JD Byrider opening new BHPH franchise in San Antonio

Signals fresh wave of expansion; company wants 30% growth over next 3 years

JD Byrider network now includes 13 company and 109 franchises across 29 states

Serves 15K people a month, traditionally 24-50 year-olds w/ $20K-$40K income and blemished credit history

Internal CSI surveys show 95% positive customer buying experience

Byrider had slowed growth to weed out weaker locations and improve current stores

Recent strategy meetings resulted in plans for 35 new locations within current franchises

Officials say Byrider franchises are able to stock adequate inventory

Byrider invests heavily in technology to support franchises

Locations average 41 sales a month

Realistic sales goals help company weather ups and downs of volatile economy

"Over the last couple years we really slowed down and gave little effort to sell franchises, but instead we focused more on internal improvement, focusing our resources on our existing franchises." -- Bill Ackermann, VP of franchise operations, JD Byrider