(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) This week was enough to make anyone worried about their stock marketsavings. As a certified public accountant, I…
Gene MarksApril 14, 2025
(This column originally appeared in The Hill) We’ve been hearing a lot recently about the country’s rising deficits and debt, and some people are panicking. Should businesses be panicking?…
Gene MarksJuly 13, 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
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) It should come as no surprise that commercial bankruptcy filings are up but the bigger picture tells a…
Gene MarksSeptember 17, 2023
(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) There’s no question that the efforts of this country’s healthcare and frontline workers during the (more…)
Gene MarksDecember 9, 2020
(This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur) If you're old enough to remember floppy disks then, well, you're old. (more…)
Gene MarksAugust 27, 2020
(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) On first blush a Silicon Valley venture capitalist might not strike you as the first person to turn to when…
Gene MarksJune 29, 2020
(This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur) About 20 years ago, I bought some shares of a publicly held company. I will never do so again.…
Gene MarksMarch 12, 2020
(This post originally appeared on Philly.com) For most small business owners, marketing remains a mystery. (more…)
Gene MarksJune 11, 2019