(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) Small businesses today are struggling and their optimism is waning. Or are they? Yes: the closely watched Small…
Gene MarksMarch 6, 2022
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) The metaverse. You’ve heard about it. You’ve read about it. But do you really understand it? Unfortunately, most…
Gene MarksFebruary 20, 2022
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) A restaurant in Bloomington, Indiana, has eliminated tipping and is instead raising hourly wages for its employees. An…
Gene MarksFebruary 13, 2022
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) There’s a war happening right now. No, it’s not in Ukraine (at least not yet). It’s on Main…
Gene MarksFebruary 6, 2022
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) Every small business owner I talk to has the same problem: we can’t find enough people to do…
Gene MarksJanuary 23, 2022
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) A new tax rule will impact millions of small businesses in 2022. You can thank one small change…
Gene MarksJanuary 2, 2022
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) When you read about all the stories around small businesses in 2021 a few general themes quickly appear.…
Gene MarksDecember 26, 2021
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) Supply chain issues. Labor shortages. Rising prices. Mask mandates. These are some of the biggest challenges facing small…
Gene MarksDecember 19, 2021
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) Millennials are getting old. The people on the upper end of that demographic — defined by Pew Research…
Gene MarksDecember 5, 2021