ABComputers Opens in Pea Ridge

Owners: Lila Pettyjohn, Charles

Pettyjohn, Babe DuBois and

Bob DuBois

Address: 815 E. Ark. Highway 72,

Pea Ridge 72751

Phone: 501-451-8288

Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday

Start-up date: Nov. 3

E-mail address:

[email protected]

Internet address:

www.abcomputersales.homestead.com

Lila and Charles Pettyjohn opened ABComputers to offer a full-service computer store to Pea Ridge. Northwest Arkansas has several similar shops, but Pea Ridge lacked a local provider for Web design and computer sales, service, networking and repair.

With five years of experience, Charles Pettyjohn provides technical computer skills for ABComputers. He makes service calls and builds custom systems to sell at the shop. VarSource and Amptron are brand-name systems available in the showroom.

Backed by 10 years of experience, Lila Pettyjohn manages the graphic design portion of the 1,000-SF business. Designing anything from Web sites and business cards to menus and resumes, she said she enjoys creating useful computer art.

Babe and Bob DuBois financially invested in the venture, Lila Pettyjohn said. ABComputers is in a shopping strip owned by the DuBois couple.

Start-up costs were about $5,000, Lila Pettyjohn said.