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Philly.com

Philly area businesses embrace Halloween parades and promos to boost marketing and sales

(This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) When it comes to sales, the holiday season is usually the most important time of the year…

Gene MarksOctober 26, 2022

Guardian

My advice to restaurant owners: don’t apologize for a bad Yelp review

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Remember Anton Ego — the aptly-named villainous restaurant critic in the animated film Ratatouille? His scathing review of…

Gene MarksOctober 23, 2022

Forbes

The Best Cheap Windows Laptops …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 MarksOctober 23, 2022

Philly.com

New overtime rules are coming from the Department of Labor. Is your business ready?

(This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) Will the amount of overtime compensation that you are required to pay your employees go up soon?…

Gene MarksOctober 18, 2022

Forbes

On CRM: Here’s How To Fix The Number One Problem You Have With Your CRM System

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Customer Relationship Management systems are not accounting systems. CRM systems don’t do billing, cash receipts, disbursements or payroll. If…

Gene MarksOctober 17, 2022

Forbes

Meta Introduces A $1,500 Metaverse Headset …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 MarksOctober 16, 2022

Philly.com

For small businesses, this one document is like ‘having a will.’ Here’s what you need in a buy-sell agreement.

(This column originally appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer) When a business is started, there’s always plenty of paperwork to complete, such as permits, licenses, articles…

Gene MarksOctober 13, 2022

Entrepreneur

Cheaters Are Everywhere. To Survive, Leaders Must Stay One Step Ahead.

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Good gracious, die chess savant Hans Niemann (allegedly) cheat in more…

Gene MarksOctober 13, 2022

The Hill

Mehmet Oz is clueless about the economy. Pennsylvanians should vote for him anyway

(This column originally appeared on The Hill) The Pennsylvania Senate race between John Fetterman (D) and Mehmet Oz (R) is being closely watched. And it…

Gene MarksOctober 12, 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