(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Last week Microsoft Corporation joined a growing number of companies around the country by announcing that it was…
Gene MarksJanuary 22, 2023
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) In these days of electronic-everything, you’d think that most businesses wouldn’t be using paper checks any more. Consumers…
Gene MarksJanuary 8, 2023
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Most small businesses in the US will continue to grapple with a slower economy, inflation, supply chain challenges…
Gene MarksDecember 25, 2022
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Once upon a time a business would hire an employee and make them sign an employment agreement which…
Gene MarksDecember 25, 2022
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) My company is hoping to hire a part-time person to implement and support some of the software applications…
Gene MarksDecember 4, 2022
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) A restaurant in Hyde Park, Ohio, called Dutch’s has this on its bills: “We offer living wages to…
Gene MarksNovember 27, 2022
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) I‘m not exactly a baby boomer, but I’m pretty darn close. The standard definition of this generation is…
Gene MarksNovember 20, 2022
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) We knew it was coming. The practice of “ghosting” has taken a 180-degree turn. Up until recently, many…
Gene MarksNovember 6, 2022
Trying to figure out the future in the current climate is enough to give you a migraine. Where is the economy heading? Should you take…
Gene MarksOctober 30, 2022