(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
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Kamala Harris has announced initiatives to help small businesses in the US. It’s a smart — and welcome — move given…
Gene MarksSeptember 8, 2024
(This column originally appeared in Forbes) If you own or manage a manufacturing, distribution or warehousing facility it’s time to get serious about artificial intelligence. That’s…
Gene MarksAugust 16, 2024
Here are five things in tech that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? (This column originally appeared in Forbes)…
Gene MarksJune 23, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Just this past week I stopped by a local convenience store around 6am for a coffee before a long…
Gene MarksMay 19, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Consumer prices ticked up again in March, rising to anywhere from 3.2% to 3.8% year-over-year, depending on the rate you’re tracking.…
Gene MarksApril 21, 2024
(This column originally appeared in Forbes) To write this column my plan was to research how AI is impacting manufacturers in 2024. Spoiler alert:…
Gene MarksApril 1, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Small businesses are hiring fewer people. It’s a worrying trend given that in the US small businesses…
Gene MarksMarch 17, 2024
The latest monthly index reveals that manufacturing is up again while a survey reveals that 90% of small businesses are confident that revenue will increase…
Gene MarksMarch 4, 2022