(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Sales of businesses are picking up, according to the quarterly Insight Report from BizBuySell, an online marketplace of businesses for sale.…
Gene MarksFebruary 12, 2025
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Last week was National Small Business Week, which went virtually unnoticed by most business owners who were busy working. The Small…
Gene MarksMay 5, 2024
(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Want to change how you run your business? Listen to Jeff Bezos. The former CEO of Amazon was recently interviewed by podcaster…
Gene MarksFebruary 14, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Hill) In November and ahead of Small Business Saturday, President Biden announced that, under his administration, “there were…
Gene MarksJanuary 9, 2024
(This post originally appeared on The Hill) Are small businesses really suffering? That depends on the business. (more…)
Gene MarksJuly 9, 2020
(This post originally appeared on The Hill) As little as four months ago, this is what I frequently heard from my clients and many other…
Gene MarksJune 18, 2020
(This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur) You are reading this article on Entrepreneur.com. This site publishes many articles targeted at those who are (more…)
Gene MarksMay 28, 2020
(This post originally appeared on The Hill) Is “hero” too much praise? I don’t think so. These are ten people and organizations (more…)
Gene MarksApril 17, 2020
(This post originally appeared on The Hill) The one thing I've learned from writing about small business owners is that it’s never smart to generalize.…
Gene MarksDecember 31, 2019