Advantage Payroll Services Announces Appointment of Regional Director to New Atlanta Office.

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AUBURN, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2000

Advantage Payroll Services, a leading nationwide payroll and tax services provider, today announced the addition of Steven Smallidge to the Advantage Payroll Services staff. Smallidge will serve as regional director of sales at the Advantage Atlanta office. Advantage Payroll Services currently services several hundred clients in the southeast, and opened its Atlanta office in May.

"The Atlanta office will serve the local community with extraordinary customer service and will partner with the accounting community to bring small and mid-sized businesses the comfort and security that is expected from Advantage," said Steven Smallidge. "We want to establish ourselves as the leader in payroll services in the business capitol of the southeast," added Smallidge. Smallidge and his sales staff build referral relationships with the accounting and banking communities.

Smallidge has an extensive background in the payroll services industry and is a recipient of numerous industry awards. Prior to coming to Advantage, he worked four years at Paychex, a national payroll services company as a major market services sales support and sales representative. In that time period, Smallidge was named Salesperson of the Month three times in 1999 and qualified for the Diamond Club. In January 2000, Smallidge was awarded the Half-Century Club honor for selling 54 payrolls in one month. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Buffalo in 1993 and resides in Atlanta with his wife.

Advantage is the only major payroll provider that includes tax filing and direct deposit at no additional charge and it is a leader in payroll technology with Internet ready payroll features, continually enhanced proprietary software and a centralized data network that serves its offices nationwide. It offers a variety of Web-based services to small businesses including Internet-enabled 401(k), free direct deposit, tax filing and more. The company's unique combination of national leadership and local service combined with simple and flexible customer-focused products and services make it a standout in the industry. Advantage has taken experience learned in more than 30 years of managed growth to tailor its products and services to the unique needs of small and mid-sized businesses.

Advantage Payroll Services was founded in 1967, and is one of the top five payroll service providers in the US. Advantage services 26,000 small and mid-sized business clients across the entire U.S. through 40 offices in 26 states, processing over $10 billion in payroll annually. Advantage has the industry's highest Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)-to-client ratio and enjoys a client satisfaction rate exceeding 98%. For more information on Advantage, log on to www.advantagepayroll.com.