(This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) Yelp, the crowdsourced review site for businesses, this month reported some encouraging news: More than half a…
Gene MarksMarch 30, 2021
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) A strange thing is happening, thanks to the pandemic. While everyone is stuck working from home, some of…
Gene MarksMarch 25, 2021
(This story originally appeared on The Hill) One of the saddest business stories that came out of the 2020 pandemic was the impact that mandated…
Gene MarksMarch 25, 2021
(This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) If your small business has more than 20 employees and you’ve had to lay off workers recently,…
Gene MarksMarch 24, 2021
Historically, black-owned businesses have faced a unique set of social, financial and policy challenges that have created disparities that are difficult to overcome. That’s why…
Gene MarksMarch 24, 2021
(This article originally appeared in Forbes) Here are five things in technology that happened this past week (more…)
Gene MarksMarch 22, 2021
(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) “Unlimited paid time off? Are you kidding me?” (more…)
Gene MarksMarch 21, 2021
(This article originally appeared in Forbes) I frequently speak to sales people and small business owners who, when asked if they would consider getting a…
Gene MarksMarch 19, 2021
(This article originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Do you need a class on how to drink water? Do your employees? It must be harder than we…
Gene MarksMarch 19, 2021
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