Energtek, Inc. is a leader in the development and commercialization of Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology. They develop technologies that deliver natural gas from any natural gas source to consumers even when no gas pipeline and compressing infrastructure is in place. Trading on NASDAQ’s OTCBB, Energtek Inc. (EGTK) has their corporate headquarters in Valley Stream, New York. Founded in 1998, Energtek operates in the United States, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Energtek utilizes proprietary, low-pressure storage technology to provide this “well-to-wheel pipeless natural gas supply” solution. They provide these solutions for fleets of small vehicles and industrial consumers. Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology enables hi-tech and cost-effective storage of Natural Gas (NG) by maximizing the quantities of gas stored in a tank. Adsorption lessens the infrastructure, fueling, and energy costs when it comes to supplying consumers where there are no gas pipeline feeds or refueling infrastructure in place.

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The benefits are obvious, but some risks are not widely appreciated. The Utilities Sector shows a disturbing trend for the 12 months ended May 2008. The Gas Utilities Industry has fared a little better than its peers during this period. The crude oil outlook is unclear. That is why opinion is divided on how gas prices may fare in future.

This small-capital stock from Fort Worth, TX has a clear location advantage. The home base is front and center of one of the most exciting natural gas fields in all of North America. The management has been sanguine in leveraging a spatial advantage fully. It has been pro-active in securing gathering and processing rights to top natural gas resources in its neighborhood.

Stock investors wary of how the markets have behaved during June 2008 will be relieved to know that this stock

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New and developing markets are a flexible concept where business models are concerned. There are the typical business models that larger corporations follow, and then there are the alternative business models that perform in much the same way but offer a bit more latitude. Observers would be hard-pressed to decide which works better for the targeted end-user and investor, but in markets where there is very little history, different may actually be more profitable.

JUHL Wind Inc., a community wind farm developer/operator, works to develop and manage community wind farm projects across the Midwestern US and Canada. The company’s CEO and chairman is a widely acknowledged expert in the wind energy field who has developed, and is working with, a unique community wind energy user-based business model. The model is unique in that the communities and farmers served are substantial owners of the equipment that sits on their land or serves

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Seven Arts Pictures (SAPXF.OB), an independent producer and distributor of feature-length, high-quality, low-cost films, recently announced revenues of more than $10 million in 2007 and profits of $2.2 million. The company anticipates revenues to exceed $15 million in 2008 and expects profits for drama, adventure and horror-comedy entertainment to post a significant increase in the months ahead.

The company’s core business strategy is to finance, produce and distribute four to seven films per year with budgets of less than $10 million each and with built-in margins based on pre-sales of 30 to 50 percent. When combined with careful construction of the film’s director, actors, producer and writer, the company creates a valuable long-term asset as a library title. Seven Arts Pictures business model is not based on blockbuster receipts from first-run theatrical release, but instead on pre-sales of DVD and pay-per-view, along with pay and free television rights worldwide.

Seven Arts

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This small-capital member of the Healthcare Facilities industry from Louisville, KY has got its business model just right. Profits during the Most Recent Quarter, one of the most difficult periods in recent times for most stocks, have grown by 47%. Interestingly, gross revenues have grown by just about 20% during this period. The implied Gross Margin improvement can only be because patients and their families value the home-nursing and assisted living services very highly.

The company serves Florida, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio, and Illinois, apart from Kentucky. It is also present in Alabama and Missouri. Visiting nurse facilities are recognized by Medicare. Trained care-givers are available on hourly bases or as live-in professionals. The corporation operates through subsidiaries, and has judiciously used inorganic growth options to extend its operations. It manages more than 30 certified agencies. It has established an enviable reputation for quality recuperative services. The competition in this industry is

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Insurance is a durable business. No professional enterprise can do without it, in good times and bad. Insurance is also a vital form of security for stock investors. There are abundant and compelling reasons to favor stocks in the insurance business when markets are depressed, under cost pressures, or with uncertain demand trends.

Insurance spawns other enterprises, just like most industries. The entities from which retail customers buy insurance are reluctant to take full risks on their own shoulders. There are other financial benefits in reinsurance as well. However, the reinsurance industry is subject to the kinds of derivative risks from which the stock exchange world has suffered since September 2007.

The insurance business also requires the management of claims. This service, unlike reinsurance, costs little to run, is isolated from risk, and adds significant values. The business model of this small capital member of the Insurance (Miscellaneous) Industry from Atlanta, GA,

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Our current #1 position reports tomorrow AM; usually my methodology is to cut back on all positions ahead of earnings but due to the severe undervaluation in this name, I am keeping my entire stake going into the cattle call tomorrow. I'm not sure if this quarter will be "the one" or it will happen next quarter, but the current $3.14 EPS 2008 analyst estimate I find to be completely beatable, in fact by a large margin. I am hoping guidance tomorrow better reflects that. But even at the "$3.14" we have a forward P/E ratio of under 15 for a company growing well over 100% this year, and should be able to grow >50% for the next few years. At the $4.00 or so I believe it can achieve this year in EPS its trading under 12.Most peers trade at forward P/e ...