(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Of all the businesses started just 10 years ago, only one-third are still in existence. That’s according to data from the…
Gene MarksDecember 8, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Over the past few months, major corporations such as Disney, Apple, Starbucks and Amazon announced new policies mandating their employees to cut back on…
Gene MarksNovember 17, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Pennsylvania has been bombarded with political ads as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump duke it out for my state: the vital…
Gene MarksNovember 3, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Excuse my ignorance, but I thought etiquette guides had gone the same way as spats and suspenders. An anachronistic…
Gene MarksOctober 20, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Would you eat ice-cream or cookies baked in some kid’s kitchen? Or drink a cup of lemonade made and…
Gene MarksSeptember 15, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Kamala Harris has announced initiatives to help small businesses in the US. It’s a smart — and welcome — move given…
Gene MarksSeptember 8, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) I’ve never had a pumpkin spice latte. It’s not because I have anything against the seasonal bestseller from Starbucks,…
Gene MarksSeptember 1, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Inflation is declining, the jobs market is cooling and it looks pretty certain that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates…
Gene MarksAugust 25, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) When you hear “startup”, you might think of the millions of entrepreneurs who have founded new businesses over the past few…
Gene MarksAugust 18, 2024