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 Jumper Strategic Advantage Fund and the GJMB
Growth Fund (the "Funds") and to all references to our firm included in or made
a part of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 58 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 of the Funds.



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

Cleveland, Ohio
October 24, 2001