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Guardian

Why are 91% of small business owners so darned happy?

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Some 91% of the 1,290 business owners recently surveyed by the employee scheduling software maker Homebase said that they were happy…

Gene MarksJuly 14, 2024

Guardian

Your office software is not the problem – you are

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Hating on office software is one of modern life’s favorite pastimes. Expenses, time off, hiring – every…

Gene MarksMay 12, 2024

Entrepreneur

Queen Latifah Says Female Leaders Need to Do These 4 Things to Succeed

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) The good news is that, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, women-owned employer firms account for more than…

Gene MarksDecember 2, 2023

Philly.com

5 investment ideas for small business owners struggling to keep their finances liquid

(This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) Even as commercial lending rates have more than doubled in the last year, interest rates earned on…

Gene MarksJanuary 25, 2023

Philly.com

Here’s one problem that small businesses need to take care of pronto

(This post originally appeared on Philly.com) So where’s the best place to spend your company’s technology budget next year?

Gene MarksDecember 9, 2019

Inc

Will JPMorgan Chase’s “Strategic Investment” In FreshBooks Be Enough?

(This post originally appeared on Inc.) Last week, accounting software maker FreshBooks announced that it was receiving an undisclosed "strategic investment" from JPMorgan Chase. The investment…

Gene MarksAugust 16, 2019

Inc

Why Twitter Is An Awful Place For Your Business

(This post originally appeared on Inc.) Twitter uses said this. The President tweeted that. Kanye tweet something else. Twitter's growing, Twitter's failing. Twitter is toxic. Twitter…

Gene MarksMay 2, 2019

Guardian

African American businesses grew 400% – but they still need investment

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) 2018 was a great year for African American small businesses. According to a recent survey of more than 2,700 small…

Gene MarksFebruary 19, 2019