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Philly.com

Main Street is doing better than the headlines suggest

(This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) Wars. Inflation. Tariffs. Labor shortages. High interest rates. Political uncertainty. If you only read the headlines, you’d think…

Gene MarksJuly 7, 2026

Forbes

Small Business Tech News: Big Brands Rolling Out Robotics And Rolling Back AI

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Let’s Recap: GM fired more than 1,000 worker and replaced them with robots. Some employers who replaced workers with Ai…

Gene MarksJuly 5, 2026

Philly.com

Google Workspace can save small biz owners time and money. Here’s how.

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) When it comes to office software, people generally think first of Microsoft. But the reality is that Google Workspace…

Gene MarksJune 30, 2026

Washington Times

Minimum wage debate not about fairness

(This column originally appeared in The Washington Times) For a business owner such as me, the minimum wage debate is not ideological. It is mathematical. The federal minimum wage is…

Gene MarksJune 29, 2026

Guardian

Feeling bored and disconnected from your job? You may be facing workplace ‘rust-out’

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) There is a woman I know who works in the accounts payable department at one of my clients. She’s…

Gene MarksJune 28, 2026

Forbes

This Week’s Small Business Tech News: Apple Significantly Raises Their Prices

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Let’s Recap: Microsoft introduces a troubleshooting agent Cloudflare says AI agents are a growing risk to small business Apple raises…

Gene MarksJune 28, 2026

Entrepreneur

This One Tax Move Could Save Your Company A Lot of Money

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Key Takeaways Recent tax changes have made it worthwhile for many business owners to revisit their entity structure, as the…

Gene MarksJune 25, 2026

Philly.com

Need a lawyer for your small business? These Penn clinics offer legal help for free

(This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) One of the biggest mistakes small business owners make is waiting too long to get legal advice. The…

Gene MarksJune 23, 2026

Forbes

The Next Wave Of AI Isn’t Replacing ERP Software — It’s Enhancing It

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Here’s a real-life small business AI application with a high ROI: a showroom assistant. Picture a salesperson in a showroom…

Gene MarksJune 22, 2026

Forbes

Small Business Tech News: Verizon CEO Sends Shocking Message To Employees

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Let’s Recap: Verizon’s CEO says AI is going to replace a lot of employees How small businesses are using AI,…

Gene MarksJune 21, 2026