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Philly.com

Are local small business owners too optimistic? | Opinion

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Across the U.S., small business owners seem to have an upbeat outlook. Several recent surveys showed high levels of…

Gene MarksSeptember 10, 2025

Washington Times

Trump’s 2025 wins missing immigration reform

(This column originally appeared in The Washington Times) In just a few months, the Trump administration has done several significant things to help big and small businesses. One…

Gene MarksSeptember 2, 2025

The Hill

How trustworthy are our jobs reports?

(This column originally appeared in The Hill) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job openings are now at about 8.5 million, significantly down from the 12.2…

Gene MarksMay 31, 2024

Guardian

Maybe the US is in a recession, but small businesses don’t know it

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Are we in a recession? Because if we are, it’s a very strange one. Sure, we’ve had two…

Gene MarksSeptember 18, 2022

Podcasts

Small Business Employment Watch: Job Growth as America Starts Reopening From COVID-19 Pandemic

Gene Marks speaks with Frank Fiorille, VP of Risk, Compliance, and Data Analytics from Paychex, to dive into the current trends for hiring, unemployment, and…

Gene MarksApril 19, 2021

Washington Times

Trump’s unemployment stimulus is a win for states … and small businesses

(This post originally appeared on The Washington Times) Tom Wolf, the Democratic governor of my home state of Pennsylvania, is (not surprisingly) no fan

Gene MarksSeptember 2, 2020

Guardian

Yes, some US small business owners actually support the $600 weekly benefit

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) About 30 million unemployed Americans are now on tenterhooks waiting to see if the $600-a-week federal

Gene MarksAugust 9, 2020

Guardian

Coronavirus solves one problem for US employers: finding workers

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) It’s not news that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on many small businesses. Millions

Gene MarksJune 5, 2020

Guardian

Many small businesses won’t get help from Congress. But there are other options

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) According to the Small Business Administration, more than 1.6m businesses received funding under the

Gene MarksMay 4, 2020

The Hill

Welcome to the fake recession

(This post originally appeared on The Hill) The stock market falls. Millions of people file unemployment claims. There's a historic drop in quarterly GDP.

Gene MarksApril 1, 2020