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Entrepreneur

Why “Doing Less” Is The Key To Scaling Your Small Business These Next 6 Months

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Key Takeaways This year, I am determined to adopt powerful strategies that will enable me to maximize my achievements while…

Gene MarksFebruary 2, 2025

Guardian

Passwords are giving way to better security methods — until those are hacked too, that is

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) We humans are simply too dumb to use passwords. A recent study from password manager NordPass found that “secret” was the…

Gene MarksNovember 24, 2024

Entrepreneur

3 Major Reasons Why Donald Trump’s Second Term Will Benefit My Business and Increase Profits

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Donald Trump will be the country’s 47th president in January. He comes with a lot of baggage, and there are many reasons…

Gene MarksNovember 12, 2024

Forbes

What’s The Best Free CRM For Your Small Business?

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) So you want to get a “free” CRM application and you want to know what’s best? I get asked this…

Gene MarksOctober 11, 2024

The Hill

AI and deepfakes might actually save American democracy from itself

(This column originally appeared in The Hill) Last week, California’s legislature passed a bill banning deepfakes, citing concerns over how AI tools are increasingly being used to trick…

Gene MarksSeptember 6, 2024

Philly.com

More small businesses than ever are using managed services firms. Here’s why.

(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) Computer viruses. “Phishing” messages. Spyware. Password compromises. These are just some of the biggest IT security threats facing small…

Gene MarksAugust 21, 2024

Guardian

LinkedIn is a mess. Here’s how to fix it

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) In need of a laugh? Spend an hour or two on the subreddit LinkedInLunatics. Trust me. There’s the financial expert who believes it…

Gene MarksAugust 11, 2024

Philly.com

AI-powered devices are coming. How can businesses best dispose of their older hardware?

(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) Microsoft Corp. announced last month a new collaboration with PC manufacturers to launch new laptops and other devices that “leverage AI…

Gene MarksJune 11, 2024

Forbes

On AI: Exactly How Private And Secure Is Your Company’s Data On ChatGPT?

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) According to a survey recently released from Cox Communications (a client of my firm), two-thirds of small business owners invested in AI…

Gene MarksJune 4, 2024

Guardian

Your office software is not the problem – you are

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Hating on office software is one of modern life’s favorite pastimes. Expenses, time off, hiring – every…

Gene MarksMay 12, 2024