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B8 THE SUNDAY CAPITAL, May 17,1998 FROM THE FRONT PAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS LEDO (Continued from Page about $30 million, Ledo immediately becomes one of the Annapolis area's bigger restaurant businesses Started in 1955 in Adelphi by Robert Beall, the restaurant quickly became famous among nearby University of Maryland students The name Ledo was chosen only because Mr Beall couldn't afford more letters on the business' sign "If they didn't make any money that first weekend they were in trouble," said his son, Robert Beall Ledo, now run by the entire Beall family, doesn't have those problems anymore Entrepreneur magazine named the company one of the top 500 franchises in 1997 Getting into pizza delivery would mean Ledo would have to sacrifice quality for speed, said Margaret Beall, secretary and treasurer for the company and Mr Beail's wife The company tried it once with little success, she said And the square shape gives customers more-pizza, Mr Beall said Pizza makers only started making round pizzas because round pizzas looked bigger, he said A Ledo restaurant typically seats about 75 people The franchise fee is $20,000, with startup investments ranging between $100,000 to $400,000 Ledo has opened in all sorts of locations, and so far only three franchises have closed since the franchising started in 1989 "We've had some of the worst sites in the state of Maryland," Mr Beall said "We've had some real dogs, but people still fill them up And James Beall, another son, from Riva, is the director of operations 'They're great people," said Scott Taggart, co-owner of Eddie's Place in Crofton, the first store to receive the Ledo Pizza license "They've done nothing but help me since day one I knew nothing about the restaurant business when I started The family lives, eats and breathes the business, Mrs Beall said, and they demand that same attitude from their franchise oper ators "The restaurant business is very time consuming," she said "If you're not ready to live it, then you should go home The family tries to visit each operator once a week to lend support, and they are used to late night emergency phone calls How to use CAD Picturing a new look for your home 7 Learn how computer assisted (CAD) software is used in architectural design and how to plan a renovation project HI the following free seminars offered by Anne Arundel Community College's Computing and Engineering Tech nologies division A demonstration on Archie AD -software that produces a three- dimensional image of a two- dimensional drawing is set for 8 30 m. May 19, in Careers Center Room 220 A Then give AutoCAD a try in a hands-on drafting from 630 to 8 pm May 20, in Careers Center Room 229 If you're planning a home im- water, Severna Park, Crofton, Odenton and Glen Burnie Ledo has carved a slice for itself in the competitive pizza market by relying on product quality and stay ing away from complicated prac tices such as pizza delivery, Mr Beall said Ledo prides itself on the freshness of its products. New dough is made every two hours, sauce is made at least once a day in 80-quart batches, and provolon? cheese is the norm, rather than mozzarella, even though it costs more. sites, Mr Beall said that the Edge water location, opened in December, has done the best "We thought it was a 'C' but it's turned out to bo an Mr. Beall said Ledo is a three-generation business Mr Beall and his wife Margaret live in Davidsonville.

Then- son, Robert Beall of Annapolis, is the company vice president and is current chairman of the board for the Restaurant Association of Maryland one else's investment," Mr. Beall said The Ledo system grows by about five franchises a year, meaning that the company could hit 50 locations soon Just last year the company hired their first full-time marketing director, and Mr. Beall admits that he'll eventually have to decide how big he wants the company to grow But for now, he's content with the size "I still think we're pretty small," he said OFFICE DEPOT SAVES YOU HONEY NEU) LOOJ PRICES Ow Package Prior tnstint Coupon' ISO Pon HP Pavilion 8250 Computer With Intel 9 Celeron" Processor 266 MHz With HP Color Monitor And HP OfficeJet 500 Color All-in-One Computer (564-706) 48 MB SDRAM 6 0 GB hard drive 24x max speed ROM K56flex modem (auual download speeda rrm a HP Pavilion M50 15 Color Monitor (208 145) 13 7" viewable image arei HP OfficeJet 500 Color All In-One (288 241) Celeron is a trademark 01 Intel Corporation HP Pauhon Compiler HP 1 5 a I Monitor HP All In One ih Color Pnn er Pa: Mail in rebate good with the purchase ot HP Pavilion 8250 (364 706) HP color monitor (208 145) and HP Office Jet 500 (288 241) Otter ensues See store for details tCoupqn good wrtn ttie purchase ot HP Pavilion 8250 (364-706) HP color monitor (208 145) and HP OfficeJet 500 Color All In One (288 241) Must oresent coupon at time of purchase No substitutions Won negotiable Coupons cannot be combined In stock items-only Offer expires.5/23/98 Good at any Office Depot Canon BJC-4300 Color Printer Xerox HomeCentre All-in-One Machine 600 600 dpi i -lnr primer 4 ppm Denchable 24 bit color scanner Cobr opier OT-3M 720 dpi prtnE Pnnis ppm black 2 ppm color Canon Creative Software 1998 Fax Clearance Event We must make room for new models! Jturty in for tremendous savings on select fax machines from Brother, Panasonic and Sharp. See your local Office Depot for available models Plus 1 Product Protection Our product protection plan cavers vour product after the manufacturer's warranty expires See store for details Installation Service Buy your computer, monitor and printer tram Office Depot and wi can See staffer details Mafeia Ofice Depot is so cotVtent that we beat the local trial we back our prices with a 155S guarantee you find an idertBat rtem aavertseS ocafly for less now or wittun 7 days your purchase let us know We'BjWe youtheiowBf pnce plus of 9s difference tovratJ your purchase at Office Depot (Maxmum $55 credit errors ceftjtar service cto eouts sod clearances do TIOT tjtiSWy In-stock items only) I a i '98 are not responsible for printing ot typographical errors TjwCBWf (703) 821-8371 SKSHacher Cnomb fiTEi 37M319 Uesbwy SSOSctaTorEtstnlRd vdCokmCBPte 19S3E JCRBFtt A ViM. (703)691-8780 10778 Lee Hxy LuhmpOf) 731-6613 7933AirapakHl SAT.

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