First Business Capital Corp.: Hires Gabrielle M. Thomas, CPA as Field Examiner. Katrina Wedel and Joni Wiebelhaus are promoted to Collateral Analysts.

For additional information, please contact:
Jodie Johnson, Marketing & Communications Coordinator
608-232-5910 or jjohnson@fbfinancial.net

For Immediate Release

MADISON, April 5, 2004 – First Business Capital Corp. announced today Gabrielle M. Thomas has joined the firm as Field Examiner, and Katrina Wedel and Joni Wiebelhaus have been promoted to Collateral Analysts.

Prior to joining First Business Capital Corp., Gabrielle was a contracted field examiner for the firm and in sole practice as a Certified Public Accountant for eight years. She was also an audit manager at a major accounting firm prior to starting her accounting practice. Gaby is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting.

Katrina has over five years of banking experience. Prior to joining First Business Capital Corp., Katrina had been with our affiliate, First Business Bank. Katrina is a graduate of Edgewood College with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Management, and is currently working on her Master’s degree in Finance at Edgewood College.

Joni has worked in the banking and investment field for the past two years. Prior to joining First Business Capital Corp., Joni had been with our affiliate, First Business Bank. Joni is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance.

About First Business Capital Corp
First Business Capital Corp., a leading commercial finance company (a non-bank lender) specializing in asset-based lending primarily to manufacturers and wholesale distribution companies located throughout the U.S., provides asset-based loans of $500,000 to $5,000,000 for: financial and strategic acquisitions, LBO’s and MBO’s; rapid growth financing; debt restructuring and recapitalization; bank debt refinancing; turnaround financing; and DIP and confirmation financing. For additional information call 608-233-6385 or visit www.fbcapital.com