant changes in the Company’s ownership. The Company has provided a full valuation allowance against the full amount of the net operating loss benefit, since, in the opinion of management, based upon the earnings history of the Company it is more likely than not that the benefit will not be realized.
NOTE 12 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company has not entered into any long-term commitment contracts nor aware of any litigation incidental to the conduct of our business as of May 31, 2021 and subsequent period.
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ADGS ADVISORY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2020
ADGS ADVISORY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2020
Table of Contents
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the shareholders and the board of directors of ADGS Advisory, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of ADGS Advisory, Inc. as of August 31, 2020 and 2019, the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of August 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a significant accumulated deficit. In addition, the Company continues to experience negative cash flows from operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/S/ BF Borgers CPA PC
BF Borgers CPA PC
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2021
Lakewood, CO
September 16, 2021
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ADGS ADVISORY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF BALANCE SHEET
AS OF AUG 31, 2020
31-Aug-19 US$ | 31-Aug-20 US$ | |||||||
Current Assets: | ||||||||
Cash | 150,924 | 43,475 | ||||||
Other receivables | 41,991 | 28,280 | ||||||
Prepayments and other current assets | 3,096 | 8,896 | ||||||
Total current assets | 196,011 | 80,651 | ||||||
Long term prepaid expense | 3,494 | 13,963 | ||||||
Intangible assets | 69,888 | 1,009,517 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 30,300 | 38,312 | ||||||
Total Assets | 299,693 | 1,142,443 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts Payable | 39,705 | 97,787 | ||||||
Receipt in advance | 36,805 | 333,269 | ||||||
Third party loan payable | 566,093 | 66,468 | ||||||
Assets acquisition payable | - | 288,289 | ||||||
Due to related party | 720,978 | 30,645 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities and other payable | 32,157 | 19,592 | ||||||
Taxes payable | 689 | 1,102 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,396,427 | 837,152 | ||||||
Long-term loan | ||||||||
Long-term accounts payable | - | 61,340 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 1,396,427 | 898,492 | ||||||
Total Equity: | ||||||||
Share capital | - | 100 | ||||||
Additional paid in capital | 14,560 | 4,518,826 | ||||||
Retained Earnings | -1,141,150 | -4,053,079 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 29,856 | -221,896 | ||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | -1,096,734 | 243,951 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 299,693 | 1,142,443 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUG 31, 2020
31-Aug-19 US$ | 31-Aug-20 US$ | |||||||
Revenues | 38,197 | 237,855 | ||||||
Total Revenues | 38,197 | 237,855 | ||||||
Cost of Revenue | 71,278 | 222,249 | ||||||
Business and sales related taxes | - | 201 | ||||||
Total Cost of Revenues | 71,278 | 222,450 | ||||||
Gross Profit (Loss) | -33,081 | 15,405 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Advertising & Marketing | 145,165 | 264,127 | ||||||
Teaching & Educational Materials | 110,342 | 110,069 | ||||||
Depreciation | 2,200 | 7,886 | ||||||
Recruiting Expense | 1,270 | 17,142 | ||||||
Bank charges | 1,718 | 7,858 | ||||||
Commission | 5,368 | 29,253 | ||||||
Business consulting | 22,638 | 258,815 | ||||||
Insurance | 7,327 | 8,368 | ||||||
Interest expense | - | 3,544 | ||||||
Legal & Professional fees | 5,711 | 67,921 | ||||||
Meal & Entertainment | 3,244 | 1,403 | ||||||
Office Expense | 46,767 | 281,430 | ||||||
Payroll & Benefits | 620,916 | 1,709,914 | ||||||
Rent or lease payments | 87,127 | 109,623 | ||||||
Travel | 55,886 | 39,343 | ||||||
Utilities | 4,319 | 12,021 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 1,119,998 | 2,928,717 | ||||||
Income from Operations | -1,153,079 | -2,913,312 | ||||||
Other income: | ||||||||
Other expenses | - | - | ||||||
Other income, net | 11,929 | 1,383 | ||||||
Total other income | 11,929 | 1,383 | ||||||
Income before income taxes | -1,141,150 | -2,911,929 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | - | - | ||||||
Net Income (loss) | -1,141,150 | -2,911,929 | ||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | ||||||
Comprehensive income | -1,141,150 | -2,911,929 |
The accompany notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUG 31, 2020
Foreign | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional | currency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Paid in | Retained | translation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(’000) | Amount | (’000) | Amount | Capital | Earnings | gain | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at AUG 31 2018 | 39,204 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issuance | 14,560 | 14,560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paid in capital | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | (1,141,150 | ) | (1,141,150 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statutory reserve | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain | 29,856 | 29,856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at AUG 31 2019 | $ | 39,204 | - | $ | 14,560 | $ | (1,141,150 | ) | $ | 29,856 | $ | (1,096,734 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares issuance | 1,000 | 100 | 234,648 | 234,748 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paid in capital | 4,269,618 | 4,269,618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | (2,911,929 | ) | (2,911,929 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statutory reserve | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain | (251,752 | ) | (251,752 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at AUG 31 2019 | 1,000 | 100 | $ | 39,204 | - | $ | 4,518,826 | $ | (4,053,079 | ) | $ | (221,896 | ) | $ | 243,951 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ADGS ADVISORY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW
AS OF 31 AUG, 2020
31-Aug-19 | 31-Aug-20 | |||||||
US$ | US$ | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net Loss | -1,141,150 | -2,911,929 | ||||||
Net income from continuing operations | ||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,108 | 10,161 | ||||||
Accounts receivable & other receivable | -30,660 | 2,380 | ||||||
Prepayments and other assets | -6,591 | -16,268 | ||||||
Accounts payables | 44,088 | 115,039 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 27,774 | -8,183 | ||||||
Advanced from customers | 36,805 | 296,464 | ||||||
Tax payable | -10,642 | 11,744 | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | -1,078,268 | -2,500,592 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment | -32,408 | -18,173 | ||||||
Additions to intangible assets | 651,090 | -1,660,606 | ||||||
Net cash provided (used in) investing activities | 618,682 | -1,678,779 | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Due to related party | - | 50,579 | ||||||
Proceeds from third party loan | 566,093 | -231,269 | ||||||
Share subscriptions | 14,560 | 4,504,364 | ||||||
Net cash provided (used in) financing activities | 580,653 | 4,323,674 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 29,857 | -251,752 | ||||||
Net increase in cash | 150,924 | -107,449 | ||||||
Cash, beginning of period | - | 150,924 | ||||||
Cash, end of period | 150,924 | 43,475 |
The accompany notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2020
NOTE 1 NATURE OF BUSINESS
Quality Online Education Group Inc. (QOEG) is a leading E-learning company which provides comprehensive online lessons to students in different parts of the world. It locates in Toronto of Canada and has two wholly owned subsidiary companies: Golden Bridge Human Resources Consulting Inc., an Ontario, Canada, based company provides tutoring services and courseware development services, and Tianjin Zhipin Education Technology Co., Ltd which is an operating company located in China. It provides Sales and Marketing, and Customer Services to the customers in China.
We are the pioneer and leader of providing real-time online small group classes. We deliver quality education to students and noticeable results from our passionate teachers and teaching assistants. With our Artificial Intelligent system, we combined Education and Entertainment (Edu-tertainment) in part of the learning. It is our mission to develop confidence in our students so they can reach their goals with happiness and efficiency! The main business scope of the Group includes K12 English Online education services, courseware development and Education-technology platform development.
NOTE 2 GOING CONCERN
The Company’s ability to continue operating as a “going concern” is dependent on its ability to increase revenues and raise sufficient additional working capital. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The Company plans to raise additional capital as needed. There can be no assurance that this capital will be available and if is not, the Company may be forced to substantially curtail or cease operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE 3 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation:
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ADGS and its subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). All material inter- company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Financial Statements in U.S. dollars:
The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar (“dollar”). The dollar is the functional currency of the Company and the Company’s U.S. subsidiary. The financial statements of the non-US subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars using the methods mandated by ASC 830.
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NOTE 3 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d)
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
The Company considers all highly liquid investments originally purchased with maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. These financial statements have not been subjected to an audit or review or compilation engagement, and no assurance is provided on them.
Revenue Recognition:
The Company recognizes revenues when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services rendered, the sales price of fee is fixed or determinable, and its collectability is reasonably assured.
Stock based compensation:
The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with the ASC 718 “Shares-Based Compensation” FASB Accounting Standards Classification using the fair value method. All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. Equity instruments issued to employees and the cost of the services received as consideration are measured and recognized based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued.
Foreign Currency:
The Company translates the financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries from the local (functional) currencies to U.S. dollars. The rates of exchange at each fiscal year end are used for translating the assets and liabilities and the average monthly rates of exchange for each year are used for the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Gains or losses resulting from the translation of the foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements are included in the accompany consolidated balance sheets as a separate component of stockholder’s equity.
NOTE 4 OTHER RECEIVABLES
Other receivables consist of the following:
As of August 31 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
RMB¥ | CAD$ | RMB¥ | CAD$ | |||||||||||||
Value-Added Tax Input | - | 11,331 | - | 16,539 | ||||||||||||
Advance to employees | 115,863 | - | 45,895 | - | ||||||||||||
Prepaid rental & other deposits | 103,486 | - | 34,502 | - | ||||||||||||
219,349 | 11,331 | 80,397 | 16,539 |
NOTE 5 INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The company acquired the existing customers and copyright of its teaching and course materials from a third party tutoring business. The company also entered into an endorsement contract with a Canadian celebrity, Christopher Downs, during the years. The intangible assets acquired for the year ended Aug 31, 2019 and Aug 31, 2020 were US$69,888 and US$1,009,517, respectively.
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NOTE 6 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Major classes of property and equipment at August 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
As of August 31 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
RMB¥ | CAD$ | RMB¥ | CAD$ | |||||||||||||
Computers & Equipment | 129,628 | 16,301 | 207,319 | 16,301 | ||||||||||||
Furniture & fixtures | 14,659 | 0 | 14,659 | 4,575 | ||||||||||||
Total | 144,287 | 16,301 | 221,977 | 20,876 | ||||||||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation | 28,019 | 1,485 | 56,478 | 3,733 | ||||||||||||
Property & Equipment, net | 116,268 | 14,815 | 165,500 | 17,143 |
NOTE 7 RECEIPT IN ADVANCE
Receipt in advance is amount the company receives from customer before tutoring service is provided to them The receipt in advance for the year ended Aug 31, 2019 and Aug 31, 2020 were US $36,805 and US $333,269, respectively. All receipt in advance are current.
NOTE 8 ASSETS ACQUISITION PAYABLE
The company entered into contracts to acquire the existing customers and copyright of its teaching and course materials with a third party tutoring business. It also entered into an endorsement contract with a Canadian celebrity, Christopher Downs. As of Aug 31, 2019 & Aug 31, 2020, the amount outstanding on the contracts were US$556,093 & US$66,468, respectively.
NOTE 9 DUE TO RELATED PARTY
Due to related party consists of loans from shareholders. In support of the Company’s efforts and cash requirements, it may rely on advances from shareholders until such time that the Company can support its operations or attains adequate financing through sales of its equity or traditional debt financing. There is no formal written commitment for continued support by shareholders. Amounts represent advances or amounts paid in satisfaction of liabilities. The advances are considered temporary in nature and have not been formalized by a promissory note. The loans are payable on demand, unsecured and bears no interest. As of Aug 31, 2019 & Aug 31, 2020, the loan from shareholders were US$720,978 and US$30,645, respectively.
NOTE 10 ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND OTHER PAYABLE
Accrued liabilities consist of the salaries that have been earned by employees but not yet paid to them and accounting services provided by third party but not yet pay to them. The amounts for accrued salaries on Aug 31, 2019 and Aug 31, 2020 are US$3,437 & US$19,592. The accrued accounting services fee were US $1,800 and nil for year ended Aug 31, 2019 and Aug 31, 2020, respectively.
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NOTE 11 INCOME TAXES
The net operating loss carryovers may be subject to limitation under Internal Revenue Code due to significant changes in the Company’s ownership. The Company has provided a full valuation allowance against the full amount of the net operating loss benefit, since, in the opinion of management, based upon the earnings history of the Company it is more likely than not that the benefit will not be realized.
NOTE 12 SHARE CAPITAL
The value of the preferred stocks was calculated based on the net book value of the company at year end. Among other valuation methods, the company believes the net book value approach is more appropriate for startup company. The net book value for the company at year end was US$243,951. The shareholder acquired preferred shares through stock compensation during the year and the value was calculated based on the percentage voting of the shares issued.
NOTE 13 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company has not entered into any long-term commitment contracts nor aware of any litigation incidental to the conduct of our business as of August 31, 2020 and subsequent period.
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ADGS ADVISORY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2019
ADGS ADVISORY, INC. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2019
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the shareholders and the board of directors of ADGS Advisory, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of ADGS Advisory, Inc. as of August 31, 2020 and 2019, the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of August 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a significant accumulated deficit. In addition, the Company continues to experience negative cash flows from operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/S/ BF Borgers CPA PC
BF Borgers CPA PC
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2021
Lakewood, CO
September 16, 2021
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ADGS ADVISORY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF BALANCE SHEET
AS OF AUG 31, 2019
31-Aug-19 US$ | ||||
Current Assets: | ||||
Cash | 150,924 | |||
Other receivables | 41,991 | |||
Prepayments and other current assets | 3,096 | |||
Total current assets | 196,011 | |||
Long term prepaid expense | 3,494 | |||
Intangible assets | 69,888 | |||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 30,300 | |||
Total Assets | 299,693 | |||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||
Current Liabilities: | ||||
Accounts Payable | 39,705 | |||
Receipt in advance | 36,805 | |||
Third party loan payable | 566,093 | |||
Due to related party | 720,978 | |||
Accrued liabilities and other payable | 32,157 | |||
Taxes payable | 689 | |||
Total current liabilities | 1,396,427 | |||
Total liabilities | 1,396,427 | |||
Total Equity: | ||||
Share capital | - | |||
Paid in Capital | 14,560 | |||
Retained Earnings | -1,141,150 | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 29,856 | |||
Total stockholders’ equity | -1,096,734 | |||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 299,693 |
The accompany notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUG 31, 2019
31-Aug-19 | ||||
US$ | ||||
Revenues | ||||
Total Revenues | 38,197 | |||
Cost of Revenue | ||||
Total Cost of Revenues | 71,278 | |||
Gross Profit (Loss) | -33,081 | |||
Operating expenses: | ||||
Advertising & Marketing | 145,165 | |||
Teaching & Educational Materials | 110,342 | |||
Depreciation | 2,200 | |||
Recruiting Expense | 1,270 | |||
Bank charges | 1,718 | |||
Commission | 5,368 | |||
Business consulting | 22,638 | |||
Insurance | 7,327 | |||
Legal & Professional fees | 5,711 | |||
Meal & Entertainment | 3,244 | |||
Office Expense | 46,767 | |||
Payroll & Benefits | 620,916 | |||
Rent or lease payments | 87,127 | |||
Travel | 55,886 | |||
Utilities | 4,319 | |||
Total operating expenses | 1,119,998 | |||
Income from Operations | -1,153,079 | |||
Other income: | ||||
Other expenses | 0 | |||
Other income, net | 11,929 | |||
Total other income | 11,929 | |||
Income before income taxes | -1,141,150 | |||
Provision for income taxes | 0 | |||
Net Income (loss) | -1,141,150 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 0 | |||
Comprehensive income | -1,141,150 |
The accompany notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUG 31, 2019
Foreign | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Share | currency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid in | subscripton | Retained | translation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | receivable | Earnings | gain | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at AUG 31 2018 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||
Capital injection | 14,560 | 14,560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paid in capital | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | (1,141,150 | ) | (1,141,150 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statutory reserve | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain | 29,856 | 29,856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at AUG 31 2019 | - | $ | - | $ | 14,560 | $ | - | $ | (1,141,150 | ) | $ | 29,856 | $ | (1,096,734 | ) |
The accompany notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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ADGS ADVISORY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW
AS OF AUG 31, 2019
31-Aug-19 | ||||
US$ | ||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||
Net Loss | -1,141,150 | |||
Net income from continuing operations | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,108 | |||
Accounts receivable & other receivable | -30,660 | |||
Prepayments and other assets | -6,591 | |||
Accounts payables | 44,088 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 27,774 | |||
Advanced from customers | 36,805 | |||
Tax payable | -10,642 | |||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | -1,078,268 | |||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment | -32,408 | |||
Additions to intangible assets | 651,090 | |||
Net cash provided (used in) investing activities | 618,682 | |||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||
Due to related party | ||||
Proceeds from third party loan | 566,093 | |||
Share subscriptions | 14,560 | |||
Net cash provided (used in) financing activities | 580,653 | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 29,857 | |||
Net increase in cash | 150,924 | |||
Cash, beginning of period | 0 | |||
Cash, end of period | 150,924 |
The accompany notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2019
NOTE 1 NATURE OF BUSINESS
Quality Online Education Group Inc. (QOEG) is a leading E-learning company which provides comprehensive online lessons to students in different parts of the world. It locates in Toronto of Canada and has two wholly owned subsidiary companies: Golden Bridge Human Resources Consulting Inc., an Ontario, Canada, based company provides tutoring services and courseware development services, and Tianjin Zhipin Education Technology Co., Ltd which is an operating company located in China. It provides Sales and Marketing, and Customer Services to the customers in China.
We are the pioneer and leader of providing real-time online small group classes. We deliver quality education to students and noticeable results from our passionate teachers and teaching assistants. With our Artificial Intelligent system, we combined Education and Entertainment (Edu-tertainment) in part of the learning. It is our mission to develop confidence in our students so they can reach their goals with happiness and efficiency! The main business scope of the Group includes K12 English Online education services, courseware development and Education-technology platform development.
NOTE 2 GOING CONCERN
The Company’s ability to continue operating as a “going concern” is dependent on its ability to increase revenues and raise sufficient additional working capital. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The Company plans to raise additional capital as needed. There can be no assurance that this capital will be available and if is not, the Company may be forced to substantially curtail or cease operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE 3 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation:
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ADGS and its subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). All material inter- company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Financial Statements in U.S. dollars:
The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar (“dollar”). The dollar is the functional currency of the Company and the Company’s U.S. subsidiary. The financial statements of the non-US subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars using the methods mandated by ASC 830.
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NOTE 3 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d)
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
The Company considers all highly liquid investments originally purchased with maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. These financial statements have not been subjected to an audit or review or compilation engagement, and no assurance is provided on them.
Revenue Recognition:
The Company recognizes revenues when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services rendered, the sales price of fee is fixed or determinable, and its collectability is reasonably assured.
Stock based compensation:
The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with the ASC 718 “Shares-Based Compensation” FASB Accounting Standards Classification using the fair value method. All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. Equity instruments issued to employees and the cost of the services received as consideration are measured and recognized based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued.
Foreign Currency:
The Company translates the financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries from the local (functional) currencies to U.S. dollars. The rates of exchange at each fiscal year end are used for translating the assets and liabilities and the average monthly rates of exchange for each year are used for the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Gains or losses resulting from the translation of the foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements are included in the accompany consolidated balance sheets as a separate component of stockholder’s equity.
NOTE 4 INCOME TAXES
The net operating loss carryovers may be subject to limitation under Internal Revenue Code due to significant changes in the Company’s ownership. The Company has provided a full valuation allowance against the full amount of the net operating loss benefit, since, in the opinion of management, based upon the earnings history of the Company it is more likely than not that the benefit will not be realized.
NOTE 5: LOAN FROM SHAREHOLDERS
In support of the Company’s efforts and cash requirements, it may rely on advances from shareholders until such time that the Company can support its operations or attains adequate financing through sales of its equity or traditional debt financing. There is no formal written commitment for continued support by shareholders. Amounts represent advances or amounts paid in satisfaction of liabilities. The advances are considered temporary in nature and have not been formalized by a promissory note. The loans are payable on demand, unsecured and bears no interest.
NOTE 6: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company has not entered into any long-term commitment contracts nor aware of any litigation incidental to the conduct of our business as of August 31, 2019 and subsequent period.
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