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Philly.com

How small businesses can leverage remote work to attract talent

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) In the past few months big companies like Amazon, Starbucks, Dell, Walmart and JP Morgan Chase have started requiring their employees to come back to…

Gene MarksOctober 1, 2024

Entrepreneur

Your Workplace Is Just Pretending to Care — and You’re Part of the Problem, Too. Here’s Why.

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) If you ever want to watch a single minute of a television show that succinctly demonstrates the differences between today’s…

Gene MarksJuly 12, 2024

Philly.com

AI is coming. Here’s how small-business owners can prepare their companies.

(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic this year as big tech firms like Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft…

Gene MarksMarch 19, 2024

The Hill

How to avoid being laid off

(This column originally appeared in The Hill) You read the news. You know that the tide has turned. Corporate employers are laying off workers…

Gene MarksMarch 15, 2024

Forbes

On AI: 5 AI Apps For Business That You Should Try

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) There's a lot of AI-hype going around and a countless number of products that are promising to change…

Gene MarksDecember 4, 2023

Forbes

AI Techs Disrupting Construction Companies: A Candid Overview

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) If you're running a construction business or team you want to be up to speed on the software and…

Gene MarksNovember 6, 2023

Guardian

Big tech says it can boost productivity, but AI wont solve meetings madness

(This column originally appread in The Guardian) Meetings, more meetings. A Zoom call. A Google Hangout. Another meeting. Answering emails. Have you checked Slack? Did…

Gene MarksMay 14, 2023

Philly.com

9 small-biz owners share the Microsoft Office hacks they use to increase productivity

(This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) According to Microsoft Corp., more than a billion people use the company’s Office products (now known as…

Gene MarksJanuary 17, 2023

Forbes

The 40 Best Google Tools For Productivity And Marketing …And Other Small Business Tech News This Week

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

Gene MarksNovember 20, 2022

Accounting Today

More power in Excel, and other tech stories you may have missed

(This column originally appeared in Accounting Today) Power users are getting more tools in their favorite spreadsheet program; Microsoft stops taking partner’s checks; Zoom evolves;…

Gene MarksOctober 12, 2022