Margie Zable Fisher

A guide for emerging franchisors.

On behalf of myself and the rest of the product team, we’d like to thank all of our Thryv customers for using our platform to run and grow your businesses. We continue to focus our software feature enhancements on key functionality that’s at the core…

Ann Handley is just like you and me. She eats French fries with ketchup, sold an internet company, runs a B2B marketing firm, and has written several bestselling books about writing… oops, wait. Maybe some of the things she’s done we only aspire to.…

By Margie Zable Fisher What do Trader Joe’s, Hewlett-Packard, Hyatt Hotels, Microsoft and General Motors have in common? They all started as new, small businesses, during a recession. Today, they are household names. All of them have survived…

The recent increase in inflation coupled with the possibility of a recession can make getting a handle on dental business expense management feel as painful as a toothache. Plus, your practice may already be feeling the negative effects of higher…

By Margie Zable Fisher One way to lower your 2022 tax bill is to take full advantage of any tax deductions. Yes, they’re constantly changing, but we’ve compiled a list of some 2022 tax deductions that are often overlooked. Using these can put some…

By Margie Zable Fisher Keeping up with the everyday activities of your business is challenging. But it’s also important to pay attention to which major small business trends and changes are gathering steam. And while we can’t look into a crystal ball…

When looking at the numbers, Asia Pacific (APAC) presents a host of opportunities for merchants: In 2021, China alone contributed to more than half of the world’s e-commerce retail sales, with a sales value larger than the combined total of Europe…

By Margie Zable Fisher Think about it. Was there ever a time when you didn’t want to get a gift? Unlikely. (Unless it’s that one friend who keeps regifting …) Employees are people first, and they like to receive holiday gifts from their employers,…

by Margie Zable Fisher If you’re like many medical providers, just keeping up with the latest medical advances and treatments could keep you busy most every day. When you add in everything you do to manage your practice, it’s hard to find time to see…

If you offer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), customers will come. A BNPL loan, or financing at the point of sale (POS), is the only unsecured-lending payment class that experienced high-double-digit growth through the COVID-19 pandemic, according to…

By Margie Zable Fisher The holiday season is one of the busiest times for many businesses. Gift-buying, holiday meals and parties help keep stores, online shops and restaurants profitable during the fourth quarter. While your current and potential…

Time-Saving Tips for a Busy Holiday Season By Margie Zable Fisher What’s the best gift you can give yourself and your team this holiday season? How about the gift of time-saving tips? And fewer energy-draining daily tasks? The holiday season is…

Compete on Awesome, Not on Price — Webinar Recap By Margie Zable Fisher “In today’s times, with inventory and raw materials costing more, we need to make sure that we hold on to our margins,” says Susan Frew, president of Sunshine Home Services in…

More than 123 million people now use a voice assistant—whether on a smart speaker or a mobile phone—at least once a month. But it’s not just for, say, playing music or checking the weather anymore. Voice assistants can be used for a growing array of…

The wave of business disruption that started with COVID-19 has created an unprecedented need for world-class procurement teams. CEOs are demanding greater working capital and profit margin improvements to stay competitive – and CPOs are under…

Custom content for Rootstock by studioID For medical device manufacturers these are the best of times and these are the worst of times to paraphrase Charles Dickens from A Tale of Two Cities Over the…

3 Must-Have Franchise Tech Tools By Margie Zable Fisher Congratulations! Your brand is growing — you’re adding franchisees and units, and maybe you’ve received some investment funding. As you grow, you may be looking for opportunities to scale, or…