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California’s landscapers to bear brunt of ban on gas-powered lawnmowers

(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) Sometimes I wish I lived in California. It’s not just the weather or In-N-Out Burgers, it’s simpler than…

Gene MarksOctober 31, 2021

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Want employees to return to the office? Let them bring their pandemic pets along

(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) We’re in the midst of a severe labor shortage and a reluctance among many people to return to…

Gene MarksOctober 17, 2021

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Drunk at the bar: are small businesses responsible for customers’ behavior?

(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) Should a small business be responsible for their customers’ behavior? That’s the question the owners of La Fogata…

Gene MarksOctober 3, 2021

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‘Smishing’: the rising threat for business owners that brings scams to smartphones

(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) You’ve heard of ransomware? Now you’ve got to worry about “smishing”. Smishing is a relatively new form of…

Gene MarksSeptember 19, 2021

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Restaurant workers are getting stiffed. It’s time for employers to pay up

(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) This may come as a shock to some but there’s a different minimum wage for restaurant employees than…

Gene MarksSeptember 12, 2021

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Minority-owned startups face extra hurdles — Senator Ben Cardin wants to help

(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) Ben Cardin comes from a family of small business owners. His grandfather, who emigrated to the US from…

Gene MarksSeptember 5, 2021

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US vaccination wars are a headache business owners could do without

(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) There are plenty of vaccines available but, as it turns out, not everyone wants to get vaccinated. And…

Gene MarksAugust 29, 2021

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Funerals are expensive. And family firms are under threat from new tech

(This article originally appeared on The Guardian) “See that place?” my father always used to say when we drove by the local cemetery.

Gene MarksAugust 22, 2021

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Rude customers are a drag – but can we small business owners do more?

(This article originally appeared on The Guardian) We’ve been reading about the airline industry’s troubles with unruly passengers.

Gene MarksJuly 25, 2021

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Most small business owners are middle-aged, not ‘cool kids’ the media loves

(This article originally appeared on The Guardian) When you think of the typical small business do you think of the savvy

Gene MarksJuly 11, 2021