BDO Seidman, LLP
720 Olive Street, Suite 2300
St. Louis, Missouri  63101-2387


Consent of Independent
Certified Public Accountants

The Source Company
St. Louis, Missouri

We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting a part of this  Registration  Statement of our report dated May 10,
1996 relating to the  consolidated  financial  statements of The Source  Company
appearing  in the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form  10-KSB  for the year ended
January 31, 1996.

We also  consent  to the  reference  to us under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Prospectus.


                                        /s/  BDO Seidman, LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
November 8, 1996