Business View Magazine | January 2020

136 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JANUARY 2020 set program after someone opens. Some stores may want more touches than others. But, we interact with all our stores every single year; the frequency may depend on how long the stores have been in business and what they need and want. We had our annual conference this year in Las Vegas and it went really well. It was highly attended by our owners.” Going forward, A.J. adds that the company is in the process of revamping its website. “That’s going to be a new custom platform that we’re making for the franchisees to help generate leads and build businesses,” he remarks. “That will be new this year. So, there are a lot of things going on. It’s been a good year for our franchisees; average sales are up; the average ticket price is up; we’re really seeing our franchisees take advantage of this really good economy. We’re seeing some good results now and we look to see even better results in 2020.” PREFERRED VENDOR n Ornamental Post & Panel www.ornamentalpost.com