Buffalo Grove Professional Firefighters Association Deliver Relief Supplies Donated to Hurricane Victims from IPA-IBA

Buffalo Grove, IL September 29, 2004 -- The Inside Sales Department for International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) facilitated a hurricane relief donation drive asking for employees to support the Buffalo Grove Professional Firefighters Association in their efforts to raise supplies.Buffalo Grove Firetruck E26 and a pick up truck arrived at IPA headquarters to assist employees with the loading of supplies. Trucks were filled with thousands of pounds of requested relief supplies. IPA employee donations included drinking water, nonperishable food items, paper goods, plastic utensils, grills, charcoal, coolers, first aid supplies, toiletries, hand soaps and wipes, work gloves, tents and tarps.Buffalo Grove firefighter Mike Spiro traveled to Atlanta with the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Professional Association to deliver and distribute the donated supplies to emergency workers in Florida through FEMA.I am excited that we as a company can pull together and help the hurricane relief workers in their time of need, said John Burgess, Managing Director of International Profit Associates. The Inside Sales Department did a phenomenal job of organizing the drive and I am proud that our employees are so active in the community.International Profit Associates, Inc. (IPA-IBA), the largest privately-held business development company for small and medium size businesses in North America, is a leading authority on small business. With nearly $200,000,000 in annual revenues, IPA is the 8th largest management consulting company in Chicago and the 56th largest consulting company in the world. IPA offers a wide range of proven and innovative methodologies to help businesses grow and prosper in both good economic times and bad. IPA and its related companies, including Integrated Business Analysis, Inc. (IBA), International Tax Advisors, Inc. (ITA) and IPA Advisory & Intermediary Services, LLC (IPA A&I), provide comprehensive business advisory services and tax strategies to companies in the United States, Canada and other locations worldwide. Additional information is immediately available by visiting http://www.ipa-iba.com, http://www.iba-usa.net, http://internationaltaxadvisors.com and http://www.aiservices.com. The Public Relations Department may be contacted at: telephone (847) 495-6786; facsimile (847) 495-6773; email pr@ipa-iba.com.