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 <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><a name="scotch"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2006</font></b></a></p> <div style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 6.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> <p align="right" style="border:none;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;padding:0pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></p> </div>

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<h3 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></h3>

<p align="center" style="margin:1.0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<h3 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:12.0pt 0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM S-8</font></b></h3>

<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:2.0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></h1>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE INVENTURE GROUP, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">86-0786101</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other
  jurisdiction of incorporation or<br>
  organization)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">5050&#160; N. 40th Street, Suite 300</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Phoenix, Arizona 85018</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POORE
BROTHERS, INC. 2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of the
plans)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Eric J. Kufel</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">President, Chief Executive
Officer</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The Inventure Group, Inc.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">5050 N. 40</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;Street, Suite 300</b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Phoenix, Arizona 85018</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Telephone: (623) 932-6200</font></b></p>

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address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></b></p>

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  registered&nbsp;(1)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed<br>
  maximum<br>
  offering&nbsp;price<br>
  per&nbsp;share&nbsp;(2)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  aggregate&nbsp;offering<br>
  price</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  registration&nbsp;fee</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, $.01 par
  value share:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,097,167</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.35</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,578,343</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">275.89</font></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement
also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be issuable
in connection with share splits, share dividends or similar transactions.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Estimated solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and 457(c) under the
Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock for October 2, 2006 as listed on the Nasdaq Small Cap
Market.</font></p>


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<h4 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></b></h4>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In accordance with
General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement is being filed
by the Registrant for the purpose of registering an </font>additional 1,097,167 shares of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of stock awards granted or available for grant under
the Poore Brothers, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;).&#160; The Registrant has an effective Registration
Statement filed on Form S-8 (File No. 333-127144) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on August 3, 2005, covering 410,518
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock awards
granted or available for grant under the Plan (the &#147;Prior Registration
Statement&#148;).&#160; The contents of the Prior
Registration Statement are incorporated by reference herein.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:39.6pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The aggregate number of shares of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock reserved under the Plan includes shares that are released from, or
reacquired by the Registrant pursuant to, the terms of awards outstanding under
the Registrant&#146;s 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the &#147;Prior Plan&#148;).&#160; The Registrant has filed the following
registration statements for the indicated number of shares reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of stock options granted or available for grant
under the Prior Plan:&nbsp; (i)&nbsp;an effective Registration Statement filed
on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-26117) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on April&nbsp;29, 1997, covering
1,500,000 shares of Common Stock; (ii)&nbsp;an effective Registration Statement
filed on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-48692) filed with Commission on
October&nbsp;26, 2000, covering an additional 500,000 shares of Common Stock;
(iii)&nbsp;an effective Registration Statement filed on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File
No.&nbsp;333-87028) filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;26, 2002, covering
an additional 500,000 shares of Common Stock; and (iv) an effective
Registration Statement filed on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-127145) filed
with the Commission on August 3, 2005, covering an additional 89,482 shares of
Common Stock (collectively, the &#147;Prior Registration Statements&#148;).</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:39.6pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement registers a total of
1,097,167 shares, 500,000 of which were added to the Plan with shareholder
approval at </font>the Registrant&#146;s 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and
597,167</font> of which were, as of the
filing date hereof, released from, or reacquired by the Registrant pursuant to,
the terms of awards outstanding under the Prior Plan and added to the Plan.</p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Osborn Maledon, P.A.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Independent Public Registered Accounting
  Firm.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Osborn Maledon, P.A. (included in Exhibit
  5.1).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (contained on signature page
  hereof).</font></p>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Poore Brothers, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as
  amended (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant&#146;s Schedule
  14A in connection with the Registrant&#146;s 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
  filed with the Commission on April 26, 2006).</font></p>
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 <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:24.0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">II-</font><font face="Times New Roman">1</font></p> <br><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="center">

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, on October 3, 2006.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->THE INVENTURE GROUP, INC.</p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Eric J. Kufel</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:58.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Eric J. Kufel</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:36.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Power
of Attorney</font></u></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">: Each individual whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Eric J. Kufel and Steve Weinberger, and each of
them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to act for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC, granting said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</font></p>

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  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.52%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">DATE</font></b></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Eric J. Kufel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:43.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President, Chief Executive Officer and</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">October 3, 2006</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Eric J. Kufel</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:43.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:43.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Steve Weinberger </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:43.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">October 3, 2006</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Steve Weinberger</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:43.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Principal Accounting Officer)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Mark S. Howells </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">October 3, 2006</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark S. Howells</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Larry R. Polhill</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Ash Asensio </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">October 3, 2006</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ashton D. Asensio</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Macon Bryce Edmonson</font></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Description</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Osborn Maledon, P.A.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting
  Firm.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:86.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Osborn Maledon, P.A. (included in Exhibit
  5.1).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:86.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:86.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (contained on signature page
  hereof).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:86.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:86.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Poore Brothers, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as
  amended (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant&#146;s Schedule
  14A in connection with the Registrant&#146;s 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
  filed with the Commission on April 26, 2006).</font></p>
  </td>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2006
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE INVENTURE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
86-0786101
(State or other
  jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
5050  N. 40th Street, Suite 300
Phoenix, Arizona 85018
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)
POORE
BROTHERS, INC. 2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the
plans)
Eric J. Kufel
President, Chief Executive
Officer
The Inventure Group, Inc.
5050 N. 40
th
Street, Suite 300
Phoenix, Arizona 85018
Telephone: (623) 932-6200
(Name,
address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered (1)
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share (2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, $.01 par
  value share:
1,097,167
$
2.35
$
2,578,343
$
275.89
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement
also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be issuable
in connection with share splits, share dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and 457(c) under the
Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
Registrant's Common Stock for October 2, 2006 as listed on the Nasdaq Small Cap
Market.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In accordance with
General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement is being filed
by the Registrant for the purpose of registering an
additional 1,097,167 shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of stock awards granted or available for grant under
the Poore Brothers, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan").  The Registrant has an effective Registration
Statement filed on Form S-8 (File No. 333-127144) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on August 3, 2005, covering 410,518
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock awards
granted or available for grant under the Plan (the "Prior Registration
Statement").  The contents of the Prior
Registration Statement are incorporated by reference herein.
The aggregate number of shares of the Registrant's
Common Stock reserved under the Plan includes shares that are released from, or
reacquired by the Registrant pursuant to, the terms of awards outstanding under
the Registrant's 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Prior Plan").  The Registrant has filed the following
registration statements for the indicated number of shares reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of stock options granted or available for grant
under the Prior Plan:  (i) an effective Registration Statement filed
on Form S-8 (File No. 333-26117) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on April 29, 1997, covering
1,500,000 shares of Common Stock; (ii) an effective Registration Statement
filed on Form S-8 (File No. 333-48692) filed with Commission on
October 26, 2000, covering an additional 500,000 shares of Common Stock;
(iii) an effective Registration Statement filed on Form S-8 (File
No. 333-87028) filed with the Commission on April 26, 2002, covering
an additional 500,000 shares of Common Stock; and (iv) an effective
Registration Statement filed on Form S-8 (File No. 333-127145) filed
with the Commission on August 3, 2005, covering an additional 89,482 shares of
Common Stock (collectively, the "Prior Registration Statements").
This Registration Statement registers a total of
1,097,167 shares, 500,000 of which were added to the Plan with shareholder
approval at
the Registrant's 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and
597,167
of which were, as of the
filing date hereof, released from, or reacquired by the Registrant pursuant to,
the terms of awards outstanding under the Prior Plan and added to the Plan.
Item 8.    Exhibits.
Exhibit
Description
5.1
Opinion of Osborn Maledon, P.A.
23.1
Consent of Independent Public Registered Accounting
  Firm.
23.2
Consent of Osborn Maledon, P.A. (included in Exhibit
  5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page
  hereof).
99.1
Poore Brothers, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as
  amended (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant's Schedule
  14A in connection with the Registrant's 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
  filed with the Commission on April 26, 2006).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, on October 3, 2006.
THE INVENTURE GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ Eric J. Kufel
Eric J. Kufel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Power
of Attorney
: Each individual whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Eric J. Kufel and Steve Weinberger, and each of
them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to act for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with any and all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC, granting said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the
following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/ Eric J. Kufel
President, Chief Executive Officer and
October 3, 2006
Eric J. Kufel
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Steve Weinberger
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and
October 3, 2006
Steve Weinberger
Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Mark S. Howells
Director
October 3, 2006
Mark S. Howells
Director
Larry R. Polhill
/s/ Ash Asensio
Director
October 3, 2006
Ashton D. Asensio
Director
Macon Bryce Edmonson
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INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Description
5.1
Opinion of Osborn Maledon, P.A.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting
  Firm.
23.2
Consent of Osborn Maledon, P.A. (included in Exhibit
  5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page
  hereof).
99.1
Poore Brothers, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as
  amended (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant's Schedule
  14A in connection with the Registrant's 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
  filed with the Commission on April 26, 2006).
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