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.”