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The Hill

Small-business owners hurt by shutdown must blame themselves

This post originally appeared on The Hill About 10 years ago, my small business almost went out of business. At the time, my firm was…

Gene MarksFebruary 11, 2019

Guardian

Washington hair stylists proved independent contractors can’t be cut

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) One thing is obvious to anyone who’s ever visited a hair stylist: this is an industry that relies…

Gene MarksFebruary 10, 2019

Inc

This CEO Has A 2,000-Year-Old Trick to Improve Your Cash Flow

(This post originally appeared on Inc.) Thousands of years ago, when Rome was at the zenith of its power, small businesses had the opportunity to sell…

Gene MarksFebruary 7, 2019

Philly.com

Is the Facebook, Google ‘duopoly’ bad for small business?

(This post originally appeared on Philly.com) If you think that Facebook and Google pretty much control the Internet, you’re right — at least when it…

Gene MarksFebruary 5, 2019

Guardian

We shouldn’t declare Trump’s $1tn tax cut a failure just yet

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) Earlier this week a new report from the National Association for Business Economics said that the 2017 Tax Reform Act…

Gene MarksFebruary 2, 2019

Entrepreneur

Want to Increase Your Tipped Employees’ Pay Without Spending A Dime?

(This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur) My daughter waitressed full time at a restaurant for a year between college and grad school. Here's the biggest fact…

Gene MarksFebruary 1, 2019

Inc

Are Working Moms Less Devoted to Their Work?

(This post originally appeared on Inc.) Most employers think so, according to a new study. When you're sitting across from a female job applicant and she…

Gene MarksJanuary 31, 2019

Philly.com

What small businesses can do while waiting for SBA loans to be approved after the shutdown

(This post originally appeared on Philly.com) For five weeks, thousands of small-business owners were forced to wait on much needed financing because the process for…

Gene MarksJanuary 30, 2019

ONLINE AND IN PRINTA past columnist for both The New York Times and The Washington Post, Gene now writes regularly for The Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine and The Guardian.