Risk Factors Dashboard

Once a year, publicly traded companies issue a comprehensive report of their business, called a 10-K. A component mandated in the 10-K is the ‘Risk Factors’ section, where companies disclose any major potential risks that they may face. This dashboard highlights all major changes and additions in new 10K reports, allowing investors to quickly identify new potential risks and opportunities.

Risk Factors - LBUY

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Risks Related to the Business

We have minimal financial resources. Our company financial statements includes a footnote disclosure stating that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Leafbuyer Technologies, Inc. operates in a highly regulated industry, is an early-stage company and has minimal financial resources. We had a cash balance of $165,332 as of June 30, 2024. We had an accumulated deficit of $25,247,214 at June 30, 2024. We may seek additional financing. We had a cash balance of $684,639 as of June 30, 2021. We had an accumulated deficit of $24,806,182 at June 30, 2021. We may seek additional financing. The financing sought may be in the form of equity or debt financing from various sources yet unidentified. We cannot assure you that we will generate sufficient revenue or obtain the necessary financing to continue as a going concern.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 of the financial statements, we have suffered recurring losses from operations and have a significant accumulated deficit. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Leafbuyer is and will continue to be completely dependent on the services of our president, chief executive officer and chief financial officer, the loss of whose services may cause our business operations to cease, and we will need to engage and retain qualified employees and consultants to further implement our strategy.

Leafbuyer’s operations and business strategy are completely dependent upon the knowledge, Technology Development and business connections of Rossner, Goerner and Breen our executive officers. They are under no contractual obligation to remain employed by Leafbuyer. If they should choose to leave us for any reason or become ill and unable to work for an extended period of time before we have hired additional personnel, our operations could likely fail. If they should choose to leave us for any reason or become ill and unable to work for an extended period of time before we have hired additional personnel, our operations will likely fail. Even if we can find additional personnel, it is uncertain whether we could find someone who could develop our business along the lines described in this Annual Report. Even if we are able to find additional personnel, it is uncertain whether we could find someone who could develop our business along the lines described in this Annual Report. We will likely fail without the services of our current executive officers (or hiring appropriate replacement(s)).

Because we operate in the cannabis industry, we face a high risk of business failure due to the nature of advertising a federally Illegal product.

We were formed in April 2013. Our efforts to date have related to developing our business plan and beginning business activities. We face a high risk of business failure. The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the expenses, complications and delays frequently encountered in connection with the establishment and expansion of new businesses and the competitive environment in which we operate. We cannot assure you that future revenues will occur or be significant enough or that we will be able to sell our products and services at a profit, if at all. Future revenues and/or profits, if any, will depend on many various factors, including, but not limited to both initial and continued market acceptance of our website and telecommunication services and the successful implementation of our planned growth strategy. Future revenues and/or profits, if any, will depend on many various factors, including, but not limited to both initial and continued market acceptance of our website and the successful implementation of our planned growth strategy.

The regulation of cannabis in the United States is uncertain.

Our activities are subject to regulation by various state and local governmental authorities including telecommunication companies. Our business objectives are contingent upon, in part, compliance with regulatory requirements enacted by these governmental authorities and obtaining all regulatory approvals necessary for the sale of our products in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Our business objectives are contingent upon, in part, compliance with regulatory requirements enacted by these governmental authorities and obtaining all regulatory approvals necessary for the sale of our products in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Any delays in obtaining or failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals would significantly delay our development of markets and products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, although we believe that our operations are currently carried out in accordance with all applicable state and local rules and regulations, no assurance can be given that new rules and regulations will not be enacted or that existing rules and regulations will not be applied in a manner that could limit or curtail our ability to distribute or produce marijuana. Amendments to current laws and regulations governing the importation, distribution, transportation and/or production of marijuana, or more stringent implementation thereof could have a substantial adverse impact on us.

The cannabis industry is relatively new.

We are operating in a relatively new industry and market. In addition to being subject to general business risks, we must continue to build brand awareness in this industry and market share through significant investments in our strategy, production capacity, quality assurance and compliance with regulations. Research in Canada, the United States and internationally regarding the medical benefits, viability, safety, efficacy and dosing of cannabis or isolated cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol, or CBD, and tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, remains in relatively early stages. Few clinical trials on the benefits of cannabis or isolated cannabinoids have been conducted. Future research and clinical trials may draw opposing conclusions to statements contained in the articles, reports and studies currently favored, or could reach different or negative conclusions regarding the medical benefits, viability, safety, efficacy, dosing or other facts and perceptions related to medical cannabis, which could adversely affect social acceptance of cannabis and the demand for our products and dispensary services.

Accordingly, there is no assurance that the cannabis industry and the market for medicinal and/or adult-use cannabis will continue to exist and grow as currently anticipated or function and evolve in a manner consistent with management’s expectations and assumptions. Any event or circumstance that adversely affects the cannabis industry, such as the imposition of further restrictions on sales and marketing or further restrictions on sales in certain areas and markets could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may not be successful in hiring technical personnel because of the competitive market for qualified technical people.

Our future success depends largely on our ability to attract, hire, train and retain highly qualified technical personnel to provide our services. Competition for such personnel is intense. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in attracting and retaining the technical personnel we require to conduct and expand our operations successfully and to differentiate ourselves from our competitors. Our results of operations and growth prospects could be materially adversely affected if we are unable to attract, hire, train and retain such qualified technical personnel.

We will face competition from companies with significantly greater resources and name recognition.

The markets in which we will operate are characterized by intense competition from several types of solution and technical service providers. We expect to face further competition from new market entrants and possible alliances among competitors in the future as the convergence of information processing and telecommunications continues. Many of our current and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we do. As a result, they may be better able to respond or adapt to new or emerging technologies and changes in client requirements or to devote greater resources to the development, marketing and sales of their services than us. We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully. In addition, we will be faced with numerous competitors, both strategic and financial, in attempting to obtain competitive products. Many actual and potential competitors may be part of much larger companies with substantially greater financial, marketing and other resources than us, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to compete effectively against any of those future competitors.

To continue to expand and innovate, we may need additional financing.

We may need to obtain additional financing in order to conduct our business in a manner consistent with our proposed operations. There is no guaranty that additional funds will be available when, and if, needed. If we are unable to obtain financing, or if its terms are too costly, we may be forced to curtail expansion of operations until such time as alternative financing may be arranged, which could have a materially adverse impact on our operations and our shareholders’ investment.

Risks Related to Our Securities

Our officers and directors currently own the majority of our voting power, and through this ownership, control us and our corporate actions.

Our current Board of Directors and executive officers hold approximately 25.8% of the voting power of our outstanding voting capital stock as of June 30, 2024. These parties have a controlling influence in determining the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including mergers, consolidations and the sale of all or substantially all our assets, election of directors, and other significant corporate actions. As such, these shareholders have the power to prevent or cause a change in control; therefore, without their consent we could be prevented from entering into transactions that could be beneficial to us. The interests of our executive officers may give rise to a conflict of interest with us and our shareholders.

There is a substantial lack of liquidity of our common stock and volatility risks.

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets platform under the symbol “LBUY.” The liquidity of our common stock may be very limited and affected by our limited trading market. The OTC Markets quotation platform is an inter-dealer market much less regulated than the major exchanges, and is subject to abuses, volatilities, and short selling. There is currently no broadly followed and established trading market for our common stock. An established trading market may never develop or be maintained. Active trading markets generally result