(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) In the past few months big companies like Amazon, Starbucks, Dell, Walmart and JP Morgan Chase have started requiring their employees to come back to…
Gene MarksOctober 1, 2024
(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Accounting software has evolved over the past two decades, becoming mostly cloud-based, very customizable and easier to implement. But…
Gene MarksSeptember 17, 2024
(This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) Many entrepreneurs are finding that online marketplaces, like Etsy, are a great way to create new businesses — or…
Gene MarksSeptember 10, 2024
(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) Computer viruses. “Phishing” messages. Spyware. Password compromises. These are just some of the biggest IT security threats facing small…
Gene MarksAugust 21, 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