(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) 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
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) There have been more new businesses formed so far this year than ever. Literally ever. A year ago…
Gene MarksNovember 21, 2021
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) A year ago, while still in the grips of the pandemic, workers at many businesses — small and…
Gene MarksNovember 14, 2021
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) As communities expand, so do eminent domain cases — and the trend is causing big problems for small…
Gene MarksNovember 7, 2021