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Guardian

‘Polyworking’: why do so many millennials have more than one job?

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Americans are barely staying ahead of inflation. So how are they dealing with this issue? By working more.…

Gene MarksApril 6, 2025

Guardian

Boomers are selling businesses to millennials in a generational handover

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) When you hear “startup”, you might think of the millions of entrepreneurs who have founded new businesses over the past few…

Gene MarksAugust 18, 2024

Guardian

Parents attending their child’s job interview? As a manager, I’m all for it!

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Many have thrown up their hands in horror at news that one in four of gen-Z job applicants —…

Gene MarksJune 16, 2024

The Hill

Don’t believe the media hype about Gen Z

(This article originally appeared on The Hill) Do you know that Gen Z employees expect “open communications and diversity” from their employers? Yup, they do,…

Gene MarksJune 16, 2022

Guardian

Corporate employees working from home are creating a surge in startups

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) The pandemic and its lockdowns were supposed to trigger a baby boom – that doesn’t seem to be panning

Gene MarksNovember 19, 2020

Guardian

For small business owners, the pandemic proves it: millennials were right

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) For years, many business owners my age – in our 50s, which by some accounts is about the average age…

Gene MarksJuly 5, 2020

Forbes

Etsy Is Pushing Its Merchants To Adopt Free Shipping…And Other Small Business Tech News This Week

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

Gene MarksJuly 14, 2019

Guardian

What’s the dynamic demographic running America’s small businesses? Older people

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) The hot fintech startup genius. That amazing e-commerce savant who created a billion-dollar company selling shoes from her…

Gene MarksMay 21, 2019