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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

Note 8.

Related Party Transactions

In April, 2012 the Company entered into a financial advisory services agreement with Heathcote Capital LLC (Heathcote) pursuant to which they were to provide the Company with exclusive financial advisory services in connection with a possible strategic transaction. Gary J. Heller, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, is the principal of Heathcote.  Accordingly, the agreement constitutes a related party transaction and was reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. On March 25, 2013, the Company and Heathcote modified this agreement to exclude any transactions involving the Maxim Group LLC and for Heathcote to continue to provide non-exclusive financial advisory services to the Company. On September 27, 2013, the Company and Heathcote further modified this agreement to provide for investor relations activities specifically related to the exercise of the outstanding warrants and the trading volume in the Company's stock and other corporate finance projects as determined by the CEO of the company. On November 5, 2014, the Company and Heathcote further modified this agreement to provide for investor relations activities and corporate finance projects as determined by the CEO of the company. The modifications were approved by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. Total amounts paid to Heathcote were $10,000 and $30,000 for the three month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

In April 2013 the Company entered into a management services agreement with BDFD pursuant to which the Company will provide general management services as well as accounting and administrative services. Income received from the agreement by the Company is fully recognized in income and then proportionately offset by the 48% equity investment in BDFD. Total amounts received from BDFD per the management services agreement were $6,000 in each of the three month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. In addition to the management services the Company performed scope of work services and total amounts received from BDFD for these services were $0 and $18,000 for the three month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.