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Philly.com

3 new or pending employment laws in Pennsylvania that could impact your business

If you’re running a business in Pennsylvania, one new state law and two pieces of pending legislation could impact you and your employees. Here’s what…

Gene MarksJuly 15, 2025

Washington Times

Big winners in the ‘big beautiful bill’? Small businesses

(This column originally appeared in the Washington Times) The big, beautiful tax and spending bill signed into law last week by President Trump has its pros…

Gene MarksJuly 9, 2025

Guardian

Small business owners aren’t jumping for joy about the US economy — but they still aren’t jumping ship

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Small businesses in the US account for approximately half of the country’s jobs, so when small businesses are doing well,…

Gene MarksJune 22, 2025

Forbes

Klarna, Etsy, And A Driverless Truck Company Learn A Few Harsh Lessons About AI

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) One of my favorite AI stories this year is the reckoning of Swedish Buy-Now-Pay-Later platform Klarna. “Klarna’s AI assistant handles…

Gene MarksMay 30, 2025

Washington Times

Washington Times: The best DEI policy is no DEI policy

(This column originally appeared in The Washington Times) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has become much more complicated, hasn’t it? DEI was the big thing a…

Gene MarksMay 4, 2025

Philly.com

Small-business owners face an uncertain economic future

(This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) There’s been a lot of speculating how President Donald Trump ‘s economic policies will impact the nation’s…

Gene MarksApril 15, 2025

Guardian

Read the signs of Trump’s federal firings: AI is coming for private sector jobs too

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) The Trump administration recently announced that it would be laying off approximately 6,700 workers at the Internal Revenue Service,…

Gene MarksMarch 2, 2025

Philly.com

Small business optimism is high, but significant challenges lie ahead

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Small business optimism is at a six-year high, according to a new report from the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB).…

Gene MarksJanuary 21, 2025

Guardian

Small business in Pennsylvania is middling — will that affect the vote?

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Pennsylvania has been bombarded with political ads as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump duke it out for my state: the vital…

Gene MarksNovember 3, 2024

Philly.com

Instead of laying off workers, companies should explore shared-work programs

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Let’s say you’re running a company in Pennsylvania or New Jersey and you’re facing a temporary shortfall in orders…

Gene MarksOctober 22, 2024