PRESS RELEASE - For Immediate Release

Contact
Regina Black Lennox
Director of Philanthropy & Corporate Citizenship
Progressive Business Publications (PBP)
376 Technology Drive
Malvern, PA 19355
610-865-6246

Date - December 20, 2007

Progressive Business Publications Proudly Announces the 40th Corporate Anniversary for Executive Vice President Jim Brown

PHILADELPHIA and MALVERN, PA – Progressive Business Publications (PBP) (www.pbp.com) proudly announces that Jim Brown, Executive Vice President for Operations, is celebrating his 40th year with American Future Systems (AFS)/Progressive Business Publications. Jim was a founding member of parent company AFS, and has been an integral part of the PBP division’s 18 straight years of business growth.

In addition to his skills as a business leader, Jim is a dedicated father of three successful sons, and is a noted sports enthusiast. His commitment to developing youth baseball led to his induction in the Pennsylvania American Legion Sports Hall of Fame, and to his receipt of one of only two awards ever presented by the Lionville Youth Association. Jim’s son Curt “grew up” at AFS/PBP, graduated from law school, and currently serves as Group Publisher of the Center for Education and Employment Law division (www.ceelonline.com).

Ed Satell, Founder and CEO, stated: “Jim Brown is the model for our core values – high performance, accountability, teamwork, commitment, leadership, pragmatism, fairness and motivation. His concentration on making PBP’s product delivery system has been unflagging. Jim’s the best in the industry.”

The Progressive Business Publications division of AFS was founded in 1989 with a single publication. Today this diversified information provider has nine business units and is enjoying its 18th straight year of growth. Its b2b products are used by executives at almost every major corporation in the nation. This year PBP launched a highly successful new product line, Executive Reports (www.pbpexecutivereports.com), in-depth white papers on major and timely topics such as Form I-9 new hire compliance, new rules for wellness programs, cold-call selling, 1099s, OSHA’s new personal protective equipment (PPE) payment rule and others.

Tom Schubert, CFO, said: “Thanks to our exceptional people like Jim, we’ve grown as a values-driven, non-bureaucratic organization that attracts and empowers talented professionals. We’re proud that many of our people have been with our company for 10 or more years – but Jim holds the record. He’s a great example of the enviable record of longevity and loyalty among the company’s key people. He is also a model of the company’s dedication to giving back to the community and encouraging all its employees to do the same.”

PRESS RELEASE - For Immediate Release

Contact
Regina Black Lennox
Director of Philanthropy & Corporate Citizenship
Progressive Business Publications (PBP)
376 Technology Drive
Malvern, PA 19355
610-865-6246

Date - October 1, 2007

Progressive Business Publications Mentor Program with Cook Wissahickon School Sets New Record in its 10th Anniversary

Philadelphia and Malvern, PA — Progressive Business Publications (PBP) (www.pbp.com) announced today that 40 employees, a new record for participation, are currently serving as Mentors at Cook Wissahickon (CW) elementary school in Philadelphia.

As a Mentor, employees engage in educational and social activities with their individual Mentee during company work hours. Mentors provide a stable, positive adult influence in the lives of the Mentees. Mentors make a significant time commitment, as they generally meet with their Mentee every two weeks. Monthly, Mentees will visit PBP Corporate Headquarters for several hours. During the other two-week cycle, Mentors travel to the CW campus to meet with their Mentee.

In addition, Mentees also enjoy holiday celebrations, an annual theater trip / luncheon, and other special celebrations with their Mentors. On a humorous note, last year alone 128 large pizzas were consumed by CW students in the PBP Mentor Program.

Ed Satell, PBP Founder & CEO said: “We developed the program ten years ago in response to General Colin Powell’s “America’s Promise” challenge to businesses. The General’s belief was that effective mentoring can make a critical difference in the life of a child – by having an adult they can count on.”

Satell goes on to state: “We tried to take this concept even further – and for 10 years PBP has sponsored a safe structured After School Program for CW. We know that everything learned between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. can be lost between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. This program provides homework help, sports programs, snacks and games all in an upbeat, well-supervised atmosphere. Parents have told us this program has been a lifesaver. Two years ago, we supplemented this with a Before School Program to help kids and parents get the day off to the right start. Our ten-year support for CW is one prong of our extensive corporate citizenship. We’re proud our employees value this opportunity to serve the community.”

Meredith Syles, School Counselor and Director of the Mentor Program at CW commented: “PBP opens the closed doors in our students’ lives. As a school we are so thankful to have PBP in our community.”

Progressive Business Publications is a private company founded in 1989 with a single publication. Today this diversified information provider has nine business units and is enjoying its 18th straight year of growth. Its b2b products are used by executives at almost every major corporation in the nation. Tom Schubert PBP CFO states: “We’re a values-driven, high performance, non-bureaucratic organization that attracts and empowers talented professionals because we offer a collegial atmosphere where we appreciate our people and their contributions. We’re proud to give back to our community and are especially happy that our people live our core values and choose to volunteer in our Mentor Program each year.”