Epazz, Inc. Reports Increase First Quarter Revenue

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - May 23, 2017) - Epazz, Inc . ( OTC PINK : EPAZ ), a leading provider of cloud-based business software solutions, has announced that the Company has reported its first quarter results for 2017. The Company reported revenue of $473,974 (unaudited) compared to $416,260 for the first quarter 2016. The Company reported a net income of $28,186 (unaudited) compared to a loss of $375,553 for the first quarter of 2016. This is a substantial turnaround in the Company's financial position. Additionally, the Company's interest expense has substantially decreased, dropping from $400,583 for the first quarter of 2016 to just $73,462 for the first quarter of 2017.

Epazz, Inc.'s CEO, Shaun Passley, Ph.D., said, "Our valuation in the marketplace is not reflecting our true value. We are increasing our revenues and decreasing our costs, thereby creating a positive net income. We believe we can finish the year strong. We will continue to move to build shareholder value on all fronts."

Passley continued, "As we go on in 2017, we expect our newly launched Zenapay to begin to generate revenues. Zenapay is our newly launched cannabis payment solution specifically designed for the 420 Industry."

About Epazz, Inc. ( www.epazz.com )

Epazz, Inc. is a leading cloud-based-software company that specializes in providing customized cloud applications to the corporate world, higher-education institutions and the public sector. Epazz BoxesOS™ v3.0 is the complete business web-based software package for small- to mid-size businesses, Fortune 500 enterprises, government agencies and higher-education institutions. BoxesOS provides many of the web-based applications organizations would otherwise need to purchase separately. Epazz's other products are AgentPower™ (a workforce management software) and AutoHire™ (an applicant-tracking system).

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