Let’s just take a reality check into the economic conditions of our country and world right now. Do you notice
any signs of small businesses going under? How long were we mandated to lock down to prevent the
spread of Covid19 in all kinds of businesses around the world? Do you see supply chain shortages of all
kinds of items at the grocery stores, hardware stores, pet stores, department stores, clothing stores, and
restaurants? How long have we seen large numbers of businesses with “ Help wanted” signs posted on doors and windows?
Do we see huge docks of cargo containers with huge ships waiting out in the ocean because of the
absence of union workers to offload those circling ships in the ocean? Do we hear of young people being
being offered thousands of dollars as bonuses to be trained to start driving as desperately needed truck drivers to
help deliver those supplies that every business big and small depend on to stay open? Did we hear
about Christmas gifts not even available this year or last to enable Santa to make his deliveries on
Christmas Eve? After all of this, and not even mentioning the heartbreaking circumstances with people
not only losing their loved ones or their own health, but losing their jobs, and places they call home.
No wonder business owners were and STILL ARE scrambling to offer curb side services, free delivery
services, reducing the number of hours open, reducing the number of days to be open, reducing their
inventory sold, and not knowing when new inventory would be coming in to fill the empty shelves.
Sadly the only thing not being reduced is the prices of those products in great demand. Add on top of the
pandemic any weather or natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, mudslides, wildfires, floods,
and droughts.
Now....do you believe that in the normal world, as we once knew it, it was always a risk to start a new
business? Yes, we all know that is the case with starting a business. When just ONE and ONLY of the
above factors is affected it can make or break a small start up business of any kind...any where.
Let’s just add a pandemic that we’ve faced the past two years and we’ve seen the small family businesses
close their doors forever as the big businesses cut back on their number of stores, hours, and employees.
I would wager that ANYBODY would have gone to great lengths to keep their businesses open. Even
if time schedules had to be adjusted, cancellations happened, deliveries were delayed, health issues
became an obstacle, and supplies were scarce, along with the need for income coming in so product could
be sold for profit. I’m not wondering about why this....or why that at this point in Mexus’ current operational
position. I’m just thanking my lucky stars that this small miner, Mexus, has weathered the storm the best
that it knew how. The only financial options available to assist weren’t those choicest for the small miner,
but there was a way to keep making operational improvements, stay in the game, until much better options
presented themselves from what we know is the proven GOLDEN cash box of Mexus properties!
NEVER, have shareholders wondered why we put up with what all businesses have faced the past two years. We knew what a golden opportunity we had, if Mexus could make it through this storm, I’m delighted that I persevered just like Mexus, and will reap the profit from going the distance,
when all of the dealing is finally done! A JV or buy out will be done in the near future!
