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Entrepreneur

Why This Old-School Payment Method Still Dominates Small Business — and How It Gives Owners an Edge

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Key Takeaways Why paper checks aren’t dead yet: Most small business owners still rely on them — what’s behind the…

Gene MarksApril 2, 2026

Philly.com

Financial theft is a growing threat to area small businesses. Here’s how to protect yourself.

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Employee theft can become a big issue for small businesses. How can you protect your money and your assets?…

Gene MarksJuly 22, 2025

Entrepreneur

Big Government Changes Are Coming for Small Businesses — What You Need to Know

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Key Takeaways Scaling back employees, focusing on fraud Taking on student loan administration Increased emphasis on manufacturing Raising fees on…

Gene MarksMay 19, 2025

The Hill

Why you should be very skeptical of that auditor’s report

(This column originally appeared in The Hill) Welcome to annual report season! This is the yearly tradition dictated by the Securities and Exchange Commission that requires…

Gene MarksApril 22, 2024

Entrepreneur

5 Ways You Might Be Cheating on Your Taxes — And Why You Will Get Caught

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) I’m not going to name names, but over the past 25 years of practicing accounting, I’ve run across a fair number…

Gene MarksApril 5, 2024

Entrepreneur

A ‘Trusted’ Employee Stole $90,000 From a Company Now on The Brink of Collapse. Here’s 1 Simple Thing You Can Do to Avoid a Similar Fate

This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur A newspaper in Eugene, Oregon was recently forced to stop printing. Was it because of a downturn in…

Gene MarksJanuary 24, 2024

Forbes

Fraud Is Flourishing On Zelle, But Banks Say It’s Not Their Problem…and Other Small Business Tech News This Week

(This article originally appeared in Forbes) Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you…

Gene MarksMarch 13, 2022

Guardian

Beware: new IRS rules will lead a wave of phishing frauds

(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) Thanks to new legislation that went into place at the beginning of this year, I predict that a…

Gene MarksFebruary 27, 2022

Philly.com

Surging online sales during COVID-19 are increasing fraud. Here’s what small businesses can do to avoid taking a hit.

(This post originally appeared on Philly.com) Online sales this holiday season are expected to increase by a whopping 35% over last year’s levels, according to…

Gene MarksNovember 17, 2020

Guardian

Thanks to the Covid bailout, the stories of small business fraud keep rolling in

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) Maybe it’s just a dark side of my nature, but I love stories of financial fraud. What makes…

Gene MarksSeptember 24, 2020