Business Cards Tomorrow, Inc. CEO Named to International Franchise Association Board of Directors.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2000

Business Cards Tomorrow Inc., a Florida Corporation ("BCT") and subsidiary of BCT International (Nasdaq:BCTI) announced today that Peter T. Gaughn, President and CEO of Business Cards Tomorrow, Inc. has been named to the International Franchise Association's (IFA) Board of Directors.

IFA is the world's oldest and largest trade group for the franchise business sector, and represents some 30,000 franchisees, franchisors and suppliers operating in at least 75 industries and 100 countries. The nearly 350,000 franchised small businesses in the U.S. are estimated to generate half of all retail sales to the country's economy - an estimated $1 trillion annually.

Gaughn joins IFA's leadership team for a three-year term, during which he will help advise the IFA position on important issues in franchising and small businesses, i.e., reforming federal tax depreciation laws, minimum wage and federal franchise relationship legislation.

As President and CEO of Business Cards Tomorrow, Inc., Gaughn is responsible for launching Orderprinting.com, BCT's business to business website for the print broker market channel. During the past year, the website increased from less than 1% to over 6% of the business. The BCT system-wide sales were over $105 million last year. He has more than 20 years of experience in printing and franchising, has been President of two franchise chains and served as a consultant to other franchise companies.

Gaughn began his franchise career at PIP Printing as an internal auditor and rose to become CEO in 14 years, after holding a variety of positions of increasing responsibility along the way. He received his undergraduate degree from Manhattan College and his Masters of Business Administration from St. John's University.

BCT International, Inc. is a holding company which operates Business Cards Tomorrow, Inc., the world's largest wholesale printing chain, with 88 Franchises in the United States, Canada and Argentina. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, and its common stock trades on Nasdaq under the symbol "BCTI."

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