EX-99.23.j.i

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
report dated July 24, 2001 for the Auxier Focus Fund and the IMS Capital Value
Fund and to all references to our firm included in or made a part of this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 56 to AmeriPrime Fund's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A (file No. 33-96826), including the references to our firm under the
heading "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectuses and under the heading
"Accountants" in the Statements of Additional Information.



         /S/
McCurdy & Associates CPA's, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio
August 31, 2001