(This column originally appeared in The Hill) President Trump ordered the firings of a few hundred probationary employees at the Small Business Administration earlier this month, as part…
Gene MarksMarch 2, 2025
(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Key Takeaways The deadline is fast approaching, and many business leaders don’t even know it. I frequently speak to groups…
Gene MarksOctober 31, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Hill) Pew Research reports that two-thirds of the nation’s 33 million small-business owners have fewer than four employees. Also, 85 percent…
Gene MarksAugust 15, 2024
(This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) Last month, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it would be providing low-interest loans to…
Gene MarksJuly 11, 2023
(This column originally appeared in the Daily Herald) As interest rates continue to increase and fears of a recession loom, it is becoming harder for…
Gene MarksMarch 19, 2023
(This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) U.S. Commerce Department data have shown that businesses owned by people of color are less likely than…
Gene MarksAugust 9, 2022
In this episode of the “On the Mark” podcast, Gene Marks talks about the benefits small businesses get from an extension of the deferment period…
Gene MarksMarch 24, 2022
(This article originally appeared in Forbes) Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you…
Gene MarksJanuary 30, 2022
(This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index rose 6.8% from November 2020 to…
Gene MarksJanuary 3, 2022