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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

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Maybe the US is in a recession, but small businesses don’t know it

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Are we in a recession? Because if we are, it’s a very strange one. Sure, we’ve had two…

Gene MarksSeptember 18, 2022

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Paid parental leave isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s smart business

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) For US employers, offering parental leave — where one or both parents are allowed to take extended time…

Gene MarksSeptember 4, 2022

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Is the work from home debate already over?

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) I think we can all agree that, for the most part and thankfully, the worst of the Covid…

Gene MarksAugust 28, 2022

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Are these guys for real? How to keep your business safe from deepfakes

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Is that really Tom Cruise about to wrestle an alligator? Keanu Reeves dancing like nobody is watching? Or…

Gene MarksAugust 21, 2022

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US inflation isn’t going away. Small businesses must plan ahead

(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) Inflation is the top challenge facing small businesses this year, according to a report issued by the National…

Gene MarksAugust 14, 2022