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Philly.com

A few hidden programs many Pennsylvania small businesses should be using in 2025

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Back in February, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration announced that it spent “more than $1 billion with small, small diverse, and veteran-owned…

Gene MarksApril 29, 2025

Philly.com

Local experts share their advice for getting venture capital

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) According to an end-of-year report from research firm Pitchbook, venture capital investments globally rose 5.4% in 2024 to $386.5…

Gene MarksApril 1, 2025

Forbes

Can New AI Platforms Predict The Next Unicorn?

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Can AI pick the best startup investment? The next unicorn? We all wish we could pick investments better, right? And…

Gene MarksFebruary 24, 2025

Philly.com

Buying a business is a good opportunity to be your own boss

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Sales of businesses are picking up, according to the quarterly Insight Report from BizBuySell, an online marketplace of businesses for sale.…

Gene MarksFebruary 12, 2025

Washington Times

DeepSeek AI model great news for U.S. small businesses

(This column originally appeared in The Washington Times) Big Tech and Wall Street are freaking out about DeepSeek’s announcement this week that their AI modeling can…

Gene MarksJanuary 31, 2025

Guardian

Two-thirds of startups don’t last 10 years. The brutal truth is no one cares

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Of all the businesses started just 10 years ago, only one-third are still in existence. That’s according to data from the…

Gene MarksDecember 8, 2024

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