PCBM Records Operating Profit in Second Quarter; Vincent Lo Castro Funds $1.6 Million Net Into PCBM'S All Pro Group Subsidiary

    CLEARWATER, Fla., and PITTSBURGH--Aug. 21, 2001-- Pinnacle Business Management (Pink Sheets: PCBM) has announced that the company recorded an operating profit for the second quarter of the year. In addition, Chief Operating Officer Vincent Lo Castro has invested approximately $1.6 million in the company since his All Pro Group was acquired by PCBM in January of this year. The personal injection of funds will not result in any dilution of the shares in the company, and Lo Castro will receive no additional shares in return.
    The financial figures, which were recorded in PCBM's latest 10Q filing, are the company's first profitable operating numbers in a quarterly filing. They come on the heels of the seventh consecutive monthly profitable showing from PCBM's All Pro Group business unit.
    "I believe that there is no better place that I could invest right now than PCBM," said Lo Castro. "I believe in this company and our loyal shareholders," he said, adding, "I am very pleased that this filing shows that PCBM has an operating profit and I believe this shows that the company is headed in the right direction. I believe that this day will be marked as the beginning of PCBM's future."
    In describing the cash investment he has made, Lo Castro said, "This is not a loan tied to stock. The company can repay me in the future under the terms of our initial acquisition agreement."
    Lo Castro's latest infusion of funds has been directed to repaying a portion of a $1 million credit facility currently open at PCBM's All Pro Group. Another $1.5 million credit line will be paid down to $850,000, with the balance secured by a third-party bank note maturing in August of 2002 that Lo Castro will assign.
    These transactions have a positive effect on the working capital Lo Castro has placed in the company since his All Pro Group was acquired by PCBM in January of this year.

    About Pinnacle Business Management

    Pinnacle Business Management (Pink Sheets: PCBM) commenced operations in 1996 in Florida. The company operates Fast PayCheck Advance, a firm that offers instrument-for-instrument paycheck advance transactions. Fast PayCheck Advance is licensed to operate in nine states. The company also operates the All Pro Group of Companies, a collection of interrelated businesses in Western Pennsylvania that includes several automobile and telecommunications entities.
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