NOTE 2—LIQUIDITY AND GOING CONCERN ASSESSMENT

Management assesses liquidity and going concern uncertainty in the Company’s consolidated financial statements to determine whether there is sufficient cash on hand and working capital, including available borrowings on loans, to operate for a period of at least one year from the date the financial statements are issued, which is referred to as the “look-forward period,” as defined in generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As part of this assessment, based on conditions that are known and reasonably knowable to management, management considered various scenarios, forecasts, projections, estimates and made certain key assumptions, including the timing and nature of projected cash expenditures or programs, its ability to delay or curtail expenditures or programs and its ability to raise additional capital, if necessary, among other factors. Based on this assessment, management made certain assumptions around implementing curtailments or delays in the nature and timing of programs and expenditures to the extent it deems probable those implementations can be achieved and management has the proper authority to execute them within the look-forward period.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1,987,301, an accumulated deficit of $109,599,852, and a working capital deficit of $43,065,927. For the year then ended, the Company generated operating income of $3,981,712 and net cash provided by operating activities of $3,359,054.

Notwithstanding current-year operating income and positive operating cash flows, the Company does not expect to have sufficient cash and other liquid resources to meet its obligations as they become due over the next twelve months, primarily due to the magnitude of its current liabilities and significant near-term debt maturities. These conditions, considered in the aggregate, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued.

Management plans to address these conditions by securing additional capital through debt and equity financing, including potential public and private offerings of the Company’s securities, evaluating opportunities to refinance or extend the maturity of existing debt obligations, implementing reductions in discretionary operating expenditures to the extent practicable, and exploring strategic alternatives with respect to its operating subsidiaries to reduce debt obligations. Management has evaluated whether it is probable that these plans would be effectively implemented and, if so, whether they would mitigate the relevant conditions or events that raise substantial doubt within the next twelve months. Because these plans are subject to market conditions and reliance on third parties, and because there is no assurance that the Company will be able to raise capital on acceptable terms or at all, management has concluded that substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern has not been alleviated as of the date these consolidated financial statements are issued.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of assets and their carrying amounts, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease or curtail its operations.