(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
(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Are you comparing the features of all those CRM applications in your evaluation? Please…stop. I know: it’s your instinct,…
Gene MarksAugust 12, 2022
The Microsoft Excel macro crackdown, yet another reason tech matters (retention!), no more free G Suite, and seven other developments in technology from this past…
Gene MarksAugust 10, 2022
(This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) U.S. Commerce Department data have shown that businesses owned by people of color are less likely than…
Gene MarksAugust 9, 2022
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) As someone who writes about small business and runs a small business and serves hundreds of small business…
Gene MarksAugust 7, 2022
(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you…
Gene MarksAugust 7, 2022
Finding employees is only half the battle for small businesses. Retaining them is just as important.
(This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) Finding employees has been a major challenge for small businesses in this tight labor market. As I…
Gene MarksAugust 6, 2022
(This article originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you live in the Mid-Atlantic part of the country, or…
Gene MarksAugust 5, 2022
(This column originally appeared in The Hill) A lot of attention has been paid to the tax increases that are part of the Democratic-backed Inflation…
Gene MarksAugust 4, 2022
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