Dawn Gerber and Jessica Gerber Become Managing Directors of New Franchise

Supporting Strategies is pleased to announce the opening of our latest office, in Bradenton, Sarasota and Port Charlotte, Florida.

Sisters Dawn Gerber and Jessica Gerber are Franchisees and Managing Directors. In a career spanning more than two decades, Dawn has consulted clients across many industries on improving business performance, strengthening sales and marketing efforts and achieving other mission-critical objectives. Over the past 25+ years, Jessica has gained extensive experience in solving critical business issues, driving results and leading organizations across all lifecycle stages to success.

"Through my work with evolving businesses, I see first-hand the bookkeeping and operational challenges faced by many companies," Jessica Gerber says. "I'm excited to partner with my sister to bring our clients solutions that help address those challenges and let them focus on securing success for their business."

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Liebowitz Becomes Managing Director of New Franchise

Supporting Strategies is pleased to announce the opening of our latest office, in Princeton, New Jersey.

Marc Liebowitz, Franchisee and Managing Director, is a seasoned executive with comprehensive knowledge of corporate finance, accounting, enterprise risk management and financial market operations. Over a career spanning three decades, he has held positions in credit analysis, accounting, treasury-related function and client development/management.

"I'm very excited to leverage the Supporting Strategies platform and provide superior bookkeeping and operational support services throughout Mercer County, New Jersey," Liebowitz says. "This work is a natural fit with my background, which has involved delivering superior accounting and operational solutions to my clients. I've seen there is a need for emerging and mid-size businesses to effectively manage their bookkeeping so owners can focus on mission-critical initiatives. I'm eager to demonstrate how our systems can deliver on this promise."

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Figueroa Becomes Managing Director of New Franchise

Supporting Strategies is pleased to announce the opening of our latest office, in Miami.

Adrian Figueroa, Franchisee and Managing Director, is a Chief Financial Officer, business strategist and senior operations executive who has successfully led high-performing finance and accounting organizations across a variety of industries and company sizes. His areas of expertise include accounting and finance operations, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.

"I'm excited to leverage my 17 years of experience to help small and medium-sized businesses in my community to succeed," Figueroa says. "Miami is a vibrant and growing community, and one of the top entrepreneur cities in the country. Connecting with my community and enabling fellow entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams is fulfilling professionally and personally. I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to make great friends through the offering of my services."

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Mary Rose, a Financial Operations Manager at Supporting Strategies | Los Angeles, is rowing from Ventura, California, to Hawaii starting in late May. Her projected three-month journey is a fundraising effort to support conservation projects dedicated to endangered bird species. Read the full article. Read More

DeZiel Becomes Managing Director of New Franchise

Supporting Strategies is pleased to announce the opening of our latest office, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Dana DeZiel, Franchisee and Managing Director, is a skilled accounting professional with a successful history of leading accounting teams and providing accurate and timely financial reporting. She is adept at managing internal control programs that mitigate risk and result in positive audits as well as compiling reports and offering insight into the financial health of companies.

"I'm excited to provide customized bookkeeping and administrative support services to local growing businesses," DeZiel says. "Supporting Strategies' state-of-the-art technology and scalable platform allow us to bring large-company solutions to small businesses. I'm looking forward to combining my expertise with everything Supporting Strategies has to offer to help clients thrive."

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Beverly, MA – Supporting Strategies was recently ranked in Entrepreneur magazine’s Fastest-Growing Franchises list. This highly competitive list recognizes the 150 companies with the greatest franchise unit growth in North America, based on data submitted for Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500^® ranking. Thanks to its exceptional growth, Supporting Strategies was ranked #146.

"Supporting Strategies is honored to be included on the Entrepreneur magazine Fastest-Growing Franchises list. Our growth and inclusion on this list speaks to the need for reliable, professional outsourced bookkeeping services for small businesses nationwide," said Supporting Strategies Founder and CEO Leslie Jorgensen. "By partnering with franchisees who have deep experience in their local business communities, we've hit upon a formula that really resonates."

“Franchising trends are always changing, and our ranking of the fastest-growing franchises offers crisp insight into what’s hot right now,” says Jason Feifer, Entrepreneur's editor in chief. “And through this list, we’re also able to see the strategies that help newer brands ramp up quickly and that enable older ones to maintain their momentum."

Entrepreneur’s 2019 Fastest-Growing Franchises ranking is based on each company’s net franchise-unit growth in the U.S. and Canada from July 31, 2017 to July 31, 2018, with ties broken based on percentage growth. Supporting Strategies’ position on the ranking demonstrates the brand’s rising popularity with both franchisees and customers.

To view Supporting Strategies in the full ranking, visit entrepreneur.com/franchises/fastestgrowing. Results can also be seen in the March issue of Entrepreneur, available now on newsstands.

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Regdos Becomes Managing Director of New Franchise

Supporting Strategies is pleased to announce the opening of our latest office, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Al Regdos, Franchisee and Managing Director, is an accomplished, bottom line-driven finance executive with 16+ years of experience leading organizations through startup and rapid-growth stages. He brings a sophisticated understanding of business priorities and is a proven team builder and team player dedicated to managing operations and projects effectively and efficiently.

"I'm very excited to leverage the Supporting Strategies brand and scalable business platform to provide superior bookkeeping and operational support services to Charlotte businesses," Regdos says. "Through my years of experience, I know the necessity of managing businesses by the numbers. Supporting Strategies | Charlotte, NC, will provide excellent and seamless client service so business owners and executive management can focus on the very reason they went into business in the first place."

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Supporting Strategies CEO Leslie Jorgensen was recently featured in an Accounting Today article on going virtual.  In the article, Jorgensen shares how adopting a virtual business model that embraces cloud technology and a remote workforce has enabled Supporting Strategies to offer top notch outsourced bookkeeping services to small businesses since 2004.  Read the full article here. Read More

Independent Survey Shows Franchise Owners Are Highly Satisfied with Supporting Strategies’ Performance

Beverly, MA – Supporting Strategies was recently named a top franchise for 2019 by Franchise Business Review. This is the 14^th annual ranking of the top 200 award-winning franchise opportunities. The list is available at https://franchisebusinessreview.com/page/top-franchises/.

Supporting Strategies is an outsourced bookkeeping provider who enables growing business owners to focus on their core business. Supporting Strategies has developed a proven, scalable business model with highly automated systems and processes to deliver cost-effective bookkeeping services. With a low overhead and variable cost delivery model, franchisees are able to closely match costs to revenues.

Franchise Business Review, a franchise market research firm that performs independent surveys of franchisee satisfaction, provides the only rankings and awards for franchise companies based solely on actual franchisee satisfaction and performance. Franchise Business Review publishes its rankings of the top 200 franchises in its annual Guide to Today’s Top Franchises.

Supporting Strategies was among 310 franchise brands, representing over 30,000 franchise owners, that participated in Franchise Business Review’s research. Supporting Strategies’ franchisees were surveyed on 33 benchmark questions about their experience and satisfaction regarding critical areas of their franchise systems, including training & support, operations, franchisor/franchisee relations, and financial opportunity.

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Holmes Becomes Managing Director of New Franchise

Supporting Strategies is pleased to announce the opening of our latest office, in Northwest New Jersey.

Peter Holmes, Franchisee and Managing Director, brings 30+ years of experience in executive management, establishing finance and operations departments and identifying changes to improve the bottom line for small to mid-size companies. He excels in developing strong analysis techniques that give him insights into a company's operations, allowing him to provide valuable information to management for organizational analysis and strategic planning.

"Throughout my career, I have had long-term engagements with several businesses, building finance and operations departments from the ground up, analyzing their financial position and making suggestions to improve profitability," Holmes says. "As a Franchisee with Supporting Strategies, I am excited to help businesses save time and expense on their bookkeeping services while also offering the type of operational support that would normally require the hiring of an expensive C-suite level employee."

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