Don Opphile

Don is the founder of Ability Business, establishing the company to provide business computer services using his 30 years plus background as Director of Operations for a 20 plus unit fast-food operation. While involved in every aspect of the operation, he found he could not get the information he needed from the existing Panasonic standalone register systems. He also saw the wasted effort, time, and energy and the delay caused by using punch cards to get critical accounting data. He taught himself programming in the seventies and built both a full accounting package, including payroll, as well as a system to pull together all of the critical day to day information from all units, consolidate it and provide exception reporting, labor forecasting, and unit performance via the new internet capabilities.

He then decided to start a small computer support business. He quickly found that clients needed more than off the shelf solutions to their unique operational problems and opportunities. With popular demand for his services, he gathered a select group of talented young folks and Ability Business was born. In looking for the best off the shelf software that would both serve Ability’s clients as well as provide a base for building added capabilities needed by clients, Don decided to link up with QuickBooks and Quickbooks Point of Sale, quickly becoming a custom solution provider for businesses across the country. Don is proud that Ability Business is still maintaining the focus he set on individual customer attention, understanding, analyzing their needs, and providing unique solutions that others simply cannot provide.