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Many of us aren’t saving enough for retirement. But there are ways to fix this

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) It was recently reported that nearly half of the members of my generation are delaying retirement as rising…

Gene MarksMay 31, 2026

Guardian

Trump tariff refunds are actually happening — and businesses should pay attention

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) When the supreme court struck down Donald Trump’s tariffs, many small importers assumed any refunds would be tied up in bureaucracy for…

Gene MarksMay 11, 2026

Guardian

Bosses don’t like the sound of a ‘four-day workweek’. Maybe it’s time to rebrand it

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) We keep hearing that the four-day workweek is the future. So why are so few businesses actually adopting it?…

Gene MarksApril 26, 2026

Guardian

Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) For years now, we have heard that Amazon and the big chains are crushing small businesses, but independent bookstores are suddenly making a…

Gene MarksApril 20, 2026

Guardian

From microshifting to coffee badging: whatever happened to just doing your job?

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) There’s another hot trend in the workplace — microshifting, and it’s about to revolutionize the workday by breaking the traditional…

Gene MarksApril 5, 2026

Guardian

Millions of boomer small business owners will soon retire. Will their companies just disappear?

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Want to buy my business? It’s been very profitable. I’ve run it for more than 25 years. But no,…

Gene MarksMarch 29, 2026

Guardian

It’s time to take politics out of the Small Business Administration

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Kelly Loeffler, the new administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), announced recently that the agency charged with supporting the businesses…

Gene MarksMarch 22, 2026

Guardian

AI could give us our lives back — if we don’t blow it

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) The other day I pulled into the parking lot of a client’s offices and in the spot next to…

Gene MarksMarch 15, 2026

Guardian

Waiting on a tariff refund after Trump’s duties were struck down? Don’t bother

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Now that the Supreme Court has found that the Donald Trump exceeded his authority to levy tariffs, the…

Gene MarksMarch 1, 2026

Guardian

Even amid rising economic uncertainty, now is not the time to hug your job

After all the employee protests over the past few years — the “great resignations”, the “quiet quittings”, the “bare-minimum Mondays” and “coffee badgings” — we…

Gene MarksFebruary 15, 2026