(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) If you run a small business, brace yourself: The cost of providing health-care benefits to your employees is about…
Gene MarksAugust 27, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) With interest rates at a more-than-20-year high, a slowing economy, and recent turbulence in the banking sector, getting a…
Gene MarksAugust 13, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) Providing childcare benefits not only helps employees. It significantly contributes to a company’s growth. That’s the conclusion from a recent…
Gene MarksAugust 6, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) In a recent Cox Business survey of small business owners and employees, a third said they invested in AI in…
Gene MarksAugust 1, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) New rules going into effect in August will allow buyers and sellers to more easily negotiate the commissions they pay…
Gene MarksJuly 23, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer) Twenty “historically disadvantaged” Philly businesses will be chosen to receive $50,000 zero-interest forgivable loans to help them…
Gene MarksJuly 9, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) A new overtime rule went into effect Monday, requiring businesses of all sizes to pay overtime wages to their…
Gene MarksJuly 2, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) After suffering an enormous downturn during the COVID pandemic, the trade show industry has mostly recovered, with one…
Gene MarksJune 25, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) Only 24% of small businesses offered a 401(k) retirement plan for their employees, according to a recent study from ShareBuilder, a…
Gene MarksJune 18, 2024