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For US small businesses, interest rates are next year’s key issue

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Most small businesses in the US will continue to grapple with a slower economy, inflation, supply chain challenges…

Gene MarksDecember 25, 2022

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Do small businesses really need non-compete clauses? Not really

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Once upon a time a business would hire an employee and make them sign an employment agreement which…

Gene MarksDecember 25, 2022

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I have no problem hiring ex-offenders. But they’re being let down

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) My company is hoping to hire a part-time person to implement and support some of the software applications…

Gene MarksDecember 4, 2022

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Life’s tough for small business owners, but forced tipping is a bad idea

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) A restaurant in Hyde Park, Ohio, called Dutch’s has this on its bills: “We offer living wages to…

Gene MarksNovember 27, 2022

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OK boomers, the small business world is ready for you guys to move on

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) I‘m not exactly a baby boomer, but I’m pretty darn close. The standard definition of this generation is…

Gene MarksNovember 20, 2022

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Employers are now ‘ghosting’ applicants in tight labor market — and that’s not all bad

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) We knew it was coming. The practice of “ghosting” has taken a 180-degree turn. Up until recently, many…

Gene MarksNovember 6, 2022

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Ignore US government economy data — base your business decisions on actual data

Trying to figure out the future in the current climate is enough to give you a migraine. Where is the economy heading? Should you take…

Gene MarksOctober 30, 2022

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My advice to restaurant owners: don’t apologize for a bad Yelp review

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Remember Anton Ego — the aptly-named villainous restaurant critic in the animated film Ratatouille? His scathing review of…

Gene MarksOctober 23, 2022

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The tax man is receiving $80bn — but US small businesses shouldn’t worry

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) The tax man is receiving a whopping $80bn thanks to the Biden administration’s recently passed Inflation Reduction Act.…

Gene MarksOctober 2, 2022

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Yes, you should monitor your remote workers — but not because you don’t trust them

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Should you be monitoring your work-from-home employees? Yes, but not for the reasons you might suspect. According to…

Gene MarksSeptember 25, 2022